The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-15
PHILLIP JENNINGS DEAD.
Receipts of Gadsden Possofice Show
 Heavy Gains.

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 Gadsden, Oct. A.-(Speciai. .)-Phillip Jennings, died at his home in Phillips Beat at o'clock Monday night of dropsy of the heart. Mir. Jennins was about 50 years of age and had been sick for more than a year. About half an hour be- fore he died MT. Jennings got up and walked about the room and lay down again and soon passed away. Mir. Jen- nings was one of the oldest citizens of this county. He leaves a wife and several children.
 Six persons against whom indictments were returned by the City Court grand jury. went before Judge Disque Monday afternoon and pied guilty. Tuesday morning sentence was pronounced. Hugh Payne, burglary and grand larceny, sen- tence for six months and twenty-three days for fine and 127 days for cost. Geo. Wilson. larceny, twelve months for off, fence and 1E days for cost. Ed Smith, carrying concealed pistol. $50 fine, twenty days off fine and 127 days for cost. Geo. Green, petit larceny. sixty days for of- fence and sixty-nine days for cost. Henry Lee, petit larceny, sixty days for offence and ffty-nine days for cost Tom Burns, white, bigamy, two years for offense and 161 days for cost.
 The Seventh District Sunday School Convention will meet at Burns Academy on the fourth Sunday in October, where splendid program will be carried out. The welcome address will be delivered by D. w. Sturkie and the response by F. M. Majors. Colonel W. R. Dortch will talk on the 'Iimportance of Good Read ing Matter for the Children" and A. E. Godhue on ''The Importance of Parents Attending Sunday School" There will also be other speakers
 The receipts of the Gadsden postoffice the past year has been remarkable and show the growth of tho town as no agency can. According to the reports of the auditor of the postofflce department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908. the Gadsden postoffice receipts show an in- crease of A per cent. Only one other town in the State made this increase and that was Tuskegee. The gross receipts of the Gadsden office during the last
 fiscal year was $10,32S.SS
 The ore mines of the Consolidated Coal and Iron Company in this city. which have been running on short orders for some time, have been ordered to put on a full force and mine all the ore that they possibly can. A large force was put on Monday and the output for that day was over 200 tons. More men will be put on as rapidly as they can be secured.
 A rural free delivery has been establish ed at Steele, St. Clair County, which will go into effect on the 2nd of November. The length of route Is 22 and 3-4 miles, area covered 15 square miles, population served, 52O; number of houses on the route 104.
 o. Givens of Birmingham, the young white man who was arrested last week and a concealed pistol found on him and who went to the city chain gang to serve thirty days, paid the sloO fine Monday and was released.
 The Alabama Steel and Wire Company filed a deed of trust in the probate of- fee Monday to the Bankers Trust Com pany for $75O0OO. The State and coun- ty revenue on the deed of trust amounted to SLIPS.
 The Woodmen of the Worlds monu- ment in memory of Professor Jacob For ney, was unveiled Sunday at Springville with impressive ceremonies.