The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
ANNISTON MAYOR DEAD
o. '. .HENDERsoN's DEMISE CAUSED
 BY BRAIN CONCEPTION.
Retired at Night Perfectly We'll, Bat Became Ill This Morning ana Passed Away Despite Phy-
 sieiaDs' E6Orts


 Anniston. March 1s.--(special)--
 Mayor o. 2. Henderson died early this
 morning after an illness of three hours
 of congestion of the brain. He was perfectly we'll when he retired last night, but becameDill early this morn
 ing and died, though the efforts of the
 best physicians of this section were
 given him.
 Mir. Henderson would have complet-
 ed his third term had he lived until
 next month. He was a prominent secret
 order man and a member of the volun-
 teer fire department for many years.
 He was a native of this County and
 was very popular with his constituency
 and his generosity has made him fa-
 nous throughout the County. He was Chairman of the County Democratic
 Executive Committee and stood high
 in politics of the County.
 The funeral will be held Monday.
 On July 1st Anniston will be one of
 the five cities in Alabama to have the
 location of a weather bureau. At pres
 ent stations are located at Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Hunts
 vile, but through the efforts of Con
 gressman Bowie. a station will be To- cated in Anniston.
 Sam Zin of the Anniston Dry Goods Company, was arrested yesterday by Chief Deputy Sheriff W. c. LeGrande.
 under an indictment charging him with
 burning insured property. It will be remembered that shortly after midnight one Saturday night, a few weeks ago. fire was discovered in the store of tho Anniston Dry Goods Company, in The Hot Blast building. It was extinguish-
 ed before a large damage was wrought, and upon an investigation by a jury, under instructions from Insurance Com missioner Harry B. Shorter, evidence was produced that when given before the grand jury, caused the indictment. Eff made a $200 appearance bond easily.
 The fire department made four runs yesterday, but only one time did they have to unloose for action. that being when called to fight fire at the ball park at 2.30 o'clock. Quite a number of persons saw the blazing grand stand,
 but 1t seems that all thought the other would turn in the alarm, so 1t gained big headway before the alarm was turn ed in. The fire laddies responded quickly, but could not overcome the | flames until the grand stand was prac- tically a total loss. The stand Is owned by the local baseball association and it is valued at about $200. It Is
 thought that 1t caught from a care lessly thrown cigar or cigarette stump. Shortly after noon the department | was called to the plant of the Western | Steel Car and Foundry Company, where a. hole was burning in the roof of the rolling mill. It. was put out by the
 employees without large damage. While the firemen were fighting the grand stand fire a shed on the Fifteenth Street side of Anniston College caught, but it was put out without the use of the hose. Late in the afternoon box 21
 was rung in and called the department to the plant of the Kilby Locomotive Works. where a hole had been burned
 around the copula of the foundry. The damage was small, the fire being put
 out before the arrival of the depart ment.
 Floyd McFarlin, Jacksonville's star of the box, has signed up with Tommy Stouch for the coming season, and will twirl the sphere this year for the boys of the Meridian team in the Cotton States League.