Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-26

The country editors are making merry over big peaches and watermelons. Lucky fellows!
 Dan Gould a short-time convict work ing with a squad near Butler Springs, attempted to escape and was shot dead by the guards.
 The edior of the Chiffon View has more than one string to his bow: 'sThe editor of the View has made three land sales during the past week, and inquiries are on the increase"
 There is no room in Butler for the calamity bowler. The Greenvile Ad- vocate says: We haven't heard of any body dying of starvation over here in Butler. Neither does there seem to be any probability of their doing so.'
 Bicycle Club Hires Convicts.-The Bi- cycle club has rented the convicts from the city, and they have been out at the race track working on the bicycle track for several days. They pay the city 50 cents a day for each convict, and $2.50 for Uncle John Shannahan. This is quite a nice little speculation on the part of the city, and will bring some cash into the treasury.-Selma Times.
 Where Are the Blue Birds ?-Sometime ago we noticed a south Georgia paper asking the question. Where are all the blue birds?" The article went on to re- mark that, not one of these birds had been seen in that section since before the severe cold of last winter. Since then we have heard some remarks on this sub ject here. People who live in the country where these birds are generally numer- ous, state that they have not seen one this year. The supposition is that the cold weather killed them. If anyone has seen blue bird this season let him re- port.-Union Springs Herald.
 A Little Negro's Untimely End.-A lit tie negro boy on the farm of Capt A. M. McAliSter went out shooting Monday afternoon. He was nissed at night, and his people were uneasy about him, par ticularly so since he was to bring home the cows from the pasture and as he was faithful they assumed that some harm had come to him. They found him with a load of shot in his abdomen and he dead, quite dead His gun was not about and they did not find it. The gun had gone off and he had tried to make his way home, but died en route. The lad was 16 years old and was named Daniel McAlister-Eufaula Times.
 Sad Indeed.-Last Saturday afternoon the four sons of MT. Josh Lisenby, who lives in the eastern portion of the county, went to the Choctawhatchee river, about one mile above Chitty bridge, to go in bathing. They were aged 15, II, 19 and 21 years respectively. It seems that the three youngest got strangled and were in the act of drowning, when the older brother, realizing their condition, swam to them and succeeded in getting two of them out. After seeing them safely to the bank of the river he swan to the youngest one, to rescue him, but the little fellow clung to him so tenaciously that it was impossible to extricate himself, and they were both drowned. The alarm was given by the two who were rescued and soon crowd had gathered there and the bodies recovered from the water, only a few feet from where they sank. The oldest one was a married man, and lived in Florida, and was on a visit to his fathers family. They were young men of excellent Character and habits and were very much liked by all who knew them. This shocking affair has caused a gloom to come over the commit nifty in which it occurred, and the be- reaved have the sympathies of the people in their sore affliction.-Ozark Star.
 Snake and Coon Story.-A correspond ent of the Pine Belt News (Brewton) writes from Lewis station: If snake stories are in order I will report one. For the last two weeks one of my hired men, Bud Newton, colored, and myself have been coon hunting alternately every morning. Last Wednesday morning was Buds turn He got off al o'clock, and on arriving at the plantation the dog bayed. When Bud got near enough he heard the noise of a large rattler He htched his horse, struck a light and proceeded to the noise. He succeeded in killing the monster, which was 5 feet long, having thirteen rattles. The snake had lying by it a grown rabbit, which was dead. This was about o'clock. Bud mounted his horse and went on in pursuit of MT, Coon, and killed-2 very large one. Our fine dog (cur) would no doubt have been killed but for Buds scolding him from the snake. The same day while cutting new ground one-fourth of a mile from where the first one was killed another one of my men went in the swamp to start a brush-heap, fol- lowed closely by myself, and on stopping felt something soft under his feet, and on looking found that he was on a large rattler, identically like the first I kept an eye on it until two men came with poles and killed it. There were two other everyday snakes killed by our party and it wasn't a good day for snakes either. Of course the next morning was my time to go. but I made it convenient to have something else to do until after sunrise, when I went down and killed coachwhip. However, I got off this (Fri- day) morning and my cur treed near the field, so I stayed on my horse most of the time until day, about two hours and killed a fine coon. We have killed several lately.