Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County---July 12-18
We go back to the turn of the 20th Century in Anniston. See what was happening over 100 years ago in Anniston in this week’s edition of Way Back Wednesday in Calhoun County Blog. Remember to click on the links in the blog to view many of the photos seen in Images of America series books: Anniston Revisited, Anniston, or Calhoun County.
Upcoming Events:
For the July Makers Market, the Anniston Revisited Book Signing will be at Anniston Council on the Arts and Humanities building, the Catalyst, located at 1224 Noble Street. Books will be available for purchase (cash or check only) on July 28th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (CT).
In addition to the book signing, there will be a Tour of Historic Downtown Anniston with local historian and author Kimberly O'Dell. The Tour will begin in front of Lyric Square at 6:00 PM and conclude at the Catalyst.
July 12, 1906: Anniston, AL. The Southern Bell Telephone Company along with its General Manager J. Epps Brown offered a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the parties who “maliciously interfered with destroying the company’s property”. The company stated that it was seeking the perpetrators who cut several wires on the telephone poles on 13th Street between Leighton and Quintard Avenues and punched holes in the cable on 8th Street between Leighton and Wilmer Avenues. The events took place sometime between the July 7 and July 8.
July 13, 1907: Anniston, AL. Funeral Services for Howard W. Sexton, the manager of the Anniston Electric and Gas Company, were held at his Tyler Hill residence. Mr. Sexton was laid to rest in Hillside Cemetery where the Knights of Pythias held a service for their departed member. The Pythias were a secret society chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1864 with the goal of upholding morals in society.
July 14, 1903: Anniston, AL. F. J. Ulbricht was selling small plants for foliage beds. Mr. Ulbricht was born in German and brought to Anniston by Samuel Noble to create a botanical gardens down Quintard Avenue. Ulbricht had previously been a supervisor at Paris’ Tuileries Gardens. However, Noble’s untimely death never saw the project completed. The Ulbricht family settled in Anniston and became part of the business community.
July 15, 1901: Anniston, AL. It was announced that the Woodstock Iron Furnace was operational once again. The company had been reorganized and now had a well-seasoned management staff and sufficient capital. The company had struggled during the Panic of 1893. By 1900, the charcoal furnaces were dismantled and the property used for Adelaide Mills. The coke furnaces were operated sporadically until about 1912 when they too were dismantled.
July 16, 1902: Anniston, AL. Max F. Doering advertised his jewelry store offered not only diamonds but also gold and silverware, watches, and clocks. Doering had arrived from Germany around 1898 and opened one of the first jewelry stores in Anniston. The jewelry and optician shop was located at 1110 Noble Street. In the 1930s, his son Eric operated a jewelry store on East 17th Street.
July 17, 1901: Morrisville, AL. The Morris Manufacturing Company offered water turbines and water wheels among other machinery. The company was in Morrisville, later part of Pelham Range, which included small communities such as Peaceburg and Shady Glen.
July 18, 1903: Anniston, AL. Reid Brothers, proprietors of both the Palace Saloon and the Office Saloon, offered Duesseldorfer beer for sale. In addition to the two saloons, Reid Brothers also filled mail orders. The Palace Saloon was later Palace Drugs.
