Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-16

A Baseball Craze-The First Bale-Para-
graphs About People.
Gadsden, Aug. 15.-(Special)-On last
Tuesday afternoon the Alfalfa and Bes-
semer baseball teams crossed bats at the
Alabama City baseball park. The largest
crowd of the season was out and an in
teresting game was witnessed. The
game resulted in a score of 20 to 8 In IA
yof of Bessemer. The Alfalfa boys were
not satisfied with the game and persuad-
ed the Bessemer boys to stay over and
play two more games. The game on
Wednesday afternoon closed with a
score of to in favor of the latter This
encouraged the Alfalfa boys and they
thought they would have walxover the
next afternoon, but they were badly fool
ed, for Bessemer won by a score of q
| to 1.
Tlhe first bale of cotton of the season
was brought in town Tuesday morning
by j. N. Hagin of Markton and was auc-
toned off in front of the court house.
Several cotton buyers being present at
the auction, bidding was lively. 1t was
sold to Otto Agricola, he bidding 12A
cents. The cotton was very fine grade
and the bale weighed 468 pounds. Mr..
Hagin brought in the first bale last sea-
son on the 9Th of September He is one
of Etowah county's most Industrious and
prosperous farmers.
Mr.. Woodruff on Eighth street was dis
covered to be on fire. The fire depart
ment was called out, but when they
reached the scene the blaze had been
extinguished. Little damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Delorme rendered
their guests, Misses Ozelle McWhirter
and Flossie Ramsey Of Fayetteville,
Tenn, a picnic at Ewing's mill Thursday.
After spending the day at that beauti-
full place the party was driven over to
AAlg 10 %I.a att
about dark, all reporting a pleasant
days outing. The party was composed
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Delorme, Misses
Ozele McWhirter, Flossie Ramsey, Nora
Fullington, Myra Mitchell, Anna Wal
lace Daniel, Mary Mack Foreman and
Messrs Will Echols, Newman Green,
Cliff and Tom Paden.
Miss Jennie Robertson, a very popular
teacher in Jones college last season, Wis
tied Miss Carrie Brandon on Chestnut
street this week.
Misses Sadie Mitchell and Annie Joe
Paden have returned from weeks visit
| to Mentone Springs.
Col l.. L. Herzberg leaves tomorrow
| for New York to purchase the fall stock
of dry goods for Herzberg Bros man.
moth dry goods store.
Mrs, o. 70. Ament of Admission spent
Thursday and Friday in the city with
Mrs T. M. House.
Charles Wood visited opelika a few
ddyo dSOs
Rev. A. r. Jones and family, formerly
of Jones' college, left Tuesday for Hunts
vile, their future home.
r. b. Taliaferro spent several days at
home in Gadstien this week.
Mrs. ]. M. Caldwell and children of
Admission have returned home after a
two months visit in this city.
Mrs. r. A. Mitchell has returned from
weeks stay in Opelika.
Rheude White, the popular bookkeeper
In the First National bank, went up to
Rome yesterday to see his best girl.
c. FL Kuster has returned from q bus
mess trip to New Orleans.
Miss Mary Emma Hightower has re-
turned from visit to relatives In La
Fayette.
Charles Parish of Rome was in town
several days this week. s.
Miss Bertha. Hamm, a charming little
beauty of Nashville, is the guest of Mrs.
II. M. House. on the corner of Broad and
Fifth streets.
Leon Hart and family of Longview,
Tex, are visiting Mrs. s. A. Hart, cor
ner of Broad and Sixth streets.
Leroy Newton, the popular travelling
passenger agent of the Queen and Gre
scent was up from Birming ham Wcdnes-
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