Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-29
A TRAIL YOUNG WOMAN Wants Damage From the South ern Railway Company. CONDUCTOR WANTED 4 KISS Ore Negro Suicides and Another Dies on Hear ing of It-So i'd Train of Lime Sent
 Out of Anniston.

AnnlSton, Sept 8.-(Speclal.)-Ml Lizzie Hendrix of Jacksonville has filed a suit in the circuit court of this county against the Southern Railway company for $10,00 damages. The plaintiff claims that she was damaged to this extent by an assault upon her by Conductor Pearce, who was in charge of a passenger train of the Southern Railway company. She alleges that on or about May 27, 1895, while a passenger on train between Piedmont and Ladiga, in this county she was grievously insulted and greatly shocked by the conduct of said conductor. The specific charges are that Conductor Pearce, who was a stranger to Miss Hen drix, sat down by her, took her by the hand and said he would not release her until she kissed him. She claims that she is frail young woman and by this insult was greatly shocked, from the effect of which she became nervously prostrated and suffered great pain of body and humiliation and distress of mind. The charges do not state whether or not Conductor Pearce succeeded in hls efforts to kiss the plaintiff. Willis Mcclellan, a well to do and well thought of negro of Jenifer, ten miles south of here, committed suicide this morning by cutting his throat from ear to ear He had been slightly unwe)l for few days, but no plausible reason is gwen for his self destruction. Another negro, who lived in an adjoining house and had been i'll for several months, died as soon as he heard of the suicide. The Annston Gun club went down to Talladega yesterday afternoon and for the second time won In a shooting match with the Talladegians. The match yes terday afternoon was divided into two contests, the first of which was a tie, each club breaking 174 pigeons out of possible 250. In the second however the Annstonians won by a score of 1I9 to 175 The best record was made by capt. Talbot Foard of the Annston club in the second contest. He broke twenty-five straights, or all of the pigeons at which he shot in that contest. The second best score was made by Worrell of Talla- dega also in the second contest. he break ing twenty-three straights, missing one and getting twenty-four out of a possible twenty-five.
 The Anniston Lime and Coal company sent out this morning over the Louisville and Nashville railroad solid train Of eighteen cars of lime to customer in the southwest This company is now employing seventy-f1ve men and making about 300 barrels of lime day. In the case of the Anniston Gold Min ing company against Messrs. Milligan, Neal and Vaughan of Heflin, to secure possession of the shaft containing the rich vein of gold ore discovered near Ar bacoochee, Cleburne county, which mas been on trial in a justice court in the latter place this week, non-suit was finally taken by the plaintiff. This leaves Messrs. 'Miligan, Neal and Vaughan in possession but the Anniston Gold Mining company will probably bring another suit shortly.
 Marshal Hulsey of Oxanna shot at two unknown ruffians who were rocking the house of Capt H. l.. Woolf early yester day morning, but it is not believed that the shots had any effect other than to frighten them away.
 A few cases of diphtheria are reported from the mountain tops southeast of OK anna and from Choccolocco valley, but there have been no deaths. Dr. s. c. Clopton, the former able and beloved pastor of Parker Memorial Bap- tist church. who is now in Washington, Va, in writing to friend here states that he has preached every Sunday eX- cept the first since leaving Anniston two months since and has conducted three meetings in which there were about scV- enty-five professions of conversions.
 Mrs. George Coxdale gave a delightful Sociable to her young friends last night at her home on North Walnut street.
 MT. J. D. Probst of New York, presi- dent of the Woodstock Iron works, and largely interested in other southern prop critics, is in the city in his private car He is accompanied by his friend Major Banks, of Augusta, Ga.
 Mrs. G. T. Long and children left this morning for Birmingham to join Captain Long, who has had position there for some time with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company
 Maj. Frank P. Mcconnell of Talladega spent the morning in Anniston en route home from Atlanta
 MT. Albert P. Bush, Jr., is up from Mo bile on visit to his parents, Capt. and Mrs. T. G. Bush.
 
 in the city and will preach at Parker Memorial Baptist church tomorrow at II o'clock a. m. and 7:30 D. m.
 Capt. A. P. Agee is on trip to Selma and Livingston.
 Mir. and Mrs Lane of Marion are vis- iting their daughter, Mrs. John s. Moor ing.
 Miss Grace Knight is visiting in At lanta.
 James H. Marion is up from Selma on visit to his family.
 MT. and Mrs. Gus Eberhardt of Sa- vannah are visiting the latter's aunt. Mrs. Julia L. Miller.
 Mrs P. H. Sims and children of Selma have returned home, after a visit to Mrs. w. l.. Moseley.
 MT. r. D. Roser who has been the guest of relatives and friends here for month past. returned to his home in Rome.
 Mrs P. r. Wade and Miss Pearl Wade of Rlakely. Ga, are visiting Mrs. Walter A. Robinson.
 Miss Mary Ellis Washburn of Mont gomery is guest of Misses Zula and Lida CaSsady, on Leighton avenue.
 Miss Goldie Ayers has returned to her home in Jacksonville, after a visit to her aunt Mrs. J. c. LeGrand
 Mrs. John s. Mooring has as her guest her sister. Miss Annie Love, of Marion.
 Miss Lizzie Tucker of Gainesville, Ga, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs J. C.. LeGrand, for several days went up to Jacksonville this afternoon to visit other relatives.
 MT. A. r. Hammond has gone to Mont gomrey to spend Sunday.