Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-25

Irby left this afternoon to attend the burial. Roseland was one of the most elegant and most hospitable homes in the state, and Mrs. Bradford a gracious, thoughtful, brilliant hostess. Few women in Alabama had as many sincere, admir- ing friends and none more.
 Died at Evergreen is from the Conecuh Record: MT. A. H. Thoma- son, who recently removed to Evergreen with his family from Chapman, died at 10 o'clock on Monday morning. He has been in bad health for number of years, and had hoped that the move to Ever green, with it's climatic advantages and mineral waters, would prove beneficial. About five weeks ago he was confined to his room, and gradually sank under complication of ailments. He leaves a wife and two small children, who have the sympathy of the entire community.
 Great Fruit Crops-The Alexander City Outlook has the following: The fruit crop in this country is fine. Peaches are almost inexhaustible, and there is gracious abundance of apples, plums, berries, etc. The woods are full of huck- leberries, gooseberries and other sponta- neous growers. Comparatively little will go out of the bounds of the county, for the simple reason that no organized ef- fort will be made to find market for it. In fact, the major part of this great crop will never be touched, and will be left to rot upon the trees.
 A Hungry Editors Graceful Compli- ment.-The following is from the Fay cite Sentinel: MT. L. G. Gladden. pre- scented us with a nice leg of mutton last Monday. To a hungry editor 1t would be hard to find language to express grati- tude for so generous an act. Grand sports the heaviest beard of any man in the county. His whiskers measure 32.s inches in length and his mustache 62b inches from tip to tip-all of dark red color-and fearless louse would not de- sire a better hiding place.
 More Profitable Than Cotton.-The Conecuh Record says: A few days ago MT. John Cunningham of this city sold fifty-two crates of tomatoes, four dozen to the crate. at $1.50 per crate spot cash to Nashville man. This sale alone net ted MT. Cunningham more than the gross receipts of, three bales of cotton would have footed up last fall, and these fifty two crates are not more than one-fourth of what he will gather from one acre if the season continues favorable.
 Cheering News.-The Coosa River News prints the following: The Rock Run furnace went into blast on last Sat urday. The Bass Furnace company have reDuulC tnelr furnace at that place, and its capacity has been increased to forty tons per day. The opening of this con cern means that, including the coalings etc, employment will be given to about 400 or 300 hands.
 Prattville's Hopes.-The Prattville Progress says: It Is probable that work on the Montgomery, Tuskaloosa and St. Louis railroad will be resumed this fall As the road has been graded it will not take long to smooth the roadbed and place the cross ties and rails. It is cer- tain that Prattville will have two rail roads iii the near future
 A Costly Shower.-The following is from the Vernon Courier: Messrs Brad ley & Jordan had the misfortune to lose about 10000 brick in the yard one even- ing last week. The brick had been moulded and were lying out to dry when quick shower came up, and before they could be put Under shelter they were ruined.
 Canning Factory Needed-The Vernon Courier says; The fruit is beginning to ripen. There wiD be the largest crop of fruit this year that has been grown in this country for years. Canning facto- ries could have found plenty of work to