Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-11
COLIINSVJLLE.
High School Exercises Lose a Gooc
 Teacher-A Death.

High School Bxercises-Will Lose a Good
 Teacher-A Death.
 Collinsvlle, June 9.-(Special Core spondence.)-The closing exercises of the Collinsvile High school began here to- day, and will continue some days. The commencement sermon was preached at II a. m at the Baptist church by Rev. MT. Lester, pastor of the Methodist church here. The day dawned beauti fully, the weather could not have possi- bly, been more delightful than that which favored the services of today. and as a result large crowd was in attendance.
 This is Professor Aliens last term here, he having sent in his resignation to the school board sone weeks ago. and 1t was with great reluctance that it was ac cepted. Professor Allen has been teach ing for these people so long and has so much endeared himself to their hearts that they are loath to give him up.
 At his home two miles east of here. on Lookout mountain, MT. J. C. Timer died on the 7th instant, after lingering illness of some months. MT. Timer was a highly respected citizen. His remains were buried here yesterday afternoon.
 The Tuscumbla North Alabamiau tells of an unfortunate poisoning as follows: Last Friday quite a Nmber Of friends of Mir. and Mrs Elmo Abernathy, including Mrs Julia Goodloe and her lit tie boy of this place, dined with them at their hospitable home on Pond creek. Shortly after dinner nearly all of the guests and servants were taken sick, some of them quite violently. Mrs. Good loe's little boy came near dying. It is thought that a stuffed ham, kindly sent over by hospitable neighbor Capt. NJ. B. Hampton who is much grieved and deeply concerned over the affair, caused the trouble. A portion of the meat and some of the dressing have been sent 10 a distinguished chemist of New Orleans to be analysed, and we feel confident that the mystery will be cleared up and that it will appear that the poisoning was accidental and not done with malice towards Captain Hampton or his friands.
 The Randolph Leader tells of shock ing death at Roanoke as follows: The entire community was shocked last Sat urday by the sudden and tragic death of Shelley Carroll, the little S-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. J. T. Carroll He was riding on heavy log cart with his father several miles above town, when the oxen ran away, turned over the wagon and threw Shelley out. The heavy wagon tongue fell out, striking the boy on the head and killing him instantly. The re- mains were brought to Mir Carroll's home in this place, and the funeral ser vices conducted from the Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Shelley was a bright, friendly little fellow and all our people sympathiZe with his parents and other relatives in the terrible affiiCtion that has hefallen them, and pray that di- vine grace may be given them as their consolation.
 The Peoples Advocate tells of a serious fire at Columbiana as follows: About o'clock Tuesday night fire was discov- cred in W. A. Tailant's new barn. which had recently been erected. It had made such headway that it was impossible to save any of the conents of the barn There were three mules in the stables. which were part of the barn. Two of them were rescued, but were badly burned. One of the mules was burued in the barn. The loss is considerable.> The mule that was burned belonged to MT John Williams. and one of he others was his. The origin of the fire is un- knbwn.
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