Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-08

MONDAY JULY 8, 1t ALABAMA IN BRIEF. Family Almost Entirely Obliterated. 1.-The following is taken from the Noun |tain Eagle: News reached us of the death last Sunday evening by lightning |of Postmaster Ed Bryan. his wife and aoaby Of Littlesville, Ala. One little boy is all that is left of the family. and he lFas badly shocked by the fatal bolt" 'a Prospective Dummy Line.-The South inn Democrat says: "A civil engineer tlias in town last week looking over the dummy line route that is being project tH from Blountsville to Garden City. He expresses himself delighted with the route. We don't want to tell all the good news at once, but if you will wait few months you will hear the whistle Taken Away to Maryland.-The La Fayette Sun has the following: "On Sun day last, at the home of the brides fa- ther Mr F. H. Trammell, near Five Points. Mir. John Rumbold and Miss Dora Trammell were pronounced man and wife by Rev. w. T. Herndon. on
 eSoNtS ticy iCll TUT tIt SIOOHl HOIilC In Oxford, Md, where they will reside. The Sun extends best wishes"
 A Bugaboo Explained Away.-The Clarke County Democrat says: "A good deal is being said about the Texas cot ton pest. Those who have suffered most from this pest and have had the best opportunities for examining it are satis- fled that it is nothing but the old fa- miliar cotton louse that appears almost every spring, especially when it is cool or wet. Only this and nothing more"
 The Founders Birthday-The Alabama Tribune says of the founder of Cullman, Tor whom the town was named Col John G. Cullman, the founder of the city, celebrated the 72d anniversary of his birth last Tuesday evening. A large num- Der of his many friends gathered at his residence to pay their respects in honor of the event, and two bands of music without played serenading airs galore The colonel was in the best of spirits and looked hale and hearty Apparently he will live to see many more anniversaries.
 Cullman Wants Water Works.-The Alabama Tribune says: Tt was expect ed that the contract for erecting the city water works would be awarded last Mon day, but as none of the bids received were in all respects satisfactory the con- tract was withheld. The difficulty arose mainly from the fact that each bidder furnished his own specifications, in con sequence of which there was no real competitive bidding, and none of the specifications fulfilled all the require mentS It was therefore decided to ad Vertise for new bids on the basis of plans and specifications to be furnished by the city through MT. Ludlow, a special en- gineer now employed by the city in that work M
 A Quiet Wedding at LaFayette-Ih Lafayette Sun prints the following: At 1:30 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon MT. Sam G. Spence of Lafayette was married to Miss Annie Lindsey of this city. The marriage occurred at the home of the brides father, MT. R. H. Lindsey, on Calhoun street. and was a very quiet wedding, only few friends being present. The parlor was most beautifully decorated, principally with ferns and roses, and amid these the high contracting parties stood while Rev. Mir. Bull performed the ceremony in that beautiful and impressive manner used by MT. Bull Many present said that no more perfectly beautiful ceremony had ever been heard"
 Discharged by the Court.-The Moun- tain Eagle has the following: Last WCCh WC save all dCCouHl OI the arrest and Imprisonment of R. A. Williams, charged with criminal assault on Miss Texas Boshell a few days before. Will Hams had preliminary hearing before Judge Shepherd last Wednesday after noon, and was discharged It developed on the trial that Miss Boshell had sworn out warrant before Justice of the Peace w. Il. McLain charging the defendant with rape. A few days later, at her request, Justice of the Peace J. D. Hill fnf fT., before him that the defendant had never made no assault on her. Before Judge Shepherd she only testified to an at tempt at rape. She admitted making contradictory statements, but said she made the affidavit before Justice Hilton through sympathy for the defendants wife and little children, that what she swore before MT. McLain was the truth but claimed that the defendant failed to accomplish his purpose. The woman is not very bright
 Brave Woman and a. Huge Rattlar The following is from the Lafayette Sun: Hanging on the front porch of Woods drug store yesterday morning was large rattlesnake, whose beautiful mottled back and numerous rattles at tracted much attention. His snakeshp was over feet long, as large around as mans arm and wore twelve rattles and the orthodox button. And wonderful to relate, this deadly reptile was killed by lady, Mrs. Josie Webb, of this place. Yesterday Mrs. Webb was returning from a visit to the country and had reached Darden's creek, about three miles east of town. when she discovered near the road this rattlesnake. Instead of uttering feminine shrieks and driving rapidly from the spot, as many of her sex would have done, Mrs Webb stopped her horse, got out of the buggy and pre- fo,. CAt,< tf<,Iy cI,, l&A1I ly attacked the snake and in q minute or two had beaten it's head into a jelly. Then she cooly placed the dead reptile in her buggy and brought it home as a trophy. Mrs Webb is certainly re- markedly courageous lady,
 A Clever Gang of Sharpers.