The age-herald., 1898-02-02
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Sheriff Lacey is candidate for the leg islature in Walker county.
 G. w. Thigpen is candidate for repre- sentative in Crenshaw county,
 W. J. BoylSin, of Russell county is candidate for attorney general
 E. R. Adams. of Greenville, is a candi- date for secretary of state
 c. ". Thompson desires to be a senator from Macon and Bullock countless bJ. M Strongfeow, a respected citizen of Butler Springs, Butler county, is dead
 Hanns Taylor will deliver the com meneement address of the Auburn P. h. stitute.
 At the sale of the Tarply estate. near Tuskegee, brought s7,Olo It contains 1,2S0 acres.
 G. D. Rodgers, w. II. Hurt and l.. c. Ramsay are aspirants for the legislative honors of Macon county.
 Mrs. Susan A. Turner, who had lived in Auburn forty years died there last week. in her seventy-second year.
 
 Philips & Dean, an old firm of Charlton Barbour county, have made a general as- signment Liabilities $12,OoU.
 The Gulf Red Cedar Works company have purchased a large tract of timbered cedar land, and will continue in business at Greenville.
 The aged father of the editor of the Cherokee Sentinel is dead. He lived at Sand Rock. At the time of his death he was 91 years old. Josiah Brock was a man of strong convictions, safe counsel Tor and a peacemaker-a good citizen He was the father of seventeen children.
 Carrollton Alabamian: Messrs. John and Bob Chapman, who have for three years been engaged in the rice cultivation in Louisiana, have leased the farm of pr. H. L. Williams. of this, county at Line- vile and will turn 1t into a rice farm. The land is susceptible of easy irrigation and we have no doubt the project will be a successful one. We would be glad to see it so. It is a right move in the di- rection of diversifying our crops, and our local buyers should encourage the under taking.
 Scottsboro Age: Thursday evening as Messrs. w. P. Newman and c. c. NeSmith were returning from a prospecting trip to Section, they had a narrow escape from a watery grave. The ferryboat had start ed across the river with several passengers and the carriage and team. All went well enough until they reached the middle of the river when a squall came up. The white caps began to lift their angry heads and the waves were fast filling the boat with water. The ferryman headed the boat in the direction of a pile of driftwood, where for awhile they were safe For tunately the wind was blowing in the right direction and the boat was being blown to- wards the landing. When nearly to the river bank the boat capsized and all found themselves in the river, but near enough to the bank to soon reach land. Msx and horses all came out without any injuries. The men exhibited rare presence of mind. Those watching from the opposite shore were looking every minute to see some body go under. ,
 Mobile News The following telegram was received today by Sheriff Mclean:
 Grand Bay, Ala., Jan. 2. Sheriff Mclean, Mobile.
 Andrew Fruit burned my house down last night with William Jones in it.
 PATSY FRUIT. A gentleman. residing at Grand Bay, reached the city today at 12:40 o'clock and stated to News representative that the above telegram received by the sheriff was correct. The Fruits arc colored people, and reside two miles west of Grand Bay. For some time past Andrew Fruit had been great annoyance to his mother and gave her lots of trouble. Jones, who was burned to death, was a laborer, and was regarded as peaceable citizen. He stated further from what he could learn. Fruit barred the corridors of tho room in