The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
GADSDEN.
Warrants Sworn Out Against Prom
 nent Citizens By Health Officer.


 Gadsden, March 7.-(speclal.)-A lively sensation was developed here today when the county health officer swore out two warrants against pr. J. w. Granting and A. w Morris of Rock Springs charging them with bringing person into Gads- den effected with an infectious disease and carrying him through the city. It seems that white man working at the lime works at Rock Springs, six miles east of Gadsden broke out with a we'll developed case of smallpox, and having no pesthouse there, Dr. Granting and MT. Morris decided to bring the patient to Gadsden and put him in the pesthouse here. So they bundled him into a hack, and on reaching Gadsden found out that the county did not maintain a pesthouse After hauling the smallpox patient through the heart of the city and stop ping several times the patient was dumped into the city pesthouse over the protest of the health officer The men were arrested on two warrants and they promptly made bond. Both are prominent citizens, and their thoughtless action has created a storm of protests.
 Prof w. E. Striplin has introduced the fire drill into the public school and Fri day afternoon the alarm was sounded without warning and the building was emptied of 300 children within a short time. and the children, as well as the principal, thought the building was in flames, yet they marched out quietly and orderly.
 w. w. Carnes and Miss Ollie Montgom- cry of Summit Blount county, reached Gadsden Thursday night via Guntersvile at 10 o'clock, and after registering at the Prlntup got in telephone connection with Judge J. H. Lovejoy. who was aroused from peaceful slumber and asked to come down and marry the couple which he did. The couple had eloped from Summit from the wrath of the young lady's pa rents. Both come from prominent fam files of Bount county. They returned home Saturday.
 Captain of Police Will w. Thornton of Gadsden, who captured the negro, Jack Cobb assalant of Mrs. John Williams of Alexandria, will receive $350 reward Thornton caught the negro at the ear works here.
 Messrs. F. T. and c. H. Schuler of the Alabama Steel and Wire company will at once commence the erection of a rustic dwelling each on the Highlands. The homes will be built of plain pine logs and will be located one on either side of the Bellvue hotel. The car line will be run up the mountain this summer, and then many dwellings will be erected OH the Highlands.
 There were sixty-seven deeds filed in the probate office Friday by the Alabama Steel and Wire company. which repre- sented the lands on which this company is now erecting it's steel plant. The total consideration was s35,0OO. and was paid by the citizens of Gadsden and Attalla in order to secure the location of this plant here.
 Robert Slaughter and Henry Lee. negro employees of the Alabama Consolidated furnaces, had a fight Thursday night in which Lee was almost murdered by Slaughter. He was beaten with a rock about the head and is in serious condi- tion. Slaughter was arrested.
 The Gadsden district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, will meet at Colinsville on March 26, and there will be a large attendance
 c. M. Baugh of Gadsden and R. T. Baugh and party of Huntsville capital ists this week purchased a large body Of coal land near Carlisle station, on the N. c. and St l.. railroad. on Sand moun- tain, and the company will at once cons mence the development of the same on an extensive scale. The coal is said to be very high fixed carbon. The Louisville and Nashville extension will pass through the land.