13 YEARS AGO
AUG. 25, 2005
Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis reported 0.95 inches
of rain on Aug. 15, 0.15 on Aug. 16, 0.26 on Aug. 17 and 0.15 on Aug. 18. He
reported highs of 94 degrees on Aug. 19, Aug. 20 and Aug. 21 and lows of 71 on
Aug. 15 and Aug. 16.
Heavy equipment began moving dirt Tuesday in preparation for
construction of the new Conecuh County Courthouse. The county commission
approved the bond issue that will pay for the new building at the regular meeting
Monday morning.
Former Governor Don Siegleman was in Evergreen Tuesday
morning to feel out the political waters for the upcoming 2006 election. Gov.
Siegelman is shown discussing some of the issues with Revenue Commissioner
Terry Sullivan in his office. Siegelman served as Governor of Alabama from 1999
to 2003.
Steven Bledsoe, owner of Bledsoe Realty, is pleased to
announce that Michelle O’Brien has joined his company as a real estate sales
associate. She will join the company effective immediately on a part-time
basis. O’Brien has two years’ experience as a real estate salesperson in
Evergreen.
Darlene Barnes was honored during Reid State Technical
College’s LPN Pinning and Candlelighting ceremonies on Thurs., Aug. 4, at 6
p.m. Barnes, a resident of Castleberry, received the Florence Nightingale
Award. This honor is bestowed on the student which fellow students feel
displayed the best nursing care of the graduating class.
38 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1980
Evergreen weather observer Earl Windham reported 1.7 inches
of rain on Aug. 18 and 1.0 inches on Aug. 19. He reported highs of 97 on Aug.
22 and Aug. 23 and a low of 70 on Aug. 23.
Guy Straughn Kelly, 69, of Camden died in a hospital there
on Fri., Aug. 22, of an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Repton and a
member of a prominent pioneer family.
Mr. Kelly was a retired educator who had earned many honors
in his chosen profession. He obtained his early education in the public schools
of this county and was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He later earned
his Master’s Degree and AA Certificate in school administration.
He served two terms as Conecuh County Superintendent of
Education, 1957-1965, after serving over 20 years as a classroom teacher and
principal in county schools. He later served as Wilcox County Superintendent of
Education for a number of years prior to his retirement several years ago.
Mr. Kelly earned the respect and esteem of both students and
fellow teachers and administrators during the more than 40 years he served as
an educator.
This monster of a rattlesnake was killed Wednesday night of
last week on the Loree Road by James Williamson and Danny Johnson. The rattler
was six feet long and had eight rattles and a button.
63 YEARS AGO
AUG. 25, 1955
First L&N Passenger Train Was Launched 100 Years Ago
Today: One hundred years ago today – Aug. 25, 1855 – the L&N Railroad
proudly launched its first passenger train.
Pushing two “platform” cars with seats, and pulling two
more, an ornate little balloon stack locomotive called the “Hart County”
chuffed its way to a point eight miles south of Louisville, the entire length
of the L&N Railroad at that time.
This now historic train left the Louisville station near
where the L&N general office building stands today, at 4 p.m., loaded with
some 300 railroad officials, including its president, John L. Helm, twice
governor of Kentucky and Louisville’s Mayor, John Barbee. As it moved away from
the platform and “outburst of enthusiasm” rose from the crowd that had gathered
to witness this first departure.
Contemporary newspaper reports state that the outgoing trip
required 35 minutes due to three stops, one for water and two made necessary
because of cows on the track. The return was made in 20 minutes.
It wasn’t until Oct. 27, 1859 that the first train ran from
Louisville to Nashville, over 187 miles of completed road, the original route
that gave the line its name. Today, this thriving Class 1 railroad operates
over nearly 5,000 miles of track. Its scheduled trains which make connections
with many of the nation’s other major railroads, travel more than 36,000 miles
each 24 hours.
Hugh S. Hagood, age 73, widely known and prominent farmer,
died unexpectedly Thurs., Aug. 18, at the local hospital where he had been
carried a short time earlier for treatment from a heart attack which he
suffered at his home a few miles east of Evergreen.
88 YEARS AGO
AUG. 28, 1930
Conecuh Gins 446 Bales To Aug. 16: According to a report
handed The Courant by W.T. Hagood, Conecuh County ginned 446 bales of cotton
prior to Aug. 16 as compared with 201 bales ginned to Aug. 16, 1929.
Mr. G.C. Crook Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Crook of
Atmore, will take over the management of the Evergreen Hotel on Sept. 1, as
lease. Mr. Crook arrived this week and is completing arrangements for opening
the hotel Monday.
Messrs. Taliaferro and Cunningham, owners of the hotel have
recently completely remodeled the hotel.
Some County Schools To Open Monday: Schools in the
strawberry district and those in Evergreen will open Mon., Sept. 1, so that
they may close earlier in the spring. Owing to late crop conditions other
schools will open later in the month. – Mrs. J.R. Taylor, Attendance
Supervisor.
Lt. and Mrs. Wylie Ganey are visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W.D. Ganey en route from Booklyn, N.Y. to San Antonio, Texas, where Lt.
Ganey will be stationed, he having recently graduated from West Point.
Friends of L.H. Cardwell regret to know that he is confined
to his bed, as the result of an injury sustained Monday, when his car
overturned on the Mobile Highway. Mr. and Mrs. Cardwell, his mother and sister,
Mrs. S.H. Gentry of Auburn, were en route to Mobile to attend the deep sea
rodeo when the accident occurred.
113 YEARS AGO
AUG. 23, 1905
FOR COUNTY REUNION: At the meeting of Camp Capt. Wm. Lee,
U.C.V., held on Friday last, it was decided to hold the annual county reunion
in Evergreen on Wed., Oct. 25. The barbecue feature was eliminated and a basket
dinner will be provided for. A committee on arrangements was appointed composed
of M.A. Gantt, P.D. Bowles and W.L. Stallworth.
School Opening: The next regular session of our school will
open on Mon., Sept. 4, at 10 o’clock a.m. The usual opening exercises will be
arranged, to which patrons and friends of the school are cordially invited. The
faculty will be the same as last session, except that Miss Davis of Dothan will
take the place of Miss Ethel King, resigned. – J.A. Liner, Principal.
Mrs. T.D. Jackson took charge of the Evergreen Hotel on
Monday and will in the future conduct that well known hostelry.
W.A. Clarke, who is logging for the Cedar Creek Mill Co.
near Castleberry, had five fine steers killed and two badly injured by
lightning on last Wednesday. The driver of the team received a severe shock
from the bolt. Mr. Clarke passed through Evergreen with this team several
months ago and his steers were admired by a large number of persons who saw
them. They were worth about $100 each.
Edwin H. Southers, one of the country’s most noted
comedians, will deliver a lecture in Greenville on the evening of Sept. 4. A
party of Evergreen people will probably go up to hear him.
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