The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
PRATT CITY BUDGET.
PrOsperity-HeaY Coal Tonnage Shocking
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Special ito The Age-Herald.
PRATT City, Aug. 30.--Pratt CT y is In the
moet prosperous condition that it has
ever enjoyed. lat present there are more
than twenty-five new buildings which
have been putt up within The lasl- few
weeks. r. Stobert hats just competed
handsome store, and Thomas Stolbert is
now occupying his handsome brick build
ing ON First avenue with the Pratt City
bank "A large number of the new build
ings are nearing completion and many
of Them will be occupied in The next few
weeks.
Maj. w. G. Powell, 1T is said, win make
an official report on the condition of the
city before long. IA prominent feature of
the report viii be the extremely small in
btedness, which is less than $780, The
revenues of the city foot up annually
more Than $4,000.
Contractors Verne and Douglas have
made a proposition to the mayor and
Board of aldermen to ersci7a an electric
light and water works plantl}at cost of
$4,000 if the city will guarantee 10 per
cent. annually on the investment. Tha
matter win probably receive favorable
consideration by tie ci.y authorities. The
5tsli ~ AiSSu@ b6Al OAl Tit 10Th VI
ber
The mines ait Pratt City have fun
force of hands working futl time and
more coal is being mined than has ever
been gotten out heretofore. ~
The week before Lars ALI records on
the coal output were broken by mining
41,0OO tors. the largest shipment that has
ever gone from the mines IN that length
OF time.
Lafayette Couch, a young white man,
NIT death yesterday Afternoon at Jim
Caps saw mill, four miles west of Pratt
City on Village creek. lie tripped on the
carriage and fell ON the circular saw
whlah took off his light leg at the hip
Befors a doctor could arrive the wound I'd
man bled Ito death, despite the vigorous
efforts of his fellow employees to stop the
flow of blood.
Crouch was unmarried andwas about
rs years of age.
Paul Chamberlain. the sa1oon keeper
who died in Pratt City Sunday afternoon
after brief attack of typhoid fever, was
inferred in Pratt City cemetery yester-
day afternoon. =
Diseased was a Frenchman, and had
bssn a resident eff Pratt City about a
him.
Gus Heard filled up on mean whisky
Sunday. He is a. rcgro, and when drunk
he is not a good negro. He wanted TO
ride TO Thomas Sunday, and BEARDED
Conductor Watt Goodies train for that
purpose. Aftsr paying his fare no began
looking for trouble 1t is said he drew a
large knife and began to abuse and
threaten a negro woman who occupied a
seat with him. Conductor Goede remon-
strated with the wild ard woody coon
to no purpose. In fact he put mis- own
safety in Jeopardy, for Heard, it is said,
upffted the large keen knife and closed
In on the conductor.
Conductor Goode slipped his fingers
through a pair of brass knucks in his
coat pocket, and when Heard recovered
from the deadening blow that was dealt
him he was in charge of Officer j. II.
Weaver, of Pratt City.
Heard will be given q trial today
Rev H. S. Hamilton is at Blount
Springs. His family are in Tennessee.
T. o. Harris will make a business trip
tt Texas Wednesday.
j. B. Arid and wife Will go to Wash
ington soon, where Mr.. Arid will attend
law lectures.
w. H. Zubcr contemplates moving to
Birmingham in! a sort time.
Rev. j. V. Dickerson, formerly of Gads-
den, and more recently of Birmingham,
villa assume charge OF the Baptist pas
torate in Pratt City in few days.
Miss Fannie Edwards, who has been
Visiting her sister, Mrs. w. w. Black
we'll, has returned to her home in East
Lake.
Miss GO gle Samples is visiting relatives
in Southeast eorgta.