Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-11
OVER THE STATE.
Happenings and Sayings Clipped From
 Alabama Exchanges.


 Sumter Record: Ten bales of cotton were sold In town yesterday.
 Troy Democrat: For the week ending September 2 we have received l43 bales of cotton, selling at 5% 10 cents.
 Hayneville Citizen Examiner: Tho weather for cotton picking Is very line now and it is being gathered right along. The only drawback now Is the price.
 Sumter Record: Sugar cane is coming into the marked, and is much sweeter than one would think. The rains have not been so damaging to 1t as they have been to other things.
 Clayton Courier: Mir. L. Manassas, while in New York, made contract for hook and ladder truck. with all equipments, for the town of Clayton. It Is to cost S500 and will be shipped about the 1st of October.
 New Decatur Advertiser: James Means, living six miles west of New Decatur, had his leg broken last Tuesday He was at tempting to load some logs on wagon, and one of the skids fell on his leg with the above result.
 Talladega News Reporter: Clarence Harrell and the Horn boys ran down the
 largest cat in the mountains Tuesday night. It weighed twenty one pounds and put up a fine race, which ended in a rattling good fight for the dogs.
 Mobile Item: A specimen of fast load ing of lumber was that achieved by the
 
 the Tombigbee river Wednesday, when ITO, GOO feet of lumber was loaded into the ship Arrum, bound for Santiago, which was begun at in the morning and ended at 6 in the afternoon.
 Hayuevile Citizen Examiner: We are informed that MT. A. J. Brooks has dis covered on the Williamson place near Sandy Ridge mineral well, the water being of very fine quality. He is building gin house on the place, and when digging the well found water which Is considered by Drs. Weaver aud Carr rich find. ? Scottsboro Citizen The breach of prom. ise suit of Miss Agnes Enochs of Paint Ra6S valley against Col. M. "A. Clay has oeeal1l91Dsd out of court. Colonel Clay 1 paid Miss EnochsS1se0 aud all costs that accrued in the suit. The compromise took place yesterday, and the friends of both parties seem we'll pleased with the settle- nlent.
 Bridgeport News: As strange as it may | seem thefe was some one 80 thoughtless as | to use stove oven as a safety deposit for f gun powder, near Limrock. The result | was Mrs. mos Gibson made fire in the l place, which wrecked the stove, and Mrs. 1 Gipson received such injuries that she will I in all probabilities die from them. l Mobile Item: MT. J. c. Griffin, an old resident of this county residing near Chun- I chula, arrived In town this morning bring. u I length exceeds anything of the kind ever l seen here in many years. The stalk is l about 15 feet high, and MT. Griffin says that his whole lot will average that size. IaThe stalk is now on exhibition at the office | of Sheriff Dorian. -2a g | Eufaula Times: The reporter learned | yesterday that quite severe accident beiell | little 11-year -old son of Mir. Nose Alex ander about 12 miles below town, who in l some way fell from the window of his 1 fathers gin house. No information could l be ascertained as to the extent of his inju- ! ries, but it Is believed they are quite se- were. Dr. Copeland was sent for, and Jeff l yesterday evening about o'clock.
 Troy Messenger: A. J. McCranie fel | from 8 scaffold at the Masonic temple yes l terday and broke his collar bone. He wal
 attended by pr. Mullins. He is getting or | on the scaffold and but for graspiug th' l ceiling would have fallen also. John Will | son was upon the same historical scaffolt l and received a scratch that somewhat dis | figured his physiognomy, as if cat hat
 scratched him. He was doing well at las accounts.
 Tuskaloosa Gazette: What came neal being a serious matter happened at the de- | pot yesterday afternoon about twenty -fve minutes before the evening train arrived
 MT. George Nichols was talking
 with MT. George Carson in the
 shotgun in his hand which had just been
 returned to him by some boys who had
 been hunting, and which he thought was l unloaded.
 | He made a sudden turn and the hammer
 struck MT. Carson's leg, the gun being
 discharged. A young man named Viii
 Montgomery was standing by and several
 bird shot broke the skin on his hand and five struck him on the leg. Mir. Carson'i
 coat was burned little, but serious dam | age was caused by the accident.