Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-07
ANNISTON.
Turning Out New Cars-Rolling Mill Be-
 gins Operation Again.

Turn1ng OuU NeW CdrS-IsoAihf AAAiAA -0 gins Operation Again.
 Anniston, Feb. 5.-(Special.)- sam uel J. Rund of this city, commander Of the First Alabama regiment, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, has appointed the following inspector-generals as as sistants to Inspector General Meyer Lippman, and it will be their duty to in- spect the divisions assigned to them and report at once Lieut. Col. E. J. McCros- sin, for Birmingham division No. z, Col. Samuel J. Rund, for Anniston division No. 5: Lieut.. Col. E. J. McCrossin, for Jefferson Valley division No. '; Col. sam uel J. Rund, for Twin City division NO: 5; Maj. J. w Posey, for Percival division No. II; Maj. A. E. Meadow, for Wads- worth division No. 12.
 On the outer yards of the United States Car company there stood for several hours yesterday afternoon two StrlneS of handsome new gondola cars, each string containing fifteen cars. They con- stitute the first installment on the ofder for the Chattanooga Southern. Gen. J. w. Burke, the general manager of the road, was here Monday and Inspected and received the cars. He expressed hlm- self as highly pleased with them and competent and disinterested critics de- clare that they are the best cars ever turned out here, which Is saying great deal The new cars were sent over the Alabama Mineral this morning to the Chattanooga Southern. The order lacks twenty cars of being filled and these will probably be finished by the last of the week. General Burke thought of increas- ing the order to 100 ears, but has not defi- nitely decided about it yet. The United
 States Car company is also just finishing up now the repairs on thirty gondolaS for the Chesapeake and Western Large orders are not coming in as briSkly as
 k1x4 ht1est
 ness depression caused by the war scare
 and the monetary disturbance, and the
 car company has been forced to lay off
 a portion of its force temporarily.
 The new rolling mills of the Anniston
 Iron and Steel company began operations
 this morning with some handsome orders
 on the books and bright outlook. These
 mills were built about four years since,
 but have never been operated until now.
 The new Anniston Iron and Steel com
 pany. which has leased and will operate
 the plant, is officered as follows: J. K.
 Dimmick, president; H. B. Cooper, vice.
 president and general manager; John s.
 Mooring, secretary and treasurer.
 The republicans of the county have
 been called to assemble here in mass
 meeting next Saturday. The special pur-
 poses of the gathering have not been
 stated.
 Rev. P s. Phillips, pastor of the Cen
 tral Methodist Episcopal church at By
 num's, has been discharged from con- ference under the accusation of forging
 $50 check.
 Mir. Issac Kimberly, who lives at La
 diga, this county, has most interesting
 powder horn. It has carved on it the fol- lowing inscriptions: Be these thy arts,
 to bid contention cease; chain up stern
 war and give the nations peace; OCT sub
 ject lands extend thy gentle sway and
 teach. with gllttering sword, the French
 men to obey. Lieut.. Isaac Sherman
 Kimberly's horn, made at Crown Point,
 Oct. 15, 1762.". Under these words are carved the forms of f-the British and the
 French, both cavalry and infantry, in battle. The horn is an old time powder horn and has silver cup screwed on the big end. This cup can be unscrewed and used for drinking purposes. The smaller end Is handsomely finished in silver. The horn is said to have cost several hundred dollars. MT. Isaac Kimberly is a grand son of the Lieut.. Sherman Kimberly re- ferred to.
 William Black has been elected mar shal of the town of Oxanna by the new city council.