Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-16

Felkins had an arm broken in two places. Friday morning in the mayors court Eel kins and two other participants, James Johnson and ". A. Woodall, were each fined $10 and costs for their misconduct.
 Gadsden Times News: Benjamin F. Smith, who lives on J. F. Evans place below the city, is a model truck farmer He brought to market this week lot of second crop Irish potatoes and snap beans and says that he has green water melons, also a second crop. It will be remembered that MT. Smith was the first one to bring beans into this market last spring.
 Annston Hot Blast: United States Deputy Collector Green and Deputy Marshals Daniels and Barker went over into Cleburne county last night, and five miles northeast of Heflin captured and destroyed a large noonshinery consist ing of a forty-gallon steam still, with complete outfit, and some 2000 gallons of beer. Joe Suggs was arrested and brought in.
 Grove Hill Democrat: Last Saturday morning just before day John Foreman. colored, was shot under the eye, the ball coming out at the back of his head. He was killed instantly. It occurred at the house of Dinah Portis, colored, about a
 
 feeville road. Circumstances pointed to Lee Grant as the murderer and he was arrested and is now in jail.
 Gadsden Times-News: One night last week a little daughter of T. B. Smith was burned rather seriously. She was attempting to make fire and in lean- ing over her dress was caught by the flames. Her body was severely burned and her face was scared in several places Her hair was partly burned off also. Had it not been for timely assistance the child would have been burned to death.
 Coflinsville Clipper: Our old farmer friend. Nathaniel Reed, who resides on the brow of Lookout mountain, three miles south of Collnsville, brought a corn stalk to the Clipper office last Fri day which resembles a snake in every particular. It tapers off gradually from the head to the tail and is In the shape of a snake in the act of crawling. It grew on the stalk as @ succor. The cu- riosity can be seen at this office.
 Alexander City Outlook: It looks like that dummy line between Opelika and Lafayette is going to cause a little jeal- ous rivalry between those towns, The Opelka Evening News says: '"The La Fayette dummy line, it is understood, will have their train to leave here of
 
 schedule will prevent the country people coming here on it to trade, but as they won't go the other way nothing will be lost"
 Ozark Star: A trip into the country will convince the most skeptical that the country generally is in a most prosper ous condition. The farmers have as a rule finished gathering their crops, and the barns are filled with the products of the field, and the hogs and cattle have been turned into the fields. What is more, nearly every house you pass has from one to twenty-five bales of cotton, that they have not sold. Truly the Dale county farmers are in excellent condi- tion.
 Athens Courier: Athens had the honor of a visit from burglars last Wednesday night. Some one with a fondness for taking other peoples possessions entered the residence of Dr. Theo Westmoreland at the dead hours of night, and after go- ing through the bureau drawers and arm ing themselves with the doctors clothes, made their exit. They were kind and left his clothes in the front yard, but not un- til they had rified the pockets, securing a gold watch and $11.25 in money. We have not heard of any other places being wis., ited.
 Gadsden Times News: Capt. A. L. De< Ronsey, formerly of New Orleans, lately employed by the government on the locks below here, will soon build a boat to ply the waters of the Coosa from Gadsden to the government locks. Captain DeRon- sey is an experienced steamboat ma n and for seventeen years was on the Missis- sippi river. He expects to move his fam fly to Gadsden and to make this place his permanent home. He is now making the necessary preparations and will begin to build at once. The freight on the river to and from Gadsden at this season of the year, and especially this season, is very heavy, and no doubt the new boat will find plenty to do.
 Against Jay Gould's Estate.
 New York Nov. Nov. 15.-The general