Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-13
ANNISTON.
The Coosa Railroad Project Progressing Accident and Personal Notes.

The Coosa Railroad Project Progressing
 Accident and Personal Notes.
 Anniston, Feb. 12.-(Special.)-Th pre- liminary steps toward building a rail- road from this city to the Coosa coal fields, distance of twenty miles, were taken at citizens meeting here today. The plan proposed is a cooperative one and was suggested by Mayor F. M. Flight. Shares will be placed at $10 each. payable in per cent monthly install- ments, all moneys received to be ex- pended on construction as fast as paid in. The object of the proposed road is to secure cheaper fuel for Anniston, and strikes a popular chord. Citizens, almost without exception, signify their inten- tion of taking as many shares as their respective financial conditions will allow At the meeting today Mayor flight was authorized to appoint a committee on subscriptions, and 1t will begin work at once. Annston has been depending for several years for outside capital to build this badly needed road, but the hopes, which at times have been much encour- aged, have invariably resulted in disap- polntment and now, like the farmer in the fable, she will do the work herself as she had better done at first.
 Superintendent O. M. Stinson or the United States Car company, who has just returned from Washington, brought back with him an order from the South- ern Railway company for all the axles used in the company's various repair shops. The Southern has something over 4600 miles of railroad and several big repair shops, and the number of axles required will be a large one every month. The United States Car company today finished up the last twenty cars on an or der of fifty from the Chattanooga South ern. The repairs on thirty gondolas for the Chesapeake and Western have also just been completed. The car company will build now some twenty-five or hfty first class standard gondola cars for sale, while waiting for some big orders which it expects to receive shortly, Tn ofder to keep the men employed.
 MT. R. J. Riddle, president of the Iron Belt Mercantile company, Is Just Dack from Estill Springs, Tenn., where he, as a representative of the holders of bonds of the company. bought at special com missioners sale the Noell Touring mills. in which many wholesale grocery houses in this state are interested. MT. Riddle
 has been vice-president and associate manager of the company since last July,
 but conditions existed which made 1t inn possible to keep the concern on it's feef. The plant Is the largest in the south and cost about $350,000. The main building Is 595 feet long and six stories high. what the bondholders will do with the property is not known.
 The elegant First Presbyterian church
 building the main structure of which
 was the last to be erected, the congrega- tion worshipping in the Sunday school annex In the meantime, and which has been in the hands of the builders for sev- eral months, is about completed and the finishing touches are being put on. The hot air heating apparatus is about in place and the handsome colored glass windows are almost in. One of the win
 dows, which is especially beautiful, was furnished by the Young Ladies Aid so- ciety and is inscribed to the memory of the late Rev. Samuel Norvell Lapsley, formerly of this city, the beloved and consecrated young minister who died few years since in the Congo Free State, whither he had gone as rnissionafy. The pews will be placed in position in a few days. When the building is finished the First Presbyterian congregation,
 which Is one of the best in the city, will have most handsome, commodious and
 convenient house of worship. The main building itself will have large seating capacity, but the arrangements are such that dividing doors can be rolled back and the Sunday school room made part of the main auditorium
 A case of death from poisoning by taking the wrong medicine occurred in the family of Joe Young, colored, at OK ford yesterday. Youngs wife gave her eldest son, who was some 10 or 12 years old. dose of morphine instead of qui- nine Monday night The boy slept soundly all night, but awoke yesterday morning in very drowsy condition and died few hours afterward. Mrs. Jenifer Noble, the venerable and beloved maternal ancestor of the large and distinguished Noble family, is conva- lescing after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Noble is now in her 89th year. but her mind is wonderfully clear. and she takes a great interest in everything per- taining to this city, which was founded by her son, the late Samuel Noble.
 Will Newman. aged 17 years, was ae- cidentally shot through both thighs to- day about noon by his brother Ollie New man, aged 15. The two boys were out In the country hunting. and at F o'clock stopped to eat lunch after which they lounged around on the grass awhile. Finally they decided to resume their sport Ollie arose first. and as he picked up his gun, 1t was discharged in some way. The wound inflicted is a dangerous one.
 Mrs. George T. Long of Birmingham, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. George F. Jennings, returned home this morning
 W. J. Sleep of Birmingham spent the day in Anniston.