Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-27
OVER THE STATE.

A debating society has been organized by the young business men of Hartselle for the discussion of current questions.
 The Decatur Advertiser is offering prizes to the farmers of that section for the largest crops of corn, oats, cotton, etc., per acre.
 The Livingston Journal reports the death of MT. George Wilson. one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of that place.
 Mir. R. B. Smyer, a successful young at torney of Center, will, according to the Coosa River News, locate in Birmingham in the near future.
 The Standard News, published at Ed wardsville, Ala, notes the presence of northerners who are looking out for 1n- vestments in the lands of that section for the purpose of growing fruits.
 The Tuskaloosa Gazette remarks that the bridge in spite of the refusal of the legisla- ture to allow the county to issue bonds to the amount of the cost of the bridge.
 The Mountain City Gazette IS the name of new twelve page, three column weekly published at Cullman. Mir. J. A. John- son, well known in newspaper circles, IS the editor and publisher of the Gazette.
 The Darlington coal reamer has been in- vented by Mir. J. E. Darlington of Jasper, Ala. This invention will facilitate the mining of coal, as well as being a.great saver of the waste heretofore unavoidable.
 The Blount County Courier comes ont this week with a blue inside. 1t Is to be hopad that this is not sign ifcant of the puolisher's spirits. Brother Byars is giv- Ing the people of Blount county too good paper to be falling into the ssslues.'
 Inc Livingston Journal of last week con tains salutatory from MT. Edward K. Kincey, who has just assumed control and management of that paper. The AGE HERALD extends greetings to Mir. Kincey and hopes for him prosperous career with the Journal.
 The Mountain Eagle, published at Jas per, tells of the capture of John Hugh Nilliams, a 14-year- old moonshiner in La mar county. Inc boy says that all he did was 10 build fire under the "kettle, :" and then the man who hired him ran away without paying for the work. John is possibly the youngest manufacturer iof ''mountain dew' on record.
 Reports are coming in through the county papers from all sections that the planters have been delayed at least a month in the matter of preparing for the coming season. But comments are also made on the fact that a freeze is beneficial to the in the condition of the ground will be such as to yield in greater abundance.
 mass meeting of the democratic voters of Livingston has been held for the pur- pose oi putting out municipal ticket The following nominations were made;
 
 Broadway, w. K. Smith, Arlington and Norville. Tbis ticket is composed of the representative business men of Living ston, aud will give first t-class administra- tion. aEt
 The Sheffield Reaper tells of the death of Dr. Copeland, one of the pioneer citizens of that place, who has been for number of years in the employ of the Sheffield Land, Iron and Coal company. The old man seems to have lived the life of re, cluse, and when bis relatives were notihed of his critical condition they gave no re- sponse. He was attended In his illness and buried by the friends he had made since he has been living in Sheffield.
 The Talladega .Alaquan pays splendid tribute to MT. Thomas M. Owen, formerly of Birmingham, but who is now in the gov erument employ at Washington. The oc- casion of the tribute is the publication Of three historical works by MT. Owen in the near future. Among the number is a his tory of Jefferson county. MT. Owen Is q young gentleman of marked ability and has a host of friends in Alabama, who will look forward to the publication Of his books with interest.
 The bill which passed the legislature at the last session reducing the rate of toll charged by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad company at the bridge over the Tennessee river, between Sheffield and Florence, is causing little disturbance. Judge Speake, attorney for the receivers of the road, has filed a bill in the United States court and the United States marshal has served papers on Governor Oates and the attorney general restraining them from enforcing the law. The case will be tried in. Birmingham at the next session. An aged citizen of York, noted for his absolute veracity, upon hearing his neigh bor complain of the cold weather recently, said: "You should have been in North Carolina in 1889. It grew so cold there one night that the mercury frozs in the ther- m ometers, and we had no way of telling how cold it was. The whisky all froze in the saloons and it was impossible to secure enough heat to thaw it out. The only course left the saloon keepers was to put 1t in the scales and sell it by the pound. Their customers would put cakes of it in their pockets and bite 1t of. It was com mon to hear one friend ask another for chew of whisky.'
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