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25 YEARS AGO
MAY 25, 1995
The 55th annual Beulah Camp meeting will be held
June 8-18 at the camp located 1-1/4 miles south of U.S. Highway 84 on Monroe
County Road 37 between Repton and Excel.
Guest evangelists will be Dr. Harold Spann from Jackson,
Miss. and J. Carl Coulliette from Wilmore, Ky. Doug Lepter will be the Bible
teacher and music will be led by song evangelists Tom and Louis Kildow.
Fourth-quarter drive propels Excel to win: In a fashion
typical to any Excel-Flomaton matchup, Excel High School staged a late
touchdown drive Thursday to defeat Flomaton High School, 27-20, during a spring
football scrimmage in Excel.
(Quarterback Steven) Pharr paced the Excel offense, rushing
and passing for a total of 127 yards. (Jimbo) Bishop collected seven tackles to
lead Excel’s defense.
(Other top Excel players in that game included Kelvin Betts,
Cedric Brown, Lee Fore, Kelvin Martin, Derek Millender, Shane Moore and Travis
Smith. Al Bowen was Excel’s head coach.)
Cunningham cemetery dedication: Members of the 2nd
and 7th Alabama cavalries fire a salute at the April 30 dedication
of Cunningham Cemetery off the Ridge Road near Peterman. The cemetery, where
many Confederate soldiers are buried, was recently restored by Monroe County
preservationist Dawn Crook. A Confederate marker was placed in the cemetery. A
brief history of the cemetery was presented by Joe Holley and the dedication
was led by Carter English. Dennis Owens provided the invocation and
benediction. Robert Champion and Robert English of Monroeville were among the
Confederate reenactors who assisted in the presentation.
75 YEARS AGO
MAY 24, 1945
Lt. Charles R. Skinner, who was confined in a German prison
since last August, has been liberated and is now in France. A letter to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Skinner, received last week, brought the good news
that he is getting along fine and he hopes to be home soon.
Sgt. Robinson Harper, who was captured by the Germans last
December, has been freed and is all right in every way. A letter written on May
7 was received by his mother, Mrs. G.H. Harper, this week.
Peterman Soldiers Knocks Off Japs: With the American
Infantry Division in the Philippine Islands – a 50-calibre machine gun crew
with which Pfc. Thomas Dean of Peterman is fighting has been credited by its
company commander with being instrumental in the capture of an important hill
feature during bitter fighting in the Philippines.
Dean and his crew were serving as a base of fire to cover
the advance of infantrymen moving up a steep slope against strongly entrenched
Japanese troops. Firing constantly as the riflemen pushed forward, Dean’s gun
knocked out several pillboxes and killed an undetermined number of Japs. The
volume of fire which his crew laid down cleared the way for the seizure of the
hill.
The Peterman solider is the son of Mrs. S.W. Dean. Overseas
26 months with this battle-hardened division, he is a veteran of the Guadalcanal
and Bougainville campaigns. A brother, Pfc. James Dean, is serving with the
field artillery in Europe.
100 YEARS AGO
MAY 27, 1920
Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Lee and children visited relatives at
Graceville, Fla. last week.
Mr. J.D. Rawls, who suffered fractured ribs and other
painful bruises when his mule became frightened and ran away, has so far
recovered from his injuries as to make his appearance on the streets again.
Mr. J. Conrad Scott, the piano tuner of Pensacola, Fla.,
will return to Monroeville and vicinity, taking care of all contract work
during the month of August of this year. All parties wishing to have work done,
who have signed no contract, will please notify him by mail as he will not have
time to call only as requested.
Commencement at the Repton high school was the event of the
past week. The commencement sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Kimbrough of Bay
Minette, and there was a series of interesting programs on each evening
following, concluding with a recital by the music class under the direction of
Miss Margurite Wilson. Exercises by the primary grades conducted by Mrs. Hines
and Misses Lucy Thompson and Wynona Simmons were especially interesting. On
Tuesday and Wednesday night, plays were presented entitled “Mrs. Biggs” and
“Tony, the Convict,” respectively. Thursday night the graduation exercises took
place. The graduates were Misses Evelyn Hicks, Mary Straughn, Catherine
McInnis, Lucile Nicholson, Messrs. Charles Carter and Eugene Hines.
Contest medals were awarded to Clay Kelly and Mary
Blackwell.
Miss Eustis, one of the teachers in the high school, was
called home on the eve of commencement on account of serious accident suffered
by her aunt.
125 YEARS AGO
MAY 23, 1895
There was a rain and hail storm (in
the Ridge community) on the 10th inst., the heaviest witnessed in 40
years, say our oldest inhabitants.
MASONIC: A regular
communication of Monroeville Lodge No. 153 will be held on Saturday before the
third Sunday in June. The annual election of officers and other important
business will come before the lodge. A full attendance of members is desired. –
F.M. JONES, Secy.
George Agee, who
was arrested last week for complicity in the burning of Mr. J.H. Moore’s
warehouse at Claiborne, had a preliminary hearing before Judge Stallworth on Tuesday
and was discharged, there being no evidence to implicate him in the crime.
Mr. J.H. Moore Jr.
of Perdue Hill was in Monroeville on Tuesday. He informed us that he has
already begun the erection of a new and larger warehouse on the site of the one
recently burned, and expects to have it ready for occupancy in a few weeks. In
the meantime, temporary arrangements have been made for handling all kinds of
goods with the greatest safety to consignees and shippers.
The closing
exercises of Monroeville Academy, which took place at the courthouse on last
Friday evening, consisting of a number of appropriate recitations by the pupils
of the Primary and Intermediate grades, were of a most entertaining nature and
greatly enjoyed by all so fortunate as to be present. The epidemic of whooping
cough and measles prevailing in the community so deranged the plans for the
exercises that it was necessary to dispense with that part of the program
arranged for the high grades.
150 YEARS AGO
MAY 28, 1870
A portion of this county was visited
by a hail storm on Wednesday last.
COUNTY COURT: The
May term of this Court commenced on Wednesday, the 25th inst., Hon.
J.W. Leslie, presiding, and a full bar in attendance.
There was a large
amount of business before the court, and it required two days of industrious
work to clear the docket. From this, it would appear that crime is on the
increase in Monroe County, but it is also an indication that our county
officers are watchful, from the prompt manner in which offenders are brought to
justice.
The following cases
were disposed of…
Ailsey Wootson,
alias Ailsey West, petit larceny of a chicken cock. This was a somewhat
difficult case, as it involved the identity of two fowls, one of which was a
black gamecock and had been “trimmed” by one of the witnesses; the other bird
belonged to Ailsey, but the witness would not acknowledge having “trimmed” it.
There were a number of witnesses examined on both sides and some of them swore
in direct opposition to the facts. The cross-examinations in this case were
more amusing than instructive, and can be imagined as well as described. Ailsey
was found guilty, and the court fined her five dollars and costs.
PROPOSALS: We, the
undersigned committee, are now prepared to received sealed proposals for the
building of the Monroeville Academy, and will continue to receive them until
Sat., the 18th day of June next. Plans and specifications of
building can be found at the office of J.F. McCorvey. Proposals can be handed
to either of the committee or to J.F. McCorvey. (Signed) J. Russell, J.W.
Perrin, C.R. Broughton, Committee.
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