The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-19
LOOKING AT PLANT.
Iron and Steel Manufacturer h Con-
 templating Purchase.

Iron and Steel Manufacturer h Con-
 templating Purchase.
 Anniston, Dec. 1S.--tSpeciaLl- IA large iron and steel manufacturer rom one of the Northern cities has been ed the property of the Woodstock Iron Company and also its coal and ore properties in other counties, with a view to purchasing and operating the plant He expressed himself as being ton and will make a report to his com pany. which may possibly result in the purchase of all the Woodstock holdings in Alabama. If so. the furnaces will pacity, but a large steel plant will soon follow.
 MT. W. W. McAfee closed lease yes terday for the property on Eleventh Street abutting the railroad tracks. on manufacture of building and paving stone out of sand and cement by the recent greatly improved processes. Builders and contractors all know that this new method of stone making is here to stay. The manufacturer will also use furnace slag in the manufac- ture of these blocks and insists that they will be all the better and more durable thereby. There are now hun buildings in the large cities of this country constructed of these blocks. MT. McAfee expects his machines to arrive within ten days and will imme-
 Deputy Collector W. W. Battle and Deputy Marshal Greene yesterday cap tured one of the largest illicit stills discovered in some time in the wilds of of the Shelby Iron Works. The still was of good make and had been in op- eration but short while. A run had been made just few days before the revenue officers found 1t, but twenty. 1000 gallons of beer were found and destroyed. The distillery was located mile and a half from the Cahaba River. on wahatchis Creek, and the in making the liquor. The still was completely destroyed by the officers. No one was arresteG
 Mrs. Jebeles. wife of MT. John Jeb- eles. died at o'clock last night at a of two months. The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at 3: :30 o'clock in Bir- mingham. MT. and Mrs. Jebeles nov ed to Birmingham only few months all the time since they have been living ing in Birmingham. Besides her hus- band, she leaves little son. Demetro. who has been with Mir. and Mrs. Peter Jebeles here during her illness. The news of the death of Mrs. Jebeles will be received with regret by the friends of the family In the city, and all ex- tend to the bereaved husband and child their heartfelt sympathy
 Something good Is continually com ing to Anniston through the operations of the postal service. Now 1t Is the es- tablishment of two more rural routes ot which Postmaster hagan received ot- ficial notification yesterday. on which service will begin January 16. The twu new carriers to be selected at a salary of $75O each. One of the rotes will go from Anniston to Marrisville, return ing via Peaceburg. serving all inter- mediate points, and which will result fin the closing of those postoffices. The other route will ba from Oxford Station to Abel, in Clay County (which will dis continue the star route which has long been in operation between Oxford and LinevilIe. Mir. Ragan Is constantly on the alert, and never misses an oppor- tunity to improve the service when the Government will permit.