The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-21
ANOTHER FREE FERRY.
Fifth Placed on CoOsa by the EtOwah
 C0mlmaaaiOnern.

Commissioners.
 Gadsden, Feb. 19.--(Special )--At the session of the County Commissioners Saturday an additional free ferry was established at wagnon's ferry. in Coats Bend beat and M. M. Hooks was appointed ferryman and placed under bond. This makes five free ferries at present on the Coosa River besides the Louisville and Nashville bridge at Gadsden where thousands of people cross daily free.
 George Heard. negro, was arrested late Friday afternoon on the charge of assault and battery on Will Jeffires, a little 13-year-old white boy. It is alleged that Heard slapped at the boy and struck him with his fist. He made bond and will be tried Tuesday.
 Bob Grace, a white convict who es- caped from the county chain gang a few days before Christmas. stole the county mules and rode them of for several miles, finally abandoning them and escaping, has been captured at his home in the Bail Play settlement and is once more wearing the stripes at the convict camp.
 The Confederate Veterans of Camp Emma Sansom met at the court house in Gadsden Saturday at noon and sug- gested the names of Dr. J. C. Slack and M F. Pentecost, Sr., for the posi- tions of examiners of pensioners in Etowah County to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Major H. Herz- berg and Dr. J. P. Rails several months ago. It was decided that in the future regular monthly meeting will be held in this city by the veterans.
 The 1ange that holds the large stern wheel of the new steamboat Alabama was broken Friday while the boat was within thirty-five miles of Rome and she was unable to proceed further. The steamer Dixie came along on her re- turn to Rome and she turned around and lowed the Alabama back to Gads- den, where the necessary repairs are being made and the boat will be ready for traffic by Wednesday.
 The w. c. T. U. of Gadsden present. ed a life-sized portraits of Miss Francis E. Willard and her autobiography "Glimpses of Fifty Years to the Disque High School last Friday on the anniversary of her birthday The ex- ercises were very appropriate and the songs sang patriotic.
 The farmers of East Gadsden are de- termined to do the right thing in the matter of reducing the cotton crop for 1905. They held a meeting yesterday and appointed committee to visit every farmer in the beat and secure his signature to the pledge to reduce the cotton acreages 25 per cent. The committee Is strong one, composed oE W. R. Usry, Gus Tillison and Gilbert Sizemore.
 John Pardon had the misfortune to get his right leg broken in two places yesterday by a falling tree. Three sons of Tom Pardon were clearing land and had cut down a tree which had lOHHAd n boys were trying to dIslodge 1t when the tree fell and caught John Pardon. crushing him to the ground and break ing his leg.
 Mrs. Gilbert Miller. aged 50 years, an old resident of Hokes Blufe heat was severely burned yesterday at her home. Mrs. Miller was standing near the fire when her skirt became iRnited and was burning f1ercely when her screams brought her son to her rescue and he succeeded ip extinguishinsy tha flames. The clothing was burned en. tireiy off her body and she was severe ly burned on the face and arms as well as her body. The burns will not prove serious.
 News reached Gadsden late thia afternoon of the death of Mrs. Sarah Burns, the aged mother of Rev. n A Burns, of this city. which occurred at the home of her son. J. M Burns. at Clarence, Blount County, on her eigh- tieth birthday, death being due from old age.
 The smallpox claims of Dr. E. T. Camp was compromised by the Board of County Commissioners. During the smallpox epidemic some four years ago Dr. Camp presented a bill of S1.137 against the county for services and the commissioners refused to allow 1t. claiming it was exhorbitant, but did