Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-07
UNION SYRINGE.
A Live Letter From Live City-Personal
 and General Notes.


 and General Notes.
 Union Springs, July 5.-(Special Core .)-Misses A. l.. Pierce and w. M. Pitts are at Blount Springs in search of strength and health.
 The switch board is being adjusted at the telephone exchange today and the hello, will be in working order soon and our people will enjoy longfelt want.
 MT S. N. Weliborn. who does business in your city, is spending his vacation with his family in this place.
 Lieut.. George M. Eatmen of Marion spent some delightful days with his fair friends here last week.
 Miss Robinson of LaGrange, Ga. is the guest of Miss Sessions, on South Prairie street.
 two weeks absence, visiting Cedar town, Ga.
 The canning factory is in full blast now, and vast quantities of fruit and vegetables are being put up and the force has to work far into each night in order to dispose of each days purchases.
 Rev MT. Brownlee on Wednesday evening began series of services, pre- paratory for communion next Sunday. He will be assisted on Friday and Sat urdayiby the Rev. Dr. E. P. Davis of the First Presbyterian church of Montgom- cry.
 The Southern Rifles came home last Sunday morning in command of First Lieut.. George B.. Miles. They all report a good time in the beautiful old city of Mobile. They say it is an ideal camping ground. They had just enough drilling to be pleasant, and we think the boys deserve a little recreation now and then
 The Fourth of July was observed in our town by all the stores being closed and everybody taking a holiday. A very large number of our people celebrated the day by attending the annual old fashioned ia. sol, la singing at Macedo- mia, in the lower part of the county. They report a fine time an immense crowd from the adjoining counties being present. There was a general hand shaking, a good dinner an abundance of every kind of fruit and any amount of quiet work by those who are more than willing to serve the dear people.
 The First Baptist church. in the ab- sence of their pastor, Dr. Dalby. who is in Chattanooga recuperating his health, extended an invitation to Dr. ". N. Reeves of Eufaula to preach for them, and he will fill their pulpit Sunday next.
 Our town is unusually gay just now, being full of summer visitors. Picnics, lawn tennis, receptions, teas and dances arc all the rage now. and our young peo- pie are enjoying life to the fullest ex- tent This is meet and proper, for youth
 
 Our town has the hcner of furnishing your city with three of it's best judges. Judges Banks WilkerSon and Feagin all left our town to make reputation and for tune in your city, and most successfully and brilliantly are they accomplishing that end. We are proud of them and have not yet relinqushed all claim on them.
 Mrs J. J. Banks and sons of Birming- ham are visiting the family of Judge S T. Frazer. on South Prairie street -O
 On the Same Day.-The Tuscumbia North Alabamian says: "The Birming- ham Age-Herald now reaches Tuscum- bia at l o'clock the same day it is pub lished.'
 Flattering Prospects.1T Alabama Enquirer says: '"rhe prospects for good crops of all kinds this year is, so far, very hattering. but it is too early to ven-' ture correct estimate of the yield Will Build at Once-Referring to Fay cites newest industry the Sentinel says: MT. J. J. Ray is having the lumber placed on his premises for the erection of | a building for his canning factory, which will be built at once.''
 Discovery of Silver.-The Huntsville Argus says: About ten and a half l miles from the city on land belonging to Hon. Jere Murphy, situated not far from 1 the Athens road. croppings of silver ore are plainly discernable. We are informed l that silver in paying quantities thickly abound, and 1t is the intention of Mr. | Murphy to show the digging" to an ex-