The age-herald., 1898-02-05

new road reached Enterprise yesterday, On
 to Elba is the watchword and Coffee coun- | ty will soon be In railroad communication | with the world
 Eighty per cent. of the Lauderdale coun- | by taxes is paid by Florence. | The Barton Agricultural works at Tus- | cumbia are overrun with orders. R. L. Hawthorne has purchased the tel egraph line between Camden and Aring- ton.
 Camden New Era: Dr. J. P. Jones' while in Tuscaloosa last week. sold his town lot for $175O. He reports the town as being on quite building boom.
 Florence Herald Cord & Cunningham, of Scottsboro, lumber dealers, have con- tracted with the Florence Pump and Lum- Der company, to cut and raft 300,000 feet of lumber down the Tennessee river from Bridgeport. This concern supplies the Pump and Lumber company with most of the lumber used, averaging six to eight cars a week.
 Eufaula Times: At some hour last night MT. William B. Davis lost his home on the river road above town. It was completely destroyed and the Times understands, his furniture, too, was destroyed. It was a cold night for a fire and a most cruel dispensation of Providence. We have heard no particulars. There was an in- surance policy on the house for $1 ,0OO and on the furniture for $500.
 Greenville Advocate: Last week Mr. J. fIy Letohatchie. probably the largest hog that was ever raised in Greenville. MT. Watt says the hog was only two years old and weighed 700 pounds. It was a Berkshire boar. MT. Watt has raised a number of fine hogs during the past two years, but none of them equaled this one in weight.
 Camden New Erai The circuit court tried a case last Monday in. which a ne- gro was accused of stealing some cologne. The case has been continued every term of court for ten years and every time until last court the continuance was by the de- fendant. The case has cost the county for witness fees alone about $165 besides its proportional share in the general expense of court.
 Gadsden Times-News: There was quite a romantic and at the same time busi- ness like marriage in the city last Sunday afternoon, that was somewhat out of the ordinary run of weddings. About o'clock in the afternoon a couple drove up in a buggy, and stopping at the water tank in front of the court house, called Justice c. D. Clark to come to their assistance. Jus tice Clark smelt fee in the air and with his hat under his arm marched forth in the mud on Broadway and was at their ser vice. The couple proved to be w. A. Booker and Mrs. s. I. Chambln, were from Hoke's Bluff neighborhood and wanted to get married. Justice Clark was at once in his element, and with his hat under his arm and one foot on the buggy wheel pro- ceeded to make them man and wife in short order, pocketed his fee and all went their way happy.
 TalIadega Mountain Home: The local board has elected MT. Wellington vandi- yer manager of the Alabama Chautauqua and we understand he will associate with him twenty of our best business men who will constitute board of control. All receipts of the Chautauqua will be retained by our citizens and devoted to the improve ment and continuation of the Chautau- oua The manager will conduct 1t free of charge and without compensation except as the board of control may determine. The amount to be paid for talent will be s1 ,O0o. Tho programme will last but fif- teen days-from June 30 to July 16. Some of the attractions the management will try to secure will be Hon. Jerry Simpson, of Kansas; James Whitcomb Riley, the Bell-ringers, the moving pictures Eli Per kins, Wm l. Bryan. John Temple Graves. Jerry Blacks picture play, Slayton jubilee singers, Arion quartette, President Geo. Hindley, Miss Hearn, Kellog Bird Carnival and other we'll known attractions.