The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-13
HAD FAVORABLE YEAR.
stOckhoIders of Gadsden Pipe Foundry
 satisAed with Business.

| StOckhOIder9 or Gaosoem EhP1 rv~"uAs | safisfled with Business. | Gadsden. Nov. 12.-(Special.)-Tho lstockholders of the Coosa Pipe and | Foundry Company held an important meeting yesterday for the purpose Of l going over the work which has been 1 accomplished within the past year. and 1 while nothing oficiai has been given | out the fact Is known that the stock l holders were greatly pleased at the phenomenal success of this new enter prise Plans for further extensions were considered and 1t is more than likely that the next step will be to build an immense foundry for the gen. eral furnace work This foundry and water pipe factory was among the or iginal intentions of the company and both will be built as early as possible. The Daughters of the Confectionery are busy making preparations for their all-day barbecue which they will give on the river bluff on Wednesday, Mo- vember 29. The affair Is for the bene- fit of the Emma Sansom monument.
 B. J. Haggard and Miss Julia Lewis were married Friday afternoon in the middle of the road and within sight of the church in Clear Creek beat. some fifteen miles west of Gadsden, Rev. R. S. Wilson performing the ceremony
 Both are members of prominent fami- lies. In returning the marriage li- cense to the probate office the minister designated the place of the wedding as "in the middle of the road"
 petition signed by over 500 voters of the County has been presented to the Board of County Commissioners asking for an election to be held in Etowah County at an early date to de- termine whether or not a special tax of one-tenth of per cent shall be levied for school purposes. This peti- ton was handed in last spring and has been held back by the Commissioners with the purpose of combining this election with the coming State primary in order to save some $700 in election expenses, but the friends of the school tax have protested so strongly against the election being mixed up with some other one that the County Commission CTS decided to call the election some time in next February, and appointed Judge J. W. Penn and Commissioner Cambron committee to call the elec- ton and make all arrangements.
 At the recent session of the County Commissioners Will Brock was elected as County bridge builder to succeed J. l.. Richards, who has held this posi- tion for the past six years. He is a practical carpenter and has been on the bridge gang several years and knows the work to be done.
 M. S. Ashley, who was stricken with paralysis some eleven weeks ago at hts home near the County farm, died Fri day and was buried Saturday with the honors of the Odd Fellows. of which he was a member. Mir. Ashley was 5e years of age and was one of the best citizens of the County.
 The 3-year-oid son of Sam Moody, 1 who lives at Sylvania, DeI<alb County, was burned to death while alone at the home of it's parents. Mir. Moody was Nxy0vf frn vyhf Mrr 6xS left the child alone in the house while she ran over to see a neighbor. When she returned she found the child in flames. She attempted to put out the flames but was badly burned herself in the attempt. while the child died in a few hours from the dreadful burns received.
 Mrs. Martha A. Thacker of Fort Payne, is dead at the advanced age of 7S years and twenty-one days, leaving five sons and two daughters to mourn her death. Mrs. Thacker was among the best people of her little city and her death was greatly mourned.
 Superintendent T. E. Brooks of the Alabama Mineral division of the L. & N. was in the city several days the past week looking into the ways and means of making considerable im- pFovements in the companys property in this city and County, in the way of increasing the facilities in the local freight service. The present depot, which is jointly used by the L. & N. and the N. c. & St. l.. roads, is not near large enough and it is more than likely that an enlarged depot will be l erected at an early date while a union | passenger station to be used by all the roads entering the city Is within the possibilities of the very near fu- ture. -
 Trsd Maaou of Neuz vorl- Saoratarxy of the National Retail Grocers' Asso- | ciation, John Bratton of Atlanta, Sec retary of the Southern Retail Grocers' Association, and F. NJ. Nixon of An niston. Secretary of the Alabama Re- tail Grocers' Association. were in the city last night and organized the mer- chants of the city into the Retail Gro cers Association of Gadsden. Nearly every retail merchant in the city was present and joined the Association. The local association will affiliate with the State. Southern and National As sociations. -7:.-
 Gadsden will be a city of conventions next year. Already three large meet irgs have been secured for the sum- mer of 1906. The Alabama Press As- sociation, the Knight Templars and the Alabama Commercial and Industrial Association will meet with Gadsden
 Vessie Whit, the Swear r-old daugh- ter of Harvie Whit. Of Boaz, was killed a few days ago by a runaway team. MT. Whit is farmer and he had his wagon loaded with cotton when the mules became frightened and ran away, he being unable to control them, the mules dashing the wagon load of cotton on the child. One wheel of the wagon struck the little girl, breaking her neck and causing instant death.