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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
YOUNG MAN KILLS
HIS BEST FRIEND
GEORGE ROBINSON ACCIDENT.
ALLY SHOOTS DUDLEY GORDON
AT MONTGOMERY WITH A
WEAPON THOUGHT UNLoADED.

Montgomery, May 1.-(Special)-George
Robinson shot and killed Dudley Gordon
last night about o'clock at Trimble's
stable on Lee street
Robinson is Frustrated with grief over
the terrible affair. The shooting was
purely accidental The story of the affair
is about as follows:
The Two young men. Robson and Cor
don. were reared from boyhood together
at Lownesboro, and were lifelong friends.
Gordon with his parents came to Mont
gumery to live about one year ago Rob-
| inson came up from Lownesboro yester-
| day morning and left his pistol at Trim
| ble's When preparing to return to his
| hcme at Lownesboro last night. Robinson,
accompanied by his friend Gordon. went
to the stable to secure his pistol, and
while examining it, ignorant of it being
loaded. he snapped the weapon and as he
did so, Gordon, who was standing by
his side, stepped in front of him, and re-
ceived the discharge in his abdomen.
Gordon was carried at once to St Mar
garets hospital where medical attention
was given him, and where the wound
was found to be of so serious nature as
to defy surgical Skill
Dudley Gordon was young man about
q years old and a student of a business
college in this city. George Robinson is
q years of age and has always lived
in Lownesboro, where he is held in high
esteem.
The two young men were as intimate
as brothers. and Robinson is broken
hearted over the tragedy and in an inter-
view this morning said
God knows ! would have rather had
killed myself than to have inflicted this
wound on Dudley Dudley and I were
BOYS together and had he been my own
brother | could not have loved him more.
'I had no idea the pistol was loaded,
and was idly examining It, when | snap
ped ii with the awful result.
81 would wllingly-yes gladly, exchange
places with Dudley If ! only could. I was
So dazed at the time that it was quite
a while before 1 realized the horror of
it all"
There were tears in his eyes and a
great sob shook his frame as he finished
speaking
Young Gordon is the son of Mr. and
Mrs Frank Gordon, formerly of Lownes-
boro but now highly esteemed citizens
of Montgomery
No arrest was made as the number of
bystanders were fully aware of the ma
ture of the case.
Gordon died at the hospital at ~ o'clock
The funeral will take place tomorrow,
interment to he in this CITY DR.. John A.
Rice pastor of the Court Street Methodist
church. will conduct the services from the
residence on Goldthwaife street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
TIME TABLE ARRANGED.
One Train a Day Runs on the Bay
Minette and Fort Morgan.

Montgomery, May 11-(speeial)-T. H.
Mizell. trainmaster of the Mobile and
Montgomery division of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad went down to Bay
Minette yesterday and arranged the time
time table for the ray Minette and Fort
Morgan branch of the Louisville and
Nashville
There will be one first class mixed train
each way daily between Bay Mnette
anG Foley, the terminal OF the line.
No. 4, southbounG, connects with all
through trains and leaves Bay Minette
at 40 p. M, reaching Foley SO miles
d. ant at s p. m.
No 49, northbound, leaves Foley at S:20
a m, and arrives at Bay Minette at
1901 p. m. in time to connect with pas
seEger trains both north and south.
There are four stations between Bay
Mineite and FOLEY. Stapleton Pelzer,
Robertsdale and Summerdale.
The new time table No 60, will take eff
feet Sunday morning, May A.
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JUDGE TO MARRY.
Judge j. C. Richardson to Wed Miss
Daisy Anderson Near Pensacola.

Evergreen. May tspecial)- The
many friends throughout the state Of
Judge j. c. Richardson of this circuit
will be interested to know that cupid
has pierced the susceptible heart of the
able south Alabama jurist. 1t is an
nounced that he will marry near Pensa-
cola on the 18th. The ladys name is
Miss Daisy Arson. The ceremony will
be a quiet one at the home of the mother
of the bride-elect at Bayou la Grande.
c. r. Bricken will be best man and
Osgood Arson, brother of the bride. will
give her away.
The commencement exercises of the
Southwest Alabama Agricultural school
will begin next Sunday with the sermon
by Rev W. Nj. Cox Of Montgomery. Tn
der the management of ]. A. Lanier as
principal this has been the most SUCCESS
full year in the history of the school.
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Plant Changes Hands.
Personal and General.
Telephone Lineman browns.

