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From Our Files 134 years ago "Cold!-On Saturday morning last, the thermometer indicated a temperature of 15 degrees; and on Sunday morning it was down to 12! A south wind Sunday night caused a rapid reaction of temperature, and at sunrise Monday morning it was about 25 degrees warmer than the previous morning." "During the latter part of December, eleven hundred emigrants to Texas passed through Montgomery in eight days." "A few of our people are going to Texas, but the general disposition is to remain here until a visit to 'the promised land' gives satisfaction as to the wisdom of a change. This is the policy that all should pursue." Jan. 21, 1873 88 years ago "In the death of Mr. W. D. Harrigan the county has lost one of its foremost citizens and a man whose place will be difficult to fill...Realizing the educational advantages of a county fair, he gave $500 annually to this institution. Mr. Harrigan also served until his death as president of the Clarke County Live Stock Association and was one of the leading champions of tick eradication. When the county was released from quarantine, he brought a number of pure bred Holstein bulls to the county and offered their services free to the farmers. When the cause of good roads was being agitated, Mr. Harrigan and his company contributed several thousand dollars to road construction. He was always a zealous advocate of better highways and never hesitated to give freely of his time or his money in the furtherance of this cause...Coming to Fulton at a time when it was nothing more than a flag-stop, he builded [sic] there one of the greatest lumber plants [Scotch Lumber Co.] in the entire South. His employees respected and admired him and his death is to them a deep personal loss." Bettis Anderson wrote home from France where he had taken a job in a cold storage plant. "The gang I am with was off last Saturday, so I went to Bordeaux. Had a fine time, also had a fine dinner. Had steak, two eggs, French-fried potatoes, soup and a gram of wine. It all cost six francs-that is, about $1.20 in U.S. money. You can get all kinds of drinks here. There are lots of good looking girls here. All I can do is look at them and wish I could speak French." The Bank of Grove Hill promoted savings accounts in an ad. "We pay 3 1/2 per cent on your savings." Jan. 23, 1919 34 years ago "The Town of Coffeeville will receive their Rural Fire Fighting vehicle through the Alabama Forestry Commission this week...This is a part of a state wide program conducted by the Forestry Commission to provide brushfire defense for the residents of small communities...This is the first such unit to be placed in Clarke County." The First Bank of Grove Hill reported a fourth straight year of growth. Over $1.82 million in growth was realized in 1972, stockholders were told at the annual meeting. Town and Country Realty of Jackson advertised a 3-bedroom brick home on an acre of land between Grove Hill and Thomasville for $15,500. The Red Shed Men's Factory Outlet advertised knit pants for $8.99 a pair. Mrs. Cammie Motes Smith of Route 1, Jackson was listed as the only Confederate pensioner in Clarke County.
Jan. 18, 1973
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