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| James Buchanan Lloyd |
JUNE 7, 1956
Baseball Starts Friday Night: Camden opens the summer
baseball season Friday night at 8 o’clock when they play host to Vredenburg at
the local field. This game will be the initial contest for both clubs, who are
members of the County League.
Representatives from Vredenburgh, Thomasville and
Monroeville met in Camden last Wednesday night to work out plans for the County
Baseball League. Managers and teams will be L.E. Prout, Peterman, who will head
the Monroeville entry. Laurie Englett of Sunny South will direct the
Thomasville nine. John Cook heads Vredenburgh, and the Camden manager will be
named this week. Connie McKelvey of Camden was elected president of the loop
and John Gates, secretary.
Services For I.J. (Jack) Hestle: Isaiah Jasper Hestle, 74,
former mayor of Pine Hill, died at 3 a.m. Saturday at the residence at Pine
Hill following a sudden illness.
A native of Wilcox County, he had spent his childhood in
Hestle and Jackson, Ala. He was very active in civic affairs, was a member of
the school board at one time and had served as mayor of Pine Hill for one term.
He had been in the mercantile business for some 50 years. He was a member of
the Presbyterian Church.
Scouts Commended By Mississippian: Camden’s Boy Scouts made a good impression on their hosts in Mississippi last month. Scoutmaster John Gates received a letter following the troop’s return home, from Charles P. Hooker, Assistant Scout Executive for the Andrew Jackson Area Council of Boy Scouts at Jackson, Miss., which praised the local scouts highly.
90 YEARS AGO
JUNE 4, 1931
PINE HILL DEFEATS CAMDEN: In a ball game Tuesday afternoon,
the Pine Hill team defeated Camden by the score of 10 to 6.
Pine Hill’s midget first baseman Lowry played a pretty game,
getting them high, low and wide. Byrne in center field also made several
beautiful catches of difficult fly balls. The two teams will play a return game
in Pine Hill next Thursday.
Camden – Hall and Bigger, catchers; Albritton, Harris and
Riggs, pitchers; Woodley, first base; Berry, second base; Curry, shortstop;
Dickerson, third base; Riggs and Harris, left field; Riggs, center field;
Albritton, right field.
Pine Hill – Megginson, catcher; Lowry, pitcher; Lowry, first
base; Englett, second base; Shelton, shortstop; Megginson, third base; Byrne,
left field; Byrne, center field; Weatherly, right field.
BARBECUE – Thurs., July 2 at River Bridge – Miller’s Ferry, Ala. – BASEBALL, DANCING, AIRPLANES – Come and Be With the Throngs – Sponsored by the American Legion Post, Camden, Ala.
Dr. K.A. Mayer and Mr. A.L. Slaughter of Lower Peach Tree were business visitors here on Monday.
Miss Lillian Jones is leaving Saturday for Auburn where she will teach summer school. She has been a member of the faculty there for the past several years.
115 YEARS AGO
JUNE 7, 1906
In our exchange list this week, we received the first copy of the Pine Apple News, a newsy, four-page, six-column paper devoted to the upbuilding of Pine Apple and the general welfare of her people, and a democratic organ of no uncertain order, its editor, Mr. J.B. Lloyd is one of the old guard, and always answered at roll call, and we hope all kinds of good things for him and that the Pine Apple News may live long and prosper.
Dale Lodge No. 25, Free & Accepted Masons, has elected the following officers, for the ensuing Masonic year: N.D. Godbold, Worshipful Master; J.C. Benson, Senior Warden; P.E. Jones, Junior Warden; D.B. Jones, Treasurer; S.D. Bloch, Secretary; E.H. Cook, Senior Deacon; A.D. Campbell, Junior Deacon; A.J. Chandler and C.C. Ray, Stewards; W.D. Sheffield, Tyler.
Death of Mr. J.W. Groom: James Wright Groom, an aged and
highly respected citizen of Mobile, died at the family home, northeast corner
of Dauphin way and Upham St., last night at 9:30 o’clock, after an illness
lasting from early last Monday morning, when he was stricken with paralysis.
The deceased was born at Snow Hill, Wilcox County, April 8,
1832. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the cavalry and later
was transferred to the engineering department. At the close of the war, Mr.
Groom removed to Mobile and engaged in the occupation of marine engineer and
has since been connected with the river trade. He won high standing in this
profession, and was one of the best known engineers on the river.
140 YEARS AGO
JUNE 3, 1881
WILCOX NEWS & PACIFICATOR
Capt. John Quill, the very polite commander, is on the Mary again.
Mr. Frank and William Dunn, who were confirmed opiate eaters, have been soundly cured by the treatment of Dr. J. Paul Jones.
On Tuesday night, the residence of Mrs. McIntosh was entered
and the following amount extracted from the pockets of gentlemen boarding there:
L. Moore of Snow Hill, $102; Hawkins of Mobile, $130; A.C. Luckey of Pine Apple,
$18; A.E. Albriton of Snow Hill, $5; D. Gaston of Boiling Springs, 65 cents;
and C. Tait of Camden, $1.75.
It was the custom of Jesse Smith to enter the room early in
the morning and no one paid attention to the noise made about the servants
usual time of entrance but was distinctly heard by several and as the boy was
seen to finger the pockets of Mr. Kelly of Bethel last week he was promptly
arrested and is now in charge of the Sheriff. He is a dignitary of the church!
We had a pleasant call from Mr. Perry Wright, who is canvassing for the “Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government” by Jefferson Davis. He has received a good many subscribers in Camden and we do hope he may get more. He is a native of Wilcox and has many friends who are always glad to see him.
We beg indulgence of our readers this week, the Editor is absent for a few days and on his departure, he let the Devil take charge of the office and money until his return.
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