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| Grave of Dr. Henry Rankin |
73 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 16, 1943
Sgt. Pettus T. Bruner Killed
In New Guinea: The casualty list released on Sept. 14 by the War Department
listed as “killed in New Guinea,” Sgt. Pettus T. Bruner of Birmingham. Sgt.
Bruner, age 24, went into the Army about two years ago and had been serving in
the Southwest Pacific area for the last 18 months. He was the son of Mrs. P.M.
Bruner and the late Dr. Bruner, former residents of Evergreen, a nephew of J.H.
Dey and a cousin of Mrs. E.B. McRady and M.B. Binion, all of Evergreen.
EQUALIZATION BOARD FOR
CONECUH RE-APPOINTED: State Revenue Commissioner H.G. Dowling announced last
week appointment of county boards of equalization for all counties of the
state, for terms of four years, beginning Oct. 1. The following were appointed
members of the Conecuh County board: James E. Skinner, Castleberry; Luman J.
Foshee, Rt. 1, Red Level; and J.C. Brown, Repton.
Members of Alma Martin Post
No. 50 of the American Legion will have a fish fry at Binion’s Camp Wednesday
night, Sept. 22. All members are urged to attend.
Cpl. Frank Dannelly,
stationed at Maxwell Field, spent Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. A.B.
Farnham.
Frank Allen Perkins, age 46,
former citizen of this county of Owassa, Ala., died at a hospital in
Russellville, Ala. Mon., Sept. 6, after a short illness. He was employed, prior
to his illness, as railroad telegraph operator in New Mexico.
88 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 20, 1928
MUNICIPAL ELECTION PASSES QUIETLY
MONDAY: The municipal election which was held here on Monday was one in which
there was little interest. There were only 22 votes cast. There was no
opposition manifested to the nominees and the election was simply a matter of
form.
The officials elected to
serve for the next two years are: J.L. Kelly, Mayor; C.A. Jones, Claude Gantt,
Dr. J.R. Brooks, R.C. Ellie and R. Gaston Bozeman, Councilmen.
RILEY DEFEATS MATTHEWS FOR
CASTLEBERRY MAYOR: Castleberry, Ala., Sept. 18 – A.H. Riley was elected mayor
of Castleberry in Monday’s general town election. His name was written in by
enough supporters to enable him to defeat the Democratic nominee, J.P.
Matthews, by a four vote margin. The vote was 35 to 31.
The move to write in the name
of the independent came as a surprise to Matthews’ supporters and they failed
to muster enough votes to offset those lined up secretly by their opponents.
Matthews had been nominated
in the Democratic primary Aug. 31 over E.A. White by a vote of 55 to 47.
The Democratic nominees for
the council were elected virtually without opposition, Walter Pate receiving 66
votes; W.H. Stuckey, 65; A.N. Riggs, 62; L.H. Riggs, 60; and W.B. Brewton, 60.
Seven voters wrote in the names of A.P. Griffin and Allen Page.
Hon. Lister Hill To Speak
Here Saturday: The people of this county are to hear the issues of the present
presidential campaign discussed by Congressman Lister Hill on Friday and
Saturday of this week. He is to deliver three speeches in the county, beginning
at Castleberry High School Friday afternoon at three o’clock. Friday night at
7:30 o’clock he will speak at Repton High School. The last engagement will be
in Evergreen on Saturday morning at 10:30 when he will deliver an address at
the County Courthouse.
103 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 18, 1913
Chas. Henderson, candidate
for governor, was in the city last Thursday.
A three weeks term of court
will be held, beginning the first Monday in October.
Mobile was visited by a storm
on Saturday and Sunday when 11 inches of rain fell.
Jno. L. Jones, postmaster at
Paul, Ala., reports cotton crop in that neighborhood better than at first
thought, but the corn crop is short.
Commissioners court in
session here Monday.
An ice cream supper will be
held at Burgamy school house, five miles south of Evergreen, for benefit of
library for school. All are invited. This is a good cause, come and help us.
There are already six
announced candidates in the field for sheriff, and a half a dozen or more
“considering.” The more the merrier and the smaller the number of votes
necessary to win out.
T.A. Gantt has just returned
from Atlanta, where he bought his stock of Xmas and holiday goods.
A gentleman visiting
Evergreen for the first time was impressed with the steady flow of trade and
the general air of prosperity which prevailed to such an extent that if he
could close out his business for cash, he would invest at once in town property
and nearby farming land.
118 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 15, 1898
One day last week, Prof. L.W. Payne of the Agricultural
school received the sad intelligence of the death of his brother. It is
supposed that the killing was murder. Mr. Payne was found on the railroad track
with his head cut off and the supposition is that he was killed and placed
there to cover up the outrage.
The Southwest Agricultural School, J.A. Liner, M.A.,
Principal, Evergreen, Ala. – 348 pupils enrolled last session, representing 11
counties in the state. – This session opened Mon., Sept. 5, ’98. Board can be
secured at $8 to $10 a month. The curriculum embraces a full course in
classical, literary, scientific, music and art departments. New $12,000 school
building completed and handsomely furnished. Tuition free to all pupils of both
sexes in Alabama. For catalogue or other information, address the principal or
Dr. J.A. McCreary, Secretary, Board of Control.
Mr. J.D. Deming is now with
C.P. Deming & Co. as bookkeeper, Capt. C.R. Taliaferro having resigned the
position of bookkeeper and gone into the store as salesman. This announcement
will no doubt be hailed with delight by the ladies, among whom no man has more
friends than the handsome captain.
Mrs. Robert J. McCreary will
organize a class in vocal instruction at the Opera House on Tuesday evening at eight
o’clock. Terms per month of eight lessons, $1.25.
133 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 20, 1883
Wilcox County, Ala. has a
baby boy now, 14 months old, that weighs 68 pounds. His parents have been
offered $3,000 and expenses for the privilege of exhibiting the child for the
benefit of the medical fraternity. They have refused.
Dr. Henry L. Rankin died of
malarial fever at Brewton, Sept. 18, 1883. His remains, in the custody of
relatives and friends, passed through Evergreen at an early hour on the morning
of the 19th, en route for Burnt Corn in Monroe County, where the
mother and sisters of the deceased now live. For several years past, Dr. Rankin
has been extensively engaged in the practice of dentistry in Escambia and
adjoining counties, and has for the past year been interested in running a
timber mill near Brewton.
There is a colored woman on
Mr. E.B. Horton’s place, in Oldtown beat, who is 107 years old.
William Dunklin, who lives on
Mr. Henry Robson’s place, was attacked recently with an apoplectic fit, fell in
the fire and was burned to death.
Evergreen Academy: This fine
school has started upon a new career of usefulness and is an ornament to our
community. Prof. Dargan, the principal, who has enjoyed the benefit of a large
experience as an instructor in some of the best schools, collegiate and
preparatory, in South Carolina, his native state, took charge of the academy
here one year ago, and laid the foundation of the fine school in our midst,
which commends itself to the patronage of Conecuh and adjoining counties.
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