The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-15
Killed By Train.

John Wilson, a bridge carpenter, was run over and killed by swith engine with six cars at the depot this morning. The foreman of the bridge crew, D. Me- Dermott had a narrow escape from death. The bridge crew was at work on one of the tracks near the depot when a train came along.
 The men stepped out of the way of the train and stepped on to another track, on which the switch engine and cars were passing Wilson was knocked down and McDermott knocked from the track. The whole train passed over Wilson and he was crushed to death. The dead man leaves a wife and eight children near Georgiana, practically without support.
 Railroad Officials.
 L. E. Chalenor, assistant general freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line, and Su- perintendent Walter Hale of the same system, were in Montgomery yesterday, looking over the situation. They were travelling in a special car and spent some time with the cotton men, looking a1ter freight business. While in the city the officials were shown around by Commer- cial Agent c. C. Hicks of the Montgomery office. They expressed great pleasure at the outlook.
 Lumsden's Diary.
 The state department of archives and history has received the personal diary ol Capt. Charles L. Lumsden, who com manded the famous Lumsden's battery in the civil war. The battalion was raised at Tuscaloosa and began with l25 men. Among the survivors of the command are H. IL Cribbs James R. Maxwell, John Little of Tuscaloosa and Dr. Joseph Moody of Pickens county. Mr. MaXWeli has recently written history Of the movements of the battery in the battle of Nashville, printed in the Confederate Veteran.
 Reward for Poisoners.
 A reward of $100 has been offered Dy the governor for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who put strych- nine in the well bucket of the home of J. w. Robertson, a well-to-do farmer at Wehadka, in Randolph county. The poison was found in the bucket before any dam age was done and it is hoped that the guilty parties can be found.
 Rowe Price has been appointed com missioner of deeds for Alabama at Talla- poosa, Ga.
 Residence Burned.
 The residence of Charles A. Baarcke 119 Virginia avenue, and all the furniture in the house were completely deStroyec by a fire this morning. The loss will prob ably reach s3OOO MT. Baarcke carried $l5o insurance on the house and $500 on the furnishings Acting Governor Cunningham has made the following appointments:
 Notaries Public--Archie B. Elliott Tus- cumbia; w. H. Stokes, Slocumb; C. B Rogers, North Birmingham; notary pub lie and justice of the peace, M. C. Wake field, Pocahontas
 New Corporations.
 The following corporations have com plied with the law by informing the sec retary of state of their incorporation:
 Fairhope Improvement company of Fair hope. capital stock $25,O00. The incorpo- rators are r. l. Dupont, Wilmington, Del, Thomas s. K Morton, Joseph Fels, Mau- rice FeIs, Henry r. Mitchell, R. F. Pow ell. Edgar Ryan and Wm. Ryan of Phila- delphia, Bolton Hall, New York; George M Bancroft, Frank l.. Brown, E. R Gaston of Fairhope.
 York Cotton Gin company of York Sumter county. capital stock 5000. h. corporators, c. B. Hightower, J. J. Will Hams, J. H. Coleman. J. A. Mcconnell, F. Holman, W. A. Altman, c. A. Altman J, F. Woods, H. J. Wallace, B. W. Lan- caster, B. R. Hill, w. A. Curry, R. H Mcdonald, s. D. Walker, J. l.. McDon- aid, w. H. Sims and N. G. Altman.
 The Commercial Trust and Savings