Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25

A Gentle Reminder.-Waterme are getting ripe and our friends seem to have forgotten the notice that we put in the paper some time ago that they would be received in this office free of charge Marengo Democrat.
 A Mummified Cat-A genuine mummi- fled cat was plowed up in Capt. C. c. Gewins garden a few days ago. The hide is perfectly tanned, and IS as tough as leather. There is no telling how long thd cat has been there. It is on exhibition at MT. D. Rothenberg's store.-Greens- boro Beacon.
 Iron Men Prospecting.--Seve real es- tate and mineral men from Sheffield and
 other places have been in Russellville the past week looking over the vast iron
 beds of Franklin county. They all eX- press themselves as being highly pleased
 with both the quality and quantity Of our iron ore.-Russellville Idea.
 Who Can Beat It?--Mr. and Mrs. w.
 Seibold have some of the largest cab baGes of the season. One head received by the Democrat weighed fraction over
 ten pounds, was 30 inches in circumter- ence and 13 inches in diameter. This IS
 the largest we have seen reported III
 Alabama papers. $. M. Green Of Brun-
 dridge had one last week which was
 nearly as large.--Guntersville Democrat.
 A Wise Pig.-We are told that the ne-
 groes occupying the section house at tnis
 place own an educated pig; that his pig
 ship at the approach of every train runs
 LID to the door grunting, as II III rear or
 great danger, and that some one steps
 out and turns q large goods box over the
 pig when he becomes quiet. AS soon as
 the train departs the box IS turned up
 and the pig walks off grunting, as II re-
 hi "a cite Sentinel
 Tuskaloosas New Cotton Mill.-Yes- terday we took a look into the cotton
 mill being put up at the depot by the J; Snow company. The machinery is all on the ground. and is nearly all in it's place and will be put in operation on next Monday morning. MT. l.. D. San ders who has had many years eXperl- ence in the cotton business, will be the superintendent, and this will assure It's success The mill is not large one, buG it is this kind of enterprises that build up a community. This mill has 21OO spindles. gives employment to about forty or fifty hands. has weekly pay roll of about $150 and consumes from twelve to fourteen bales of cotton per week.--TuskalooSa Gazette.
 Rather Romantic.--Some two years ago MT. Paul Judge of Kansas inserted | a little ad in a metropolitan weekly | stating that he desired a female core spondent In the due course of time he | received a reply from Mrs. Routt, a widow lady living a few miles west of | town.r The correspondence moved along smoothly enough; marriage was proposed | and the matrimonial offer was accepted | by the lady.
 The date for his coming to claim his | bride was agreed upon, and after being here for three or four days and con- | stantIy visiting her the marriage cere- mony was performed Sunday morning | last by Rev T. L. Weatherford in his most agreeable and handsome manner. The bride is well known and highly re spected in this county, and is a daugh- | ter of one of our best citizens, MT. Will | liam Harold; and while the groom is, | of course, a stranger, he has made many l friends by his pleasant manners.--Athens Democrat.