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29 YEARS AGO
OCT. 11, 1990
Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department held open house
Saturday at its new fire station with several activities that helped raise
$2,201.01 for the department.
Beginning the day’s events, the community’s oldest resident,
Emma Shiver, 98, cut the ribbon held by members of the department. Officers and
directors participating were: Stinson Jay, chief; Donald Jay, assistant chief;
Sandra Dunn, secretary/treasurer; and Vince Jay, Lewis Green, Pete Rabon,
Elaine Jay and Verdie Jay, directors.
Blacksher stuns Flomaton with 7-6 victory: For the first
time in three straight outings, J.U. Blacksher High School won a close one,
nipping Flomaton High School, 7-6, at Uriah Friday night.
Blacksher took the lead with 3:29 left in the first quarter
when Doug Brown ran 60 yards to pay dirt on a play from scrimmage. Warren Wood
drilled the extra point through the uprights, giving Blacksher a 7-0 advantage.
(Other top Blacksher players in that game included David
Chunn, Clint Gregson, Jason Gunn, Willie Jackson, Jack McMillian, Craig Peavy,
Chris Robbins and Nathan Scott. Skip Bell was Blacksher’s head coach.)
A Confederate marker will be placed at the grave of Capt. Thomas Mercer Riley in a ceremony Oct. 28 at 3
p.m. in the Flat Creek/Riley/Turnbull Cemetery in the Riley community,
according to organizer Greg Swanner of Montgomery.
The Fifth Alabama re-enactment group from Sons of
Confederate Veterans Camp No. 62 in Selma will fire a salute.
54 YEARS AGO
OCT. 14, 1965
Jim Cave Joins City Police Force: Jim Cave of Monroeville
has been employed by the city as a member of the police force.
Mr. Cave, a native of Monroeville, joined the force Oct. 1. He
is working the 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, according to Police Chief O.D. Godwin.
Mr. Cave has had previous experience with law enforcement
when he was a Shore Patrol officer while serving in the Navy.
MCHS Still Unbeaten, Makes Excel 5th Victim: The
Monroe County High Tigers, behind the two touchdown efforts of Tommy McMillon
and Frank McCreary, downed intra-county rival Excel, 28-6, Friday night and ran
its unbeaten record to 5-0 for the season.
Excel’s touchdown came in the fourth period of play on a
beautifully executed pass play from quarterback Johnny Stokes to his halfback
Randy Anners. The play covered 75 yards overall.
(Other top MCHS players in that game included Johnny
Brannon, John McKnight, Mike Segers and Larry Wiggins. Top Excel players
included Tommy Jordan, Chubby Murray, Kenneth Stokes and Stanley Wilson.)
ATTEND CONFERENCE: Miss Alice Lee, Miss Mable Wiggins, Mrs.
Cornelia McGill, Mrs. Nell Whatley and Mrs. Lois Bowden attended a spiritual
life conference at Blue Lake last weekend.
Reigning over the annual Monroe County High School
homecoming festivities Fri., Oct. 22, will be Mary Ann Dees, who was elected
homecoming queen by the student body Friday.
79 YEARS AGO
OCT. 10, 1940
Willkie Caravan Visits Monroeville: The Willkie for
President caravan visited Monroeville last Saturday night, and Mr. Rucker of
Montgomery, in charge of the caravan, spoke on the Square in the interest of
Mr. Wendell Willkie, Republican candidate for President of the United States.
Before and after the speaking, music was furnished by a
calliope. On Sunday morning, the caravan left for points in the northern part
of the state.
The Monroeville Tigers went down in defeat to the powerful
Thomasville High team last Friday night on the local gridiron. The score was 32
to 0.
This was the third game of the season for Thomasville, while
Monroeville was competing in its first.
The Thomasville team greatly outweighed the local boys and
with more experience, the Monroeville boys were greatly outplayed.
Capt. Stevens of the Monroeville team electrified the crowd
with a beautiful run around right end and across the goal line, but the
officials ruled he stepped out of bounds about six inches near the goal line,
and the score did not count.
A fine crowd of around 1,000 witnessed the contest.
FIDDLERS CONVENTION: There will be a Fiddlers Convention at
Poplar Springs School Saturday night, Oct. 12, benefit of the school. All
fiddlers and the public generally are cordially invited.
GAILLARD-JOHNSON: Mrs. George Walter Gaillard of Perdue Hill
announces the engagement of her daughter, Lucy Frye, to Charles Langdon Johnson
Jr., the marriage to take place Oct. 16.
104 YEARS AGO
OCT. 14, 1915
There were 4,102 bales of cotton ginned in Monroe County
from the crop of 1915 prior to Sept. 25, 1915 as compared with 8,063 bales
ginned prior to Sept. 25, 1914. – S.D. Nettles, Special Agent.
A deplorable shooting affray occurred near Roy on Saturday
night in which a young man by the name of King was seriously injured at the
hands of a Miss Garrett. It is said that King went to the Garrett house in an
intoxicated condition and raised a disturbance. The mother interfered when King
drew a knife and approached her in a threatening manner. At this juncture, the
Garrett woman seized a shotgun and fired, the shot taking effect in King’s
face. King was taken to Mobile for treatment. The Garrett woman is in jail
here.
Mr. Charles R. Broughton of The Evergreen Courant spent
Friday and Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Broughton.
Mr. L.J. Bugg of Monroeville and Representative J.K. Kyser
of Burnt Corn attended the Alabama Good Roads Association in Birmingham.
Mr. J.A. Carney, a good roads booster of Carney, Ala., will
be here Wednesday to accompany the State Highway Commission on its trip over
the Old Federal Road.
The management of the County Fair urges that all exhibits of
agricultural products be brought in on or before Monday next if possible in
order that they may be displayed to the best advantage. Get your exhibits in
early.
129 YEARS AGO
OCT. 10, 1890
BURROWS CAPTURED! – A Monroe County Man Captures The Noted
Outlaw And Secures A Handsome Reward – A special from Demopolis dated Oct. 7
says: “This afternoon at Myrtlewood in South Marengo, Mr. John McDuffie of
River Ridge, Monroe County, and others sent out by the Southern Express
Company, captured the real, genuine Rube Burrows.
“Rube had been working his way back to Lamar County. He
spent Sunday night of last week at Belleville and passed through (Monroe
County) Monday, crossing the river at Bell’s Landing. Detectives followed in
hot pursuit and were joined by Mr. McDuffie.
“Today,” continues the dispatch, “McDuffie came upon Rube
who had stopped out of a rain in a cabin. McDuffie arranged with two men to go
into the house, ostensibly for some other purpose. Burrows had placed his rifle
in the corner of the room, but had his revolvers on him. The men engaged him in
conversation and then grabbed him by the hands, preventing his shooting. He
fought furiously until McDuffie and others got in and after a desperate
struggle succeeded in conquering the great desperado.
“McDuffie went to Linden jail with his famous prisoner
strapped hand and feet in front of him on his horse, his body being across,
head on one side and feet on the other.”
MASONIC – Monroeville Lodge No. 153, regular communication,
Saturday before third Sunday in each month, 10 a.m. – F.M. Jones, Secretary.
LANTERNS – Our Crank Tubular Lantern is the best and cheapest
ever offered the trade in this county. Only FIFTY CENTS each. They sell
everywhere at 75 cents. Send your orders or call early as they are going
rapidly. – ROBERTS, LOCKLIN & CO.
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