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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
PRATT CITY.
Junior Endeavor Society Will Be Or
 ganized Next Sunday.

Pratt City, May 14-(Special )-H. Gait Braxton, president of the Alabama Endeavor union, and Mrs. s. F. Bissett, ex-state president of the Junior En- deavorers, will be in the city Sunday afternoon for the purpose of assisting
 in the organization of Junior En- deavor society at the Presbyterian church.
 The Rev. J. A. Hendricks, who has been in the city curing the past few
 days, left today for Selma, Ala, where he will join his family. Mr. Hendricks
 preached at the Baptist church last
 night, and 1t is probable that he will
 receive a call to the pastorate of the
 Baptist church at this place. MT. Hen | dricks is native Alabamian, though
 he has been out of the state for sey- eral years. He has recently taken a postgraduate course in New York that he may be better fitted for his work. | Mr. Mason has been appointed by | the fire companies to solicit donations from the citizens of Pratt City to se- cure some new equipments, hook and ladder truck, whistle, etc.
 G. A. Stowers of San Antonio, Tex,
 was in the city today looking after his business interests with the Harris Lovelady Furniture company. Mrs. w. M. Sullivan is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. s. A. Mcdonald, on East Highlands. She will return Saturday to her home at Livingston, Ala.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Donaldson are visiting relatives at Blocton, Ala.
 Miss Ida Foust Is at home for the vacation. She has been attending school the past year at the Tuscaloosa k temale college. She was accompanied home by her cousins Misses Lucy and Bertha Richards, wno will leave to- morrow for their homo at Siluria, Ala.
 Friends of Miss Kate Anthony are in receipt of invitations to attend the commencement exercises of the gradu- ating class at Livingston. Miss An tnony is a member of the graduating class.
 Misses Belle Thaxton, Minnie Lou Culpepper and Anna .McNamara have returned home from Montevallo, where they have been attending school.
 Professor McNeil of Trussville was in the city yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
KLOTz & GOLDMAN.
FORT PAYNE.
Ernest Landstreet and Miss Mae Allen
 Are Married-Other News.

Fort Payne, May 4.-(SpeciaL)-On of the prettiest home weddings that has taken place here in long time was that of Miss Mae Allen to Mir. Ernest Land street at the home of the bride on East Main street last Thursday arternoon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. A Yam, pastor of the First Metho- dist church of this place. The bride was attired in white French embroidered swiss. Only the relatives and a few in innate friends were present. After the ceremony delicious refreshments were served. These young people are both very popular in the younger society set of this place.
 The democrats held a convention at the courthouse last Saturday night, and the following received the nomination for city officers. The election is to take place the first Monday in June: For mayor pr w E. Quinn; for aldermen, Thomas Il. Smith, MT. Pharr, William Edmondson, A M. Houston and John Cook. The citi- zens also met and put out a ticket, with Frank R. Rodgers for mayor; for alder men, R. L. Uright, J. G. Green, Arthur A Marshal, P. G. Pendergrass, W. H. Il Minott
 News was received Monday of the death of the little son of Mir. and Mrs. G. l.. Malone at the home of the iatter's pa rents MT. and Mrs. Robert Baxter. at Lebanon, where they were visiting when the childsw taken with the measles and only lived a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Line, in speaking Of the extension of that road to this city, says that nothing defin- ite has been decided upon, although sev- eral splendid routes have been surveyed and the surveyors have now moved back southward and are coming to Gadsden oy another route. The Alabama Construc- tion company. which has the contract for grading fifteen miles on the Seaboard Air Line from Woodruff to Coal City, has four large camps located, one each al Woodruff, Coal City Francis and Ohatchie and are pushing the work Of construction rapidly.
 J. H. Henderson, colored helper at the blacksmith shop at the car works or the Southern Car and Foundry company was struck in the face yesterday atter- noon by flying piece of steel and both of his eyes were badly injured, and 1t Is feared that he will lose his eyesight, as the balls of his eyes were cut and lacer- ated considerably.
 The farmers in this section are very much alarmed over the prospects for crop this year. The weather has been very much against them for the past three months, and all are far behind with their work Tn all lines. Very little cotton has been planted and no corn at all to mention, a few acres here and there. Rain has been falling the past four days and 1t Is still raining, with no prospects or quitting any time soon. Rust has struck the wheat crop, and 1t Is badly damaged and will make barely a third of crop The oat crop Is also very sorry, and will be poor yield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
ALEXANDER CITY.
Committee on Water Works Make Re
 port-EIection Soon.

