Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-12

baloWln Times: The potato crop Is coming up short in some localities. Shelby Sentinel: We understand that the prospects are daily brightening for South Calera, and hope ere many weeks have passed to hear the hum and whir of the long idle machinery at that place. Lafayette Sun; The dummy line is fast heading to Oakbowery. After the grading Is completed to that place 1t will
 be only short time till it will come into LaFayette. MT. Harwell has about 150 hands 1t work now and will get others as he needs them.
 Huntsville Mercury: Jimmie the 13- year-old son of James Sherlock. the we'll known gypsy horse breeder of Nashville, died in court at Guntersvile Monday. The remains were shipped to Nashville
 in metallic casket, but will not be bur- jed until next April.
 Shelby Sentinel: The demand for the famous Calera pears continues to in- crease. Dr. Gum is kept busy filling or ders. He shipped several bushels on yes terday and received orders for $50 worth besides. Their excellent quality command attention wherever they are seen and tested.
 Athens Courier: We have it from good authority that Ed, the son of Mr. James
 
 last week in one day APO pounds of seed cotton. This is not the only remarkable thing that he has done this year. Our informant states that with one horse he has raised twelve bales of cotton, and corn plenty to feed the horse and man. Such farming is profitable.
 Eutaw Whig and Observer: In speak ling of the Greene county negroes, IS we'll as those from Tuskaloosa, who went to Mexico and returned to Birmingham on Sunday morning last the State Herald says they were without money and had no clothes except what they had on They were offered work in the Birming- ham district, but refused it. Some of them have reached their home in this county in dilapidated condition. Eutaw Whig and Observer: The Bir- mingham district still grows in import ance. MT DeBardeleben has contracted for the erection of two new furnaces at Bessemer. the expenditure in the build ing of which will reach $500, ,00O. It is believed that these are only the fore runners of other like enterprises in that growing and prosperous section of our state. The outlook for the mining dis trict is growing brighter every day. Greenville Living Truth: Your uncle Rufe Sanders has permanently settled down in old Butler has built him good capacious old style country residence. where he can entertain his friends in hostile manner" He has purchased him number one all round trotting-pacing saddle and buggy nag, and now with dog and gun he Is prepared to enjoy life after the style of the olden time, of which he has heretofore been an enthusiastic dreamer, and which he paints in rustic beauty with the pen. Long life to you, Rufe, and may you prosper and be happy. He is now in fact the sage of Rocky creek.
 Shelby Sentinel: MT. Cliff Pilgreen of this place, a f1agman on the Mineral road, met with painful accident at Kewa- hatchie on said road last Friday. He was sent back to flag a train and while seated on the track waiting for the train he became overcome with fatigue and fell asleep. The train, a passenger, came along on time, but a curve in the road prevented the engineer from seeing him until too near to bring the train to full stop. As it was, the speed was considera- ply slackened, but he was knocked sense- less from the track by the pilot of the en- zine. An examination of his injuries showed that he was painfully bruised on the head and also on one foot, but not se- riously hurt. He is up and able to be about again. His escape from fright full death was truly a miraculous one.