The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-10
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Birmingham Mills to be Reorganized
and Other News Items.

KollluS Mill Company Aeld Il meeting III
the Fidelity Trust and Safety Vault build
ing yesterday afternoon to devise ways
and means OF setting up the business on
a substantial basis and Of reorganizing
the company.
It was determined 90 reOrganize the
company, and Messrs. George w. Norton
Milton h. Smith and J. A. Van Hose
were appointed committee TO formulate
\ plan. The committee organized az
once and will make a report on plan Of
reorganization as soon as possible.
President Caldwell read a statement of
tho condition OF the company. but his
figures were estimated, and nothing def
nit0 could be ascertained.-Lo
Courier-Journal.
ENCOUNTER WITH A SHARK
KEY WEST, December 7-William A.
Gwynn, Harry Gwynn, Ed Baker and
several others, who have been on
cruise to Miami returned home Saturday
night on Gwynn's steam launch. With
the exception Of one accident they had
most enjoyable trip and would have re-
NAMED much longer but for THE fact that
Harry Gwynn was painfully wounded by
4 shark on Saturday. Young Gwynn and
a companion went ashore for a hunt,
and were gone some time without any
success.
When they returned to the beach the
boat had been moved out TO deeper
water There being no small boat handy,
they took off their clothes and started
10 wade out.
At a point where the water was about
waist deep young Gwynn stumbled
against a shark which must have been
lying asleep In the water. The mon
ster, thus disturbed, turned and showed
fight, and IN the twinkling of an eye he
had Gwynns leg in his mouth and had
torn the flesh for several inches between
the knee and thigh Assistance was
promptly sent to the young man and he
was taken on board the launch and
brought to Key West with all possible
haste. The wounds were sewed up Satur-
day night and the young man Is resting
quietly.-Florida Times-Union.
BAILEY AND WHEELER.
Mr. Baileys devotion 10 the Constitu-
ton and 10 the laws IS a trihe over
worked General Wheeler has less than
three months to serve in Congress; and
while nearly all the precedents are in his
favor. Mr.. Bailey should have some
so Igkt Of the vulnerable points OF Re
publlcanism rather than a strained point
against the gallant general and good
Democrat who represents the Eighth
Alabama district. He should have con-
sldered the claims Of good Democratic
constituency even II he has accumulated
a dislike for its representative and posi-
bly, some jealousy on account Of that rep
resentative's unsurpassed popularity In
the use.-Birmingham News.
DEATH OF A VIRGINIAN.
LOUISVILLE KY, Dec. John j.
Roach, retired Louisville merchant. died
al his residence here to-day Death was
the result OF an accident which occurred
about ten days ago.
Mr. Roach was born in Charlotte coun-
Nv. Virginia, on August 5. 1877. He moved
TO kentucky while still a young man.
During the civil war Mr.. Roach devoted
his time and means to the Confederacy.
After the war he went into the whole
sale grocery business in Louisville, the
firm name being Roach & Lockhardt, and
in 1869 he became member OF the firm
of Grove, Roach * Co. whisky dealers
md distillers. the partnership continuing
up till about fifteen years ago.
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HYMN BOOK COMMITTEE.
The HYMN Book Committee appointed
by the General Assembly OF the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN Church TO compile new
hymn book. met in the Central Presby-
terrain church Tuesday morning. and has
been I'm session since that time.
The committee is composed OF the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Rev. DIR. j. w. Wal
don, Athens: DR.. X. c. Reed. Professor
of Church History. Theological Semi
nary. Columbia; DIR. A. w. Mister. Mis-
souri,: Rev. w. S. Lawrence Texas: Ma
jor John G. Whitner Atlanta: DIR. W. s.
LAY Virginia Atlanta Constitution.