The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-11
1rIssIoNARY NEGOTIATION.
Alabama Women in Session {,
 Sadsden.


 Alabama Women in Session in
 6adsden.
 Gadsden, Oct. 10.-(SpeciaD--rhe Wo' mans Foreign Missionary Association oi the North Alabama Presbytery is In ses sion here this week and a largs crowd ef delegates are present and are being royalty entertained in true Gadsaen style The address of welcome was de livered Tuesday morning by Mrs. T. M; Cassels. and the response was by Mrs A. o. Lane of Birmingham. In the aft ernoon . pyaise service was held by Mrs, A. B. B.-curry of Birmingham, after which various committees made reports of their work during the past year.
 Wednesday morning devotional services were held by Mrs, Morrow of Gadsden, after which . splendid paper was read by Mrs. c. R. Smith of Birmingham or Spread the Tidings."
 The delegates were entertained at noon Tuesday and Wednesday with q dinner A. the old Hart stand, which was very en- joyable to all, The sessions were freely interspersed with good music and all enjoyed the meeting,
 Congressman John L. Burnett made speech at the court house in Gunters- vile last Monday that will carry that county for him by biz majority. There was an immense crowd present and tn people could not get into the court house to hear him. He made the best politicai speech ever heard in the district and when he finished scores of Popplists and Republicans pressed forward and pledged their support to him in the coming cleo ton. Guntersvilie is the home of Oliver D. Street, the Pop-Rep nominee for Con- gress against Colonel Burnett, but he was not present. Judge Street, his father, was present and occupied front seat, Two years ago ConJressman Burnett carried Marshall County by 80 majority but this year he has assurances of 300 to m0. At his headquarters in Gadsden none but the best and most encoWasing news is being received and 1t is freely predicted that he will carry overy county in the district by a safe majority. He Is mak- ing telling campaign and winning one
 The charcoal furnace of the Southern Car and Foundry Company was blown in Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, Miss cornelia Elliott. the e-year-old daughter of Capt. J. M. Elliott, Jr., was present and applied the torch to the large stack and started the plant going.
 Captain Elliott was on hand In pers T, and he was highly slated over the suv- cessful starting of the furnace. He said he would very shortly commence the erection Of another furnace alongside of the old one and just as soon as the pres ent one needed a new lining he would have the material assembled on the ground and build new one in It's place The entire output of the furnace as well as the new one will be consumed by the various plants of the Southern Car and Foundry Company.
 At the meeting Of the City Council Monday night a committee was appoint ed to confeP with the various lodges of the city with a view to the erection of a temple on such 8 scale as would accom- modate all the various lodges of the city and all the branches of the city gov ernment. The idea Is d feasible one and 1t is very likely that the temple will he built at an early date as it is badly needed.
 Bunk Adams, celered, who stole mule from J. R. Anderson near Gadsden some six months ago and who escaped from the county chain gang having elected hard labor for himself. and who was lat CT captured again, pleaded guilty this week In the City Court and was given two years and six months in the peni- tentiary at Wetumpka.
 Mrs. O. B. Rails is in receipt of the intelligence of the sudden death of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Hammond, which ac- cured at her home in Lake City. Fla |, at 7:S0 o'clock Monday morning, Mrs, Hammond visited here this summer and only left here about a month ago. She was Miss Adell Shade and formerly lived in Birmingham.
 Alderman T. B. Gwin has received a messag ge announcing that his young son, Tom Gwin, had been seriously injured in a wreck in ths Indian Territory and that the chances were against his recovery. It was not stated in what manner he was injured except in wreck.
 Rev W, Nj. Mcintosh is holding re- yival at the First Methodist Church here and is having large congregations. By special request he preached to the young people Wednesday night on the subject His Sin," which Is said to be his best sermon.
 The Elks' Lodge in Gadsden has been granted the use of the streets of Gadsden for a street fair some time this fall and a committee has gone to Rome, Ga, to investigate the fair now on there and sec if 1t is a moral one.
 Judge James Aiken Is in Guntersvil,e this week holding the Marshall County Circuit Court in the place of Judge Bill bro, who is here at the bedside of his son and wife, who are both i'll.