The age-herald., 1902-02-20
TUSCALOOSA


 Tuscaloosa, February 19-(special)-A large and cultured audience gathered at the university last evening to hear Gen. l George D. Johnston deliver his lecture
 "Reminiscences of the Old South' From
 the time he arose from his seat until his l graceful bow at the close of his lecture,
 he held his audience. He carried his com rades along the highways of memory and
 made the young wish they had lived in
 those days before the war. He spoke of
 the old south in general giving general
 idea of men, politics, environment, and
 the slavery of those old days. He sketched Interestingly the darkey on the farm and
 those that fingered around the fireside
 of their masters in the city. His sketches
 of the old-time stage coach driver, mus ter days, the country tavern. ante-bellum society and the women of the old south
 were indeed beautiful. He gave personal
 recollections of Calhoun and Yancy, which were intensely interesting. The general is
 a typical and splendid type of the old
 school and one could see from his mas terful handling that he lived in those old
 days. So vivid were his stories that one for the time being lived in the half cen tury that is gone Engagements for this
 lecture are now being booked, and will
 be delivered in many of the most prom inent cities in the south and north. A marriage license has been issued to
 MT. Charles W. Skelton and Miss Lily
 Thompson, both of Taylorsville. A large raft of logs which escaped down the river during the recent high l water. from the Forbes Lumber Company at Riverview, was captured at Foster s
 Ferry and will be lowed back by the Martha M.
 Tuscaloosa Lodge No. SS. Knights of Pythias, held an interesting meeting last
 evening, at which time candidates were
 initiated.
 Perhaps at no time has there been so
 great a demand for frst-class timber and
 when it is needed Tuscaloosa is always
 one of the first places to which the seek CT comes The present trunk slat factory. the box factory and the many new mills
 which surround the city are evidences of this fact Some days ago a gentle
 man came to the city looking after tim Der, stating that he desired timber to be
 used to construct boats to handle coal from these parts to points along the coast, and was very favorably impressed
 with the timber here. Today another
 agent comes looking for timber to con-
 struct boxcars of. He states that his company has a large contract and needs good timber. Tuscaloosa may be the site
 of another large timber mill. When Sheriff Kyle reached Camden, where he was called to arrest the young man that received the $15O from him un-
 der false pretenses. he found he had made his escape
 Joe Craigg was tried before Judge May l field this morning and found guilty of | assault with intent to murder his wife. l The fine has not yet been fixed. County Superintendent John T. Bealle received a letter from Superintendent l Abercrombie of Montgomery giving the l names of fifty-four teachers that passed the examination in January. Among those l that passed were Miss Bertha Ramsey, | Ella Davis, Nettie Townsend and Min nfe Robertson. These young ladies are present students of the Alabama Central Female College.