100-year-old news highlights from The Evergreen Courant

Grave of Charles Graves Russell.

What follows are 100-year-old news excerpts from the March 26, 1919 edition of The Evergreen Courant newspaper in Conecuh County, Ala.

A meeting of Camp Capt. Wm. Lee will be held at the courthouse on April 1. A full attendance is desired as business of importance will come up for consideration. – J.T. Fincher, Commander.

A strange malady, new to the medical profession, known as “sleeping sickness,” is attacking people in various parts of the country, only one case being reported in Alabama. The malady appears to be an after effect of influenza. Wherever the disease has appeared the doctors are making a careful study of it, and to date they have been very successful in the treatment of it.

And the Alabama boys are coming home. It is stated that they will start on their homeward voyage next week. It will be a glorious homecoming to many. To many others it will be a particularly sad one, for some who went across with high hopes of returning to home and loved ones, now sleep in Flanders fields.

The spring term of circuit court will begin on Mon., April 7. The Courant extends a cordial invitation to persons attending court to make The Courant office frequent visits while here, and if there is any news in your community, tell us about it.

Dr. Moore delivered two excellent sermons at the Methodist church on Sunday, preaching for the pastor who is attending the Y conference at Blue Ridge.

Remember to set your time pieces back one hour on next Sunday night. This is the beginning of the period of daylight saving.

Allen Page was up from Castleberry yesterday.

Dr. and Mrs. J.S. Frazer have been guests of Evergreen relatives for the past few days.

S.H. Purnell was here Saturday, the first trip he has made to the county capital in several months.

Rev. E.E. Cowan stopped over yesterday for a few hours en route home from some appointments on the Andalusia district.

Ralph and Waddy McCreary left on Sunday afternoon via New Orleans to take up their work after doing their bit in the war and enjoying a brief respite with home folks. The former goes to Lake Village, Ark. and the latter to Panama.

Charles G. Russell celebrated his 83^rd birthday on Sunday with a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Brantley. His anniversary came on Monday, but the children and grandchildren assembled on Sunday in order that all would be afforded an opportunity to be present to enjoy the social intercourse and to wish the aged veteran many happy returns of the occasion. Mr. Russell himself enjoyed the event, and to say that the children and grandchildren also enjoyed it, would be but a real fact.

He endured the hardships and privations of war for four long years and coming home reared a large family of eight excellent daughters, who are thoughtful of his welfare as well as pleasure.

The Conecuh Livestock Sales Association will hold the next Hog Sale Day on Tues., April 1. If your hogs are ready for market, bring them to this sale. It will be better to feed hogs that are half fat a while longer.

Brownville Siftings: Jesse Northcutt is welcomed back home after contributing his part in whipping the Germans.