The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-23
FINDS $1OOO IN
 HIS HAY FIELD. At Least the Rock is Worth
 That Much IS GENUINE METEORITE
Robert Coleman and His Brother, John W. Coleman, Near Selma, Find the Specimen While Strolllnq
 Through a Field.
ma. June 2.-(specIaL)-Many a man

ma, June 22.-(Special. )-AIany a man
 entertained an angel unawsres. MT. Robert Coleman and his brother, MT. John M. Coleman, may not exactly have en- tertained an angel but they discovered a neteorite on the place of the former which may bring them in something like t1OOo. Several years ago Mir. John Cole han was employed in the National mu- scum which is a part of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.
 On a Sunday about four weeks ago the two brothers were walking over the hay field on the place. the latter hay Ing only come into MT. Robert Colemans possession about a year or so ago, and noting a rock about three feet long by two feet high, MT John Coleman stopped 10 examine 1t. MT Robert Coleman said to his brother with some feeling: "I won Der why that negro hasn't rolled that rock into the gully as I told him to do. nt is in the way of the mower and rake when we go to cut this fleld.'
 MT. John Coleman did not reply but kept examining the rock. He had been sent to these parts about four years ago by the department at Washington to secure a meteorte that fell in another part of the county and he became convinced that the rock that had been ordered thrown in the gully was another meteorte and one larger and better preserved than any that had ever been secured in the scien- tfic researches of the department A piece of the rock was clipped off and sent to the head curator of the National museum The latter recognized at once that 1t was indeed meteorite and replied by return mail to secure the same in tact if possible, that it would be valua- ble. This Mir. Coleman knew and he had the big piece of substance carried to his home and placed in the parlor. It weighed BIO pounds and there are but a few particles missing.
 That the find is not an inconsequential one is evidenced by the fact that an emissary of the government appeared in Selma today and called at the Coleman home to try and secure the specimen Its Intrinsic value Is well known to MT. John Coleman and he will not part with it un- Ness properly compensated. He has had several photographs of the meteroite taken and has sent them to the several museums of the country and it will prob ably require an even 5000 to secure the specimen.
 Selma Near First Class.
 Selma only missed being elevated to the list of first class post offices by a few hundred dollars. The amount of bus iness done in Selma during the past year lacked only about two or three hundred dollars of being $40000. the amount nec- essary to elevate an office to the first class That it will far exceed the mini ,11i1 ayf ;c fo ha mi, ed. There are already seven carriers de- 1ivering free mail from this office and Mir. Force the postmaster, has requested still another carrier An inspector has been here and found that the present carriers have their full capacity. It is therefore confidently expected that other carrier will be put. on. The sal ary of the Selma postmaster was raised s1Oo recently on account of the increased business done.
 Local and Personal.
 Miss Clytie Grimes left yesterday aft ernoon for Demopolis where she will be the guest of Miss Coates The latter will accompany Miss Grimes home in a short while and be her guest on Parkman street.
 J. Craig Smith. treasurer of Alabama, was a visitor to Selma today.
 There is considerable talk going the rounds about organizing a Cunningham club in Selma. This city is hard to en- thuse politically, through the medium of clubs and the movement may not be pressed, but If 1t is there will be a large membership secured.
 W. H. Bell of Marion Junction was a visitor to the city today.
 There was not a single robbery last night and the citizens are somewhat re- 1ieved today. Many houses have been equipped with shotguns loaded with buck shot in the last few days and the would be robber will find somewhat warm re- ception should he turn out and attempt to ply his nefarious calling.