Decatur. May 0.-(Special9-Pau Beck-
nor of Indiana, lineman for the Nor
gan County Telephone company. was
drowned in Flint river near Hartselie.
fourteen miles south of here, while bath
Ing today. His body has not yet been
recovered.
Mr.. Sherwood. local manager of the
company. formerly Of Ohio. is with the
party searching for the body Beckner
was working on "A long distance line
which the company was constructing to
birmingham.
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DISCUSS THE SALE
OF WATER WORKS
COUNCIL OF PRATT CITY is CON-
SIDERlNG AN OFFER TO SELL
THE WATERWoRks PLANT.
OPINION OF CITIZENS.

Pratt City, May 10-(Special) Tho
question of selling the Pratt City water
works plant is agitating the public mind
at present The question was opened by
proposition from a Birmingham firm
asking for six months option on tho
plant. It is understood that the price
offered by the firm was $4,000.
The waterworks plant was built several
years ago, and is maintained by the city.
The water is pumped from artesian wells
and the expense incurred in the pumping
is very heavy.
Although the council turned down the
proposition to buy an option ON the plant.
a committee was appointed to confer with
the firm that made the offer, and report
back at the next meeting Of the board.
A number Of citizens are of the opinion
that It would be better from financial
standpoint for the city to sell the water
works 1t Is pointed out that very little
profit is realized from the plant.
on the other hand there are many who
are opposed to the sale of the plant. 1t Is
q source of pride to a number of citizens
that the town owns and runs its water
works. 1t is also. argued that the city
maintains forty-one water plugs, thereby
affording an ample fire protection If the
city sells the plant 1t is asserted that the
maintenance of the water plugs would be
very expensive to the city.
The probabilities are that the council
will come to decision relative to the pro-
posed sale at the next meeting on
May %.
Personal and General.
Model tent No. II. Knights Of the Mac
abees held rousing meeting last night
and initiated fifteen candidates. number
Of visiting knights from the other tents
OF the district were present and during
the evening refreshments were served.
Miss Willie Wakefield entertained q
number of friends informally last evening.
Oscar Edwards, well known young
man of this city, has accepted n position
in the commissary of the Republic Iron
and Steel company at Warmers.
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Sheffield Taking on New Life.

Sheffield, May O.-(Special)1 This city
seems to be taking on new life since new
industries are being established here. The
recently secured plant. the Sheffield Cast
Iron, Pipe and Foundry company, have
large force of hands at work excavat-
ing for the foundation of their buildings
to be erected on the grounds of the COM
pany, in the western part of the city.
The Reaper, under the new mana ge-
ment will begin publication this week.
The Harnsbrough brothers, practical
newspaper men. are now at the helm, and
together with the "old rela BILE" Sheffield
Standard will make things hum from now
on.
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The Rev. Mr.. Lewis Leaves Sheffield.

Sheffield May SPECIALIZATION
services at the Presbyterian church mark
ed the close of the passionate of the
Rev. T. J. Lewis, who left yesterday for
Fresno Cal. to attend the general SEES
sion of the Presbyterian church, where
he will spend several months before To-
eating in that section c. the country
Tn, Rev Mr.. lewis has been in charge of
the church here for tn past fourteen
II onths. and is very popular The min
listers of the various denominations here
paid a high tribute to his worth and
work at the services held at the church,
when they babe farewell.
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Programme at Jackson.

Jackson. May 10.-The commencement
programme for the Agricultural Indus
trial school at this place has been ar
ranged as follows:
Sunday May 2S-11 a. m. commence
ment sermon, Rev G. L. Yates. Thomas
vile, Ala; p. m, sermon before Y. M.
c. A. and Y. w. c. A, Rev. G. L. Yates.
Monday May 29-10:30 a. m, entertain
ment by primary department.; p M,
young mems defamation contest.
Tuesday, May 800 a. M, visit to school
farm; to 6 p. m, school exhibit; s p. M,
recital by music class.
Wednesday, May 31-10 a. m, graduat-
ing exercises; II a. M. commencement ad-
dress Lieut. Gov. r. NJ. Cunningham,
Enslcy Ala.
All are cordially invited TO be present.
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GRAY 6 DUDLEY HARDWARE co. E,t Es2 iP2suz

