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| Congressman John McDuffie |
14 YEARS AGO
JUNE 16, 2005
Medical degree: Dr. Emily Suzanne Barnes Williams of Excel
was among 169 students awarded doctor of medicine degrees at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham commencement ceremonies June 4.
Dr. Barnes will begin residency training in family practice
at Tuscaloosa Family Practice Residency Program in Tuscaloosa.
Monroeville Babe Ruth League champs: Hare & Hare
completed the 2005 season with a 9-3 record to take first place in the
Monroeville Babe Ruth League. Team members are Matt Johnson, DeAndre MacMillon,
Grant Allen, Matt Soumeillian, Taylor Crutchfield, Logan Smith, A.J. Channey,
assistant coach Don Smith, Alex Dueitt, Paul Vermilyea, Todd Kilpatrick, Eli Hare,
Phillip McKinley, Stevens Kennedy, manager Chipper Hare and assistant coach
Darrell McKinley.
The Excel Town Council swore in its newest councilman,
34-year-old Danny Malone, during the council’s regular monthly meeting Monday
night at Excel Town Hall.
Malone, a lifelong resident of Excel, replaces Councilman
Kenny Lofton, who resigned from the council on May 9.
Malone, a 1988 graduate of Excel School, will serve out the
remainder of Lofton’s four-year term and will be required at the end of that
term to run in a town-wide election to keep the council seat.
Lofton’s resignation came in May after he sold his home in
Excel and told the town that he planned to move to Baldwin County, Mayor Jenny
Countryman told the council.
Lofton, 41, became a member of the council in June 2001,
replacing Councilman Jack Boothe, who resigned from the council in March 2001.
40 YEARS AGO
JUNE 21, 1979
Tall grass: Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Darrel
Ledkins and Sheriff Lenwood Sager examine some of 900 marijuana plants they
confiscated Tuesday near Manistee. The Sheriff’s Department has been watching
the marijuana patch for two months, since the plants were about an inch high,
said Sager. Some of the plants were about seven feet tall when pulled up. No
arrests have been made.
Behind the hitting of Mark Williams and Bill Patrick, the
Giants beat the Orioles 12-6 in Monroeville Little League Baseball play Friday.
Williams had three hits and Patrick two hits to complement
the pitching of winning hurler Lloyd Patrick. Losing pitcher Mark Marshall led
the Orioles with two hits.
Tomorrow (Friday) night will end the 1979 season for the
league, with the first game starting at 5 instead of 6.
First bloom: Buddy Mims, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bibb Mims of
Uriah, shows off the first cotton bloom found in one of his father’s cotton
fields. This is the first bloom reported this year.
Sheriff’s helpers: Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s
Department Auxiliary volunteer their time to assist sheriff’s deputies with
patrolling and other department activities. Current members of the auxiliary
include William Adams, Percy Nero, William Gibson, Billy Brantley, Thomas
Countryman, Buddy Meade and Lester Peavy. The auxiliaries are now selling
tickets to the Sheriff Department’s annual benefit gospel singing set for
Saturday.
65 YEARS AGO
JUNE 17, 1954
Royal Arch Masons Here Name Officers: Ben C. Jones of
Monroeville was named High Priest of the local Masonic Arch Chapter No. 170
during the election of officers at an annual meeting at the Masonic Hall Friday
night.
Other new officers named for the chapter include the
following: King, Dayton Russell; Scribe, Ralph Cobb; Captain of Hosts, Dr. John
L. Abbott; Principal Sojourner, Alvin Downing of Brewton; Royal Arch Captain,
Dr. Y.L. Lynch; Master of the Third Veil, Kermit Branum; Master of the First
Veil, C.T. Smith; Sentinel, J.F. Hardee; Secretary, W.S. Nash; Treasurer, Bill
Joe Falkenberry; Chaplain, Rev. J.F. Bilbro of Evergreen.
The entire program of the recent meeting was devoted to the
officer election. Installation ceremonies are planned at a meeting scheduled
for July 9.
W.F. Wiggins of Monroeville is retiring High Priest for the
chapter.
New Coach At Uriah, Elementary Teacher Here Named This Week:
Two new instructors for Monroe County schools – a coach at J.U. Blacksher High
at Uriah and a fifth-grade teacher in the Monroeville Elementary School – were
named this week by H.G. Greer of Monroeville, county education superintendent.
James Allen, 24, a native of Vernon, has been named to the
post of coach and physical education instructor at the Uriah school. He will
replace Robert Riley, coach at Uriah for the past two years, who resigned to
accept the position of coach at T.R. Miller High School, Brewton.
Replacing Mrs. Frances Sprinkle as fifth grade teacher at
the elementary school will be Miss Joyce Wiggins, a native of Frisco City.
90 YEARS AGO
JUNE 20, 1929
PAVING PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION: The walks that the
Monroeville Junior Chamber of Commerce is having paved on the square will soon
be completed, and as soon as the grass gets to growing, Monroeville will have a
real beautiful square for the people of the county as well as others to look
upon when in Monroeville.
In order to take care of some of this expense now, the Junior
Chamber of Commerce is putting on a program for the Fourth of July, and we hope
that every business house will close that day and come out to Williamson’s park
and do their part in helping make it a success.
There is only one way to make Monroeville what we all want
it to be and that is all pull together. No town can get anywhere with one
pulling one way and one another.
MAN KILLED ON FRISCO: The body of David Stacey was found
beside the track of the Frisco railroad near Fountain on Wednesday night, June
13, with both legs severed besides other bruises. The presumption is that the
man was run over by the train. Stacey is survived by his wife and several
children.
We print in another column an act of congress providing for
the erection of headstones at government expense at the graves of deceased
Confederate soldiers. Surviving relatives who may wish to take advantage of the
privilege granted by the act can obtain all necessary information and blanks
for making application by communicating with Congressman John McDuffie who will
be glad to render all the assistance in his power.
140 YEARS AGO
JUNE 16, 1879
Wm. Kelley has been sentenced to be hung at Camden on the 27th.
A Panther Story – Mr. Jno. Randalson was out hunting on Lime
Stone creek last Friday, when he suddenly came upon a large and strange-looking
wild animal which he supposed to be a panther. It saw him as he raised his gun
to shoot and gave a tremendous leap and disappeared behind the bushes. His dog
followed it and treed it soon after; attracted by the barking and whining of
his dog, Mr. R. followed, and soon come up to his dog, which was in the bend of
the creek and supposing the dog merely wanted to cross over, he began to holler
as he approached him to encourage him to go on. When almost immediately under a
large tree near his dog, he heard a terrible and startling noise above him, and
looking in that direction from whence it came, he saw the animal jumping from
the tree to the ground in the opposite direction from him, and it disappeared
in the swamp, and he was not able to see it again. This is supposed to be the
panther, or wild animal of some other kind, which was seen and heard near
Claiborne, some time ago.
WANTED: A second hand Hand Printing Press. Will pay cash for
same. Address this office.
Monroeville Institute: The closing exercises of this school
will take place on Friday, the 27th inst. The examination of classes
will begin at 9 a.m. At 12 noon, there will be, on the grounds, an ample supply
of good things for the pupils and for visiting friends. At night, there will be
an exhibition in Elocution on the part of pupils, with an original oration by
one of the older boys. The award of school medals for proficiency will then be
read out and the presentation address will be made by Col. B.L. Hibbard, who
has kindly consented to discharge that office.
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