Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07
ETOWAH'S METROPOLIS.
A LIVE AND BREEZY NEWS LETTER
Feared the Dog Is Mad-IndustraI Intel- gence-The Mayoralty Muddle Still On.
 The Letter Came Back.

Gadsden, June -(Special)-Nat, the little son of Cashier T. c. Banks of At talla, was bitten on the face and neck by a dog yesterday causing painful wounds It is feared the dog has rabies.
 At Ball Play Monday, while w. E. Shumaker was blowing, his horse be- came frightened and ran away. The horse rushed to and into the house. and came near killing small child, kicking at and biting the child. The Juvenile Missionary society of the Methodist church will give an entertain ment Thursday night, consisting of mu- sic and recitations.
 A most delightful halliday picnic was given by the young men Monday after noon. Dancing was the chief pleasure, and all had a splendid time. Some twenty couples were present.
 James Swan, colored, will run an ex- cursion from Gadsden to Rome on Sat urday for the colored people.
 The stockholders of the Round Noun tain Furnace company have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: w c. Sibly of Augusta, Ga, president; Messrs. J. w. Sibly of Birmingham and Samuel Faulkhauser of Rome directors.
 The Episcopal Sunday school spent to- day at Coal creek on a picnic. A large crowd was in attendance.
 The bottling and soda water plant of Johnson & Debleux of Dayton, Tenn, has located in this city and they now have their plant in full blast. They manufacture carbonated beverages and will cater to the wholesale trade only.
 The Attalla Herald. which has been under half dozen different manage ments and as often suspended, is to be revived again. This will give Etowah county four papers,
 Holman Evans. colored, has made eighty-seven gallons of strawberry wine this year from berries grown on his farm He has six acres In peaches, ap- pies, strawberries, grapes, etc
 The Iredell ore mines and washers at Tecumseh are now ready for work at a cost of $75,00O. The plant will start up Monday with 200 men and will turn out 400 tons of ore per day.
 Mrs. William Whetlock, an aged and respected white lady, died yesterday after only a few hours illness
 J. l.. Ford has his tan yard in full operation, with large orders ahead.
 The muddle between the mayor and aldermen Is still on. It has now been decided to leave the settlement of the matter to committee of ten, five to be selected by Mayor Mitchell and five by the aldermen.
 MeSSTS. w dtidCe anu VIII 1oeillnSer, Jesse Millsapps, John Dunlap, Joe Tolson w. A. Bellinger and Tom Finney spent two days this week on successful fish ing expedition at Maddox mill.
 A letter mailed in Gadsden May 24 1893, directed to Tahama, Tenn, was re- turned to the writer in this town June 5, 1895, over two years after it was mailed. The question is, where has the letter been all the time?
 The grand jurors for the July term of the city court of Gadsden have been drawn.
 The commencement exercises of the Cumberland Presbyterian seminary at Piedmont begins Sunday, the 9th, when Rev. J. w. Caldwell of Huntsville will preach the commencement sermon.
 The little son of Ed l.. Todd fell yester- day from fence and broke his arm and collarbone, and is in very precarious condition.
 The canning factory at Stella in De- Xaib county, is running on full force.
 Tn a difficulty at Shiram, in DeKalb county Tuesday. James Chitwood was given a black eye by J. w. Hilger, while the latter was slightly wounded by Chit wood. 4.,