The age-herald., 1902-04-01
ANNISTON.

Anniston, March 31.-(Special)-A dis astrous fire was narrowly averted in one of Anniston's largest busi- ness blocks early yesterday morning. The store had just been closed from the Sat urday nights trade and the owner MT. H. M. Newsome had not left the store when the fire was discovered. A few men on the streets 1ocked into the store and soon conquered the flames but not until considerable damage had been done.
 The fire was started by the overturn- ing of a lamp by one of the employees which fell in a box of trash. This trash was saturated with the oil and the flames quickly spread to the store fixtures. The damage will amount to about $500 to the stock and s100 to the building fully cov- cred by insurance.
 News reached the city yesterday of the drowning of William Perry, a white man, who is employed as watchman of the government properties at Lock four on the Coosa river. It is thought that Perry was blown from a barge upon which he was making his regular round
 
 accident was not discovered until two hours after 1t happened and a search was made resulting in the finding of his body at o'clock the next morning. A cor oners inquest was held and the jury re- turned a verdict that he came to his death by accidental drowning Perry leaves a widowed mother, three brothers and four sisters.
 MT. George W. Lloyd, one of the most prominent citizens of Calhoun county, died at his home near Peaceburg Satur- day morning after a few days illness with pneumonia. His wife is also i'll with the same dread malady and Is not expected to live through the day. The deceased was nearing eighty years of age and had never been attended by a physician until his last illness. He leaves two sons, both of whom live in this city being among the pioneers of this place. The remains of MT. Lloyd were inferred at the Cane Creek Baptist church yesterday morning and the service was one of the largest ever witnessed in Cal houn county.
 Camp Pelham, United Confederate Vet erans, have selected as delegates to the reunion at Dallas the following: Messrs. Joshua Draper, A. F. McGhee, c. J. Con- nor Duncan McEachren and J. B. Palmer.
 This camp will go to Dallas to the re- union twenty-eight strong, and will send the camp adjutant, Captain Bell, ahead of the regular body two days to make ar engagements for their entertainment when they arrive. The camp will be accom- panied by the camp sponsor, Miss Cary Pelham, niece of the gallant John Pel- ham, who lost his life for the cause and for whom the local camp is named. The camp has selected the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the Houston and Texas Central Railroad as the route the camp will take to the reunion. A special train will be run from this city on April 20 for the camp, and will connect with the special train from Birmingham at Ca- lera. The members of the camp are much enthused over the prospects of attending the reunion in a body.
 Alb Ward was shot in the left elbow and Charley Kelly was badly hurt by be- ing hit with a briclSbat in a race fight in the rear of a saloon here Saturday night The difficulty occurred in a causeway back of the saloon which leads to the restaurant, and two negroes were badly beaten up and cut with a pocket knife of Wards. Ward and Kelly are both white men and are employed in the rolling mill department of the Southern Car and Foundry Company. The "fracuas'' started by negro insulting Kelly, who resent ed 1t.
 Little Mary Gladden., an eleven-year- old girl, had her right forearm broken Saturday by being caught in the machin- cry of the Adelaide Cotton Mill, where she is employed.
 MT. w. R. Buchannon, for several years a travelling salesman for the Rand-Mc- Nally Company of Birmingham, has pur- chased the furnishings and secured a lease on the Exchange Hotel of Talladega, and will conduct it in the future.