Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
CALHOUN Conceded TO JOHNSTON
The Clarke Men Will Not Make Fight in
Admission Beat

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The Clarke Men Will Not Make Fight in
Admission Beat.
Admission, April 4.-(Special) -Ths
morning a young man who gave his name
as Williams and said he hailed from Bir-
mugnam called upon justice of the
peace here and said that he wanted
warrant against man named William
son for stealing his wife He stated that
he had followed them from Birmingham
to Admission. The justice told him that
the wife was scarcely a subject of lar
ceny, and as he had no witness to prove
any other charge against the pair, and
could not himself be a. witness under the
law the warrant could not be issued.
Win ans then left and subsequent at
tempts to find either him or Williamson
and the runaway wife have proved in
vain.
The teachers institute of Calhoun
county met yesterday morning at 10
o'clock in the reception room of the
Knights of Pythias castle hall. A good
number of the leading teachers of the
county were present and the exercises
were interesting throughout.
The Admission Homestead and Fruit
Growers association now has seventy
five men clearing and blowing its lands
just north of the city, and the force is
being steadily increased.
day and carried back to Atlanta last
night a little negro named Herman Nc
Elroy, who had been arrested by the, po-
lice here. He Is believed to have been
member of the gang which looted the
cash drawer in the Atlanta Journal Of
flee one night recently.
Mrs. Livingston, an aunt of Mr.. ]. II.
Duke, died at the latter's residence, on
|. the corner of Fifteenth and Cooper
streets, early yesterday morning, and
was buried that afternoon in Hillside
cemetery. Mrs. Livingston had been a
resident of Admission for only about a
year, but during that time had made
many friends.
Mrs. It. p Gwin died at her home In OK
ford Thursday evening at 6 o'clock, and
was buried yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Gwin was the widow of the late Rev T.
P. Gwin, and was good woman, who
was greatly beloved by all who knew her.
She was the mother of Mrs. f. L. Stokes
of this city, Mr.. Thad Gwin of Oxford
and Mr.. Ben Gwin of Gadsden.
The democratic beat executive commit
teemen met this afternoon and decided TO
have a primary for the election of dele
gates to the county convention. The
resolutions adopted prescribe that each
candidate for governor shall have man
ager and clerk a each polling place.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Bell died early this morning, after an
illness of several weeks. 1t is Just two
weeks since Mr.. and Mrs. Bell lost a
sweet little girl by death.
The Republican says editorially: 1T
now seems that there will be no contest
in Admission over the election of delegates
to the county convention. Fortunately
for the city there has been no bitterness
or i'll feeling engendered here between
the Supporters of the two candidates for
the democratic nomination for governor
This county is Overwhelmingly for Cap
tain Johnston, and the Clarke men here
not to make a fight for the delegation
from this beat, the Clarke men have
demonstrated their interest in the city Of
Admission by refusing to enter into a
fight calculated to disrupt the friendly
and cooperative spirit which exists
among all our people,"