The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-03
THOROUGHBREDS
WINTER IN SELMA
Bowie Cancels Engagements
in Dallas County
WILL SPEAK IN ET0WAH
Rain In Selma and Vicinity Has Re-
leYed the Drouth of Several
Weeks-other Selma
Ne.9s.
WILL SPEAK IN ETOWAH

Selma, November Ex-senator Bailey's
string of Kentucky thoroughbreds will
winter in Selma at the driving park this
season. Mr.. Ben Rennick who has win
tered here for several years having first
come to Selma with Ed Geers, the Silent
Man when the Village Farm Stables
were here, reached the city yesterday
with twelve heads of horses.
He stated today that Trainer Childs for
Senator Bailey would reach the city with
about twenty heads of horses in about
ten days There are now at the park In
addition to Mr.. Rennick's horses ten
heads from the McCurdy farm at
Lownesboro and one horse belonging to
Joe Moon. Other trainers are expected
and there will likely be over hundred
horses at the park before cold weather
sets in.
Barn and Contents Burned.
Word reached the city today Of the
burning of a large barn belonging to Hon.
]. ]. King at Consul, in Marengo county,
on Monday night. The contents of the
barn, consisting of 300 tons of baled hay
and 500 bushels of corn belonged to L. s.
Fox & Co.. and were also totally de-
stroyed. The origin of the fire is not
stated, but there was not cent of in
surance on the building or the contents
and the loss will amount to about $1,000
A Small Gin Burned.
Near Summerfield. in this county on
Monday night was burned small horse
gin belonging to Andy McIlwain, on Mr..
Jim Moore's place. The theory is that
the place was set on fire and that a
negro woman was the incendiary. Nell
vain and a negro woman have been at
outs and he had her arrested few days
ago. 1t Is thought that In a spirit of re-
venge she set fire to her gin, causing
him to lose bale of cotton and consid-
cradle seed. McIlwain saw a form run
ming away from the burning gin, which
he took to be a Woman's and shot at 1t,
but did not bring 1t to halt.
Death of an Aged Woman.
Last night at o'clock at her residence,
2S2 Alabama street, occurred the death
of Miss Mamie Ivey. She had been Ill
about three weeks, and her death comes
as a sad blow to her relatives and friends.
The funeral took place this afternoon.
Dallas Appointments Conceded.
Today at the request Of the state cam
paign committee, Congressman S. IL.
Bowie. who was to speak at Plantersville.
Selma and Orrville, in this county on FRI
day and Saturday Cancelled his appoint
ments and will go to Alfalfa, Gadsden
and Alabama City, in Etowah county, IN
stead. A request came to Chairman NAL
lory for Mr. Bowels services in Etowah
on Friday and Saturday, and 1t was
deemed for the best interest OF the party
that he go to that county. Mr.. Bowie
was accordingly communicated with, and
while hating to disappoint his Dallas con-
stituents decided to aequiesce In what
ever the state committee thought best.
Big Load of Cotton.
Quite a sight was presented on the
streets today by the appearance of four
wagons loaded with cotton which had
come all the way from Farmerville' In
, Lowndes county distance of about forty
miles. Two of the wagons were drawn
by five yoke of oxen and each contained
10 bales of cotton Two more wagons
were drawn by six mules each and one
contained 7 and the other bales of cot
ton. The forty-fiye bales were raised by
MIR. ]. II. Spear of F'armersville. The
load gave an object of what might be
done with macadam roads in this coun-