Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29
OVER THE STATE.

UVEn l1E SIAIC,
Editor Mccormack of the Leighton
News, who has been critically i'll, is re-
covering.
Larkin Moody, who was cut by Ed
Brown, q colored barber of Mobile, has
died of loekjaw.
The project of securing n boat to run
in the interest of Demopols is assuming
tangible shape
Editor Ashcraft is now sole proprietor
of the Opelika Post, having purchased
A. e. Barnetts stock.
Moulton Advertiser: Our better half
went down to Concord last week to have
her spiritual faith renewed and returned
shouting happy. The Lord be praised.
The Barber Memorial school building
for negro girls in OXanna is nearing COM
pletion and will be entirely finished by
the middle of next week. 1t is being fur
nished now.
Was the Cullman Gazette man an eye
witness to this occurrence: A big, fat
bed bug tackled an old topper the other
night who was so satuu ted with whisky
that the bug got on perfectly oioou
thirsty rage and ran all his companions
out of the holes in the bedstead.
Tom Aston, who is working at the saw
mill at Winfield, Marion county made
narrow escape of being crushed TO
death one day this week. His clothes
were caught under the band and torn
from him. slightly injuring one leg.
Moulton Advertiser: If there was
sound money meeting in Moulton on
Monday last, or anywhere else in the
county, we have not heard of It, We are
all sound money men; we want no otner
kind of currency, but a goldbug Demo-
crat running for congress or any otner
office would not get dozen votes in Law
renee county.
Considerable surprise was occasioned
among the Florence friends of Miss Lii
liam Sherrod this week by the news of her
marriage. An Ennis, Tex, paper
brought the news. Miss Sherrod became
the bride of Mr.. Charles Toney OF Ennis
last December, but the marriage was not
made public until last week, her most in
innate friends knowing nothing about it,
Cullman Tribune: Mr.. Joseph Schmitt,
who was buried Monday morning, was
one of the veterans of the Cullman col
ony. coming here when the town was in
it's infancy twenty-one years ago. Mf.
Schmitt had reached the advanced age
of so years and months, and his death
was seemingly due to old age. He was a.
native of Germany, coming from the
province of Elsass. Six children, TOUR
sons and two daughters, survive him.
His sons are among Cullman's business
people and are Messrs. Max MARCEL Joe
and John Schmitt. The aged gentleman
died at the residence of his son, Joe.
West Alabama Breeze: Mr.. Will
Davenport shot Mr.. David L. Rob
ertson at the Hickman academy last
Saturday at p. m. Mr.. Robertson DIED
at his home near Hickman Sunday at
u. M, and was buried Monday at Bethel
church. The trouble grew out OF a mis-
understanding in some business matters.
After a few hasty words the shooting be-
gan. They both made attempts about
the same time to draw their pistols, put
Mr. Robertson seemed to have trouble in
getting his out of his pocket. Mr.. Dayen-
port got his out at once, and in mo-
ment or two the fearful work was done.
Both parties are connected with the pest
families in the community, and the I'M
fortunate affair is greatly regretted by
the whole community.
The congressional situation is highly
interesting says the Gadsden Times
News.
The candidates are:
Democrats-W. II. benson, Etowah
county; P. II. Newman, Winston county;
John G. Winston, Jr., Marshall county; H.
l.. Cochran, DeKalb county; - Gopher,
Cullman county.
Populists-George F. Gather, Etowah
county; A. McHan. Etowah county; NJ
W. Howard, DeKalb county; w. 5. FORE
man, st. Clair county; j. S. &c. Robinson,
ST Clair county.
Republicans-C o. GODFREY, Dekalb
county; S. 4. Fowler, st. Clair county
There are several dark horses and 1t
is said that some of them stand good
show 1t is known that their friends are
pulling the wires for all they are worth.
As to the democratic nomination no one
can now tell who will receive It, 1t seems
that Howard has the call on the popullst
nomina ton, although he has considerable
opposition among the leaders of his par
ty. Mai c. o. Godfrey will likely be the
republican nominee. He is staunch re-
publican and q business man of consid-
era BILE ability The gold standard demo-
Gratis are speaking of making an indie
pendent race 1t is rumored that they
have Offered the nomination TO a gentle
man In this city, but the rumor Is perhaps
mere street talk. George Gather Will
probably run Independent of any nomi-
nation and no doubt there are others who
will make the race. So at this writing
ANYTHING like a definite forecast cannot
he made, It's a middle on all sides, and
lightning may strike most anyone in the
district Cherokee and Franklin counties
ara this, only ones in the district that do
not offer representatives, but they claim
to have good men tied out. Whichever
turn political affairs take general
scramble is expected.
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