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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1909
Page
3
Figures indicate 85 289 bales pressed and forwarded from Dothan two compresses since Saturday, up from 73 131 last season, an increase of 12 158 bales about sixteen percent. Texas Pensacola outlet could push receipts beyond one hundred thousand.
Delegates from First Baptist Church Rev W M Anderson M Cherry and S A Stapleton attend the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville by Thursday with a preliminary Laymen meeting on Wednesday. Visitors include Mrs Diamond Pierson and Misses Dinkins and Lawson from Headland Ave Baptist Church.
Mobile May 9 Mrs Augusta Evans Wilson noted Southern author died at her Mobile home at 6 this morning aged 74 heart failure while dressing. She was born in Columbus Ga and began writing young. Her works include Inez Beulah Macaria St Elmo Vashti Infelice At the Mercy of the Tiberius and A Speckled Bird. She married Colonel L M Wilson in 1868 and Ashland home remained a center until his death in 1891. Surviving relatives include two sisters Braxton Bragg and Bush, two nephews Braxton Howard and John Bragg, a niece Lillie Bragg and other kin. Funeral plans not announced.
A reader defends discussions of the Panama Girl and seashore fashion, arguing critics lack experience and urging a frank talk on bathing costumes and feminine figures at the Gal Beach. The letter claims many Panama Girls will appear this summer and endorses viewing the scene with open eyes.
The circuit court resumed work as Judge Pearce presided. Several defendants faced dispositions and trials, including Ho Graham selling mortgaged property, Nelson Trawick retailing, Jim Cobb assault, George Gray grand larceny, and Eugene Henderson guilty of assault and battery. A mix of guilty, not guilty, and continued cases populate the docket for today and upcoming days with murder, larceny, and contempt charges among them.
Postmaster Trammell announced that Gude and Company of Atlanta won the Dothan government building contract for 84 000 with a completion deadline by early next year. The firm, known for Montgomery additions, is regarded as reliable and work is expected to begin soon with crews arriving within days.
Among the Uartfard people on the Tampa excursion were E. J. Justice E. F. Collins James Childs Farley Childs Onca Chancey Miss Mattie Metcalf Grady Brats G. R. Taylor and L. Metcalf.
Judge Leslie issued licenses to FE D Mercer and Nora Kirkland Andrew J Burdeshaw and Lonnie Lee Fails Mose Enfinger, colored, obtained a license to marry Ellen Sutton. Also advertises rental for one or two rooms at % Appletree St.
Three Adver tiser office men plan a walking journey to Mobile Bay for fresh air ideas and new contacts. The piece praises their trek as a yearlong life lesson and notes civic efforts to improve local grounds and the Hebrew Cemetery, led by Joe Grant and the Cemetery Committee, as a lasting monument to administration.
A civic revival changes Dothan's Cemetery from a neglected plot to a revived memorial space. A Cemetery Committee led by J. W Grant oversees improvements, with broad city backing. The entire block, including Pilcher Cemetery, is now a redesigned grounds with a wide driving loop and five two-vehicle roads.
The list shows students by grade levels from Senior First Grade to First Year Review Class, naming individuals such as Eugenia Anderson Vandiver Brown Fannie Coleman Mari anne Crawford Gladys Pilcher Marion Edenfield Autumn Dean Mathie Hardy and many others across grades. The compilation includes numerous full names with some OCR errors and spacing inconsistencies, reflecting a school roster or yearbook-like record.
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