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| Headstone of Caleb Snowden at Brooklyn Baptist Cemetery. |
FEB. 10, 2011
Weather observer Harry Ellis
reported 0.03 inches of rain on Jan. 31, 0.82 inches on Feb. 1, 0.04 inches on
Feb. 2, 0.37 inches on Feb. 3 and 1.65 inches on Feb. 4. He reported a high of
68 degrees on Feb. 1 and a low of 25 degrees on Feb. 5.
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. held a
ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon at its new location on Wild Avenue in
Evergreen.
Evergreen Mayor Pete Wolff
III officially signed a proclamation last week declaring February 21-25 as
Arbor Week in the City of Evergreen. Looking on at the signing are: Forester
Victor Howell, Harriett Hyde and Forester Ryan Holland.
Granite markers help support
cultural center: The Conecuh County Cultural Center Foundation recently was
approved for their 501(c)(3) status, making the foundation a non-profit
organization. This will now make any donation to the efforts to create a
cultural center in the old Evergreen City School tax deductible and also aid
the group in seeking grant funds.
The foundation is currently
selling granite stones to all former students of all county schools to be
placed around the arch at the site of the old Evergreen High School. The arch
will honor the graduates of all schools in Conecuh County.
The granite markers will cost
$75 for a single name or a stone with space for three names can be purchased
for $200.
34 YEARS AGO
FEB. 13, 1986
Evergreen weather observer Earl
Windham reported 2.17 inches of rain on Feb. 5, 0.87 inches on Feb. 6 and 0.12
inches on Feb. 8. He reported a high of 78 degrees on Feb. 5 and a low of 39 on
Feb. 2.
Stephanie Booth won first
place in the Alabama Private Schools Association District III Spelling Bee held
at Fort Dale-South Butler Academy in Greenville on Jan. 29.
Senator Heflin speaks at
Repton: U.S. Senator Howell Heflin will address the student body of Repton High
School this morning at 11 o’clock. The school will welcome visitors to the
gymnasium for this speech by Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator.
Mike Lanier, president of
Evergreen Concrete Co., welcomed Attorney General Charles Graddick to the
meeting of the Evergreen Kiwanis Club at Guiseppi’s Restaurant. Graddick is a
native of Mobile and is serving his second term of office as Attorney General
of Alabama and is an announced candidate for governor in this year’s elections.
Army Sgt. Larry V. Coverson,
grandson of Lucille Grooms of Rt. C, Evergreen, was involved in a
NATO-sponsored exercise by participating in the Army’s return of forces to
Germany (REFORGER) and the Air Force’s Crested Cap exercises. Coverson is a
heavy-vehicle mechanic with the 6th Field Artillery at Fort Riley,
Kansas. He is a 1973 graduate of Evergreen High School.
59 YEARS AGO
FEB. 9, 1961
This is Boy Scout Week all
over America, and local Scouts under Scoutmaster Paul McMillan join in to
launch the second half-century of a movement which in 50 years has become the
world’s largest volunteer organization for boys.
Boy Scouts were organized for
the first time in Evergreen 34 years ago this month, in 1927, by “Mr. Mac,” who
has been Scoutmaster ever since. This month he will begin his 37th
year as a Scoutmaster, having spent two years in that position in Autaugaville
prior to coming here.
This month marking the
beginning of the 35th year of Scoutmastering here, the master
reached into his keen memory and began naming some of the charter members of
the local Boy Scouts and where they are now. He said, “the one who really
bedeviled me to organize the Boy Scouts here was a boy named Harry Webster, who
is now Dr. Webster in Mobile.”
Other charter members
mentioned by Mr. Mack were Bill McGehee, now vice president of the Bank of
Evergreen; Robert E.L. Key, now Circuit Solicitor for the 21st
Judicial Circuit; Cyrus Wells, now in business in Birmingham; John Hilton
Farnham, now with a photographic company in Dallas, Texas; Elmer Kelley, now in
business in Camden; Morris Thornley, manager of the local A&P; Jack Wild,
president of Wild Bros. Hardware; Wilbur Kelley, deceased; Frank Fountain in
Mobile; and Bob Kendall, who transferred here that year from Florida and is now
State Senator.
