Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-07

| from distance have removed to Tus- cun1bia within the last two or three weeks.
 | Gadsden Times-News: Fifty bales of cotton was brought down by the boat last Tuesday night for the Gadsden warehouse.
 North Alabamian: The Methodist re- viYal closed last night. There were prob ably twenty-five conversions, and a mum Der of aeeessions to the various churches. Canebrake Herald: MT Joe Graves sold 6 great deal of hay in our city last week. The hay was raised at his place near the city, and was baled as nicely as any that comes to this market, and was fine quality.
 Gadsden Times-News: Talk about fine hogs is frequent just now, and from every direction come reports that the farmrs
 of Etowah county will kill more meat this fall than ever before in the history of the county.
 Gadsden Times-News: Gadsden seems to be the only large cotton market in this section that can show larger cotton re- ceipts this year than last Cotton is still coming in rapidly and the merchants here are enjoying good trade.
 Troy Messenger: R. J. Williams of Lin wood always has the interest of his com munity at heart. He has put up new spoke factory that turns out 5000 spokes per day. This greatly adds to the inter- ests there and Linwood is proud of such an enterprising citizen.
 Guntersville Democrat: The govern ment work on the river here has sus pended on account of the water becom- ing too cold for hands to work. w S. Vim, engineer in charge. and> assistant. J. N. Vim, have returned to Bridgeport to the steamer McPherson.
 North Alabamian: Three boy buns, aged about 12. 16 and IS years respective ly, of apparently good percentage and of first rate appearance, were in Tuscumbia Monday on their way to their homes in Union City, Tenn, after trip over the country in blind baggage cars
 Guntersville Democrat: ". M. Ba ker's plantation on the north side has one field of 16O acres in grass. Thirty-fve head of cattle are now in this field. It is MT. Bakers purpose to fatten those and others for sale as beef cattle. thereby getting better returns from his corn.
 
 Guntersville Democrat: A. P. Berry of Cullman drove ninety-six head of cattle, bought along the road between here and Cullman, through Guntersvile on the 26th en route to the Jackson county farm of John R. Coffey, where 30-cent corn will be converted into beef for win ter marketing.
 Canebrake Herald: The Metzger trial excited a great deal of interest. The pre- liminary hearing was set for Monday morning and a large crowd assembled, many coming from a radius of several InH rhn no xxyaC Dn postponed on account of the absence of Judge Stewart.
 Troy Messengers: w. H. Todd, pros porous farmer of Tennille, was in the city today and paid the Messenger a pleasant call. MT. Todd says that he has paid all that he owes here and ex- poets to remain out of debt. God speed the day when all of Pike's farmers will be in like condition.
 Marengo Democrat: Our little town is slowly improving. The new office of J. M. Miller. Esq. is being painted, papered and carpeted. The residence of Dr. J. H. George is beginning to look as though it will soon be completed, and lumber is being placed on the ground for the building of a residence for Dr. A B. Stone. There is also talk of another resi- dence and a first-class blacksmith and wood shop being built.
 
 Huntsville Argus: The only car load of geese that ever left Huntsville was shipped by A. w. Barnum & Go. a few days ago. Mir. Barnum has at times sent car loads of poultry to Chicago and New York markets, but this is the first time he essayed a shipment of an entire car load of geese alone. It Is worthy of men, tion that the money paid by this firm to country people for eggs and poultry amounts to over s100,ooo year.
 
 Morgan County Herald: William liar vey, the Illinois gentleman who bought the Fennel place, came in last Thursday and is already busy preparing to revolu- tionize things out there. MT. Harvey Is a thorough farmer. He lived in Decatur for several years after the war. and his boundless resources caused him to re- turn. May he accomplish his fondest ex- pectations is our fervent wish. North Alabamian A young man nam ed Bradford was arrested last Thursday in the neighborhood of Roscoe, charged with having applied the torch to his un- cles residence in the ''cut off," which was entirely consumed with all it's contents. The family narrowly escaped with their lives. He was placed under bond of 5000, and up to this writing had been un-
 
 held by the constable of the beat. Eufaula Times: MT. c. c. Murphy paid us short visit this week. He is one of the best and most successful farmers of the county. Not more than dozen years ago he started with @ one horse farm, and by close attention to his business he has climbed the ladder rapidly, and today is well off of this worlds goods He has cultivated few acres, but he made these rich producing over a bale to the acre. besides raising all necessary supplies at home.
 Tuscumbia Correspondent to Leighton News: There was a small free circus In town last week. A car load of Arizona horses were sold and 1t was a picnic to witness their capers when roped. There were two accidents which came near re- sulting seriously. MT. Crump, German farmer, and John Prout were badly hurt Ben Palmer purchased one of the horses and while trying to get it home it fell and broke its neck.
 Gadsden Times News The Menlo Hatchett tells of quiet and romantic