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"Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord"
A few months ago when I was visiting Rosehill Cemetery, Sid Kincade, superintendent, pointed out a startling epitaph on a gravestone.
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Some serious pondering . . .
With apologies to Bob Newhart, I pondered what might happen today if a famous song were submitted to a modern producer.
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Senator Largent, others make journey to Nashville
The elegant Plantation Club was the top choice for snazzy nightlife in post-World War II Nashville, Tenn. The nightspot saw many a celebrity, politician, entertainer and tycoon enjoy its fine steaks, excellent drinks and danceable music.
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Bad must be documented along with good
When one writes about history, in order to be objective and complete, there must be recorded not only the proud, thrilling and positive events, but also the shameful and disgraceful occurrences. Brookhaven is as fine a community as can be found, but it has its dark side in the past that should not be swept under the rug. It must be remembered, recorded and acknowledged to purge the conscious of the community.
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Hanging made history in Lincoln County
At the February 1902 meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors, the following order was passed:
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Col. Collins admits to a life filled with joy
After nearly six years of fighting extradition to India, Lt. Col. Charles Glen Collins lost his final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. He sailed for England on June 13, 1923, in custody of Inspector George Miles of Scotland Yard. After an attempt to appeal to his old friend, King George V, was unsuccessful, he sailed to Bombay. Denied bail, Collins had to endure an Indian jail cell until his first trial on Dec. 2.
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Collins' journeys lead him to the French Quarter
After Lt. Colonel Charles Glen Collins returned to England after the end of the Gallipoli fiasco in 1916, his new wife, Amelia Morgan Collins, "Winkie," suddenly left him. It was not until months later that it came to light that she was apparently romantically involved with Captain Charles Kennedy-Craufurd-Stuart, whom Collins despised for his apparent cowardice and deceit at Gallipoli. They were married some months later.
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