The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-13
NEW FLORENCE PUBLICATION
NEWS OF sCoTrsBoRo.
outhern Railway Dfscontinues Two
 Trafna ThrOuHh Town.

Southern Railway Dfscontinues Two
 Trains Through Town.
 Scottsboro, Aug. 12.-(SpeciaL)-On account of the strict quarantine the Southern Railway oficials have caused to be discontinued two of Its passenger train on the Memphis division.
 The last of these two trains passed through Scottsboro this morning at 7:20 o'clock and was crowded with passenger en route to Eastern points. All of the East-bound trains are crowd ed, but the ones going West have no traffic to speak of. The officials say that these trains will resume their regular schedule just so soon as tne quarantine is lifted. In the meantime it makes 1t very inconvenient for the patrons of the road on this end. Mir James Caperton died Friday, the 18th inst. at his home at Fabius of heart trouble. The deceased was 52 years of age. Mr. Caperton was one of the best citizens in the county. He has been in bad health for some time. He has a large family connection in this county and also in Texas and Ar- kansas.
 Joe whisenant, age 22 years. died at Pisgah on Thursday. His death re- suited from lockjaw, caused by the cut of a whipIash. He was driving team of oxen, hauling logs and struck him. self under the right eye with his whip lash. It made a very painful wound. but he treated it lightly and never quit work for two or three days. He got overheated and a physician was called in His face swelled so badly that he could not take nourishment of any kind. He suffered greatly and had convulsions and lived in that condition for twelve days before death relieved him. He was a powerful man in point of strength and 1t would take from five to six men to hold him in the bed at times. He was a very popular young man in the Pisgah neighbor- hood. who regret to know of his sad death.
 Mrs. Price. the mother of J. NJ. Price of Garth, this county. who died while on visit to her married daughter in Huntsville, was brought to Woodville. her old home for burial. She was a splendid woman and her death causes genuine sorrow in her home town. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She leaves several sons and daughters.
 W. I. Kirk Mayor of Scottsboro, has just returned from the upper end of the county, where he has been on a visit to his mother, who Is in her 93rd year. She is in good health and can spin and knit almost as we'll as she did fifty years ago. She attends to her household duties and is as active as woman of 10 years. It was a family reunion and MT. Kirk makes the visits every year.
 Hon. Charles W. Brown has pur- chased all the interests of W. ]. Tally and c. M Cafey in three of the larg- l est farms in the county. They are
 known as the White farm on the south side of the Tennessee River, and the Townsend and Rudder farms near this place. The deal carries with 1t over $30.000
 Mrs. J. A. Cluck died at Bridgeport Friday, the 11th. She was the daugh- ter of Major J. H. J. Williams and a sister Of Joe John Williams, County Surveyor. She was a most estimable Christian woman.
 Mrs. Thulah Roach, widow of the late Rev. Charles Roach, died at Pis- gah Tuesday last. She was a very &C., | complished woman and her death Is deeply regretted.