Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-07
OVER THE STATE.
Happenings and Sayings Clipped From
 Alabama Exchanges.


 Bridgeport News: The Willingham Man
 uiacturing company has put an extension to their furniture factory of no feet to make
 more room for their prospering business. Linden Reform Democrat: Capt. J. H. Simpson had five ''calfs" killed by lightn ing on his farm at Putnam a few days ago. They had sought shelter under large tree.
 Canebrake Herald: MT. J. E. West lost @ horse and mule on Monday last-they were killed by lightning. Both were under tree when it was stru ok by lightning, killing them instantly.
 Talladega News Reporter: The furnace of the Clifton Iron company at lronaton, which has been in operation for several months, shut down Jew days since for an l indefinite length of time.
 Florence Times: MT. J. w. Ross in- forms us that his watermelon crop this year will net him between S125 and $130. He had out about five acres. The water
 melon business is spreading good deal of money among the farmers this year. All | these things help.
 Tuskaloosa Gszette: Officer Lew Ball brought in yesterday aud lodged in jail a negro who is wanted for murder in Clay | county, Mississippi. His name is Jake | Robertson and was caught out in Sipsey, near Squire Williams. He will be kept | in jail in this city until the necessary pa- | pers are forwarded.
 Talladega News Reporter: Died, near | this city, at his home on Thursday evening, | the 23d ultimo, James Lawson, Esq. MT. Lawson was one of our oldest, best and | most active citizens for many years, pass | ing away after peaceful retirement from l the active duties of life, at the advanced l age of 83 years.
 | Bridgeport News: Mir. J. E. Mason s | little son, Roy, barely escaped death | Wednesday evening at Larkinsville.. He was playing near the well, removed the cover, lost his balance and fell in. Fortu' natey there was but little water in the | well, and Roy was rescued with no injury {, 1 except slight cut on the head. 1 Bridgeport News: The miners were ex- | pected to start to work this week at Wait l we'll, but they did not, although many i were in favor of doing so. On Wednesday night some one cut the S2000 wire rope, and | hence the mines will not start up for q | week or two yet. A reward of S100 is offered 1 for the party committing the offense. | Florence Times: MT. Tom Pruitt's 8 l roller mill at Pruitton is a great success and is running to it's full capacity-all day | and nearly ell night. The capacity of the l twenty -four hours. MT. Pruitt says his | mill will pay for itself in two years. So l much for enterprise and push. MT. Pruitt l deserves success.
 Tuscumbia North Alabamian: For some
 cause or other-presumably because thin gs |
 Ensley furnace did not go in blast at Shef.
 field on the 10th instant, as reported.
 However, no apprehension or fears that it
 will not soon be turning out iron are en.
 tertained, as everything, looking to that
 end is being done. Great quantities of
 coke, iron, etc., are being stored in the
 stock house, the machinery has been thor
 oughIy overhauled, and many houses are
 being occupied by men who have secured
 the promise of work. It will hardly be
 more than a few days at the farthest before
 the smoke will issue from the stack and the skies be painted lurid red by the fires of this huge furnace.
 | Bridgeport News: We have before alluded to the large order of pipe from our pipe
 works for Galveston, Tex, and also oi
 their contract with the railroads to move
 five car loads of their products daily. Even
 at this they have accumulated stock on the l roads of late, and on Monday had twenty
 four car loads standing ready for shipping. ! This IS just four cars over train load, and all to go to Texas. The roads at this place
 however, are equ al to the emergen cies, and
 the pipe left promptly for its future home
 with label, showing it as the Bridgeport | product. The pipe works have orders tt
 continue run on full time for some time
 to come, and is one of the most successful 1 -t.. 1R, Iii d s., tt,oI tad Gtofn