Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-10
FROM GADSDEN.
Wages of Union Railway Employees Raised.
 Ore Mines Start Up-A Big
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6adsden, Aug. 9.-(Special Correspond ence)-J. M. Elliott, Jr., president of the Attalla Union railway has raised the wages of all employees of the road 10 per cent, to go into effect at once.
 Fred Stowers of near Attalla has raised the wages of miners at his ore mines 10 per cent.
 The Crudup ore mines near Gadsden, which have been idle for more than a year, will start with full force of men next week.
 w. M. Noble of Avery, this county, has found an inexhaustible supply of ka- olin on his farm.
 The work of cleaning up and putting the Weller Pipe works in working order goes merrily on. The works are to be enlarged at once and their capacity doubled. Orders have been received and the work will start next week. Skilled laborers are coming in daily.
 Rev. Luke Wood, a Baptist preacher at Tecumseh has been arrested at Ce- dartown, Ga, on a charge of selling mOrtgaged cotton at Cave Springs Ga, last year and escaping to this state.
 The Southern Manufacturing company is enlarging and increasing the capacity of the plant
 Hugh Hamlin has been awarded the contract to rebuild the Louisville and Nashville freight depot burned here re- gently The building is 65x200 feet and work has been commenced.
 Charles Leon, manager of the opera house here, has booked thirty-six at fractions for the season and the books are now closed.
 Charles Foster. negro waiter at the Johnston house, has been arrested and taken to Jacksonville on a charge of se- duction.
 There are twenty-one prisoners at pres ent in the -Etowah county jail
 John Abbott, fisherman, was arrested here this week on a charge of assault ing Mrs Freeman, living near the fur mace. He was released on his prelimina- ny hearing.
 w. M. Battle and Miss J. M. Brothers of Greasy Cave were married at the pro- bate judges office in this city Wednes- day. w. H. Standifer acted as best man and Miss Rosa Brothers as maid of honor. They returned at once to their country home.
 The Round Mountain furnace shut down this week to do some needed re- pairs and will be idle several weeks.
 Henry Barker of St. Clair county killed a rattleSnake Wednesday that was 6 feet 10 inches long and had twelve rat ties and a button.
 Dr. Green of near Fort Payne made over 1000 bushels of wheat this season. More wheat has been made in this sec tion this year than ever before.
 George Brazeal is in jail at Oneonta in default of bail on a charge of stealing a sum of money from Pink Thompson.
 Boaz, on Sand mountain, has a school of 15O pupils in full blast.
 Col. James r. Zedeker, editor and pro- prietor of the Nebraska Camp Fire of Lincoln, Neb, is in the city. He repre- sents large colony of the Grand Army of the Republic, which have sent him south to select a location and build a town of their own, farm and engage in various manufacturing enterprises MT. Zedeker is wonderfully pleased with this section, and he may locate here.
 F. H. Perry of the Tuskaloosa Female college is in the city seeking a location for a boys high school. He is greatly pleased with Gadsden and he will very likely locate here.
 Shall woman be allowed to vote?" was debated at the court house one night this week between M. D. Sibert and J. l.. Burnett for the affirmative and J. A. Dickinson and J. A. Blount for the negative. Charles P. Smith, as chair man, decided in favor of the affirmative. Quite a neat sum was realized for the Methodist Episcopal church.
 The leading young men of our city are endeavoring to organize a Young Mems Christian association in this city.
 Dr. F. B. Crutcher and wife are both very i'll. T. S. Crutcher and wife of Nashville, Tenn, has been called to at tend them
 Hubert Davis, solicitor of the city, is visiting in south Alabama.
 Miss Neeta Lovelace of Rome, Ga., is the guest of w. P. Wilson's family.
 Miss Della Leath of Birmingham passed through the city this week en route to Loop, Cherokee county.
 Garrett Webb and Redden Slack two young prescriptionsts of Anniston, vis- ited relatives here this week.
 J. H. Thornton has returned to Bir- mingham after a visit to his parents here.
 Miss Ethel Thornton of Talladega is the guest of R. H. Caseys family.
 Charles Manning has recovered from his recent attack of congestion of the brain.
 Miss Julia Ward has returned to her home in Birmingham after pleasant visit here.
 J. G. Thompson is back from West Palm, Fla, where he has been contract ing.
 Miss Maud Hearn of Meridian, Miss,