Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24

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 quiring of everyone, Can you tell us the way to Newberne? {? or How far is it to Newberne?' and the like, and seemed to enjoy their little joke immensely. After awhile the game begun and the UniOn- town team wasn't in It at all. The game rolled on. and when Newberne was about twelve scores ahead, a little fel- low, who shutters badly walked up to the dejected UniontoWn boys and re- marked, H Hh-h-have you f-f-fellows found N-n-newberne yet?
 Increased Wheat Crop.-The Florence Times says: Last year the farmers of Lauderdale made their first big move. of late years, in wheat culture. That branch of agriculture had until then almost wholly been overlooked. The success of 1894 encouraged our farmers, and this year, according to good authority, the wheat crop is from three to four times as large as last year. MT. M. B. shelton, one of our best informed citizens, puts the acreage at even higher figures. What a change is here indeed. And fortunately the quality is excellent Truly our farmers aIe. seeing the right way and pursuing it."
 A Work GS Art-The Limestone Dem-
  handsome and attractive works of art that we have seen in a long while was the crazy quilt shown us by Judge Ben ton Sanders a few days since. Fms piece of work was done by the judges daughter, Miss Rowe and the work was so completely rounded and beautifully executed as to make the effect quite fascinating. The time covering it's ex- ecution was about three years"
 
 Journal says: Capt. Thomas A. Kettles of Kempvlle was in Monroeville last week attending the meeting of the coun- ty board of pension commissioners. lie informed the Journal that the oat crop in his section is turning out much better than was expected, and that the pros poets for a fine corn crop are very en- couraging. The cotton outlook, he says, is not encouraging.
 A Fine Record. The Sumter Record has the following complimentary men, ton of a south Alabama town: Epes is fast becoming Liverpool on a small scale. Mir. Terrell tells us that during the past season 9S40 bales of cotton were shipped from this place. Then, too, the market is active, there being both local and foreign buyers here. thereby ena- bling the farmers to get good prices for their staple.
 Investigating the Matter.-The Cane brake Herald says: There is much dis cussion in our neighborhood as to whether the new cotton pest discovered near here is really the Mexican cotton weevil or not Different opinions are en- tertained. MT. Benton, director of the Canebrake experiment station, is investi- gating the matter, and will give us a full discussion of the matter at an early date"
 A Peculiar Hen.-The Stevenson Chronicle is responsible for the follow ing: Horton McMahan had on exhibition at his store one day last week a freak in the nature of a hen. Its head, neck and feet were like that of hen while it's body and movements were like those of a goose. Its legs were so short that when walking the tail would drag on the floor. We never saw anything like it be- fore.
 A Horrible Death-The Sumter Rec ord prints the following: At Newatte, in Tallapoosa county, last week, the lit tie daughter of Jack Sherman met a hor- rible death. While her mother was away from the house the little girls clothing caught fire and though her mother heard her ptiful screams, she never reached her before she was terribly cremated and life was extinct.
 Held For Forgery.-The Hamilton NewsPress prints the following: "A young white man named John Palmer was arrested here and committed to the county jail charged with three several forgeries of small orders for goods, amounting to $4.50 in the aggregate. MT. Nixon, one of our merchants, was the victim, having furnished the goods on the forged orders"
 
 icle says A few days ago Uncle Dick Keelan, an old colored man. found an alligator in a pond near Crow creek, and he walked in with an ax and cut it's head off and carried it out to T. T. Eos ter's house. who measured it and found it to be feet and 5 inches long. This is something new in this section.
 Finest Ever Seen.--Speakng of the corn crop in that section the Abbeville Times says: ''The corn crop is the finest ever seen in this section If sea sons continue, there will be thousands of bushels of corn to sell in these parts Our people don't expect to buy bread any longer. They are right
 Killed His Wife-The Tuskegee News prints the following: At Cotton Valley last week, we understand, Freeman Col lins. colored, killed his wife in fit of passion, shooting her twice with shot gun and three times with a pistol Doubtless he will be made to suffer for his crime"
 Early For Lauderdale County.-The Florence Times says: "On Thursday, the 20th. MT. George A. Hale brought to the Times office the firGt cotton bloom of the season, so far as we have heard. It was from the field of MT. w. M. Clark, on the Perkins farm, near Smithsonia''
 |. Whistles Will Soon Be Heard-The following is from the Sheffield Reaper: Smoke! smoke!! smokei.! from No. 2 of the Tripiets Monday morning and other signs of life intimate that the merry noise of the whistle will soon be heard"
 Monroe's First Bloom.-The Monroe Journal prints the following: The first cotton bloom of the season was sent to the Journal on the 14th instant by MT A. H. Hays, taken from the field of Mir w. J. McCants, at River Ridge.
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