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125-year-old news headlines from The Monroe Journal from July 1889

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Riley
Monroe Journal editor and proprietor Q. Salter published four editions of The Journal 125 years ago, during the month of July 1889. The paper came out on July 5, July 12, July 19 and July 26. What follows are a few news highlights from each of those editions of The Journal.

JULY 5, 1889

Miss Joe Tucker opened a school near town last Monday with several pupils in attendance.

Mr. Hiram Smith died at his home a few miles west of Monroeville last Sat., June 29, after a protracted and painful illness. He was about 70 years old.

Read the advertisements of the Monroeville and Pineville Academies, in another column. They say for themselves just what we would reiterate in the most positive language.

Mrs. M.C. McLean, Monroeville’s new postmistress, entered upon the discharge of her official duties last Monday, July 1st. Her first week’s administration has proven her to be a model postmistress. Mr. Seymour retires with the best wishes of our people, whom he has served faithfully in that capacity for nearly seven, for his success in whatever business he may in future engage.

Mr. J.J. Finklea, our enterprising merchant (at Buena Vista), is building a new store house, which will add greatly to his already attractive business location.

The closing exercises of the Buena Vista High School passed off very nicely last week.

A lodge of Good Templars will be organized at this place (Burnt Corn) soon.

Supt. John Thames left for Evergreen today on official business.

JULY 12, 1889

The county board of Education met in the courthouse last Saturday. Supt. Thames informs us that the program for the next Teachers Institute is in process of preparation, and will be given us for publication, when completed.

The regular term of the commissioners court was in session Monday for the purpose of examining the Assessors book.

ICE CREAM SUPPER: - The ladies of Johnson’s Woodyard will given an Ice Cream Supper at the residence of Mr. A.H. Johnson on the 22nd of July for the benefit of the Methodist church.

This office is indebted to Mr. W.B. Green of Burnt Corn for a basket of the finest peaches that it has been our pleasure to receive or good fortune to taste for many a day.

Dr. J.M. Wiggins says that after making a tour of the entire state and spending several hundred dollars in looking for a better location, he has at last decided to locate permanently at Monroeville. Wise decision, doctor.

The heaviest rainfall since March visited this section last Sunday and has continued this week in intermittent showers.

We are requested to announce that there will be a picnic at the Mill of Capt. W.B. Kemp, situated on Flat Creek, on Thurs., July 23, to which all are cordially invited.

The failure of the Mobile Life Insurance Co. last week involves several of our citizens.

JULY 19, 1889

Dr. B.F. Riley, the honored President of Howard College, was in Monroeville last week. The Doctor is canvassing the county in the interest of this most excellent institution.

Monroeville Lodge No. 153 will convene Saturday in regular monthly communication.

A number of young people attended the moonlight picnic and Temperance festival at Perdue Hill last Friday night, among them Mr. J.L. Sowell and Miss Carrie Wiggins, Mr. C.G. Wiggins and Miss May Belle Sowell, Messrs. Hugh W. Jones, T.L. Roberts and Owen P. Fountaine.

Mr. David Boyles of Reagan, Texas passed through town in route to Mt. Pleasant from visit to friends in the northern portion of the county.

Mrs. H.H. Hybart of Bell’s Landing has been spending several days with friends in Monroeville and returned home Monday.

BUENA VISTA – Miss Pet Griffith and her little brother went out to drive up the calves and got lost in the woods for several hours. Mr. Griffith, becoming alarmed, went out to look for them, and he too got lost, but finally they all found their way out.

The big prize fight between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kiltrain took place in Richburg, Miss. on the 8th inst., despite the efforts of Gov. Lowry to prevent it. The fight was won by Sullivan in the 76th round.

JULY 26, 1889

Rev. Geo. Fountaine left Monday for Bell’s Landing to assist Rev. Mr. Lathram in conducting a protracted meeting in Blacks Bend.

We have not hitherto made mention of the resignation of Prof. W.M. Webb, the founder and up to the close of the last session, principal of the Perdue Hill High School, in the hope that he would reconsider his action and acceed to the earnest wishes of his patrons and friends to remain in our midst; but our hopes were vain, for from the Lafayette Sun we learn that Prof. Webb has been elected President of the College at Brundidge, Ala. While we regret to lose him, we are not so selfish as to grudge him this more remunerative and less laborious position. He deserves both.
His brother, Prof. J.M. Webb, who has served the people of Pineapple as principal of Moore Academy for several sessions, has, we learn from the same paper, been elected President of Furman College.

We call special attention to the advertisement of the Monroeville Academy. We doubt that parents can do better than to patronize his school. That Prof. Simmons is a practical and analytical teacher in all branches of learning taught in Common High Schools, no one who has patronized him will dispute.

Miss Imie Russell has had considerable experience in teaching, having once taught in the Evergreen Academy and several other important places, giving at each entire satisfaction. She is a thorough graduate of the Alabama Conference College at Tuskegee, Ala. We are glad to say that the prospect for a large attendance is very flattering.

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