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| John Gregg of Texas during the Civil War. |
MAY 13, 1943
The Commissioners Court of Wilcox County held a regular meeting at the Courthouse last Monday. The following members were present: Judge C.H. Albritton, Chairman, and Messrs. K.E. Agee, S.P. Dale, H.L. Kennedy and C.E. Powell.
In an effort to eradicate rats in our town, the clubs of Camden are asking each household to place rat poison in their home barns and out houses on Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and May 18. Use care in placing the poison in order that it is not accessible to children or animals. Please give your full cooperation to this drive.
D.C. Snowden, “The Duke of Ruthven,” attended to business matters here on Wednesday.
NOTICE: Rev. J. Calvin Smith, to avoid a conflict with the Commencement sermon, will preach at the Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, Sabbath morning, May 16, at 12 o’clock. A special offering will be taken for Dunlap Orphanage. The public is cordially invited.
SPEECH RECITAL, AUDITORIUM, FRIDAY NIGHT, 8:30: Mrs. E.L. McIntosh will present her class in Speech in recital on Friday night 8:30 at school auditorium. There will be no admission fee and the public is cordially invited to attend. There has been a very enjoyable program arranged.
Capt. R.R. Carothers of the U.S. Army spent the weekend with Supt. and Mrs. W.J. Jones. Capt. Carothers has been assigned to Camp Warner Robbins, Ga.
91 YEARS AGO
MAY 14, 1931
Billy Andrews, a Page in the State Senate at Montgomery, spent the weekend here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Andrews.
Eugene Watts, Leon Spurling Jr., John Spurlin and Edwin Riggs attended the Centennial celebration at Alabama on Monday.
Miss Jessie Lee Bonner, who taught during the past session at Frisco City, is at home to spend the vacation with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. Bonner.
Peyton Burford, Otis Sellers, C.F. Primm and Warburton Primm visited Tuscaloosa on Monday and attended the Centennial celebration at the University.
Camden Drops Two Baseball Games: Camden lost to Carlowville’s baseball team last Friday afternoon by a 7-2 score. A week earlier the Camden team defeated Carlowville by a 10-4 score. On Saturday, Camden lost to Pine Apple. Pine Apple returns the game next Friday afternoon on the Camden diamond.
School to End Next Week: Next week will be examination week. School will end Fri., May 22. End of school activities that are yet to come are: Elementary School Operetta, Fri., May 15, 7:30 p.m.; Sixth grade diplomas presented, Fri., May 22, 10 a.m.; Senior class nite play, “Seniors at the Bar,” Fri., May 22, 8 p.m. Graduation exercises, Dr. R.E. Tidwell, speaker, Mon., May 25, 8 p.m.
102 YEARS AGO
MAY 13, 1920
The Standard Oil Co. has bought a tract of land from the Spurlin estate and on the line of the Camden railroad and are now preparing to build an oil station. They will distribute oil in this section from Camden.
Mrs. M.E. Curtis Receives Loving Cup: At the United Daughters of the Confederacy Convention recently held at Decatur, Mrs. M.E. Curtis was presented with a beautiful loving cup as a prize for the best essay on John Gregg of Texas. The essay which won the prize was most excellent and complete sketch of the life of Gregg and Mrs. Curtis’s reward is a signal honor.
The moving of the Western Union from Camden has wrought unusual hardships on the business interests of our section. From no cause beyond the selfish and narrowness, self interests of the railroad and telegraph company we are subjected to these hardships. Efforts will doubtless be made to induce the Postal Telegraph Co. to connect Camden up with their line through Catherine.
ACKERVILLE: The large sawmills two miles from here, which have been in operation about five months, have rendered the roads almost impassible by the use of their heavy trucks. Much lumber is on the yards at present. These mills are owned by the Lockwood brothers of Nadawah, Ala. and one of them has been closed down within the last week.
116 YEARS AGO
MAY 10, 1906
Tax Collector Horace Vandevoort and lady left Sunday for Sunny South for a few days’ visit, and Mrs. Vandevoort will not come back for two weeks.
Mr. S.R. Gregg of the Alabama Cotton Oil Co. came down the river on the steamer Nettie Quill, arriving last night. Mr. Gregg reports copious rains from Selma to within a few miles of Mobile. – Mobile Register of 7th.
Public Speaking: An educational meeting and public speaking, with basket dinner on the grounds, at Lower Peach Tree, Ala. on the 11th of May. State Superintendent of Education and W.W. Brandon will be there and deliver addresses on that day. Everybody is invited.
The next reunion of the Confederate Veterans will be held in Richmond, Va.
Monday morning brought many witnesses, jurors and spectators to Camden. This week is the beginning of the criminal docket and much interest is felt in the general outcome of several cases to be tried.
The Death of Judge Beck: Before this journal reaches our readers, they have known that Judge James T. Beck has passed into the silent majority. The popular, the genial, the generous, the honored, Jim Beck is no more and he has gone to the God who gave him, to be a blessing to the people of Wilcox County. Judge Beck was the captain of the first military company organized in Wilcox County after the war. Later, he became captain of the Wilcox Mountain Rifles and was the first Major of Cavalry in Alabama since the Civil War, for six years. He was a Mason and was formerly Worshipful Master of Dale Lodge.
133 YEARS AGO
MAY 8, 1889
Dale Lodge No. 25 will meet next Friday night and every member is requested to be present, as important business will be transacted. – H.A. Ratcliffe, Secretary.
The catfish trade still continues good. Several wagon loads were brought in town last Saturday. One catfish great-grandpa weighed 61 pounds. The creeks and branches are also affording fine fishing this season.
The Progress was favored on its birthday last week with a basket of rare flowers, a present from Prof. John C. Andrews, also by Mr. Malcolm W. McNeill with a neatly printed copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Mr. Robt. L. Hall killed last Saturday two vicious dogs. One was a home dog that was supposed to have gone mad and bit another dog so seriously that he was dispatched to end his sufferings. There are about 50 times as many dogs about as should be and to thin them out is good work.
PINE APPLE: The commencement exercises of Moore Academy, under the management of Prof. J.M. Webb, will begin this year on the fifth day of June and close the seventh day. The teachers are now making complete arrangements for the exercises and the program promises to be of unusual interest.
THE RIFLES’ PICNIC: On the second of May, the Wilcox Mounted Rifles held their annual target shooting, had their monthly May drill and gave a grand ball at night.
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