Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-13

ing on in the same household so close to- gether, makes a sad home indeed. This family are all prominent people and are connected with the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company in Decatur.
 The circuit court of Morgan county is in session this week at Decatur, Judge H. c. Speak presiding. Several promi- nent attorneys from a distance are at tending court. Among the number your correspondent notices Captain Humes of Huntsville and Colonel McClelland of Athens. The local bar in Decatur is a strong one, composed of such men as W. ". Callahan, formerly solicitor of the city court of Decatur Judge W. H. Simp- son, judge of the same court; s. T. Vert, E. w. Godbey, c. c. Harris, Speak &, Russell, Stewart & Nelson, and others.
 From the jurymen attending court from every section of the county the most cheering news of the crops is received. Corn is now selling at the railroad in this county at S5 cents per bushel, shelled and sacked. One farmer stated in the hearing of your correspondent today that he would sell 1000 bushels of corn for 30 cents. He said that with the present out look for the largest corn crop in the his tory of the county this year that corn would go lower still. Our farmers say that at Doanville and Hartselle and small towns in the county no meat has been shipped this year. Everything is tending toward good times in Morgan county.
 Kolb Meeting at Cottondale.--The Kolb people had a meeting at Cottondale Wednesday, where a good dinner was had and number of speeches were made, the big guns being MT. James R. Max well, T. H. Maxwell and s. A. Hobson. r. G.. Bowman was to have made speech, but for some reason. which we couldn't learn. he didn't put in his ap- pearance. The speeches were all along the same line pursued by the populists when they conducted their campaigns of 1890 and 1892 and being in place where this kind of talk is popular they took right we'll. The meeting, we are told. had no political significance, although it may be the start of MT. MaxWelIs S guber- material campaign.
 Alabama Ingenuity.--On July we visited the family of Mir l.. O. Brown, about six miles from the city, on the Hargroye road. All kinds of fruits were abundant and crops looked promising. But the main thing that attracted our attention was the ingenious contrivance by which Mr. Brown is supplied with water. As we don't profess to know any, thing about mechanicism, we can't give anything like an accurate description of said contrivance, but would advise you to go see for yourselves-especially those who have to carry their water great distance. It is a wonderful institution, and Mir. Brown is as proud of it as he is of his bouncing boy. The spring is over quarter of a mile from his residence. The bucket Is supported on a stationery wire. while two cords. propelled by a large drum, send and bring said bucket respectively. It is no trouble for a yes sel containing five gallons to go to the spring and return, distance of over half mile, in a few moments time. This ar engagement originated in the mind of MT. Brown-thereby showing that he is quite a genius.-West Alabama Breeze.
 How It Is in Morgan.-The Decatur News says: From persons attending circuit court living in various portions of the county we have learned much about the condition of the people of the county and the growing crops, and the result