Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-05-28
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REV. DR.. D. d. sanderson, pastor of the
Eutaw Presbyterian church, is dead.
THE Montgomery Greys have received
$685. IS from the Oudnana fund with which
to purchase uniforms.
AT the Farmers Alliance picnic near. Ope-
hka on Saturday John I. Harris and T. j.
Carlisle made speeches.
Az opelika second ice factorynhas been
for w. j. Carlisle & Co.
BISHOP CRANBERRY preached at SCOTS
boro ON Saturday. He goes today to Bridge
port and thence to Guntersville.
Al Greenville little Vernon Moody, who
was on Saturday shot in the face with par
lor rifle, is getting along nicely.
AT Tuscaloosa, Robert Harris, colored, was
kicked off an Alabama Great Southern train
and had his hands mangled by the wheels.
A SPECIAL from Demopolis says: Work is
to begin soon on the reconstruction of the oil
mill which was destroyed here in 1882
Ar Montgomery Rev. Dr. VIM A. Har-
ris, the new pastor of the First Baptist
Church, has arrived with his family, wife
and one child, from Baltimore.
AT Livingston Saturday the cornet band of
the Alabama Normal College, consisting of
ten young lady pupils, gave delightful con
cert in the college pavilion.
Mr. j, G. WEIGH, mayor of Uniontown,
will so North this week for the purpose of
selling $4,000 of city bonds, to be used in
completing the city water works
AT Mobile on the oath, Henry G. Klinck,
Jr., of that place. and Billy Murphy, of Gin.
cinnati, will walk mile race for $500,
Murphy will have fifty yards start.
AT Eufaula the committee have secured
about 800 shares subscribed to the Eufaula
Investment and Security Company, and ex-
pect this amount to reach between $50 or 400
shares in day.
FIRST LIEUTENANT w. E. CRAIGHILL,
United States Army, now stationed at st.
Paul, Mimi, has been transferred to the en-.
cheering services under Captain P. M.
Price, in Montgomery.
A PICKED nine from the Southern Univer-
sity at Greensboro played game of baseball
at Tuscaloosa Saturday with the Cadets of
the University of Alabama, resulting in a
victory for the latter by score of II to 49, u
The delegates appointed by Mayor Stew
art to represent the Worlds Fair Conven-
ton at Montgomery are: M Woolsey,, W.
L. Bib, II. G. Graham, T. schwartz. NJ A.
Areh, G. w. Hooper, and DR.. T. P. Gary.
The election for the location of the court
house in Morgan county passed off quietly
Monday. In Decatur 1900 votes were polled
A very heavy vote was polled throughout the
{ county, showing an increase of the county's
vote of more than Is per cent. Decatur wins
the prize, after the hardest fought political
battle ever waged in the county. Hartselle
lost the prize after they had made very bit
ter fight against the city of Decaur.
THE Worlds Fair committee held meet
ing in Montgomery Monday and announced
that one-half rate each way had been OBJ
tanned from all railroads. P. Langhamner,
M. E., of Birmingham was present with
beautiful and artistic diagram for an Ala
bama exhibit at the Columbian Exposition
which was complimented by all present.
PROF. W. E. GRIFFIN has been re- elected
superintendent of the Troy graded schools
THE tax assessment for DeKalb county
will show an increase of not less than $780,
600 for the year 1s91
AT Mobile MIS-. Mary J. Murphree OBJ
tanned a verdict of $1,000 damages against
the city for an injury
MEssRs. SMITH 7, & L. MEADOWS, grocery |
merchants, have purchased the Renfro OPP |
era House of Opeliza.
AT Anniston Noah Thomas, the white
man shot by the negro Askew two or three
weeks ago, is still in critical condition
AT Autauga circuit court has adjourned.
Amanuel Goodsen was convicted of arson,
and sentenced to thirty-fve years in the pen
itentiary.
Hon W j. SANFORD has been invited
and has accepted the iavitation to deliver the
literary address before the University of
Louisiana in June.
AT Selma, the Matthews Cotton Mill has
started up again with full force. The
mills have been shut down on account of an
accident to the boiler
AT Mobile DR.. Rhett Goode was elected
professor of anatomy in the Alabama Medi
cal College, to fill the place made vacant by
the death of the lamented Caleb Toxey.
The grand jury Of Autauga county report
the amount Of 81, rs, IS in the hands of the
county treasurer The public buildings and
roads are reported in generally good con,
dtion.
A MEETING of the citizens at Fort Deposit
In the interest of education, resulted in the
election Of Joe Norwood, Sid Sellers, w. NJ
Palmer, A. Williams and G. II. Priestes as
trustees. M
THE jury in the case of the State against
John +. Stephenson, formerly superintendent
Of education of Pikecounty, made mistrial
The charge is embe2zlement of the, school
funds in 1856
Cashier Spaulding's Shortage
A telegram from Aver, Mass, says: Ap
expert accountant has finished his exalnn
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