eral brothers and sisters, who reside in
Pennsylvania.
Albes-Roe.
The announcement of the approaching
marriage of Miss Augusta Erhestine
this city to take place at the First Pres
byteran church at Decatur on May Il,
is of considerable interest to the people
of Ensley.
Miss Albes Is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Albes of Decatur and is a
popular and charming young lady of that
city. Mr. Roe is one of the best known
and most prominent young men in this
city and has been connected with the
Ensley Woodworking company for the
past six years.
Plant Changes Hands.
A. w Holstun and associates have pur-
chased the job work plant of the Ensley
Herald and will at once fit up the plant
with new and modern machinery, Mr..
Mcclure, a well known job work man,
will have charge of the office.
The Ensley Herald will continue under
the same management with the Rev. DR..
G. W. Read as editor and r. T. Bentley
business manager.
Personal and General.
The Rev. s. l.. Dobbs. presiding elder
of the Birmingham district. spent yester-
day afternoon in Ensley.
The bazaar and ice cream festival,
which was conducted by the ladies of
St Johns Episcopal church last night,
was a very successful affair
The Odd Fellows held an interesting
meeting tonight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Miss Weeden,s VIII Probated.

Huntsville. May 10.-(speclal)-Th will
of Miss Howard Weeden. the authoress,
who died at her home in this city last
month. has been probated. Miss Wooden
left everything to her unmarried sister,
Miss Katherine i. Wooden, the bequest
Including copyrights on pictures and
hooks that are In great demand.
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pleasure Of Travellnn.

Any trip Is a pleasure to those who
travel over the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way. The best of equipment. excellent
service, quick time, beautiful scenery.
Finest dining car service. Polite atten-
ton Convenient schedules. Every COM
fort the most exacting traveller could
wish, New York tickets permit stop-over
of 10 days at Washington. Baltimore and
Philadelphia also the famous Virginia
Hot Springs. u-l-fri-su-we-tr
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eral brothers and sisters, who reside in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
FOUND

The que est and surest road to
good health has been found by thou
sands of sufferers from stomach, liver
and kidney ailments. They took Hos
letters Stormach Bitters at the very
first symptom and il it found the only
remedy that could cure them Every
sick person should follow their exam
pie. 1t cures Headache, Costiveness,
Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach,
Liver or Kidney Ills and Female Com.
plants.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS.
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POSTOFFICE CLERK
ADDED TO FORCE
ENSLEY is WORKING FOR FREE
DELlVERY-FRANk MCDONALD
FATALLY INJURED AT ROD
MlLL-PERsoNALA AND GENERAL

Ensley, May Especial )-Postmaste
J. w Clayton today announced that j.
Long had received the appointment as
general delivery clerk. Clerk Mays having
additional clerkship was allowed the Ems
ley office by the department May / on
account of the rapidly increasing bust
ness.
The prospects for Ensley securing free
delivery are exceedingly bright As the
establishments are made on July l it is
thought that free delivery can be obtain
ed by that time
CONGRESSMAN Underwood and Postmas-
ter Clayton are making every effort to
secure free delivery and they are being
backed by all the citizens of Ensley.
Since Postmaster Clayton took charge
of the affairs of the office about three
months ago the receipts have increased
over one-thrd If the office continues to
make such gratifying gains there will be
very little trouble in having a free de-
livery system established.
Frank Mcdonald Killed.
Frank Mcdonald aged % years. and
employed as a wire puller at me roo
mill. was fatally injured last night at 10
o'clock. dying this morning at o'clock.
Mr. Mcdonald was struck by piece OF
flying billet His shoulder was knocked
out of place and he was injured inter-
nally.
Mr. Mcdonald was carried to the Cum
ningham hospital, where he was given
every medical attention. His body was
taken in charge by Eehols & Aguine and
will be sent to his home at Rudolph Pa
tomorrow morning for interment. The
deceased was unmarried, but he is sur
vived by a father and mother and sew
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

the "old man" as angry as halter, FOG
Anson was batting weakly and wanted .
new stick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

see the naked Indians tapping tho
trees, and Shiny reptiles in the shadow
oozc, horn and tallow from the
pampas-mark the centaurlike vaouero
and his whirling RATA; gold dust. ivory
and PLAN oil from the West Coast.
Dreams for you there! Palm oil and gold
dust and ivory; elephants and sacrificial
fires and trains OF captive salves; hemp.
tea silks and struggled opium-and do
not believe that opium is not smuggled
into New York harbor to this day. You
think of all that and your Imagination
flameA
The gentlemen In the pilot houses are
not always in placid moods. Wild-eyed
men glare out from pilot houses aloft.
like eagles from their eyries. and pass
the time OF day. Says one: where d. "
think you're going? Back, will your"
And the other: Back? Me back ?
Me:
you? Yes. you, you slop-eyed. slack.
mounted. spin.stwisted. fresh water goOb
You square-headed, fatherless'-and 40
on. detailing irremediable flaws In the
gcnealogy both back down
and avert the impending collision.
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Farmers and Breeders.

