Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-29
ANNIsToN.
Bluford Saddler, Q Well-Known Character,
 r.- Is Dead-Other Notes.

: IS DeaQ-Otnef NObeS
 Anniston, Feb. (SpeciaL)-Bluford
 Saddler died few days since at his home near White Plains, this county, in the 95th year of his age. The deceased, who had never married, and his four sisters all of whom were older than he and also unmarried, have lived for seventy-five years or more in little two-room cabin near White Plains and eked out some kind of an existence upon small farm. The Saddler family is one of the most re- marka b1e in the country and has been heard of by nearly everybody in this sec tion.. It's manners, customs and habits have been primitive and life has been lived by the Saddlers up to the present as it was in their younger days. Many photographers professional and anna
 teur have gone to White Plains and made pictures of the Sadders and their cabin home and illustrated sketches of the interesting family have appeared in many of the leading papers of the United States. The Saddler sisters, two of whom
 are over 100 years old, are very feeble now and 1t evidently won't be long before
 they follow their deceased brother into
 the great beyond.
 The state executive committee of the Alabama Sunday School association. at a
 meeting held here today, selected Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday, April IA, 15 and 16 as the days upon which the state convention should be held this year.
 Selma had already been decided upon as
 the place. Prof. H. M. Hamill of Spring field, H., secretary of the International executive committee, and Miss Mabel Hall superintendent of the primary de- partment of the Emanuel Baptist church Sunday school of Chicago, will be- among the other noted Sunday school workers in attendance. This meeting promises to be the best in the history of the asso- cation. Since the last meeting the exec utive committee has been hard at work, having effected splendid organizations in fifteen new counties and secured pledges from the workers in fifteen more that they would organize this spring.
 The city council at a meeting last night elected A. B. Johnson of West Anniston Hose company No chief of the fire de- partment for the ensuing year.
 discovery was made this afternoon
 which prevented the probable escape of all the prisoners confined in the county
 jail tonight. It was found that the pris- oners had been provided with fine steel saws, and had almost sawed away the bars which were between them and lib- erty. A negro trusty named Joe Tram | mel has been arrested on the charge of furnishing the saws. 8s The organization of the AnniSton Lime and Coal company has been perfected by the election of John H. Noble president. R. H. Cobb vice-president and general manager and Randolph St. John secre- tary and treasurer. The directory, which previously numbered but three, and con- sisted of R. H. Cobb, John Pelham and c. T. Read, was increased to five by the ad- dition of John H. Noble and Randolph
 St. John. The company's capital stock was increased from $l0,000 to $25.000. One
 of the largest and most complete lime
 manufacturing plants in the southern
 states will be erected at Colvin, on the
 Alabama Mineral railroad. twenty miles
 northwest of this city
 At Morrisville, this county. Thursday, little child of MT. and Mrs. w. A. Mar tin. which was left alone in a room, fell in the fire and was so badly burned that it died in few hours.
 The Annston Iron and Steel company has bought the best part of the equip ment of the old Elyton Rolling mills in Birmingham, and is moving 1t here for use in the formers rolling mills.