The age-herald., 1900-07-29
SCOTTSBORO
Judge Richardson Opens the Congress
 sional Campaign-Othsr News

Scottsboro, July 2S. -(Special)-J Judge William Richardson opened his Congress- icnal campaign at Stevenson, this county, Tuesday night He will make one or two speeches in the county before the August election and in September make more thorough campangn before the November election. Judge Richardson fin his speech at stevenson devoted his attention chiefly to the Kansas City platform, discussing the questions of trusts, imperialism and finance.
 On Tuesday last, near Fabins, this coun- ty a negro boy, Hardy Caperton, shot and A-iled his step-father, Nelson Savage. The boy Is said to have resented cruel treat men, of his step-father toward his children, which led to the shooting. The boy fled and has not been apprehended.
 Federal pensions of $6 each has been granted to xAnson Parks and Andrew Jor- dan of this county, late of the Second Ala bama Volunteers in the Spanish American war. These are the first pensions granted to members of this command.
 Hon. Sam Blackwell of Morgan County spoke at the court house here last evening to an admiring crowd. MT. Blackwell is qui.e popular in Jackson.
 Mrs. J. D. Hawser, after an illness of sev- eral weeks, died at her home near here Thursday.
 Hon. R. H. Clark and Major Brandon are both billed to speak in Scottsboro and vicin- ity next week.
 The butter dish factory will begin opera Ions at Stevenson Monday. It will give about thirty hands employment
 The Jackson County flouring mills re- ceived over thousand bushels of new wheat last week. Never in the history of Scottsboro was there a wheat market here before. The new roller mill is running on full time day and night, and yet they can not do the business. The wheat crop is very large in this county, and the grain, while a little damaged by the continpous rains, is very much better than 1t was thought 1t would be.
 Up to several days ago the prospect for anything like the usual yield of the crops was exceedingly gloomy. Now, however, since the farmers have had three weeks of good weather in which to work, the pres pect is very encouraging, and in many in stances, except where too much was under taken, the crops will be very little short.
 Gay Corbett was committed to jail Tues day, his bondsmen having given him up. He is charged with carrying concealed weapons.
 Dave Jennings and wife were brought down from Fackler Tuesday and lodged in jail at this place.
 Tom Kirby, prosperous and hard-Work- ing farmer, near town, had to have part of his right hand amputated this week. He got his hand bruised and it rose, giving him great pain It was thought at one time that his entire arm would have to be taken off
 John Kirk, negro boy near Larkinsvflle, who had gun to burst in his hand and his skull crushed in by piece striking him on the forehead, went through a terrible operation yesterday. The doctors, in treat ing the wound took more than a hundred pieces of bone from the wound and more than tablespoonful of brain was removed.
 The sad news was received here that Harry Hindman Hurt, of Captain Frank D. Hurt, our worthy Circuit Court Clerk, had died at Dozier Tex, his adopted home, last week, of fever. He leaves a young wife and one child.
 A.S Motherwell, who was murdered at Sheffield last week by the man Chittey was a son-in-law of MT. John Hill, formerly of Scottsboro, and man highly esteemed in our community. His many friends here will regret to learn of his death.
 United States Marshals John Lanier, Ar mold and Pitts raided and captured forty gallon copper still on Mud creek, this coun- ty, Friday They caught it in fun blast. They destroyed it, together with one thou- sand gallons of beer. Robert Warren was arrested.