The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
PORTION OF SKULL ENTIRELY REMOVED DelecateO Operation is Performed
 in Selma KENAN FALLS FROM HORSE WelI-known Citizen Near TIden Has Narrow Escape From Death-other
 News of Selma and Dal-
 las County.
KENAN FALLS FROM HORSE

fNdftOW 6CCoRC TTOfTf GCdht--OhuCT News of Selma and Dal- las County.
 Selma, August 7.-(Special.) )-Mr. Allen
 Breighthaupt, a prominent citizen of
 Ackervile, in Lowndes county. was
 brought to this city yesterday afternoon
 and was this morning operated upon at
 the Selma infirmary, the operation being
 most delicate one and taken as the
 only possible chance to save hls life. On July IS an emery wheel at which
 Mir. Breigh- -.-aupt was working, burst and
 two pieces of the hard substance were imbedded in his skull. Particles of the
 brain oozed from the wound and ever
 since then he has been in a precarious
 condition. At the infrmary this morning
 Dr. S. G. Gay removed about two inches
 of the skull that the emery struck and
 also removed particles of the emery that
 had imbedded itself in the surface of
 the brain. Pieces of bones were also
 removed that had been shattered by the
 severe blow.
 The patient stood the ordeal very well,
 but his condition is such as to give little hope to his relatives and friends.
 Narrow Escape From Death.
 Information reached the city today of
 a narrow escape from injury and death by U. T. Kenan, Sr., on Saturday, near his home in Tilden. MT. Kenan who is familiarly known as Uncle lump" and is one of the oldest and most promi- nent citizens of the county had gone to the steamboat lan1.ng to ascertain if any freight had been brought down for him. Sitting on his horse on the edge of the high bluff overlooking the land ing, he leaned over to see if there was any freight on the wharf In some man. ner his horse swerved, throwing him heavily to the ground on the very edge of the bluf. A few feet more and he
 would have been precipitated a hundred feet below. It Is learned that he was badly bruised by the fall. but that no bones were broken, and 1t is thought he will be able to be out in a short while. Two Slight Fires. This morning an alarm of fire was sent in from box r. corner of Jones and Pel-
 ham streets. The department respond ing found the house of E. A. Collier on
 King street, on fire. There was no one
 on the premises at the time and the origin of the fire can only be explained by rats getting hold of some matches.
 The damage was about $100
 Saturday night a lamp exploded at
 the home of R. G. Ross. on Alabama
 street, igniting the curtains and doing other slight damage. hand fire ex- tinguisher which happened to be in the house was effectively used and prevented calling of the fire department.
 Death Came Suddenly. Miss Henrietta Dudley died rather un- expectedly at the Salvation Army post in this city last night about Il o'clock.
 She had been i'll for some days, but only took to her bed on Wednesday, when her
 malady was diagnosed as an acute at tack of malaria1 fever. The attack was accompanied by severe headaches 10
 which she was subject and from which
 she recovered usually In few hours.
 The attending physician saw her at noon and telephoned over in the evening. About ii o'clock she became de1irlous and at teupted to leap from the window. In
 fact got half out of the window and
 was pulled back in. She was then to her bed and in less than fifteen min
 utes death came.
 Miss Dudley has brother In Ensley City and awaiting reply from nim the
 remains will be held.
 Robbery of Cars and Warehouse. Saturday night robbers forced open a car of meat and hams on the spur track in the rear of the St James hotel and also broke open the warehouse or Games
 & Ross. under the hotel.
 Only one crate of hams was taken from the car which had ben consigned to Culverson & Hall. Nothing from the car track was taken although case of lard was found out on the car track and
 other evidences of the presence of in- truders were visible.
 About a week ago car or meat was opened in the same locality but only about fifty pounds were taken and no report was made It is thought that the robbers
 were looking for whisky mainly and finding none, did not take away much ! booty
 Robbed Cars in Shelby. c. L. Gregory, a white man and Robert
 Jone sa negro were in mayors court this Jones, a negro were in mayors court this
 were arraigned on a charge of robbing a Southern railway car in Shelby county. The mayor decided that the oHenSe was committed without his Jurisdiction but the two men were held awaiting proper warrants. The white man had on his coat lapels several buttons and badges of various secret orders, of which 1t is
 supposed that he was a member. Local and Personal. Today has been the hottest of the sea- son. Selma citizens have sweltered and perspired and Ifs 1t hot enough for your has been the common salutation all day long Parties from the country districts express themselves with concern over the hot weather. which, they declare, is in- turing the young bolls and making them fall off. after the excessive rains of the past month. The bols that 1t does not kill will likely prematurely open and yield very little of the staple. S. A. Sexton has gone to his old home
 in New Hampshire on a visit of several weeks
 Mrs John I. Hawkes. and children will
 leave in few days for Decatur. H., on a visit of about month.
 l.. c. Harrison. who has been city pas-
 senger and ticket agent of the West Point
 route, for several years in this city. has accepted position with the Gulf Express 1 company. also of this city. He will be