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the coming year.
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As mere printed statement of merits would lack the
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TIE WONDERS OF NEW YORK
HARBOR.

James B. Connolly in Harper's Magazine.)
To present to the mind an easily con-
jured picture of New York harbor one
might make the comparison II the up
turned right hand, with the long straight
forefinger for the lower stretch of the
Hudson, with the thumb. joint turned out
standing for the bent East River. and
the palm OF the hand representing upper
New York Bay. The three together make
up the harbor OF New York AZ Hudson
River shelters most of the North Atlantic
liners while In port. so does East River
harbor those that go to make up the truly
foreign fleets. Here they are. pier after
pier of them-the steamers that go to the
far countries. Mind the roll-Brazl.
Argentina, Chile. Peru, West Coast OF
Africa, Australia, India China. Japan!
And bark again to the call OF the ports
Rio Janero. Buenos Ayrcs. Valparaiso,
ST. Paul dc Loanda, Cape Town. Tima-
tave. Sydney, Singapore. Hong Kong.
Yokohama! And the strange stun OF their
cargoes! Rubber from the Amazon swamps
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SONNET TO JOHN PAUL JONES.
To welcome you. Paul Jones' back to tho
land,
Whose starry flag you first flung to the
breeze
And bore in triumph over all the seas.
Expectantly a nations millions stand!
Would YOU could speak, would We could
grasp your hand
And hid your restless spirit be at ease
At last! we'd bid you sleep where'er you
please
And place our whole domain at your com.
mand!
But as In silence deep your lips are sealed.
Wen fifty choose as YOU can choose no
more.
Where you shall rest for all eternity:
Annapolis! where young and old Eiu
yield
The palm to you, their comrado gone bs<
fore,
Our first and greatest captain Of the seal
THEODORE SUTRO.
New York. July I. 1906. ,..,.i i,
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IN THE PIGMIEs LAND.
the African Forest-The story Of
Colonel HnrPisOn's Visit.


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Accompanied by NJ Browne. Scotch
Wahby Ahmed, he started from Lado
early in February. The transport was
conducted by eight donkeys and a mule.
but the latter unfortunately got away In
the bush. and was afterwards eaten by
the natives.
The -talkcd-of pgmy forest was
reached soon after by crossing the Ituri
river. Enjoys had been sent on in front.
who had been successful in persuading
some OF the little people to come and
greet the white giants with dance.
After a hasty meal about 81 visitors.
chiefly men, came in to our encampment-
"A weird looking crowd. naked except for
email bit Of decr-skn worn by the men
and two punches of leaves by the women.
After an hours hard humping on a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
A GRANITE QUARRY SOLD.

II. X. Bush. receiver for the Vermont
Granite company. has sold at auction in
Barre the valuable light granite quarry
formerly owned by that company The
property was secured by f. l.. Smith &
Co.. the price paid being in the vicinity
Of $4,000. BY this purchase r.. L. Smith
& Co. have become one OF the largest
owners and operators of quarries in New
England. and this last acquisition being
fully equipped with the latest machinery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
ABLE BUTTER.

Mrs. Psmith-Why are you SO opposed
to our spending our vacation at that
dear farmhouse in Punkville. by the Pond ?
Mr.. Psmith-Poor grub.
Mrs. Psmith-But the mans letter says
"fresh milk, pure cream. homegrown veg
etables, home made bread"
MIR. Psmith--Yes. but You read on q
little further. and you'll see AS for our
fine country butter. 1t will speak for it.
self."-Not for mine!-Cleveland Leader.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
OWNS AN AGED HEN.

r. A. Morgan OF Barnet has a brown
eghorn hen II years old. and a sprightly
old biddy. Notwithstanding her advanced
age. She has been good laying hen.
lays a good-sized. smooth egg, and has
done her usual share Of duty this sum
mer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
John Mitchell. president OF United
Mine Workers. through the failure Of
an Illinois bank lost his savings. $4,000.

A boon to travellers. DR.. Fowler's
Extract OF Wild Strawberry. Cures
dyscntery. diarrhoea. seasickness. nau-
sea. Pleasant to take. Perfectly
harmless
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

Ten thousand demons Rnawing away
at ones vitals couldn't be much worse
than the tortures of itching piles. Yet
there's u cure. Doan's Ointment never
falls
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TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION COUPON.

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for which send the New England Farmer trial for six
months and regularly thereafter at $l0O year, unless
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