APRIL 18, 1946
Camden friends are giving a cordial welcome to Oxford Stroud who has recently been discharged from the service.
MOORE ACADEMY SENIORS PRESENT ANNUAL PLAY: The Senior Class
of Moore Academy high school will present its annual senior play “Million
Dollar Cook” at the school auditorium, Friday night April 19. The play is being
directed by Miss Marie Benson.
The cast is as follows: Mary Matherson Williamson, Steve
Griffin, Ross Giddens, Sara Davis, Eva Herring, Vera Herring, Ernestine Rogers,
Rene Stanford, Marguerite Turner, Ann Winters, Marjorie Wright, Frances Grant.
Mr. “Rowdy” McGee has returned from Fort McClellan, where he reported for his physical examination for the Army.
Pvt. Hays Andrews of Camp Upton, N.Y. is spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Andrews.
Arlington: Rev. Fred Davis filled his regular appointment here Sunday morning and evening.
McWilliams: Seaman First Class Theo Youngblood from Pensacola visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Youngblood this weekend.
Kimbrough: Mr. Herbert Greene left Sunday for Charlotte, North Carolina to visit his brother, Mr. and Mrs. John Greene and family.
88 YEARS AGO
APRIL 19, 1934
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE: Mr. S.J. Ervin of Rock West proved
himself a veritable Nimrod on April 10, the last day of turkey hunting season.
He had gone on business into the swamp land of his
plantation, riding horseback, and carried no gun. As he was jogging along at a
slow gait, a fine turkey gobbler appeared some distance ahead of him. He
immediately started in pursuit, running him through brush and briars until his
horse gave out. He quickly dismounted, took to his heels, ran with all his
might and finally succeeded in capturing the bird. Some of the feathers he
discovered had been plucked from a wing, thus preventing very high flying.
He and the horse were both fagged out on arriving at home
but he was proud of his catch and enjoyed the thrilling race and the unusual and
novel sport.
The program meeting for Memorial Day will be unique in its entirety. It will be rendered by Wilcox men and boys. The Glee Club, under the skillful management of Miss Dorothy Fail, will put on one number. The reading will be given by a grandson of a Confederate veteran, in grey uniform. The soloist will be grandson of and son of a Rock West resident.
Judge John Miller is holding special court in Choctaw County.
Mrs. Richard E. Dubose and baby were removed from King Memorial hospital yesterday to their apartment at Mrs. Beck’s.
99 YEARS AGO
APRIL 19, 1923
Wilcox County farmers are now about three weeks late in their planting and the rain Tuesday was so heavy that they cannot work for a few days.
Camden was visited last Friday by a young cyclone, several shade trees around town being blown down, at Canton Bend considerable damage was done to the property of Mr. Purnell Strother.
Judge Pat M. Dannelly and Commissioner J.M. McLeod visited Montgomery last week.
The final exercises of the Oak Hill public school will be held on the 27th of April at 8 o’clock p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Col. S.D. Moore and Maj. R.H. Bussey have returned from the Confederate reunion at New Orleans and report a grand time.
The friends of Carl Pruitt will be glad to know that he is a member of the freshman baseball team at Auburn. Carl was a member of the Camden team last summer and should develop into a crack pitcher before he leaves Auburn.
Miss Mackie Bodiford of Mt. Hope has opened a private school in Camden and has 18 pupils. The school will be taught at the residence of Mrs. C.V. Beck. Miss Bodiford has just closed a very successful school at Mt. Hope and was assisted by Miss Heustis Young.
Mr. S.M. Cobb, our Circuit Clerk, made a business trip to Montgomery this week.
113 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1909
TROOP B ELECTS NEW OFFICERS: At a called meeting held in Camden last Saturday, Troop B, Wilcox Mounted Rifles, reorganized and elected new officers. The following are the newly elected officers: J.D. Bryant, captain; T.J. Jones, first lieutenant; A.C. Bryant, second lieutenant; W.J. Sessions, first sergeant; Albert Tait, second sergeant; P.C. Jenkins, color sergeant.
Lower Peach Tree: A crowd of young ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a trip on the steamer, “American,” April 1.
McWilliams: The public school under the management of Miss Mary Beard and Mrs. T.E. Pettie will close Friday. Miss Beard will be missed by her many friends here.
Prof. Claude Hardy of the Camden Institute attended the State Educational Convention in Birmingham last week.
The baseball season opened here last Saturday by Camden defeating Canton Bend by the score of 20 to 8.
Hon. J.N. Miller is in Monroeville this week.
Last week three mad dogs were killed in Camden.
Mr. Abe Miller has just arrived from Russia and will visit his brothers, Messrs. Henry and Charlie Miller of this place, for a while.
There have been several cases of attempts of petty thefts in Camden for the past few days, but no identity of the miscreants has been made.
126 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1896
Hon. John Purifoy, State Auditor, was in Camden yesterday. He is looking exceedingly well.
ONE BY ONE THINGS PASS AWAY: Mr. Edward Ely Griffith died at
his home near Buena Vista, Monroe County, Ala., on March 22, at 6 o’clock p.m.,
1896, formerly a citizen of this county. A soldier in the Confederate War for
four years, he was a good citizen.
Leaving a large family and a host of friends and relatives
to mourn his death, he was 65 years of age. He was a member of the Talatchia
Methodist Church and bright star for the same.
His remains were laid to rest in the cemetery of the Concord
Baptist Church near Buena Vista, Monroe County, Ala.
The actors and circus men all left town last Monday. They broke up a show here because they could get no wages for their work. The owners of the show claimed they were not making expenses and so would not pay the laborers. Mr. Armstrong and family, consisting of wife and two little children, were without food for a day before it was known to our people they were in want. As soon as this was learned they were supplied with necessaries. They are making their way towards their home through the country and will give entertainments along their route in order to secure the necessaries of life.
Mr. Braxton Bragg left Sunday evening for Claiborne to bring Miss Sallie Belle Cooper to the bedside of her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Bussey.
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