The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
GADSDEN COMPANY
 INCREASES STOCK
CAPITAL OF ALABAMA CITY AND ATTALLA RY. co. IS RAISED FROM $tooooo,To s1eo,ooo---oTHER NEWS OF INTEREST.

Gadsden, January 10.-(Special)-Th Gadsden, Alabama City and Attalla Rail- way company has increased their capital stock from $1OOoOO to sl6OOOO. in accord- ance with resolution unanimously adopt ed at a recent stockholders meeting. Thls is the Gadsden electric car railway and it is supposed that the increase in cap ital stock means an enlargement of the system.
 Congressman John l.. Burnett has in- troduced bill in the house of represon- tatives authorizing R. R. Ashbury and associates to use the water power at locks 1. and 3, on Coosa river. The bill carries with it the right to dam the river provided navigation is not obstructed. MT. Ashbury was here this week in eonsulta- tion with Ed Green, owner of the prop erty adjacent to the locks, and secured an option on the property for G. H. Cut ting X. Co.,, contractors, of Worcester, Mass It is understood here that com pany will be formed to take over the in- terest of MT. Green with the purpose of developing the Coosa on a grand scale
 The Etowah County Medical society held it's annual meeting Wednesday in this city and elected for ine year the fol- loMliS OHlGtTS. 1ItSlutHl J. isdli- ders. Hokes Bluff; vice president. II. l.. Ison, Gadsden; secretary and treasurer E. s. Jones. Gadsden Other important bus- ness was transacted by the board.
 Congressman J. l.. Burnett is in the city from Washington and stated that he had succeeded in securing fourteen rural free delivery routes for the district-three in St Clair county, two in Marshall. two in Cherokee, four in Cullman three in ~, I routes in this county will run from Kunes and Mountainsboro The new routes will be established by February l. Congress- man Burnett has succeeded in securing ffty-one rural routes for his district, which is probably more than has been allowed to all other congressman from Alabama
 Miss Mollle Grady. the woman jailer at Talladega, whom the newspapers have given much space to, was born and reared in Etowah county. It is said that Miss Grady keeps the jail in frst-class order and gives general satisfaction.
 One of the most beautiful home we'd dings of the season was that of Miss Sadie Mitchell and MT. Frank Harper Elmore. which occurred Wednesday even ing at o'clock at Edgemont the beau tiful home of the brides parents, MT and Mrs. R. A. Mitchell The ceremony was pNi loi lltd DS tue lbtN. J. Y. olnTulNuIl, pastor of the First Methodist church.
 The house was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns and cut flowers, and was a lovely scene. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for St. An gustne. Fla. where they will spend sev- ora weeks and from there they will go to Montgomery where they will reside.
 The bride is the youngest daughter Of MT. and Mrs. R. A. Mitchell, and Is one of the mest lovely young women in Ala bama. She is noted for her kindness and charity, and has won the love and ad miration of all who know her. Mr. E- moro Is q prominent young brslness man of Montgomery, and has many frienos here.
 The out of town guests who were pres ent were MT. Gunter Elmore of Mont gomery, best man: MT. Shepherd Roberts. Montgomery Mir. F. H. Fillmore and daughter, Misses Mary Manley and Will lie lIlmore Montgomery.
 B. R. Pegram and J. Madler will each erect a large two-story brick business building on Chestnut street. Both build ings will be the beginning of a new bus- ness section in Gadsden.