Alexander City, May 4.-(Special.)-The committee on water works recently ap- pointed by Mayor Fuquay of this city has made its report to the city council and every patriotic property-owning citi- zen of the town is delighted to know from their report that sysetem of water works for fire protection can be installed for s1612s. The first day of June, Monday, has therefore been named as the day of election to vote on bonds for the erection of water works, and there is little doubt entertained but that the people of Alex ander City will vote overwhelmingly for bonds, as the people of this city on the 18th day of last June suffered the most disastrous loss from fire ever recorded in the history of fires in any city of like population. in which every vestige of the business portion of the city was de- stroyed. This loss reached nearly s400 . GOO and it has been promptly replaced by an expenditure of nearly $500, 900. The peo- pie here say they will memorialize- the anniversary of the great fire of last June by voting for bonds this June to prevent a future disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
SELMA MAY HAVE
 BIG CEMENT PLANT
IT IS REPORTED THAT SIXTY ACRES OF LAND LYING ALONG BoGUEcHITTo CREEK SOLD FOR $4o,ooo TO A COMPANY.

Selma, May 14-(SpeciaD.-A rumor, from a reliable source has reached Selma that J. F. Milhouse has sold sixty acres of land lying along Boguechitto creek, about eighteen miles from Selma, in West Dallas, for $4O.000 to cement company who intend erecting an immense plant on the property.
 Some months ago MT. Milhouse had the soil along the creek analysed, and 1t was declared to be identical with that Of De- mopolis and other places where the finest Portland cement is being made, and the rumor, if true, will be received with great rejoicing by MT. Milhouse's friends.
 Senator Morgan while in Selma few days since insisted that an analysis should be made of not only the soil along Bogue- chitto creek, but along Beech and Valley creeks. which form the eastern and vest ern boundary lines of Selma. He called attention to the fact that cement Is to become the principal building material of modern times, superceding stone and brick, and as the great weight of the product makes rail transportation expen- sive, the river at Selma affords an excel lent opportunity for the product to be brought here and carried in barges to Mobile, from that point supplying all of the southern part of this country and all of the central and South American states.
 st
 The closing exercises of Dallas academy will be held on Wednesday night, May 27, at the Academy of Music. The annual address will be delivered by the Rev. A. J. Dickinson, pastor of the First Baptist church of Birmingham. formerly pastor of the First church here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
PosToFFlcE ABANDONED.
Race Question Again Has MT. Payne
 In Uneasy Condition.

Washington. May 4.-Postmaster Gen. eral Payne has rescinded an order creat- ing A postoffice at Quindocquia, Md. for which Andrew Day, negro was slated for appointment. This was done on repre- sentations from Congressman William H. Jackson, republican, of the First Mary land district. who deems the establishment of A postoffice at Quindocquia unneces- sary, because the place Is soon to be in- cluded within the limits of rural free de- livery service.
 It has been said that the opposition to Days appointment was the fact that he was a negro and that the town of Quin- docquia had two citizens of the name of Andrew J. Day, one white and one colored. and that by mistake the appointment was about to be given to the negro. Post master General Payne said tonight that there was nothing on record in the post office department to show whether 1t was proposed to appoint white man or a colored man. and that he knows nothing of the mans color, except what had been told him and what had been published in the papers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
CADSDEN.
Senator Morgan Arrives to Discuss the
 Opening of the coosa.

