Maycomb Times
Heroic Actions Heroic actions by Arthur Radley of Maycomb, Alabama saved the lives of Jem and Scout Finch. Jem and Scout were walking home from the Halloween Pageant at their school when they were attacked. Bob Ewell ambushed them on their walk home and rendered them helpless.
Bob had a history of violence. During the trial for Tom Robinson, he was made a fool of when Atticus Finch pointed out that he beat Mayella. Bob was also seen on the street by the post office a few days before in Atticus’s face. On the night of the Halloween Pageant, Jem and Scout were almost home when they were attacked by Bob. He broke Jem’s arm and attempted to stab Scout but Scout’s ham costume stopped the knife. Scout was quoted saying: “I heard scuffling, kicking sounds, sounds of shoes and flesh scraping dirt and roots.” After the scuffle, Arthur Radley picked Jem up and carried him home. Bob Ewell did not make it, as he fell on his knife and killed himself. The family is asking for privacy and there will be no public funeral service for Bob. |
Fire Destroys House Miss Maudie Atkinson's house was destroyed in a deadly fire on December 15th. The first snowfall had fallen for the first time since 1885. School was cancelled for the day and the kids spent their day playing outside and building snowmen.
Early the next morning, at about 1:00 a.m., the neighborhood was ablaze. Everyone rushed outside to find Miss Maudie’s house on fire. The men of the neighborhood rushed to help get Miss Maudie and some of her precious items out. Shortly after, the fire truck arrived but the hose burst because it was too cold. Mr. Avery was saving items from the upstairs when the stairs burned out and he had to climb out the window. He fell into Miss Maudie's bushes. The fire became too ferocious to keep saving furniture so the men started backing away. The Abbottsville Fire Truck appeared shortly to put out the blaze. Even though her house had burned down, Miss Maudie was quoted saying that: “I’ve always wanted to build a smaller house. Now I have the chance too.” The cause of the fire was because Miss Maudie started a fire in the kitchen to warm up. No one was hurt in the fire except for Mr. Avery, who is going to be a little sore for a while, and Miss Maudie’s azaleas. |