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| Alabama Gov. William D. Jelks |
70 YEARS AGO
NOV. 27, 1947
Hoomes Given 20 Years By
Conecuh County Jury: After a comparatively short period of deliberation last
Thursday evening, the Conecuh County petit jury which tried Elbert J. Hoomes on
a first-degree murder charge found him guilty of murder in the second degree
and sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of 20 years.
The trial was moved to
Evergreen from Brewton on a change of venue granted by Judge F.W. Hare when the
defendant plead that he could not get a fair trial in Escambia County. It was
begun about 10 o’clock Wednesday morning and was completed late Thursday
afternoon.
Gov. James E. Folsom has
issued a proclamation setting aside Nov. 27 as Thanksgiving Day in Alabama.
In issuing the proclamation,
Gov. Folsom asked Alabamians to go to church on Thanksgiving Day “to humbly
thank Almighty God for the many blessings so bountifully bestowed upon our
state and nation.”
Folsom further called upon
citizens of the state “to ask Divine guidance that they may more fully shoulder
responsibilities of citizenship and preserve the peace that we have won at such
a tragic cost.”
Lt. Albert Hugh Holman has
arrived in Guam and will be stationed there until the first of May.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Warren and
children are spending today with relatives in Enterprise.
85 YEARS AGO
NOV. 24, 1932
Agricultural School Closed
Indefinitely: Prof. W.Y. Fleming, principal of the Agricultural School,
announced to his pupils Wednesday before dismissing them for Thanksgiving
holidays that school would be closed until some arrangements had been made for
its continuance.
A meeting of the patrons of
the school was held Monday afternoon for the purposes of devising a means of
keeping it open. It was decided that an effort would be made to raise $750,
which Prof. Fleming estimated was necessary to keep going for the remainder of
this semester which will end about Jan. 15.
Dr. J.M. Carr Buried At Ft.
Deposit Friday: Funeral services were held for Dr. J. Mark Carr, age 55, well
known citizen of Brooklyn, who died suddenly at his home Friday afternoon. Rev.
O.C. Stewart, pastor of the Baptist Church at Brooklyn was in charge of the
services.
Dr. Carr, who had been almost
an invalid for many years, was found dead in his garden by his wife when she
returned home for school Thursday afternoon.
Deceased was a native of Ft.
Deposit, having moved with his family to Brooklyn seven years ago where he had
made his home since. His wife has held a position as teacher in the Brooklyn
School since they moved there.
Repton: Dr. W.R. Carter
attended the Southern Medical Convention in Birmingham last week.
The Masonic Home benefit
party of the past week was given at the home of Mrs. H.C. Thomas with Mrs. S.J.
Brundage as joint hosts. Several progressions of bunco were played at eight
tables, and light refreshments were served.
100 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1917
Our Boys Safe in France: Several cablegrams received here
during the past week by relatives and friends from members of the Rainbow Division
announced their safe arrival “somewhere in France.” This good news was a relief
to many anxious relatives and friends.
Owassa: Mrs. T. Brooks entertained a few friends at a
candy drawing on Friday night last.
Fire broke out in the roof of the White House hotel on
Saturday afternoon, but was quickly extinguished by the bucket brigade before
the fire department could respond. A serious fire was thus narrowly averted.
A sneak thief went into the hallway of Prof. Bennett’s
home on Friday night last and relieved him his overcoat, hat and cup. The thief
has not been apprehended.
Castleberry: A number of people attended the circus at
Evergreen Friday.
Lt. Waddy McCreary came down from Camp Wheeler last week
to spend a few days with his parents, Judge and Mrs. Dunn. He was accompanied
by Mrs. McCreary.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held at the Baptist
church tomorrow (Thursday) morning at seven o’clock. Dr. Dickinson will preach
a special Thanksgiving sermon. The public is cordially invited to attend this
service.
115 YEARS AGO
NOV. 29, 1902
S.A. Lowrey, our newly
elected county superintendent of education, was here on Saturday to take charge
of the books and papers of his office. Any teachers or other persons desiring
to communicate with him should address him at Betts, Ala.
Burglar Captured: The party
who burglarized the store of Mr. W.M. Newton at Belleville last week was
captured by Deputy Harvey Riggs at Flomaton on Thursday last and brought here
and lodged in jail. His name is Author Wright, a young boy. When captured he
had on his person several articles of the stolen goods. He confessed his guilt
and told where the stolen goods were concealed. Wright was tried before Justice
R.H. Riggs at Belleville on Saturday and bound over to await the action of the
grand jury.
R.H. Ellis of Repton has been
appointed notary public by Gov. (William D.) Jelks.
J.G. Guy, a prosperous farmer
of Herbert, was here yesterday and paid us a visit.
Jas. H. Tucker of Monroe
spent Friday here en route home from the reunion at Montgomery.
Fiddler: Public school opened
here on Monday with an average attendance and with new equipment, all out of
debt. Miss Ethel Bennett of Georgiana is in charge.
Betts: Miss Emma Betts is
teaching a flourishing school here.
130 YEARS AGO
NOV. 24, 1887
THE CONECUH-ESCAMBIA STAR
The friends of Mr. A.D.
Sampey were shocked Wednesday night of this week to hear of his sudden death.
He had been in court most of the day, engaged in the settlement of an estate
which he represented, and was compelled to leave court and go to the hotel to
bed. Physicians were summoned and did all in their power for him, but it did
not avail.
He was carried home in his
buggy and died about 5:30 p.m., surrounded by his weeping, sorrow-stricken
family. The immediate cause of his dissolution is supposed to have been the
rupture of a blood vessel.
D.W. Kyser will open a public
school in Castleberry Dec. 4.
Mr. Jno. Warr, who lives near
Walker’s Mill, in Mill beat in this county, had the misfortune to lose his
dwelling house and out houses and all their contents by fire one day this week.
Col. P.D. Bowles has been
visiting the Gulf City during the week.
Lizzie, the great performing
elephant, will amuse the crowds that will attend the circus at Evergreen Sat.,
Dec. 3.
For some time past, the
passenger trains between here and Gravella have been rocked. For a time it
seemed difficult to locate the perpetrators of this outrage, but now two of
them have been caught and are in jail in default of bail. The rock throwers were
(three little boys).
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