Excerpts of Interest From "Southern Plantation," January - March 1875, Montgomery, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/newspapers/excerpts1875.txt ======================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Larry E. Caver, Jr. ==================================================================== September 2003 Below are some "tid bits" I had transcribed from the Southern Plantation, a grange newspaper published at Montgomery, Alabama. Southern Plantation, Montgomery, Alabama January 21, 1875: The Cherokee Advertiser of the 14th instants says a man by the name of I.A. FOX was sent here to jail Saturday last, by Justice Ed ROBERTS, of Pleasant Gap, charged with bigamy. It is said that he is a resident of Tennessee, and that he has a wife there. He has been in this country only a short time, and on Christmas Day was married to a young lady in the neighborhood of Pleasant Gap. January 28, 1875: The Capital City Grange meets at Good Templars' Hall, over the First National Bank. Regular meeting, first Friday in each month, at 10 o'clock a.m. Special meetings for conferring degrees, second, third and fourth Fridays, at 4 o'clock p.m. Church Directory: [Methodist] Court Street M.E. Church- Rev. A.S. ANDREWS, D.D., Pastor... Heron Street M.E. Church- Rev. T.K. ARMSTRONG, Pastor... Methodist Protestant Church- Rev. J.B. JONES, Pastor... [Baptist] First Baptist Church- Rev. D.W. GWIN, D.D., Pastor... Adams Street Baptist Church- Rev. J. FALKNER, Pastor... [Presbyterian] Presbyterian Church-Rev. G.H.W. PETRIE, Pastor... [Episcopal] St. John's Episcopal Church- Rector, Rev. H. STRINGFELLOW, Jr., D.D. [Catholic] St. Peters Church- Rev. Father SAVAGE, Pastor... February 4, 1875: Mr. Calvin C. SELLERS has been appointed County Superintendent of Education for Wilcox County. Charles M. HAYES has been appointed by the governor Notary Public for Limestone County. A.B. PITTMAN, Esq., and family, left Greensboro on Friday morning, January 22nd, for Vicksburg, Miss., with a view of settling in that place. William VANZANT, of Autauga County, Milton Beat, an old soldier in the War of 1812, who is now over 105 years of age, rode several miles to vote the white man's ticket at the last election. The Greensboro Female College is pronounced a complete success. It now numbers sixty or more pupils. The efficient President, Rev. Thomas Ward WHITE, is ably assisted by Mrs. STAFFORD, formerly of Tuskaloosa. The Demopolis News of January 21, says Chancellor A.W. DILLARD, who was shot a few days since in a difficulty at Meridian, Miss., is, we learn, doing very well, nothing serious being apprehended from his wound. The special term of the Circuit Court of Russell County was adjourned on Friday, 22nd ultimo. Jasper ROBINSON and Mrs. DENTON were sent to the Lunatic Asylum at Tuskaloosa... The business houses of W.A.J. SWAN and T.J. EAST, of Louina, Randolph County, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, January 19th... February 11, 1875: The kitchen of Mr. John E. BREWER, of Dale County, was destroyed by fire a few nights since. Mr. Joshua B. GRACE, of Allenton, Wilcox County, was thrown from his horse, on the 2nd instant, and had his thigh broken. He was also wounded on the head and other parts of the body severely. March 11, 1875: The name of Volly postoffice, in Blount County, has been changed to Viola. The postoffice at Mt. Hilliard, Bullock County, has been discontinued. The name of the postoffice at Gilmer's, Lowndes County, has been changed to Morganville. At a recent communication of Central City Lodge, F. & A.M., Col. B.M. WOOLSEY, Mint WOOLSEY, and St. George WOOLSEY, father and two sons, were initiated. The fine residence of Moses RAY, of Macon County, near the Montgomery & Eufaula Railroad, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, 28th ultimo. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary.