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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
Superior Court Judge Webb holds that no act empowered a deputy register of deeds to issue marriage licenses in Forsyth County for twenty years. A perjury indictment of a man who swore to an illegal age for a bride may be quashed if the Supreme Court sustains the ruling.
Messrs. C. B. Pruitt W. E. Houston F P Watkins and C E B Watson of Clayton return from a fishing trip to Panama City and report a pleasant time with plenty of fish. A launch got stuck on a mud bank and a gale forced the party to seek shore by nightfall.
Review of a local minstrel night praises the orchestra and cast. Highlights include Big Feather and A Monkey Honeymoon numbers, Recruting Oliver Wiggins, and a warm Quarteette performance. The道路 parade and catchy songs drew strong applause amid humorous routines and Hebrew impersonations.
A farmer reported finding an egg inside another egg during evening chores. The outer shell resembled rubber and the inner portion contained a fully formed egg with a hard shell. Nearby residents include Mr. New and Mrs. W. Ko Chanders visiting Hale burg relatives. local merchants advertise Dove ham and note J. W. Culpepper of Hertford visiting.
The fragment reads as a garbled directive about ending a beat tea in a combined package at an entity named Hunter and Willis Gree with a cryptic C5 code. No clear event or identifiable people or organizations emerge. the text is largely unreadable.
Mr HG Steagall of Ozark Mr Boo Peterson and Dr A B Steagall of Abbeville and Mr TM Espy returned from Fountain Florida where they enjoyed a large fox hunt. They hunted twenty one digs and captured four fox.
New York May 19 An oil magnate Rogers died suddenly at his home on East 780 Street after a morning collapse. He had lately led Standard Oil and Amalgamated Copper, headed Virginia Railroad construction, and served on boards including Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Union Pacific. Broadcast confusion shows health decline in recent years.
A Florala Florala Sawmill Company fire in Alabama destroyed a large timber shed and three dry kilns with an estimated loss of 50000 dollars, partly insured. The blaze burned four hours threatening the main mill and planing mill before being checked.
News spreads that Refiabath church, located several states south of town, burned down recently. Report suggests possible arson, noting it was among the county’s best country church buildings.
May 20 1908 program listed at BY PA includes The Heart of Man instrumental duet by Mr H Forrester and Mildred Adair and a paper on Repentance by J C Chancey. The issue records social calls, travel notices and local commerce with mentions of Mrs Shef field of Jacksonville fla visiting Dothan and Mrs Maund of Columbia, along with fishing trip details and ads for coffee and groceries from Bonham & Ue sory and Hunter Willie Grogo.
A pair of gold-framed double lebee spectacles was lost between Era and Ashford on Sunday morning. Reward offered for return to W. K. C. Barber.
A very severe storm struck Pensacola on May day causing three deaths. Winds reached high speeds flipping a mule wagon and capsizing a barge offshore. Two men, Capt Williams and Jack, perished after their small boat swamped. Mrs Harman and Mrs McClellan traveled to Panama City this afternoon awaiting tomorrow’s return with a picnic crowd.
A fragmented note from Tallahassee on May 19 states that the disfranchisement bill targeting Negro voters failed in the House during reconsideration. The piece notes this as a setback to prevent further suppression of Black votes and references ongoing efforts to alter voter rights.
The Baptist Collegiate Institute concluded its graduating exercises yesterday with a morning program and a banquet attended by many girls and boys. Dothan attendees included Miss Quilla Worrell Miss Samia Smith and Mitta Whiddon among others.
Mr J W Goff traveled to Ozark today as Mr W D Dawkins and his daughter Mixy Anne Setah Dawkins of Brocton passed through Dow en route to the State. Also noted was Mr Henry Smith of Hartford who was in town during the day traveling to Ling and Panama City.
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