Gadsden, May H.-(SpeciaL) )-senator Morgan arrived in the city Wednesday, and will remain here several days. He Is here to take look at the great indus trial enterprises and to confer with cit- izens in reference to the opening of the Coosa river to navigation. Senator Nor gan has become deeply interested in this great undertaking. which means that the Coosa will be openee.
 Several young men who attended church at NaiIors, some two miles from Noun tainboro. in this county. last Sunday. are reported to have engaged in fight and most disgraceful row., disturbing the wor- shipers- The young men are members of prominent families and several arrests will follow at cnce.
 Maj. J. w. Bushnell of the Seaboard Air
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
A New Church.

The Rev. J. D. Simpson. presiding elder. preached at the First Methodist church last night after which the second quar- terly conference of the year was held The reports showed sixty-one new mem bers to have been added to the church since the beginning of the Rev. ]. C.. Brittain's pastorate on the 1st of Decem- Der. The total membership is now $50 During the six months $2000 has been raised. In an open discussion 1t was prac- tically decided to build a new church to cost, with appointments, $25,0O0. The con- census of opinion seems to be in favor of using the present site tearing down the old building. No more central or desir- able location could be found Of the S25,- GOO necessary, 5000 has already been sub scribed, four men going this amount without solicitation. At an early date a meeting will be held and committees ap- pointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
COLUMBIANA.
Graded School Had Interesting Closing
 Exerclses-Diplomas Awarded.

Columbiana, May 14-(special 1-The Columbiana graded school has just had Its closing exercises.
 Last night there was general concert, consisting of readings, dialogues, tab leaux, etc. The May pole dance and the pantomime of Jack Pitts and little Miss Mason were the features of the evening. One of the largest crowds ever seen In Columbiana attended. This morning at 10:30 the graduating exercises were held. Five diplomas were awarded. The vale dictory address of Miss Clara Pitts, and the address by Prof. Dowell were very fine. The Columbiana orchestra ren- dered some delightful music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Some
 

Believe any Underwear good enough for their skin. Yet they wonder why they suffer from eczema or why they have catarrh, colds or rheu- natis1n.
 The right kind of Under wear keeps the skin in the right condition.
 The Dr. Dieinel Under wear Is the correct covering for the human body, always and everywhere Whatever comes from K 6 c. is
 Korrect and Good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Tho Eighth Furnace.

The new furnace to be built by the Woodward Iron company, the founda- tions of which have been completed for some time, will make eight furnaces within a mile of Bessemer. Of these, there are already two at Woodward, while the Tennessee company have five in this city As a new furnace means many additional employees, and as the men at Woodward do their trading in Bessemer, 1t is a good thing for the mer- chants of this city, besides being anoth- CT sten in the industrial development of this immediate section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
BESSEMER WANTS
 THE NEW RAILROAD
EIated Over Prospect of Tom-
 blgbee R. R. Scheme
NEW METHODIST CHURCH
Physicians Hold Meeting and Discuss the Necessity of Hospital In Res- semer-Arranaemen VIII Be
 Made for the Money.

Bessemer, May 1A-(special.) )-Bessemer citizens are elated at the prospect of the Tombigbee Railroad company building a line through to Bessemer from De- mopolis. The feasibility of such project is recognized, as that plan would be the only one by which the new road could reach this district, securing a supply of coal and other heavy freight for the seacoast. The road will open Gp prac- tically undeveloped country between here and Demopolis, and will add one more to the independent competing lines entering this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Storing Coal Under Water.

London, May 14-The important admir- alty experiment of storing coal under water was commenced at Portsmouth to- day. All the naval stations report that stores of coal where exposed to the atmos- phere deteriorate. Some twenty tons of Welsh coal were submerged in enclosed wooden cases and will be raised in year. when the steam raising capacity will be tested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Mrs. wInsIow's soothIno svr,,,.

the best remedy for DIARRHoEA. so,a bv druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERs eo. ths,r CHILDREN WHILE TEETHrNS. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It sOOTHns inc CHILD. sOFTENs the GUMS, AL- LAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND coLIc and is twenty-nve cents q hpttlA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Hospital Needed.

