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| William Rufus King |
33 YEARS AGO
MARCH 6, 1986
Byrd’s steer county 4-H grand champ: A steer belonging to
Brian Byrd of Frisco City was named the grand champion of the annual Monroe
County 4-H Steer Show & Sale, held Monday at the county coliseum.
The reserve champion (runner-up) steer was owned by Dallas
Gamble of Mexia.
Both Byrd and Gamble will be among the seven local 4-H’ers
participating in state 4-H steer competition in Montgomery next week. Others
planning to travel to state are Jeff Griffin, Daniel Stokes, Bonner Lee, James
Lee and Payton Casey.
Monroe County High School’s chances of taking the 5A Area 2
baseball championship this season will ride on the shoulders of six returning
starters, coming back from last season’s team that finished 8-10.
Back for their finale this season as seniors are Bryan
Jones, Michael Malone, Bill Lazenby, Jeff Dyess and William Mosely. Junior Mark
Williams, the catcher last year, rounds off the list of starters back.
The Tigers will open their season Monday at Andalusia High.
(Other players on MCHS’s team that year included Sidney
Carmichael, George Coker, Scott Daniels, Cedric Hollinger, Randall Johnson,
Torey Kimberl, Derrick Knight, Cale Lindsey, Art Owens, Michael Rankins, Greg
Tucker and Andy Wilkerson. Mike Kimberl was head coach.)
Monroeville hires first full-time fireman: Monroeville will
soon have its first official full-time fireman.
The City Council voted Tuesday night to hire one, with a
particular man in mind. He was not named in the council’s regular meeting but
was identified yesterday as George Nettles, who plans to retire soon from
Alabama River Pulp Co.
58 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1961
RIVER IS RISING: T.L. Haskew of Claiborne reported the
Alabama River to be at 50.2 level there at noon Tuesday. He said the river is
rising at the average of around one foot per day and should break previous
records when it crests around Sunday at a predicted 55 feet.
The J.U. Blacksher High School basketball quintet of Uriah
captured the First District Class A championship for the third straight year
when they downed T.R. Miller High School, 81-63, in the finals of the four-day
tournament in Brewton Saturday night.
Jerry Thomas, towering center on the Uriah team, was chosen
the tournament’s most valuable player and was named to the all-tournament team.
All-tournament selections also include four other Monroe County players. They
are Doug Norris of Uriah, Doug Stacey of Excel, Bill Austin of Monroeville and
Paul Lowery of Excel.
City Police Using 2-Way Radio Units: Installation of a new
two-way radio for use by the City Police Department was formally approved the
Monroeville City Council at a meeting Tuesday night.
The radio now provides direct communications between the
City Hall and the City police car during the day in a schedule which will soon
be in effect both day and night. Plans call for a unit to be installed at
Byrd’s Service Station south of the city where night contact may be made.
City Police Chief Jessie Crutchfield said the night unit
will probably be ready for use within a week’s time.
83 YEARS AGO
MARCH 5, 1936
Yeggmen Rob Frisco City Bank Thursday Night Of Currency: The
Peoples Bank of Frisco City was robbed some time during the night Thursday and
the yeggs escaped with a quantity of silver and an undetermined amount of
currency.
The robbery was discovered Friday morning by bank employees
when they opened the building for the day’s business. The burglars had entered
the bank through a window, blasted their way into the vault and after looting
it managed to make their escape without attracting the attention of the
citizens of the town.
Lower Peach Tree Man Dies Of Pneumonia: Henry Hunter Lett of
Lower Peach Tree died at his home Wednesday evening, Feb. 19, after an illness
of five days during which time pneumonia developed.
He was an outstanding citizen of the northwest section of
Monroe County and was prominent among the agricultural leaders. He was one of
the seven children of Henry Hunter Lett Sr. and Carolyn Goode King Lett; a
great-grandson of General Edward D. King and a descendant of William Rufus
King.
Funeral services were conducted from the home on Thursday
afternoon with the Rev. Barnett of Mobile officiating. Interment was made in
Lower Peach Tree cemetery.
Work on the new Methodist parsonage at Uriah continues to
progress. The foundation and framing will be laid within the next few days.
This parsonage is of interest to the people of Uriah and
neighboring towns not only from a spiritual point of view, but from the stand
point of business as well. The building will enhance the beauty of all Uriah,
and those owning real estate in and around Uriah will realize an increase in
the value of such real estate.
108 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1911
Dr. G.H. Harper of Manistee was a pleasant caller at The
Journal office while in the city Monday. Dr. Harper reports his town quite dull
since the mill closed down.
Mr. Joseph Dunn, one of the best known citizens of the
county, died at his home at Scotland on Sunday night, Feb. 26, at an advanced
age.
Confederate Monument Fund: The movement inaugurated by the
local camp of Confederate Veterans some time ago for the erection on the public
square in Monroeville of monument to the memory of those who fell in battle or
died during service, is assuming more definite shape. Lists are being
circulated throughout the county for subscriptions to the fund.
The Camp will hold a meeting in Monroeville next Saturday,
March 4, when further plans will be formulated.
JONES MILL: We have had some real cold weather recently
which we fear has seriously damaged the fruit crop. J.C. Etheridge was up from
Jeddo Thursday. He says the recent cold did considerable damage to gardens, but
thinks they were not completely killed.
The Monroe County Law and Equity Court bill passed the house
on Friday but a vote of 43 to 40 after a spirited debate. Its fate now rests
with the senate and should it pass that body must run the gauntlet of the
Governor’s veto. The bill encountered unexpected opposition in the house due in
large measure to the Governor’s expressed opposition to the creation of more
courts. His probably action in the matter should the bill reach his desk, the
friends of the bill do not care to forecast.
133 YEARS AGO
MARCH 5, 1886
Dr. W.A. Patrick, recently graduated from the dental
department of the Vanderbilt University, has returned home.
Insane – Travis Harrison, a young man living near Hatter’s
Mill on Limestone, who has been insane for several weeks, a monomaniac on the
subject of religion came to town last Monday and while suffering from an attack
of the disorder, he became very boisterous and disagreeable, if not dangerous,
to the citizens, it was deemed best by his friends to confine him in jail until
the necessary arrangements could be made to send him to the asylum, and it was
only by force that he was at last taken to prison.
Simpkinsville – Particulars of a shocking affair, in which a
little girl was burned to death and an old lady probably fatally injured, come
to us from Simpkinsville, Monroe County, eight miles south of Pineapple. Mrs.
Mary Byrd and her 12-year-old granddaughter, Jessie, a daughter of Mr. Allen
Byrd, were burning brush, when by some means the child’s clothing caught fire.
Mrs. Byrd attempted to extinguish the flames and her own clothing caught. The
little girl broke loose, ran a short distance and crouched down, where her
father, who had been attracted by the screams, found her with her clothing
burned off and her flesh literally baked. She lingered in until agony until
nine o’clock that night, Friday, 19th, when death released her from
her horrible sufferings. Mrs. Byrd is terrible burned about the body and arms
and her finger nails scorched off. There is a possibility, however, of her
recovering, though she will be permanently crippled.
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