Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-16

knocked in the head since the coming of the cold weather.
 Athens Courier: Two young men who | had ridden all the way from Michigan on their bicycles passed through Athens last week.
 Anniston Hot Blast: United States Deputy Marshal Tom Phelan says he | has out at his home in Alexander valley pumpkin in which a stick feet inches long can be turned end ways.
 ] Opelka News: A great many of our farmers are holding back their cotton from market in the hope Of obtaining better prices. They are enabled to do this on account of the good condition they are in financially.
 Anniston Hot Blast: Judge Elmore Garrett killed yesterday an S-months-old shoat that weighed 196 pounds net. And there had been practically no expense Tn raising and fattenng it. If anybody can beat this let him show up.
 Eufaula Times: The University foot ball team will leave tonight for Baton Rouge, where they will meet the Univer- sity of Louisiana boys on the grid iron tomorrow. Saturday they will play the Tulane eleven at New Orleans. Eufaula Times: Some men try adver- Using as the Indian tried feathers. He took one feather, laid it on the board and slept on it all night. In the morning he
 remarked: White man say feathers heap soft; white man d-n fool" Eufaula Times: News comes to us that b bank will soon be established in Louis vile. There is no better town in this country for a bank than Louisville. It ic town Times loves 1t and loves its people. Hamilton News-Press: The squirrel crop in these parts seems to be good. Our friends. J. s. Clements and Fred Lawrence, bagged seventeen nice ones last Friday evening, and said they did not go more than one mile from town. Florence Herald: Sheriff Joseph K. Hines returned Saturday from Tuska- loosa, where he went last week with an unfortunate young man named Jack Richardson, who had been adjudged in- sane. Richardson is about 20 years old, and lived near St. Florian.
 Troy Messenger: Lamar, the little son of Capt. J. B. Wiley, is the happiest boy in town. His grandfather In Tennessee has sent him the smallest pony ever seen here The pony weighs but IF pounds and Is a perfect little innocent. He is the attraction for the small boys. MontevalloI News: How is this for a crop? With one blow running regular and another occasionally a farmer near here made 1900 bushels of corn, ten bales of cotton, 200 bushels of sweet potatoes, $50 worth of watermelons, grapes, etc. This shows what push. perseverance and energy will do on farm.
 Demopolis Express: MT. w. M. Nell son, Meridian's chief of police. captured and brought back last Tuesday Frank Giles the darkey who assaulted and cut Night Watchman Rushing a few weeks ago, and for whose arrest the city had offered a reward of $50, which same was turned over to Mr. Nelson.
 Russellville Idea: Our farmers are nearly done gathering their crops. We have had favorable weather and have gathered an abundant harvest. Franklin is one of the finest farming counties in the state, and with the industrial city of Russellville as a market there is no reason under the sun why her farmers should not prosper.
 Ozark Star: Rev. H. C. Hurley on last
 Thursday night rendered his resignation as pastor of the Baptist church at this place. He has accepted call at Jasper, Ala, in Walker county. It is with much
 regret that OZdrK gives up lHiS eACellenC
 preacher and his most estimable wife,
 but the good wishes of many friends at
 tend them to their new home.
 Troy Messenger: On December 12 the
 Alabama annual conference of the Meth
 odist Episcopal church, south, will as-
 semble in this city. Preparations are be-
 ing made by the church and the whole
 town to take good care of it. Homes are
 being secured and the church is to be re-
 painted and recarpeted. A royal recep-
 tion will be rendered them.
 Gadsden Times-News: A little daugh-
 ter of J. R. Anderson at Turkeytown,
 while riding a horse behind her brother
 one day last week, slipped to the ground
 and broke her arm. She lost her hold
 and could not stay on the horse. The fall
 was sufficient to break the arm, but oth-
 erwise she was uninjured. The, hurt was
 very painful, but she is doing nicely now.
 Cullman Tribune: A rather disagree
 able personal encounter occurred between
 two or three of our citizens last Thurs
 day night, in the course of which Burrell
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