Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
ALABAMA.
FAYETTE.
The Erection OF Large Saw Mill Probable
Purchase of Property

The Erection OF Large Saw Mill Probable.
Purchase of Property.
Fayette, Sept. 19.-(Special Correspond
ence.)-Capt and Mrs. j. H. Banthead
left Wednesday morning for visit to
Huntsville and other points.
Mr.. John A. Young of Bedford and DIR.
j. d. Young of Kingville were here Tues
day and Wednesday. The former pur-
chased from Rev. D. A. Burns the big
two-story building in North Fayette,
with about thirty-five acres of land,
which were formerly owned by Mr.. s. j.
Cannon, and will move here next week
to take care of the boarders for the Jas
per district high school. His son, j. w.
Young will move in the first Of next week
and will hold the fort until his father
comes.
Mr., Hiram Fixes of Fulton, Miss, was
here few days the first of the week. He
owns considerable property near Fayette,
which he was over looking after.
Mr.. l. M. Whitney of Newtonville was
in town this week. He is looking after
the timber for Hancock Bros. of Tennes-
see, who contemplate putting up large
saw mill in Fayette. Mr.. Whitney says
that the mill is go provided the neces-
sary timber can be procured, and he in
forms us that he has yet to find a man
who refuses to sell his timber. They ex-
pect to build tram road from here to
NeWtonville and want to get all the tim
Der in reach of the road. The road will
cost about $50 per mile to build 1t, but
these parties have the money to build the
road and also cash to pay for timber as
they get it.
DIR. John Randolph received the schol-
arship from this county to the state medi-
cal college at Mobile and will leave for
Mobile the first of next month to continue
his medical studies.
The fact that only twenty-seven TRUE
bills were returned by the last grand jury
speaks well for the morality of our coun-
ty.
Circuit court adjourned Tuesday even
ing. The first week was devoted to the
civil docket. The criminal docket occu-
pied only two days. There were two con-
victions for felony, Joseph Benage for re-
ceiving stolen property and John Tucker,
colored, for breaking into saloon.
Three promising young sons of Fayette
were admitted to the bar, viz: Samuel
Fenton Sanford, son of Col. John b. San
ford the Nestor of the Fayette bar; Will
liam c. McCollum. brother of Squire M.
b. McCollum, and John M Sherer. Sam
Sanford was educated at the University
of Virginia, and Messrs. Sherer and Nc
Collum at the University of Alabama.
Judge Bedford N. Williams, probate
judge of Tuscaloosa county, paid his old
home friends of Fayette visit this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Melton gave an en-
tertainment Wednesday night compli-
mentary to Miss Della Poe, who left the
next day with Judge Williams to attend
the Tuscaloosa Female college.
Misses Mary and Susie Sanford, daugh-
ters of Colonel Sanford. left this week
for LaGrange College, Georgia. They
were accompanied by their brother, John
Thomas Sanford.
Mrs Chisholm has returned from Wis
it to her parents in North Carolina.
Miss Mary Miles of Davis Creek is Wis
iting her cousin, Miss Lucille Bell.
Miss Emma Shepherd of Newtonville
is visiting friends in Fayette
Dr. ]. A. Edmondson of Admission spent
several days this week with his young
friend, DR.. John Randolph.
FSayette is the land of hooking birds.
Their sweet warbling may be heard in ev-
cry grove.