Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-04
STATE NEWS.

Jacksonville Republican: J. D. Hardy
 of Calera, the chairman of the republi-
 can executive committee of the Fourth Congressional district, has been arrested
 on the charge of bribery, for the way in
 which he handled Aldrich's campaign
 money during the last congressional
 have been tried in the Anniston city
 court last Monday but was continued
 until Friday, December 6, at the request
 of the defendants attorneys.
 Moulton Advertisers: We hear it stated
 by good authority that the Protest, now
 published at Cullman, will most likely be removed to Courtland at an early day.
 One of it's editors spent several days in
 this county last week, and was favorably
 impressed with the prospects. The Pro-
 test is anti-democratic, and opposed to
 the principles of that grand old party.
 Florence Times: On Sunday night last,
 the 24th. the farm belonging to MT. J. J.
 Carr, who lives eight miles north of Gravelly Springs, was destroyed by fire, entailing loss upon MT. Carr of about
 $250. The fire occurred early in the night,
 between 2 and o'clock and is believed
 to have been of incendiary origin. MT
 Carr is a worthy man, who lost leg In
 the Confederate service, and his friends
 should contribute to his assistance.
 
 Florence Times: On last Tuesday, the
 26th instant, at Mir w. M. Holleman's, few miles north of Florence, his little
 14-year-old granddaughter. Miss Seletia. with double-barreled shotgun, shot and killed at the distance of about 40 yards a large hawk that was after the young turkeys. It measured over 50 inches from tip to tip of wings. Three cheers for the pretty and brave little Alabamian! Florence Times: citizen of Gravelly Springs neighborhood sends us a copy of a pamphlet now being distributed in the Gravelly Springs section of our county
 by two Mormon elders, who are preach
 ing and proselyting there. The gentle man writing to us says that "among the uninformed they are well received" The little pamphlet contains twenty-four pages and Is entitled Doctrines of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints: Its Faith and Teachings" These saints" should receive no countenance from the good people of Lauderdale.
 Tuskegee Reporter: Speaking of old
 folks, we had an interview a few days ago with colored woman on Main street in front of our office in wagon who says she is 102 years old. Her owner was James Pollard, grandfather of Hon. Lu- cius Ramsey of Notasulga. She was raised in North Carolina and came to this country about thirty years ago She has a daughter who is IS years <f age. She remembers well when the stars fell | in 1893 and had six children then. Her name Is Dellah Pollard. She lives near Notasulga She talks intellgently about her past history, but is rather feeble. She has had fifteen children. The young est was born when she was 53 years of age.
 Marengo Democrat: The 2-year-old baby girl of MT and Mrs. I. I. Canter- bury of this place by some means fell l into the fire yesterday afternoon about BRO o'clock and was burned in an awful
 manner The nurse had left her and a baby girl of MT. P B. Glass in the room | together, and when the child was discov- | cred it was a mass of flames. Though | Drs. Todd and Kimbrough did all in their | power to alleviate its suffering it died about two and half hours later. The sympathy of the entire community is with the afflicted parents.
 Covington Times: That we will have n brick court house is now an undisputed | fact. The commissioners have compro- | missed with the insurance company for | $2014, and have set the second Monday | in December to receive bids from con- | tracting parties for brick house. An | dalusia will look like the aurora borealis | when we get a brick court house on the | middle of the square.
 Randolph Toiler: MT. Anderson Gle mems of Fredonia, Chambers county, was | found in a dying condition on Tuesday near one of the farms which he owned on | Corn House creek, in this county. He passed through Roanoke on Monday in | a road cart on his way to see about his | property, as stated above, and it is sup posed that his horse ran away, from | bruises found on his head and body and 1 from the position in which the cart was 1 found The accident is supposed to have | occurred Monday night. He was not | found till the afternoon of Tuesday, | when he was speechless. He died late | Tuesday evening. MT Clemens was a 1 brother-in-law of Mir Robert Gay, was | well known and had many friends in this | county and is spoken of as one of the | best of men.