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15 YEARS AGO
AUG. 4, 2005
150th anniversary: The Alabama Baptist Historical
Commission, part of the Alabama Baptist Convention, recently recognized
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church during its 150th anniversary
celebration on July 3. Standing with a special plaque to mark the church’s 150th
birthday are church members Grace Lambert and Mattie Lou Stacey and Pastor
Randy Davis. According to church documents, the church was originally called
Polar Bridge Baptist Church and was located in the Manistee community, about
five miles from the church’s current location at the intersection of Shiloh
Road and Bear Creek Road, west of Frisco City. The church moved to its current
location in 1925, the same year that it changed its name to Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church.
Davis quits: Monroe County High School head football coach
Arthur Davis has resigned.
Davis, who took over the helm in the spring of 2001,
submitted his resignation to the Monroe County Board of Education last week.
Davis enjoyed his best success in the 2003 season when he
guided the Tigers through a 7-3 season finish and to the second round of the
Class 4A state playoffs. Last season, the Tigers moved up to Class 5A and
finished 2-8 with 25 seniors on the roster.
Big snake: City of Monroeville employees Robert C.
Cunningham and Harold Richardson display the remains of a 6-1/2 foot-long
rattlesnake last Thursday in Monroeville. City workers ran over the snake with
a mulching mower last Thursday on Tucker Drive in Monroeville’s Clausell
community.
40 YEARS AGO
AUG. 7, 1980
Melton joins Navy exercise: Navy Airman Apprentice Charles
P. Melton, son of Charles E. Melton of Excel, recently participated in exercise
“Multiplex 1-80” in the Indian Ocean.
He is a crew member aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Constellation, homeported in San Diego.
Melton joined the Navy in November 1977.
Defeated at state: The Monroeville Little League all-stars
lost in the first round of the state tournament in Huntsville Tuesday night,
dropping an 8-2 contest to Gadsden’s all-stars. This eliminated the Monroeville
team from the tournament. The team and its coaches departed for the tournament
Monday morning after hearing congratulations and best wishes from Monroeville
Mayor B.C. Hornady. They won the district championship last week by beating
Andalusia twice.
Downtown group forms: Monroeville revitalization committee
members decided to form a Downtown Merchants Association in a called meeting at
the LaSalle Restaurant Wednesday morning of last week.
Bob Burns, chairman of the organizational committee, said
the group had obtained a list of all property owners and stores downtown and
will contact each of them by letter, inviting them to join the association.
Hiring a firm or company to help manage and plan
coordination among down businesses was discussed. “It’s going to take someone
either full-time or part-time to keep the association going,” Burns said.
Committee members attending the meeting were Burns, Raymond
Owens, Norman Barnett, Nick Black, Glen Gladwell and Brent Metts.
65 YEARS AGO
AUG. 4, 1955
Four of Monroe’s loveliest residents were contestants for
the title of “Maid of Cotton” for 1955 at the annual Farm Meeting at Vanity
Fair Park last Wednesday afternoon. They are Miss Martha Black of Beatrice; the
winner, Miss Lillo Walker of Frisco City; Miss Patricia Hines of McWilliams and
Miss Boyce Green of Uriah.
Frisco City VFW Erects Fatality Crosses In County: Members
of the Norris-Ikner Post No. 5624, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Frisco City
completed the erecting of fatality crosses in Monroe County today. Vernon
Hanks, publicity officer of the Post, reported the crosses were put up this
year to mark the places where fatalities or fatal accidents occurred in 1954.
The detail to erect the crosses were Post Commander Lonnie
Manning, Vernon Hanks and C.E. Sheffield. Highway Patrolmen Angus Whitley and
M. Porter, pinpointed the location of the accidents.
Crosses were erected to remind travelers to drive carefully.
Countywide Tennis Tournament Slated: A countywide tennis
tournament has been scheduled to open in Monroeville, Aug. 8, according to
Coach LaVaughn Hanks. All who wish to enter the tournament should contact Coach
Hanks or Assistant Coach Hubert Finlayson.
Courts at the park were being resurfaced this week and new
lighting systems have been installed.
The tournament will probably continue through two weeks,
Coach Hanks said.
115 YEARS AGO
AUG. 3, 1905
Mrs. Minnie L. Felder died at her home in Claiborne, Ala.,
July 14, 1905, after an illness of several weeks and was buried at McConnico
Cemetery. Mrs. Felder was the only daughter of Mr. N.C. Thames. She was born in
Claiborne July 7, 1872. She leaves a mother, father and three children to mourn
her loss.
Cases Tried in Court: The following cases have been disposed
of in the Circuit Court since the report printed last week: The State v. Wes
Raines, charged with murder, sentenced to five years in penitentiary; State v.
Sam Mixon, arson, 10 years in the penitentiary; State v. Ben George, murder,
five years in penitentiary; State v. W.B. Kemp, murder, jury verdict of not
guilty; State v. Nick Stallworth, disturbing religious worship, fined $25;
State v. George Rigby, murder, 30 years in penitentiary; State v. Garland
Randalson, murder, one year at hard labor, $500 fine; Brooks King, murder, 35
years in penitentiary; Sam Smith and Ben Smith, murder, verdict of not guilty;
Edmund English, murder, verdict of not guilty.
Dr. Russell A. Smith has been appointed Tax Commissioner for
Monroe County, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Yarbrough.
MANISTEE: The protracted meeting at Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church near this place will commence on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in
August. Each male member is especially requested to meet on that day if
possible. There will be a cleaning up of the graveyard and around the church on
Thursday, the 24th day of August. Everybody is requested to turn out
and lend a helping hand.
140 YEARS AGO
AUG. 2, 1880
When Hancock and English are elected, Capt. Jno. Quill, the
most accomplished steamboatman on the Alabama, says he intends to give a grand
and glorious picnic on his excellent steamer, the Mary. He intends to invite
every prominent speaker in Alabama, and give a dinner the gods could enjoy. The
patriotic captain is quite sure of the celebration of the “soldier statesman”
and feels sure he will give the picnic and excursion after November next. So
mote it be.
Our estimable friend, Capt. H. Clay King, first clerk of the
steamer Mary, is rusticating near Gosport, his old home. He will return to his
“labor of love” when the Mary resumes her place on the river.
The new Maggie F. Burke was to make her first trip last
week.
Maiben’s Landing: We learn that Capt. Robt. Maiben, of the
Landing, is going north to spend the summer.
Very Nearly a Fatal Accident – The careless handling of
firearms has resulted in so many accidents that one might be led to believe
people would become more careful after a while. Not so, however.
Mr. Orlanda Hudson, a young man 17 or 18 years old, residing
near Monroeville, while handling a pistol, which he did not think was loaded,
accidentally discharged its load, the ball striking his mother, who happened to
be in the room, in the mouth, ranging downwards and coming out near the
shoulder blade. Fortunately, the wound is not a serious one; but this should be
a lesson to young men to handle firearms, if at all, not carelessly.
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