Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-28
OVER THE STATE.
Happenings and Sayings Clipped From
 Alabama Exchanges.


 Monlton Advertiser There is negro woman pear Russellville who is said to be 125 years old. She has good memory and talks fiuently, especially on religious sub jects.
 North Aiabamian: new steamer, the day. We learn that she will take the place of the c. Smith, which was burned at Waterloo last week.
 Spring Lake Herald: s. A. Bradley of this placs met with a painful accident few days ago. While pulling light wagon to the shop he fell, and is reported to have two or three ribs broken.
 Brewton Standard Gauge: MT. Calvin McGoogin was thrown from his horse yes. terday about five miles from town and had his arm broken near the wrist. He was brought to town by MT. Steele and the broken arm WAS set by Dr. McLendon. MT. McGoogin is doing nicely.
 Sheffield Standard: Col. E. w. Cole and MT. J. c. Nicely attended the sale of the Cole furnaces on Wednesday last. The furnaces were bid in by MT. Fred B. Cor don of Philadelphia. Price bid, 3S5. GOO. It is understood that Colonel Cole and Col. J. 0. Nicely were the real purchasers.
 Brewton Standard Gauge: Mr. A. H. Afford, who lives ear Boykin, reports to this paper that he killed on August Is near his place monster rattlesnake that meas' ured feet long and had twenty five rat ties. The head measured 5 inches across the top. He was regular horse scarer.
 New Decatur Advertiser: Last Friday out In the western end of the county boy, living with the family of Robert Johnson. accidentally discharged a P calibre rife, shooting through the thighs of two chill dren of the family, little boy and little girl. The wounds were painful, although not dangerous.
 Abbeville Democrat: On last Tuesday evening the saw mill belonging to Hon. John B. Ward, together with larg9 quan.. tity of lumber, was destroyed by fire. It Is supposed to have originated by a spark from the boiler. The loss falls heavy upon MT. Ward, as there was no insurance on any of the property.
 Florence Times: At the Business league Tuesday MT. F. M: Perry stated that the hog crop in Lauderdale was larger than for many years past. Not only are there more hogs in the county, but they are larger iu size and promise better results. With big corn, cotton, hog and all other crops surely there is a brighter day in the early future for us.
 Tuskaloosa Gazette: A very wonderful revival is going on in Cottondale. Some boys got to talking religion in the road one night and bscame converted. The leaVen began to work from this and today we un- derstand Rev. l.. H. Huff will baptize about twenty five people. It is notable fact that there has been almost no regular preaching done.
 Piedmont Enquirer: Mrs. R. P Mor- gan, who lives about the terminus of South Main street, stepped out to the well on her porch to get drink of water before going to bed on Tuesday night, and was bitten on little toe by a ground rattlesnake, which caused her considerable pain, but she soon recovered from the effects of the bite without any serious or permanent in- jury.
 North Alaban1ian: The grade work on the turnpike to Leighton was completed last Saturday, and on Monday the scra pers, teams and hands were transferred to the work three miles west of Tuscum bia, which will be pushed to this city as rap. idly as men and teaDus can push it. This work completed will connect Leighton and Dickson with an air line of thirty miles of pike road.
 Bridgeport News: Saturday next, Sep- tember 1 has been get apart as day for decoration of the graves at Mount Carmel cemetery, near the city. Many of the families of this section have dear ones there, and they are requested to turn out with well filled baskets on Saturday, when the day will be spent as a basket picnic and day for cleaning off and beautifying the last resting places of thelr dear ones. Brewton Standard Gauge: MT. N. B. Dixon of Mason has sent to this office box of fruit from his place which is highly appreciated. There were pears of the Bell variety-three in one bunch weighing
 
 grapes, the punches being as large and well filled as we have ever seen. MT. Dixon says the soil of this county Is ad- mirably adapted for the culture of grapes. Talladega News Reporter: Lightning struck the cabin of Sam Burt, negro liv- ing on Mir. Porter's place, last Friday, and the family made a narrow escape. A boy was lying down with a sack of meal for a pillow, the mother being in bed just through board partition just few inches away. The lightning came upon the chim- ney, tore the meal sack open under the the boys head and killed the dog under the mothers bed, only shocking the boy | and the woman. Huntsville Mercury: The news yester- day of the tragic death of Miss Qussie Betts was shocking to her many friends and rela- tives in this city. Miss Betts was visiting Mrs. Annie Robinson, a few miles from the city, and for the past few days has been afflicted with melancholia. Saturday morning, while visiting at the residence of Mrs. Monroe McCarty, she happened to notice an old pistol. and with it she sent bullet through her brain. Mental aberra- tion is the only reason that can be given for the strange and uncomfortable desire that possessed her and brought sadness to the hearts of those who loved her. Death is sad when caused by illness, but when wooed is doubly so.