Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-05-05
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Our Industrial Progress..New Railroads
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New Era of Prosperity.
ALABAMA,

The Masons in South Auniston are
taking steps to organize lodge.
The grocerymen of Admission contem-
plate organizing a Grocers' Protective
Association.
The offices of the Pratt Mines. Linn
Iron Works and Alice Furnaces will be
removed from that place to Ensley CITY.
AT Admission work on the new hotel is
soon to begin. The Hotel Wilmer is to
be the name. 1t will be the most i'm
posing building in the city.
The works Of the Iron and Machinery
Company. Of Miledyevilc. Georgia, are
to he moved TO Admission. The company
will manufacture cotton presses.
Active steps are being taken 10 rebuild
the Scottsboro College recently destroy
ed by fire. They hope to have the new
building completed by September I,
next.
There is no question now but that the
Sc0ttsboro II Gainesville Railroad will be
built at an early day. This road will
connect Mt ScottsbOro with the Memphis
X Charleston, and the Tennessee X Coo
sa at Guntersvilc.
Captain II + Kolb, Stat Agrri, ultural
Commissioner, has returned from his
extended trip through the Northwest
He advertised Alabama for all she is
worth, and thinks the tide of immigra-
ton IS row turning this way.
The evidences that Jasper ia fast be-
coming city of no mean importance,
are rapidly multiplying. People from
every state in the Union and many from
countries from beyond the sea are now
residents of our city, and more arc com
ing every day.-Jasper Eagle
A company has been organized at An
niston with Samuel Noble as president,
for the purpose of manufacturing stoves.
The capital stock is placed at $50. 900
and may he increased to 800. OOO. A
five-acre site for the works has been pur-
chased on 10th street in West Admission.
fronting the Admission & Cincinnati Rail
road. Work on the plant will begin at
| once.
I'm the city court at Birmingham YER
dict was rendered in the case of Hall VS..
the Louisville and Nashville railroad, in
favor ot the plaintiff, with damage, in
x25, 900. This was a suit to recover for
personal injuries received by being
Knocked from the top of d freight train
by low bridge near Greenville. Ala.
1t ID stated that motion will bc made to
set aside the verdict and grant new
tiial.
One of the most important measures
Tor the next Legislature to consider is
that looking to the introduction of indus
trial training in the public schools.
There is no subject worthy of greater
consideration. and it is to be earnestly
hoped that the General Assembly will
not let the session pass without taking
some definite, sensible and practical ac-
tlon in the premises s.-Annistou Hot
| Blast
Memorial services over the graves of
the Confederate dead were held at Mag
nolia Cemetery Mobile in the presence
of at least 5000 persons. The First
Regiment of Alabama State troops par
ticipated and placed the 1880 wreaths on
the graves. The services consisted of a
prayer for the dead, delivered by Rev.
G c Tucker, chaplin of the regiment.
The company lots were decorated with
flowers, also the grand monument.
The bridge over Valley Creek. about
one mile from Selma, caught fire and
was entirely consumed. 1t was supposed
to have caught fire from freight train
on the Western road, backing here abou,
O'Clock. There was negro picnic a,
Lake Lanier, nine miles the other. side cl
the bridge. and the cars that were tc
bring them in, were on this side OF tho
bridge. A freight train was telegraphed
to gather all box cars along the line and
load them with weary pic-nicers. which
was done, they being transferred at tn,
bridge. The passengers and mail vii
be transferred until the bridge is fixed.