Will be missed by her neighbors, her nurse Jessie, and the entire community of Maycomb.
Mrs. Dubose was eighty years old when she passed away earlier this week. She had prize winning camellias in her garden because, before she became wheelchair bound, she enjoyed spent most all of her time in her garden. She also enjoyed being read to. Jem Finch, son of Atticus Finch, read to her during the month leading up to her death. Mrs. Dubose showed tremendous amounts of courage as she battled a morphine addiction. Morphine was originally prescribed to her by a doctor as a pain-killer, and she stayed on it for years. She set a goal to break herself of the addiction before she died, and she succeeded. Funeral services will be held next monday at the Maycomb Cemetery at 10AM, with a prayer service immediately following.
News
Atticus Defends a Negro in Court
Maycomb native lawyer, Atticus Finch has chosen to defend a colored man, Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping a white girl. The trial has yet to begin, but we can only imagine the news to come. This kind of thing is unheard of in Maycomb, and Atticus and his family have been constantly ridiculed by citizens of the county. Atticus Finch’s statements continue to wholeheartedly defend Tom Robinson, as he was hired to do. Stay tuned with the Maycomb Tribune to as the trial progresses.
Mad Dogs in Maycomb
A mad dog was spotted this weekend in Maycomb, and the sightings are becoming more frequent. So far, each of the dogs has been killed. None of the dogs have inflicted any harm on anyone, but the sheriff warns Maycomb’s citizens to be careful and watch out for mad dogs while outdoors. The sheriff’s office presumes that this will only be a problem for a month or two more. The first sighting of a mad dog this year was by the children of Atticus Finch, Jean Louise and Jeremy. As the dog came closer to them, they saw it’s limp and ran home for help. Calpurnia, the family’s cook kept the children inside and called Atticus for help. Everyone else on the street and surrounding streets had heard the news and locked themselves in their homes. Atticus came home with the sheriff. When he did this, the dog was still walking in the street. Atticus Finch shot the mad dog with the Sheriff’s gun, and Zeebo later came to dispose of the dog and clean the street where it had been shot. The residents on that street were warned to stay off of the area where the dog had been for around a week.
I took these articles out of the paper when they were printed. The Finch's are mentioned in all three of these articles. - Scout Finch