Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-10
FAYETTE.
Commencement Begins-Eree Silver Meet
 ing Pans Out Very Small.

ing Pans Out very 5nall
 Fayette, June S-(Special Correspond
 ence)-The commencement sermon of
 Fayettc Male and Female institute will
 be preached here Sunday by D. A. Burns,
 pastor of the Methodist church. Four
 will receive their diplomas from the
 school Tuesday night. Professor Van
 Diver has had large school from his
 beginning here.
 A silver meeting was held here today,
 and the attendance was small and con-
 sisted largely of populists. The meeting
 was addressed by Davis of Fayette,
 and Bob Windham. The following were
 elected delegates to the Memphis silver convention: J. s. Hollis, J. B. Sandford,
 R. l.. Windham, J. M. Davis, J. M. SteWN art, A. w. Agnew and Green Harper. Dr. R. w. Woods of Bankston made
 a general assignment for the benefit of
 his creditors yesterday, and it was filed
 in the probate office here today. He
 made a similar. assignment few years
 ago.
 Our people have grown very tired of
 politics. and my opinion is that the polit-
 teal speaker will have less attendance
 than usual. That was apparent in the
 silver meeting today. They are paying
 decidedly more attention to hog and hominy" and how to get out of debt. If this is correct there is silver lining to
 the dark cloud that seems to be cast atlWaft the Inanclal SKY
 Several negroes were arrested here
 this week and jailed for burglary. The
 stores in Fayette had been the subject
 of their rascalty, and especially the sa- loon of w. T. Naryber, from whom they
 had flched jugs of fine whistles, etc.
 One or two of the culprits had been
 drunk a week or so on the stolen intoX-
 icants.
 Tuscumbia is coming to the front, as will be noted from the following, which apneared in the Sheffield Standard: In
 the office of the probate judge at Tus- cumbia on Wednesday last the Shef- field Iron, Steel and Coal company filed
 articles of Incorporation, with capital
 stock of S1,500000 The officers of the
 company are: President John Fritz,
 South Bethlehem, Pa; general superin tendent Samuel Adams, South Bethle hem, Pa; secretary, George H. Berlin, Allentown, Pa; treasurer, J. A. Mckee, Philadelphia; chairman board of direct ors, w. H. Berlin, Allentown. Pa.; super intendent Jasper division. Henry Adams; assistant to superintendent, Joseph w. Adams: attorney. Howard Lamar; di rectors, John Fritz. E. ". Cole, J. c. Nicely. Napoleon Hill and w. H Berlin. This company is composed of the parties
 who recently purchased the three Cole furnaces and large tracts of mineral lands in Franklin and adjacent counties. While it is impossible to learn any of the details of their proposed operations, it is generally understood that all of the furnaces will be put in operation as soon as possible, and that industries for the manufacture of the pig iron will be es-
 tablshed here in She field. It may be slid with safety that the employment of S1,500,0 900 in iron manufacturing by a single corporation is the inevitable pre- Jude to future greatness for Sheffield. That we will have here before long a prosperous city, there is no longer doubt. The Bridgeport News prints the fol- lowing unfortunate as well as costly accident: HThe ice plant was almost
 ready for production. the machinery had for the first time been gotten into work ing order on Monday last, when, through an unfortunate accident, stop was re-
 moved and the ammonia flew into the face of the engineer, binding him and making it impossible for him to stop it's flow.
 Tn a few minutes the room was filled with the odor so that no one could get to it or the engine in the adjoining room. This was running under 100 pounds of steam and an explosion was appre- hended But the hose was brought as soon as possible and the ammonia ab- sorbed by water thrown into the room, making it possible to get the escaping
 ammonia under control.
 "The loss of ammonia was about $500 WOlIn ana tfle pTOuucllOHe eOI Ice VIII De delayed about one week, the time neces-
 sary to replace it.
 "The eyes of the engineer were badly
 burned. and it is feared the accident will prove quite serious for him and may permanently impair his sight It is for tunate an explosion of the boiler did not occur and do still more damage" The Tuskaloosa Times gives out the following proposition: The Tide Water Coal company has made a proposition to | the city to open up Bear street in consid- \ eration of grant of land for wharf pur54 Y poses. The same was referred to con1- " mittee to report at an adjourned meet- f ing of the board This is a movement oh the part of our enterprsing young men' N I money aid brains. and is guarantee ' at Tuskaloosa Will soon have cheap