The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-19
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

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 c. E. Rice was elected mayor of North port by one vote over his competitor. M. R. Medlin.
 Two toggerhead turtles, weighing nearly TOO pounds, were caught at Snapper banks off Mobile the other day.
 Tuscaloosa Times Gazette: Man is con tent to know how a thing Is donei woman insists on knowing why.
 The fixtures of the Eufaula National bank have been purchased by bank soon to be opened in Midway
  Selma Journal: Commissioner Poole. who was in the city today, states that he has not given up hope. by any means, of securing a substantial appropriation from the legislature for an exhibit at St. Louis.
 Huntsville Mercury: Hon. L. G. ochsen- reiter special examiner for the depart ment of justice. has been in the city for several days inspecting the books of the United States clerk and commissioner of this city.
 In the lawsuit of George s. Cromwell against George Young for s2O,00o dam ages for malicious prosecution, at Flor ence. the jury rendered verdict fer the defendant. The case grew out of an in- dictment for forgery.
 
 While out rabbit hunting during the re- cent high water near Centre. Barney Hale, an 1s-year-old negro boy, in nov ing his gun from the ferryboat to bat teau at Ewing's ferry, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of the gun. Greenville Advocate: Right Reverend Bishop Beckwith of the Episcopal church will make his first visit here next Sum day, the 22d instant. No doubt St. Thomas church will be crowded with citizens eager to listen to this able di- | vine.
 Huntsville Mercury: MT. Horace N. | Strong of Meridianvlle brought to the Mercury office yesterday two hen eggs | in the shape of freaks. One of the eggs measured two and half inches in length and was about one and a quarter inches | in diameter The eggs had two yollSs.
 
 Selma Journal The new city building for Selma has reached a stage where it is only necessary to show to certain capital ists that the building can be erected for s25,0OO according to the plans heretofore adopted, to secure the money and com mence work.
 Huntsville Mercury A branch of the National Retail Grocers' association was organized here last night with a member ship of forty-three The meeting at which organization was effected was held in the city hall, and G. J. Williams, one of the national organizers of the association, presided.
 Gadsden Journal w. T. Gentry, gen. eral manager of the Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph company, with headquarters at Atlanta, will reach the city tomorrow morning to complete ne- ! gotiations for increasing the plant of the company at this point so as to put in at least 1000 more telephones and connec- | tions during the year. He will spend several days in the district and will au- thorize extensive improvements at Att | talla and Alabama City, well as in | Gadsden. It is thought many men win be put to work at once and great deal of construction is to be done as soon as possible.
 Lieut.. David J. Floyd of the United | States gunboat Isla de Luzon, has pre- scented the Athelstan club Moro coat of mail in appreciation of their hospitality The war garment was presented to Lieut. Floyd by Datto Piang, a Moro prince, whose stoclSade is seventy-fve miles up the Rio Grande de Mindano, P. I. The coat | of mall Is supposed to be very old, and was in fact a part of junk heap of old l Spanish helmets and pouches a feu, which | had been stolen or captured by Prince Piang's forefathers, who have left unen- viabe regulations as pirates, and who | have given the Spaniards an immense amount of trouble. The relic is very high | ly prized by the members of the club, and it will be given place of honor. It | is made of overlapping plates of horn, connected by rings of brass at places nec- essary to give freedom to the arms or 1 head.