The age-herald., 1902-03-30
TUSCALOOSA

Tuscaloosa, March 9-(Special) l)-This morning finds but little change in the weather the clouds are dark and heavy and more rain is expected. The river is 61 feet and from reports from above 1t will be slow in falling. All work on the locks has been suspended, the coal mines at Tidewater and portion of the work on the furnaces at Holton has been sue- pended. The high water has also made it's way into the works where the water works filters are being put in. On every hand comes news from different sections of the county of bridges being washed away. Ali trains south of Tuscaloosa on the Alabama Great Southern have stopped on account of washouts, only the locals running. On the Mobile and Ohio the track Is accessible only between here and Montgomery.
 Miss Abbie Searcy has returned from Birmingham, where she has been the guest of her sister. Mrs Arthur R. Moody. for several weeks.
 The entertainment which was to have been given by the Young Woman's Chris tian Association last evening, will be given this evening at the home of Hon. Frank s. Moody on Seventh street.
 The speakers who will figure in the commencement exercises of the University of Alabama have been selected, and are as follows: The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Dr. Archabald J. Battle of Anniston on Sunday, June 1. On Monday Hon. Edward M. Robertson of Mobile will deliver the address before the literary societies. Hon. J. Thomas Heflin of La- Fayette will deliver the address before the Alumni Society on Tuesday, June g. Dr. Andrew P. Montague, president of trman University Greenville, S. C., will deliver the commencement address on Wednesday, June 4.
 Mrs. A. H. Hall of Syracuse N. Y, ar rived yesterday and will be the guest of her son, Mir. Louis W. Hall, for some time.
 Mr. o. A. Thomas Is in the city for the purpose of publishing city directory and general business directory. The volume will also contain plans of the streets, city officials etc. Mr. Thomas has received much encouragement from both the city officials and postoffice de- partment MT. Thomas is being assisted by Mir G. Fred Allen. They represent
 
 Arrangements are being made by Man ager Powe for the three opening games of baseball on the campus next week, April B. and 5, with the Birmingham professionals.
 Mrs. Eugene A. Smith has just received the news of the death of her nephew, Mir. Landon c. Garland, at Lynchburg, Va, who was drowned in the James river while boating with a friend MT. Garland was a grandson of the late Dr. Landon c. Garland, a former president of the University of Alabama, and afterwards chancellor of Vanderbilt
 Captain Spencer Crosby of the United States army, who Is the government the Warrior river, was visitor to the city yesterday.
 Mrs. c. E. Morris has returned from Charleston, S. C.. where she has been wis iting for several weeks
 daring bicyclist accomplished quite 1 a feat this morning. After being landed | on the bridge on the Northport side, from l . hoat he rode to the Tuscaloosa side l of the bridge where he mounted his wheel, 1 r;dine where he supposed the road to be.
 which was covered for perhaps 15O yards
 with swift water on either side of the road the water being something over tf- teen feet deep. caused by the sixty-tnree | foot river At some places nearly haIr l o9 tbe wheel was under water. After
 reaching the landing on this side he rode
 along as though he had done nothing out ] of the ordinary. Mrs. Ormond Somerville and MT. R. | Bliss Edgar of this city have received | telegram anonuncing the death or their | aunt. Mrs. Annie D. Randolph or Fr- l ginia. Mrs. Randolph was missionary | For nearly twenty years at Hangshow. China. for the Presbyterian church, and | was successful in her work.