100-year-old news highlights from The Wilcox Progressive Era

Grave of Virginia Thrash Farish in Camden, Ala.

What follows are 100-year-old news excerpts from the Feb. 14, 1918 edition of The Wilcox Progressive Era newspaper in Camden, Ala.

Of all the morning daily papers on our exchange list, the Mobile Register has the latest news. The Register is practically 24 hours ahead of the other morning papers reaching this section. What you see in the Register today will be in the other morning papers tomorrow.

Dr. K.A. Mayer of Lower Peach Tree was shaking hands with his many Camden friends Monday.

Dougal Salter of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. spent a few days the past week with his many Camden friends. Dougal is the type of manhood that reflects credit on the on the army, and we are glad to note his apparent good health.

Mrs. W.C. Farish died on Sun., Feb. 3, in her 78^th year. Rev. H.T. Strout, with most beautiful and impressive words, pronounced the last sad rites. She was laid to rest in the Camden cemetery.

Mrs. Farish, before her marriage, was Miss Virginia Thrash. She was born in Choctaw County and later moved to Orrville. She was married to Dr. W.C. Farish in April 1863.

Dr. Joe Hall Jones was in Camden Friday.

Dr. J.H. Jones Jr. of Oak Hill was a visitor to Camden the past week.

Mr. J.W. Turnipseed left Tuesday for St. Louis to buy spring goods for the Camden Dry Goods Co.

Mrs. W.E. Cook, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Gladys, has gone to Atlanta to purchase spring millinery.

Dr. J.I. Bonner of Oak Hill was a visitor to Camden on Monday.

Estray Notice: A dark brown pony, weight about 750 or 800 pounds; one jaw enlarge from where a blind tooth had been knocked out, and a scar on back from setfast had been cut out. Age about five years and has been gone since Dec. 15, 1916. $10 reward offered to the one that finds him and notifies me. – G.W. Wright, Caledonia, Ala.

THE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS: The School Improvement Association was entertained Monday afternoon by the pupils of the Camden High School.

Lynch Alford reports that the Boy Scouts are doing a splendid work, but that the town people never come out to see what they were doing. Come and encourage the boys in this noble work.

The “pig pen” at the Grammar school is still empty. Won’t someone please put a pig in it?

Mr. B.D. Stabler of Lower Peach Tree was a visitor to Camden Monday. Mr. Stabler is the kind of scriber we like – he stays ahead.

Mr. K. Gibson of Lower Peach Tree was a visitor to Camden Monday, and incidentally bought one of those receipts for a year’s subscription to the Progressive Era, which we advertised last week.

Mr. F.L. Cade of Catherine was a Camden visitor this week.

Mr. D.J. McCarty of Bellview was a recent visitor to Camden.

Mrs. Fannie Holman is visiting Mr. J.B. Holman and family and other relatives this week.