Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-08

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 e seF es q N'., "-''N.'' vii n Interestif sReuc-The Clayton to lrier says ~hfr JIG. Williams lett err err i M r, e,,;sls4 ,.,.t,,tatl at Flfau- wh
 la; Nov~- ~-a7. 1881. n was published lle' e | No. 2 Ut. advv4 ths uuion calsse ,da | Among the many rtisements it cou-sl to | tained we fird these lClayton: H da 1 M Tompl1ins, st8 locate lwarrantss sv l Tompkins & CoweH. A gooa yard, gu with boots and shoes ef everyerip- sal l ton manufactured; admfntstrator ga I | by Seth Mabry. The following marriaya notice appears in it's eolumns: On the l 18th ultimo, by Walker w. Williams 1 E.sq., Mir Harrison Brdsong to Miss Mar- 1 tha Matilda, daughter of Joel and Jane | Sims, all of Barbour county, Ala.
 | Amt Had Enough-The Oxford Enter | prise says: "A company encanpment for l the Calhoun Rifles is being discussed by | the boys. The idea is to go to Sulphur l Springs and keep the company under 1 military discipline, and make the camp l one of instruction and pleasure. About 1 the only trouble will be in getting enough l tents for the company. If any citizens l have one and will tender the company | the use of 1t they will long be remem- 1 bered by Company 1. There will be but l little expense attached if each member | VIII IuIIllSH uldCl PlONiSiOhS eto iiC SHNit l eat. One cook will be enough for thirty l men. 1t will be very pleasant as well as d profitable encampment, and the | Calhoun Rifles are the first to suggest | such a thing in Alabama as company | encampment."
 Rome Won the Trumpet.-The Annis- | ton Hot Blast says: "One of the most | interesting and no doubt the most ex- citing contest here yesterday was the | races between the fire companies on | Noble street about noon. Three com | panies entered, Daniel Tyler No. 1 and | West Anniston No. 4 of this city, and l Mountain City of Rome. They ran in | the order mentioned and Mountain City | throwing water first, was awarded the | prize, a handsome silver trumpet The
 run was 100 yards down to the plug in | front of McIntyre's store. The side | walks were crowded and it was with | great difficulty they were kept out of l the way during the contests but the | feat was accomplished and no one was
 hurt. The Rome company brought no | reel and hose with them. so they used
 those of Daniel Tyler"
 1 Dead by the Roadsde-The Brun- l didge News says: "wednesday afternoon l the dead body of Mrs. Nancy Lindsay, who resided near Linwood, was diseov- | cred by the roadside, near the residence | of Mr. Robert Andress, one mile from 1 6dnkS, Dy C1G IOlSOn brothers, WHO were
 | going to Troy They notified MT. An | dress of the find and Dr. Hanson, the | justice of the peace, was summoned, | who inpaneled jury, which upon the | testimony of pr. Crossley, returned verdict that the cause of her death was l a sudden stroke of apoplexy. Mrs. l Lindsay was about 65 years of age 1 sister of Mir. Lee Stewart, who lives l about five miles from this city, on the
 Troy road, and was on her way to visit | him when stricken. The body was kind
 l ly cared for and prepared for burial at l MT. Address house, and Mr. Lindsay 1 sent for, who arrived at o'clock that l night. The funeral took place Thurs | day."
 1 Surprised the Natves.-The Canebrake Herald has the following: Our city was l treated to a genuine surprise last Sun l day when 1t became known that Mir Will | lie Hall, who had been attending school | at Yale, had returned home, bringing 1 with him a fair bride. Mr Hall was ex-
 pected home in few days but no inti- nation of his wedding had reached | home He wanted to treat his friends 1 and relatives to a surprise and he did it. | MT. Hall had been married a week when | he returned He is a bright young man, | just graduated In law, and with his stu | dious habits will make a success. His | fair bride is Miss Lombard of Milford, | Ct., a highly cultured young lady of a | prominent family of that state She Is | endeared to her many friends for her | many fine and admirable traits and qual- l ities She is gladly welcomed to the | south and to the canebrake and the Her. | aid extends congratulations"
 | Good Times Coming.--The Covington | Times exclaims: There is not the least 1 shadow of a doubt in the minds of the | people today that good times are knock | ing at the door, From all parts of the | country come the cheering reports of the | greatest harvest in the history of the | present generation, if not in the nine | teenth century The farmers of the | south, were they compelled to do so, | could feast tDupon fruit and vegetables | from now until harvest time, and con l slider themselves very comfortably SUD- | ported. Corn, meat, syrup, sweet pota- | toes etc., together with all kinds of dried and canned fruits, will be plentiful l There will be a shortage in cotton but | the advance in price will make up the IosSage in quantity. If there Is surplus I of production it will be grain, fruit, veg | etables, potatoes, etc. and can be con sumed with profit on the farm. Now that | the Lord has smiled upon and blessed | these efforts, let us continue to improve l and raise the standard. Till the soil ! energetically and intelligently, and you | will profit thereby. What a rich inde- l pendent and happy country America | WOuiu De II dll tilG peOplS tllltu all tue soil all the time
 Unburied for Eighteen Years.-The | Troy Messenger prints the following pe- | culiar incident: "The most novel pro- ceeding of which we have known is the | burial of the body of Matthew Brunson, who died at his home in Coffee county about eighteen years ago. His remains will be buried next Friday at Woodland | Grove Baptist church. He died at the l age of about 75 years, requesting that his body should be kept out of the grave for eighteen years, and that he should then be buried and have his funeral preached He bought his coffin and tried it on be- fore he was taken sick. He arranged everything for his burial and was anx- ious that his wishes should be carried out. His people have carried out his re- quest and on next Friday the end of the eighteenth year, his body will be in- tered, Rev. P. l.. Moseley preaching the funeral On his dying bed Uncle Matthew requested that his people should look at his body at least once a year. They have looked at two or three times a year, and say it is in an almost