At a meeting of physicians held yes terday in the office of Dr. T. F. Robin son, the subject of the establishment of a hospital in Bessemer was discussed at some length. Miss Annie Lee Fitch of New Orleans, who is graduated nurse, spoke in favor of the plan. A commit tee was appointed to look for a suitable building. At a future meeting arrange ments will be considered for raising the money necessary to carry the plan through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
Crops Benefited By Rain.

New Decatur, May 14.-(Special.)-The oat and potato crops have been greatly benefited by heavy rain which has been falling since Monday afternoon. Prior to this the ground was very dry and the farmers feared a drouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
SPECIAL SLIPPERS TO
 NEW ORLEANS, LA.

On account of the COnfed- crate Veterans Reunion the l.. & N. R. R. will put in ex- tra sleepers Birmingham to Now Orleans. La,, in train No, 8, May l0. IT and l8. For space apply to P, Sid Jones, D. E. A, Jack w. Johnson, U. T. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Sylacauga and Goodwater are making efforts to secure waterworks and electric lights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

A Presbyterian church has been or ganized at Highland Park, near Mont gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The qadsden Times-News says: The city of Gadsden has purchased a lot fronting fifty feet on Fifth street and twenty-five feet on Locust street for ss2O0 and will build thereon a city hall = a place for the housing of all the depart ments. The lot was bought from R. B. Kyle. Miss Mabel Kittrell, Dr. c. S. Yam and A. W. Woodlin. One of the alder men said that 1t was the intention to build s1o,oOO or s12,oOo building and that the money would be raised by a private loan. The city government is evidently in earnest about the matter, as the commit tee out now has plenary power. The lot has been paid for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Arthur Hays. a 11-year-old negro, has been robbing the stamp drawer at tht Decatur postoffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Methodist church of Goodwater Is to undergo improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

N. P. Lay will erect a grist mill al Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

knocked from a railroad trestle at Nebo. He fell forty feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The Gadsden Journal says The city council met last night and among other things passed an ordinance requiring all parties Keeping boarders to keep a regis ter and require each boarder to register his name, the time he commenced to board and the time of his leaving. The penalty for failure of boarding house keepers to comply with the ordinance is five to thirty dollars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The Commercial club of Jasper is to ing a movement looking to the securing of daily accommodation train between Jasper and Drifton (Coronada).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

The large distillery of A. L. Porter near sylacauga, has closed down for the and Henry Pond, who has had charge as government guager will leave for some other location as soon as all the affairs of the still are wound up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

Out of between 75,OOO and yj,UoO bales of cotton. which will very probably be Sell mas cotton receipts this year. there are now only thirty bales of this cotton stored In warehouses in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

A. R. Robertson of Alexandria City and J. ". Robertson of Selma have pur- chased of s. R. and T. c. Bingham the in the old Eagle works and will establish a large foundry and ma- chine shop in Talladega .ery soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-15

It is stated that w. B. Sommerville of New York has given $500 to the Orphans home at Talladega.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-11
their present lines through the old

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channel of the Coon.
To accomplish this requires vote
of the people. The citizens commit
tee regards the city administration
as friendly to the proposition because
it would save Des Moines a large an
nual expense in caring for flood suffer
ers and it would eliminate the neces-
sity of spending thousands of dollars
to keep up bikes.
1t is figured that the people in the
flooded districts both in the factory
district, in South Des Moines, in Ches-
terrified, in Southeast Des Moines north
of the Des Moines river and west Of
Highland park, and in Central Place,
will favor the scheme for 1t will stop
damage to their property and them
selves.
1t is thought the corporations-the
railroads, the electric light plant, the
gas plant, the waterworks company
and the street car company will fas
vor it for it insures them and their
properties against future loss from
floods. i,
1t is believed all Of the people Of
Des Moines will be for it because it
will avoid two weeks stoppage of bus
mess every spring, stop the expendi-
ture of thousands of dollars in flood
relief and stop the necessity of ex-
pending thousands of dollars in taxes
in relief and grading work in the low
portions of the city.
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DEATH in FLAMES
RELATIVE OF w. WOLFF OF THIS
CITY, FATALLY BURNED AT
CHICAGO.

