Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-15
GADSDEN.
e&A Death From Hydrophobia- Pip Works EnIarging-Epworth League
 10 Give a Festival.


 Gadsdcn, Sept. 1S.-(Special Corre- spondence.)-James Adkins. cotored, live ing in East Gadsden died yesterday of hydrophobia in its worst form. Last No vernbeg he was bitten by dog, but he paid no attention to it. Two days ago he was taken violently i'll, and it required. four men to hold him in bed, the spasms coming frequently and being harder ev- cry time. When water was offered him he went Into a terrible fit and frothed at the mouth He claims he broke blood vessel near his heart, but the physicians say he died of hydrophobia. Two others, bitten at the same time, are now living in constant dread.
 On account of the receipt daily of large orders for soil pipe, the Weller Pipe works are now building an addition that will increase the output 25 per cent.
 Gadsden's first bale of cotton has been sold to the Howell Cotton company of Rome for cents, where it will be made into cloth and shipped to China.
 George Wharton, colored, was fined for stealing ham from T. l.. Johnson and while being read a state warrant he took leg bail and is still at large.
 The rust Is doing considerable damage
 to cotton in this and Cherokee and St. Clair counties. The yield in these coun- ties will be far short of 1893 and 1894.
 An unknown negro corn thief made a IutiOuS dSSdOIl OIl EHlIuell 1dIip yCo-
 terday morning. Emmett, who is 12 years old, went out to feed his fathers horse, and as he opened the crib door saw a man. He shut the door, when it was suddenly 1ung open and the thief
 knocked Emmett down with a stick,
 bruising his shoulder and chin, knock ing out four teeth and cutting a large gash over his eye. He was found in an unconscious condition aud remained that way until late in the evening. There is no clue to the robber and would-be mur- derer. The boy is improving some now.
 Mrs. Casey, wife of justice R. H. Ca, sey of this city, dS one of the heirs of the, great Edwards estate in New York, and
 her share will be over $2,000 900. Steps are being taken to secure same. There are other heirs here also. Frank F. Abernathy and Miss Cordie Phillips of Calhoun county eloped and at- tempted to marry here this week. and failing went to Bronco, on the Chatta1 nooga Southern, where the knot was tied.
 The Epworth league will give festival and literary entertainment Friday night at Mrs Golightly's residence on Fourth street. The colored preachers of this district are making an effort to build high school at Attalla, at which the negroes can be educated for the calling of the
 ministry.
 The stock building and all of the Coosa furnace here are being painted, and it is rumored that the plant will soon be started again.
 GadSden's free schools opened this week with 26S pupils, the most fiattering opening yet.
 c. H. Moody, assistant superintendent of the Dwight Cotton mills of Chicopee, Mass, is now here to superlntend the putting up of the machinery for the fac- tory here. There are now on the way, to arrive next week, 300 carloads of mechin- arrive next week, 300 carloads of machin-
 will be put in rapidly. and it is thought the factory will be running by January 1, 1896.
 T. c. Galloway of Wills valley made large crop of corn this year and every ear will average three pounds. M D. Sibert and Charles P. Smith will debate on "Womans Suffrage" in this city on the 27th.