The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01
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 Anniston, May sls--(Special.)--Dr. c. E. Thomas, one of the best known ne- groes in North Alabama and who owns In this city large retail drug store on Tenth Street. was arrested here tnis morning at 1:So o'clock by q aepuy sheriff on a charge of mansiaugnter In the first degree. He was taken to Talladega this afternoon. It is charg. Cd that Thomas performed a criminai operation on a negro girl in Taiiaqe- ga last Saturday. Since then the oin- cers have been on the lookout for kim, but he has not been here since the time the alleged operation took place until he came in from Huntsville tris morning.
 Active preparations for the starting up of the Woodstock furnaces in this city are at present under way. MT. J. W. woolfolk of New York, who is now here for the purpose of getting the furnaces m blast. has appointed Mir. Noah B. Smith, formerly of the eloss Iron Company in Birmingham. Super intendent of the two furnaces. MT. Smith is said to be a man of wide experience in the pig iron making bus mess. He is now at Emberville, Tenn, but will arrive here in . few days. Ev- erything ie now being made ready for the operation of the furnaces. The general local offices will be moved from Noble Street to the plant. MT. A. B. Noble. of this city, has been chosen for the position of chemist. Yesterday e train load of coke was received at the plant and from now on the necessary material for operation will be coming in and one of the furnaces will be blown in July 1st. The operation Of these furnaces means a great deal for Anniston in an industrial way, as they have been idle for several years.
 A negro man named Walter Black, it is claimed. tried to commit suicide Wednesday night at the Barbour Me moriaI school for negro girls, situated in the Fifth Ward of this city. It seems Walter was in love with a dus- ky boarding student from a distance. She took not kindly to his many ad- vances and gave him to understand that his love was not returned. The negro had provided himself with a bottle of laudanum. and seeing that his suit was looked upon with such disfa- vor, he swallowed the contents during the exercises of the commencement. He was carried home and mas since re- covered. It Is the first instance here of a negro trying to kill himself over a woman.
 Memorial day was observed here yes terday by the Daniel Tyler Post, c. A. R. Some fifteen or twenty graves in Hillside and Edgemont cemeteries were decorated by the members of the Post. The postoffice was also closed.
 Anniston was again treated to a se- ries of street prayer meetings yester- day afternoon, when with . band of twenty or more men and women Rev John E. Barnard drove in a wagon drawn by a couple of mules, to several street corners and in front of a num- Der of bar rooms and held religious services. The preacher delivered short sermons. number of prayers were made and the people in the wagon sang gospel songs. It looks as if sv- erything possible is being done to con- vert the city. Revival meetings began a few days since in The Church of Christ and Sunday a series of meet ings will begin In a church in Glen Addie. Since the services began in tho First Baptist Church there have been over two hundred additions to that church. and many converts have con- nected themselves with other denom- nations. ..- .4e-.