The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-16
FOUND GARBAGE SNAKE.
Experience of Anniston Woman While
 Preparing Her Dinner.

Preparing Her Dinner.
 Anniston, March 15.-(Special.) )-Mrs. William Cochran, while preparing cab bage to cook for the noon meal yester- day, discovered one of the much talked of cabbage snakes. The reptile was four inches in length and had head and eyes like a snake. It also had a venemous tongue. which projected from its mouth at intervals when disturbed. by many. It was examined by a phy- sician, who stated that it contained enough poison to kill five people.
 In police court yesterday morning Mir H. B. Rudisill was made defendant for the Anniston Water Supply Com pany in three cases for violation of a city ordinance regarding the placing of water meters. MT. Rudisill showed that he had permits from the city plumbing inspector and the cases were dismissed. Several witnesses were on hand to testify that they had not given permission for the placing of the water meters, but the cases were dismissed without their say. so the first fall in the water works fight results in favor of the water company.
 Early Sunday morning Policemen Self and Dill rounded up eight white men for indulging in little game of craps Five of the number were dismissed by Recorder McGhee in police court and the other three were fined a total of $9 each. The whole police court yesterday resulted as follows. Fines and costs assessed $115.50; ten cases dismissed and two continued. One concealed pistol case furnished s75 of the total fines.
 The stock of the Nichols Grocery Company. bankrupt, of Childersburg was sold Saturday at public auction by the receivers, J. c. Sproull. of this city and MT. Coxe. of Birmingham. There were thirty or forty bidders and the auction was interesting. The stock was finally knocked down to MT. Hicks, of Talladega. at $13.600. nearly three fourths of It's value. Quite a number of Annistonians attended the auction.
 Chief Deputy Sheriff w. c. LeGrande and Deputy B. H. Hubbard on Saturday arrested Sam Fowan. a white man, on an indictment returned by the city court grand jury In March. 1902. Rowan is charged with an assault to murder on Doc" Weir on Fifteenth Street prior to the time of the indictment.
 On Tuesday evening, March 2Sth, a benefit entertainment will be given under the auspices of Camp Caldwell of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, for me felndTn nOHunent luna. Local talent alone will participate and the event promises to be one of rare en- joyment to the music loving public as we'll as to those who desire to assist worthy undertaking. Camp Caldwell anticipates unveiling the monument on June 3rd.
 Thre Swear child of Mir and Mrs w. J. Glover died Sunday from burns it received a week ago The remains of the little enc were laid to rest yes- terday at the family buryfng ground south of Oxford. Much sympathy Is extended to the bereaved ones in their loss
 Frank Moss and Tonic Bush, negroes. were arrested by the police yesterday on charges of burglary and grand larceny They are accused of entering freight car in the Louisville and Nashville yards a few nights since. One of the guns taken at that time was found in the possession of Moss, who says he secured 1t from Bush. Bush says that he found the gun and gave it to Moss. They will be tried before Recorder McGhee tomorrow morning. This afternoon the police found another of the guns. It was found at a pawn shop. where 1t had been pawned by Moss.