Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-18
OVER THE STATE.
Happenings and Sayings Clipped From
 Alabama Exchanges.

New Decatur Advertiser: E. H. Allison has the second crop of straw berries in his garden.
 New Decatur Advertiser: Several dogs have been killed in the Decaturs this week which showed signs of being mad.
 Eufaula Times; When our farmers quit putting S5 fertilizers on g land they can look to the future with little more hope.
 Abbeville Times; For the week ending Friday, September IA, Abbeville has re- ceived 316 bales of cotton, and upwards of 800 bales for the season.
 New Decatur Advertiser: Mrs. T. J. Tillman fell and dislocated her arm and wrist in two places while trying to get out of the way of frightened horse.
 Brundidge News: Cotton picking has been pushed with vim this week. We have had some light showers, but in the main the weather has been fine for the work.
 Sumter Record: Cotton is coming in more rapidly than was expected. The wet weather stopped the farmers from picking and it seems that they are having ginned what they have picked
 Brewton Standard Guage: Tuesday af- ternoon, while working near broken pull ley in the Blacksher mill, a negro boy was caught by his clothing in the belt and his back was very badly lacerated, tearing the
 
 dressed by Dr. McLendon.
 Dale County Standard: There is a young lady In this county, about mile from Newton, who has in her possession, made by her own hands, a quilt with 10, ,000 pieces in it. The lady in question is Miss Lula Davis, and we think she certainly de- serves place in history as living monu- ment of patience.
 Eufaula Times: In consequence of the heavy shipments of cotton from points down the Eufaula and Ozark to this city, the present train service is very much most capacity with the heecy staple arrived yesterday morning, and two that were awaiting shipment had to be left over.
 Randolph Toiler: Little Tallapoosa river is going to be bridged. The commission CTS have let the contract for a new frsn The bridge will be placed near MT. B. H. Smiths. It will cost about S4000. A bridge for this river has been a long, felt necessity, and everybody is proud that it is at last to be bridged.
 Huntsville Tribune: The spoke and handle factory, an enterprise Huntsville is so justly proud of, proving as 1t does the every opportunity by securing, whenever possible, institutions of the kind that adds to the progress of our city in any direction, will now be lighted by electricity. They are putting in fixtures for that purpose to- day.
 Huntsville Tribune: Maj. Charles Stew art received slight stroke of paralysis few days ago which rendered him unable to attend the marriage of his daughter, Belle, to MT. Kolb on last ednesday. Major stewart's physicians state that the stroke was caused from wounds received in the war. Though he is now better he is still not able to leave his bed. His friends hope to see him all right, however. now In few days.
 Abbeville Times: It's said that there is a genuine ghost about here that travels from house to house, which gets in the weather boarding or under the house, and for some time cuts up a terrible racket and almost scares the life out Of some of those it visits. At no place where it has appeared yet have the people been able to locate it, see it, or tell what part of the house the noise comes from. It is mystery to all who have heard it. The darkies declare it to be genuine ghost.
 Huntsville Mercury: While driving down tho mountain yesterday evening MT. Amos Jones was mortified to see one of the breast chains break at the carriage tongue. He had just passed the Stevens cottage, and the grade was so steep that the carriage ran against the horses and frightened them. They began kicking as they ran, throwing MT. Jones from the carriage to the ground, both wheels passing over him. The horses continued in mad run for about 200 yards, when the incline became so great that they could no longer keep ahead; the car riage turning over, fell on the smallest horse and injured him badly. Misses Partridge, Hamilton and Crawford, who were participating in the pleasures of the drive, were saved from injury in the fall by the carriage top and escaped unhurt. Not 50 with MT. Jones. When picked up he was very sick, and was carried to Hotel Monte Sano and cared for. Dr. Jones hrN, Is lpx texLt Ri bones were broken, he was suffering con- siderably and may have received internal injuries.
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