Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-07

an obscure little place and all this change has been brought about by the untlring labors of Professor Sherrill Something more than two years ago he touched that place like magic. Brought 1t from ob- scurity and graced if with first-elass school building. In two years Professor Sherrill worked the school up to six teachers and over 300 scholars, which now bids to be the small beginnings of great things.
 JB Martin of Arab, one of Marshall county's best farmers, was in town yes terday, and says that Brindlee mountain crops are in a more excellent condition than for many years, that there is far larger area in corn than ever before and less in cotton than he ever knew.
 A very small box was shipped from here today by local dealer containing ginseng, the value of which was $30 The average citizen does not realize the high price obtained for this article. It is fact that there is nothing that would call forth the last pound of tea from China as readily as ginseng: Resarded as priceless by 400,000,000 of people, It would seem as though no other argument was neceessary for the cultivation Of this mulch sought for product.
 The Santa Creek Gold Mining com pany was organized last week at Scotts- boro, and has been incorporated with the following members: D. J. Jones, C. p. James. George c. Hunt, Virgil Boul- din, r. V. Bodfish, J. R. Harris and w L. Martin The capital stock is $1OO00o The object is to mine gold, to buy and sell mining and other lands and do gen eral mining business. They Commenced work yesterday to sink deep shaft near the Santa Creek ferry. The object IS to find the gold vein. Having found large piece of honey-combed quartz weighing 100 pounds, which showed by it's rough cut that it had been broken off from ledge of quartz near by, their object is to find the vein of which this is part.
 Fred V. Bodflsh has moved his family from Chattanooga to Langston. He VIII devote his entire time to the gold fields. Professor Bodfsh is an analyst and of wide reputation. He and Miner Derr banned out $6 worth of gold in four hours last Saturday.
 Dr. D. L. Kirby of Omaha, Tex, re- having read the glowing aceodnts in Texas about the gold mines. pr. Kirby says that he is disappointed, that he e&- pected to pick up gold in chunks by simply walking over the fields that he had played in during .his boyhood days, small boys Keen eye had not been able to discover a color of 1t.
 pr. and Mrs, s. J. Burnham Of Bir- mingham are visiting at the Kirby es- tate, Mrs. Burnham being a daughter of Mrs. Kirby
 Of truth gold is magnetic,
 The people of lillian Store and vi- cinity believe that the gold boom has now struck them. Bicycles are now on their streets. In this remote region this is the first time that many have ever seen a bicycle.
 A number of our people left early Sun day morning in carriages, driving ten miles to attend comfnencement services at the Albertville Agricultural college. They reported a very able sermon. de- livered with telling effect by the Rev. James Mccoy of Birmingham. The Huntsville Argus tells of young white girls over anxiety to have more husbands than the law allowed by say ing: Annie Goforth, a young white wo- man about 20 years of age, was lodged in Jail yesterday afternoon on an al- legged charge of bigamy Annie lived in the suburb of Lawrence and, if reports be true, her besetting sin is indulging in a plurality of husbands. Annie, it seems, likes a variety of men, and al- though they come high she must have them even by running the gauntlet of the state prison to get them. But, as it another is told, it may turn out that An nie is not so guilty as is now alleged. Dastardly crimes of thieves go unpun- ished, but it is hoped the wretches, if guilty and now ip custody. will be dealt
 
 told by the Eagle Eye as follows: A. D. Bell of Gatn1an informs us that James Riley who lives near that place, had the misfortune to have his residence de- stroyed last Thursday night by fire. Ev- erything he had was lost and the fam fly only escaped in their night garments. Marion Lawson. Riley's tenant, was ar rested Saturday, charged with the crime.
 comparison between a hale and hardy old man and & dude is made by the Eagle Eye man as follows, .S W. Mosley, 73 years old, walked from home here this week. a distance of sixteen miles, and didn't complain very much of the fatigue, while Ed Burns recently walked up from Vernon and said "Aw, l am dewsedly we've, aw, don cher knaw?"
 The Alabama Beacon tells of the airs Greensboro is putting on in the following manner: There has been more painting and general cleaning up in Greensboro this spring than for some time. The beautiful old city is charmingly robed in her commencement dress. It was a Gretna Green affair and is spoken of as follows by the Eagle Eye: Bob Rocks and Miss Mollie Webb, both of Gatman, were married by D. W. Hol- lis, on the Ed, at the home of MT Bla- lock, near Gatman. It was a Gretna Green affair.
 
 Pardoned Two, Commuted One. Washington. June 6.-President Cleve- land today pardoned Andy Colbert. con Victed in the IInita1 Statoc oirc,it