Greenville Area Chamber
Butler County Historical Society
Name:
Butler County Historical Society
Date:
July 30, 2017
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
Event Description:
The Butler County Historical Society meets 2 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Greenville City Hall. Join us for an interesting crime story by Historical Society member, Mollie Smith Waters.
The murder of Francis Bartow Lloyd in 1897 in Butler County made spectacular headlines. Lloyd was a Southern humorist who regaled readers with his tales of country life in rural Alabama during the 1890s. He had his own syndicated column with the character "Rufus Sanders" as principal storyteller, and his works were read as far away as Texas. Unfortunately, Lloyd's life was cut short at the age of 36. His murder and the trial of his killer made almost as many headlines as Lloyd's own writing did. Learn more at the July 30th meeting!