w. Wolff, who resides at 654 North
Court street, received telegram Sat.
urday evening stating that his aunt,
Mrs. Leopold Vecker, had been seri.
ously burned by stepping on match,
and that her daughter, Mrs Felix A.
Norton, Mr. VOLTS cousin, had per-
ished in the flames while attempting to
save her mothers life. Mr. Wolff left
the same evening for Chicago, where
yesterday Mrs. Vecker passed away.
The following telegram from Chicago
gives the details of the fatalities:
Chicago, Aug. Especial. lin an
effort to save the life of her mother,
whose garments had been set ablaze
from a match she had stepped upon,
Mrs. Felix A. Norton, 1850 Forrestville
avenue, was herself burned to death
yesterday morning. Her mother, Mrs.
Leopold Vecker, passed away at the
hospital this morning after intense suf.
fering.
1t was while making up bed that
Mrs. Vecker stepped upon the match
and in moment her dress was
af1ame. Her screams brought her
daughter, who grabbed UP some
clothes and tried to smother the
flames. Instead her own clothing was
ignited.
Neighbors heard their cries and,
rushing in, smothered the blazing gar.
ments with rugs. The house was by
this time afire, and the fire department
was called out
Mrs. Norton's body was burned
black from head to foot and hardly a
shred of clothing remained on either
woman. The daughter died soon at.
ter reaching the hospital, Mrs. vecket
lingering, only to succumb later to her
frightful burns.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

From Fridays Daily.
A marriage license was issued this
morning by County Clerk H. w. Mich
:ael to j. H. Worth and Miss Clara
Frazier
DeWitt's Stomach Bitters, SOC, sar.
gems
Mr. NJ j. Wright and children, 3O8
Burrhus street, left yesterday for a
short visit with relatives and friends
at Carrollton, Mo.
Mrs. A. A. Adams of Promise City,
who has been making short visit in
the city, returned to her home
this afternoon on Burlington No. 8.
Mrs Ray Niccolls of Wapello, who
has been visiting in the city with
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Called Up at Midnlaht.

Something like month ago a
neighbor of mine came to my HOUSE,
at midnight and called me up ana
wanted to know if had medicine in
the store recommended for cramps in
the stomach and diarrhoea. i sold him
bottle Of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy which he
carried back home and at the same
time went for a doctor. Immediately
on his return home he gave a dose of
this remedy and he afterwards told
me that the patient was entirely re-
lieved before the doctor got there"
says Enoch Burson, O'Lea, Ala. For
sale by all druggists.
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A scotch-Irish Family.

Mr.. McElroy comes from Scotch.
Irish family which traces it's ancestry
in this country back to 1717, and for
over a thousand years back in both
Scotland and Ireland He was loving
husband and father and was one of the
most widely known and best liked men
in the city. The esteem in which he
was held among all classes can be
measured by the solicitude which
prompted constant inquiry about his
condition. He was friend to all and
had cheerful word for everyone witk
whom he came in contact. His death
is distinct loss not to the relatives
and members of the family alone, but
to the community in general.
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Wabash for Belknap, where they will
make short visit with friends and
relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Harker were
accompanied by Mrs. Lucinda Harker,
of Hope, Ind, who has been their guest
while in the city.
John M Mytton, 100 East Maple
avenue, left this morning on Burling-
ton No. for Denver, Colo, ana other
western points, where he will make
a months visit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-11

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