Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-22
STATE NEWS.

The last issue of the Sheffield Standard
contained thirty-one mortgage sale ad-
yertisements.
Headland Sun: There is nothing better
for stock and cattle than good rye
patch. Sow one.
Headland Sun: Our farmers are feel
ing good over their big cribs full of corn
and big fat hogs.
Headland Sun: If you have got
your hogs in the field, be sure that they
have plenty of water
The Conecuh Record reports only three
inmates of the county poor house-one
white woman and two negro men.
Monroe Journal: Mr.. w. R. Virgins,
living about seven miles north of Monroe
vile, had the misfortune to lose his
dwelling by fire on last Monday night.
Headland Sun: The various guano fac
tories can begin to get their aromatic
earth sacked up. The cotton farmer
aims to hit her heavy next year, we re-
gret to say.
opelika News: The Advertiser of yes
terday contains the announcement that
Mr. w. G. Campbell, who was shot here
some weeks ago is lying dangerously i'll
at the residence of his uncle in that city,
and was not expected to live.
Eufaula Times: Many steam and
water ginneries in this county have been
forced to suspend operations for lack of
water. The protracted drought has
caused many water courses to dry up.
A good rain is needed throughout this
entire section.
Tuskegee Reporter: We hear people
talk occasionally about how cheap they
can buy corn, but what US town folks
want to know is when the price of meal
will fall few points. 1t makes us real
sad to hear of corn selling for 30 cents
a bushel when we haveto pay 20 cents for
a peck of meal.
Peoples Advocate, Ashland: The house
of Mrs. Linda Heath. a widow, Mary and
Martha Haynes, who live few miles
north of town, was burned to the ground
Monday night. The unfortunate women
were unable to save but a few articles
of clothing. About a bale of seed cotton
was also destroyed.
Monroe Journal A new species of corn
has been introduced from Peru. The
grains are four times larger than ordi-
nary corn, and the plant is very prolific,
yielding ears of enormous size. 1t grows
wild in Mexico and is called Yea tuni-
cata," or clothed corn" for the reason
that each individual grain is covered
with shuck.
Sheffield Standard: The Birmingham
State Herald is informed that a repre-
sentative of a large cotton mill in Massa-
chusetts will come to Alabama next week
with view of locating a mill. Just send
that representative to Sheffield and let
him inspect the most beautiful and other
wise desirable cotton mill site in the
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ness, the climate, water and fuel, schools
and churches, and what else may be
needed, not emitting the raw material
Huntsville Argus: Mr.. John McCalley
county surveyor, who returned yesterday
from survey in the neighborhood of
Monrovia, reports that the farmers along
the road are very busy picking cotton
and that about three-fourths of the crop
has been gathered, that the pike lately
built on the Thompson Mill road is In
splendid condition, that in passing over
them one can not detect that portion of
the pixies graded by the improved road
grader purchased by the commissioners,
and that which was built by means of the
pillow, shovel and scraper, the former
shows a much heater and smoother road
bed. From present appearances he
thinks the farmers of Monrovia neighbour
hood need not dread any longer the usual
bottomlesS winter mud holes. He also
reports the SuQQen QeaIn OF a MISS ray
Tor, who was only sick ten or fifteen min
utes before her death night before last
Conecuh Record: Perhaps the boldest
robbery yet recorded in the annals of
this county was committed in the quiet
little town of Belleville on Monday af-
teqnoon of this week. Mr.. A. r. Knight
highly respected citizen of that neigh
borhood, came into the store of Newton
& Son to make some purchases. He
pulled out his pocketbook, which contain
ed about $40 in cash, and was in the act of
paying for what he had bought when his
attention was attracted by piece of
goods on the counter and he turned to
look at it. In the meantime Tom Mel
son, colored, snatched the pocketbook
from the counter. and giving the signal ito
a partner, Joe Brannan, both started off
on run. Chase was immediately given
by several white citizens. who finally sue
ceeded in capturing Joe Brannan, who
was promptly lodged in Jail here by Mr..
J. w CASTOR. Tom Nelson escaped with
the money and has not yet been heard
from He is mulatto, weighing about
$50 pounds, and has his right thumb bit
off.
Marriages.
In Dadeville--Mr. r. ]. Ingsom and
Miss Matte Mcintosh.
t In Mobile-Mr. Asa Holt Reid to Miss
Mary F. Murray.
At Stevenson-Mr. Oscar Brown and
Miss Mamie Allison.
In Chiffon county-Mr. Perry Wester
and Miss H. E. Stripping.
Near Pronto. Pike county--Mr. o. F.
Carroll and Miss Copeland.
Deaths Doings.
In observation-disclosures Underwood.
Near Hanceville on the 18th instant
Mrs. Mahala Adams, wife of l. F. Adams.
At Finchburg, Monroe county-Dr. Ray
Fountain.
In Boaz--Little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Killingsworth.
In Demopolis-Mr. John Smith, aged SO.
In Randolph county,. H. Orr.
In Madson-Elliott Chambers Crute.
In Tuskegee-Elen. 3-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. ]. F. Dowdell.
In LeFayette-Leona, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Adams.
In Jackson county-Mr. Walter R. Da-
Wis.
Scale.
A Murderer Sent Up for Twenty Years