Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-04

wound was not necessarily fatal, though an ugly one.
 Daughtry was found at the hotel late at night and arrested.
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 In and around Mobile are number of Sawmill companies, and among the lat- est, according to the Mobile Register. is this one: About two dozen prominent mill men of this section met here Wednesday and organized the Alabama Lumber company, limited with a capital stock of $15,090, divided into 150 shares of which 101 shares have been subscribed and about 65 per cent of this was repre- sented at the meeting. The stock of the new concern is divided between thirty one sawmills in this state The officers elected were: w. W. Smith of the Peters Lumber company Alec, Ala, president; Fred L. Wagar of the Wagar Lumber company of Wagar Ala, secretary and treasurer; A. s. Benn of Mobile, first Vice-president; M L. Davis of Oak Grove, second vice-preSident. The object of the organization is to engage in the business of buying and selling lumber in all shapes and to represent the manufac- tureps of lumber and the owners of saw mills on commission or otherwise.
 Oakman is to have canning factory, and so elated is the Oakman News over the fact that it spreads itself in the fol- lowing language: We are gratified to kIlOW that MeSSfS. J. .. WaJlS anu JOHl T. Morris have oredred machinery nec- essary for the operation of a canning factory at this place. It is an assured fact that we are to have 1t, and now the people of the country who have orchards may expect to find ready sale for their fruits here We want to encourage our people to raise tomatoes especially. IT you haven't many plants set out now you can do so at once and they will come in all right, though little late. The fac tory when erected will demand a great deal of fruits and vegetables, and the people must supply them.
 Eufaula is to have a new bank, so says the Times, as will be seen by the following clipping: new corporation has purchased the store house immedi- ately east of the Times building and will begin banking business some time be- fore the fall comes on. We do not know who the officers will be. That is not de- tcrmined upon that We know. It will have a capital stock of something like S75000 The thing that interests us most is the fact that it sets up so close to us. We purpose being most neghborIY and clever to the newcomers and thus establish a place to draw on, most im- portant consideration with a newspaper in a dull season
 The Alexander City Outlook tells of the horrible death of the 9-year-old daughter of MT. Jack Sherum, at New site, and says: While her mother was away from the house the little girls clothing caught on fire, and though her mother heard her pitiful screams she never reached her before she was terri bly, cremated and life was extinct. It will never be known just how the child became enveloped in flames, as there was no one present except little children, who have not reached the state of ac- countability.
 Iron Bridge Preferred.-Thel Russell Register, referring tp a new county bridge, says: The court of county com missioners has about decided to replace the bridge in Grard recently washed away with frst-class iron bridge. This is the first one for Russell and we are in formed that when completed there will be no wood about it except the flooring. with Oakman." This is promised in the near future, if the following from the Oakman News is worth credit: Mr l.. w. Williams is out this week with full force at work on the telephone line. The work will be pushed and the probabili. ties are that the phone line to Birming ham will be in operation in a short while.
 This is encouraging. The Alexander City Outlook says: The Alexander City Machine company has contracts to build several handle machines during summer, which will be shipped to points in this state and Texas. This company is turn ing out finely finished machines.
 Says the Florence Times: The Cherry Cotton mills are still running day and night, the forces stopping only at noon and midnight for meals. If this mill isn't making a record none in the coun- try is