84 YEARS AGO
FEB. 13, 1936
Having rounded out a life of four score years, John
Thomas Crosby, descendant of one of the pioneer families of Conecuh County,
died suddenly of heart attack at his home near Old Sparta at 6 a.m. Feb. 6.
Deceased was well known in Evergreen and throughout this
county. He had always taken a very keen interest in politics and for many years
served as returning officer at all elections in his precinct, Number 12.
An interesting fact connected with the life of Mr. Crosby
was that he was born, lived his entire life and died in the same house. In
fact, it is said that he died in the same corner of the same room in which he
was born.
Zackie Hendricks, 18-year-old Conecuh County youth who
was convicted of first-degree manslaughter upon his own plea of guilty in the
circuit court of this county last fall and sentenced to a term of five years in
the state penitentiary by Judge F.W. Hare, filed application for a parole with
the state board of pardons Tuesday of this week.
Young Hendricks was sentenced for the killing of his
father, Alex Hendricks. The application was recommended by Judge Hare and other
officials of this county as well as hundreds of citizens in Conecuh and Butler
counties.
According to reports from neighbors and others who were
acquainted with the conditions of the Hendricks home, the elder Hendricks often
beat his wife unmercifully and that the boy killed him in self defense to
protect himself and mother.
23 YEARS AGO
FEB.
8, 1911
Town Marshal Ely McCrory is
confined to his room with fever.
We learn that a little son of
Cliff Salter, residing several miles north of town, was accidentally killed
several days ago by the discharge of a gun in the hands of his smaller sister,
the child’s head being practically blown off. The parents were away from home
at the time. They are greatly grieved over the sad tragedy.
We also learn that within a
day or two of the time of this accident, a child of a gypsy horse trader was
killed by a runaway mule.
The entire community
sympathizes sincerely with Mr. and Mrs. Asa Autrey in the death of their only
child, a little girl barely one year old. On last Thursday while the fond
mother was preparing the noon meal, the little one upset a bowl of soup in its
face from a table, the fluid burning it so severely that death ensued Friday
night. The fond parents are greatly grieved over the sad accident and Mrs.
Autrey has been prostrated since the occurrence.
Caleb Snowden, a well known
citizen of Brooklyn, died on Feb. 1, aged about 63 years. He had been in
failing health for a long while, and his death was not unexpected.
W.J. Castleberry and his
handsome son, of Lee, were here yesterday. The father tips the beam at 240
while the 20-year-old son goes him 99 pounds better, the aggregate weight of
the two being 579 pounds.
134 YEARS AGO
FEB. 11, 1886
THE CONECUH-ESCAMBIA STAR
Repairs have recently been
made on the depot.
Freight train No. 72 carried
up 42 cars last Monday.
We notice that the post
office people have put a mailing box on Mr. Leigh’s store for the convenience
of that part of town.
A handsome Bible has been
purchased for the Baptist church by a number of the lady members of the church
and place on the pulpit. The noble Christian-hearted ladies are always found
first in every laudable undertaking.
Mr. J.H. Snow of Mobile, the
veteran music dealer of Alabama, spent several days in town this week. Our
readers should not forget that Snow’s music house is the oldest and most
reliable in the state.
H.R. Hood of the Montgomery
Dispatch spent a few hours in town last week. He is one of the best newspaper
men in the state, and the Dispatch is fortunate in securing his services.
Master Eli Ellis, son of the
sheriff, is rapidly recovering from his late illness.
Mr. Baker Mangum, representing
the Montgomery Advertiser, spent last Friday in town.
Rev. W.O. Stephen will preach
at the Methodist church next Sabbath evening at three o’clock.
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