Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-21
Hon. Gaston A. Robbins Names
 His Campaign Committee.
THE COMPRESS OVERWORK sD
Railroad Changes on the New Southern--TreStle Burned.
 General and Personal.
AGE HERALD BUREAU,

Atthe request of Hon. Gaston A. R 'b- bins the following gentlemen have been appointed by Chairman Burns on the cen- tral campaign committee of Dallas county: M. l.. Wood, chairman;J. Il. Lumpkin, w. T. Allison, R. H. Ken nnedy, M. J. Meyer, E. B. Martin, w. w. Shippard, J. J. Townsend, w. R. Lee, W. Q. Phil lips, J. A. Minter, w. C.. Biilingslea.
 The committee could not be improved upon. They will enter upon the work of the campaign at once.
 NEEDING MORE HELP.
 For some time past the Dallas compress has been pressing 1000 bales of, cotton and upward daily, but receipts are so large and shipments so heavy that they have fallen behind and the compress company has found it necessary to use the railroad press and it is now being put in readiness for work.
 TREsTLE BURNED.
 About daylight this morning trestle on the Southern, one mile east of Lees and seventy miles west of Selma, was destroyed by fire. The mail train from Meridian was delayed two hours, arriving here at 12:30 D. m.
 TO DO AWAY wITE BAGGAGE MASTERS. All of the baggage masters on the South ern will lose their positions on the 1st, and by ar arrangement between the express company and the railroad the express mes sengers will do the baggage work. It Is thought the baggage men will be given places as fagmen on passenger trains and that the present hagmen will be out of job.
 The railroad boys are not happy; they don't know what to look for next. It IS thought the Southern has just begun her work of retrenchment.
 THE WELL GAVE OUT.
 The electric lights all over the city went out last night. It seems that an artesian well from which the boilers at the plant are supplied suddenly stopped flowing, and the engineer had to draw his lire to save the boilers. 1t is thought the new pump ing arrangements at the water company's station caused the well at the electric light works, withseyeral others in that portion of the city, to stop allowing. The lights were turned on again " o'clock -a.,.
 CALLED UP HfdHER. a7ss The little babe of MT. and Mrs. F. M. Blackwell died early yesterday morning and was buried at o'clock yesterday af- ternoon. The friends of the bereaved par ents extend heartfelt sympathy to them.
 NOVEMBER RACES ASSURED.
 Almost the entire amount asked for by the Driving Park association has been raised and it is now an assured fact that the November races will come off.
 
 and great sport will be witnessed.
 TO BEGIN STAR COURSE.
 The Young Mems Christian association Monday night with the Vending lecture. Other attractions will follow during the winter months.
 TO PERFECT HERSELF IN ART.
 Miss Matilda Pfeiffer has gone to New York, where she will study art two years: She is possessed of remarkable talent and will doubtless make her mark in the world of art. #
 LONG DISTANCE PHONES.
 The Bell Telephone company will build lines to all towns within a radius of fifty miles from Selma. Work will begin at once on a line to Marion, Uniontown and Faunsdale. Other lines will be constructed as rapidly as possible. Long distance phones will be used in out of town offices, and city subscribers will be able to talk through their own phones to parties in neigh boring towns. A toll of 20 cents for a five minute conversation or less will be charged.
 PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
 Rev. A. P. Smith of Dallas, Tex, who is here on a visit to his father, MT. M. 5. Smith. will preach at the First Presoyta- Selma, but moved to Texas when young man. He has for twenty-two years been pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Dallas. Ee will leave for home Monday. The Christian Endeavor of the city held an enthusiastic meeting in the Alabama Street Presbyterian church last night. Re- ports were made by the various committees appointed to arrange for the entertainment of delegates an visitors to the state conven- ton which meets here in November. Their intention is to make it the greatest gather ing of christian workers ever brought to- gether in Alabama.