The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-24
.PELL CITY PAPER
AMONG CANDIDATES
First Issue of Weekly Seen in
Bessemer
DEATH OF MRS. w. P, GUM
Woodward Iron Company Baseball
Team Fails to come-Mass Meet.
Ing to Be Held In
Jonesboro.
DEATH OF MRS. W. P, QUINN


Bessemer, August 2S-(Special.) Issue
No. / of Volume No. 1 of the Farmers
Union Guide. new weekly newspaper
published at Pen City was received in
the city today and copies distributed
among the delegates to the convention in
session here, According to its declaration
1t is devoted to the farm, the home and
education In all its branches. The editors
Of the sheet are e. ]. Cook. state score
tary-treasurer of the Farmers union and
Bays ID. Gather. a well known young man
of Pell City
The paper is not the official organ of
the union, as that organization has no
such vehicle of publicity in this state
According to its editors it Is intended
merely for the purposes above stated
Rumors are afloat as to the nature of
the executive business of the union These
form the side line of the convention, and
the speculation bone on which the un-
itiated may gnaw. The farmers are Sc
cretive to a degree. 1t is generally known,
however, that the reports of the different
committees and officers which have been
made show the union to be in a most
prosperous condition, and the opinion
seems to be that the silence OF the dele
gates and officers shows that they are
getting down to the plane of more bust
ness and less talking. as they have been
admonished by tho speakers in the open
meetings, to avoid the errors into which
the Grail and the Alliance fell.
Mrs. w. P. Gum Dies.
Mrs. Maggie Williamson Gum, wife of
w. p. Gum, Bessemer representative of
the Birmingham Ledger, died this morn
ing at 4;sO o'clock in the 10th year of her
age.
Mrs. Gum had been an invalid for sew
eraI years, and since May of the present
year had been falling rapidly. Her death,
while expected for several days, comes
as a severe blow to host of friends
who have followed with soicitude the
gradual weakening of her vitality The
deceased was native OF Mississippi. In
addition to her husband she is survived
by three children, Lora, frederick and
Emma; three sisters Mrs John A. Ma
bors of Bessemer Mrs. Mamie Walker of
Memphis, and Mrs. j. A. Marlborough OF
Charlotte, and two brothers, Messrs. j.
Fl. Williamson of Bessemer and A. Is.
Williamson of washington.
The funeral will be conducted from the
late residence Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock The Rev. L. S. Handley, pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church In Bir-
mingham, and the Rev. ]. F. Gable, pas
tor of the Baptist church in Bessemer,
will conduct the services. The interment
will be In Cedar Hill cemetery. The pd.l-
bearers will be as follows:
George H. Stevenson c. L. Odell, James
b. Morton, w. H Dennis, A. c. Mitchell
and John l.. Love.
Notes and Personals.
The Little Belle furnace has been or
dered into blast on Friday of the pres-
emit week.
Mr.. ]. s. Sykes is home after visit
to relatives In Meridian
The game of ball between the Beavers
and the Woodward Iron Company team
which was to have been played on the |
Fourth avenue diamond this afternoon
was not pulled off on account of the
failure of the latter aggregation to put in
an appearance.
News of Jonesboro.
Several citizens OF Jonesboro have called |
a mass meeting to be held at j. w
Nichols store on next Saturday night
for the purpose of naming ticket for
Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the
forthcoming municipal election. 1t is HOT
known what platform the faction favors, |
but 1t is understood that 1t will be the
ticket of those who oppose the present
administration.
For a long time, 1t looked as though |
Mayor j. d. Martin would have no oppo-
stion for reelection. A short time since, |
however w. Y. Lundie announced him |
self as a candidate for Mayor. With the |
addition of the new candidate which 1t |
is expected the mass meeting of Saturday |
night will bring into the field, 1t Is an
ticipated that politics will be quite ac-
tive in the town as the election draws |
near.
Jonesboro, had a narrow escape in a run
away yesterday afternoon. AS eonse- 4
quence, 1t is feared that one of the bones |
of his left leg was either broken or frac-
tured. Mr. Martin was returning in a |
wagon from Bessemer, when in some |
way the horst started to run. Mr. Martin |
who was only a passenger with friend |
who was driving jumped from the vehicle |
while 1t was moving rapidly and sustained |
the injury above noted. The horse was |
finally brought under control some dis |
lance beyond.
Miss Mollfe Anderson left today for |
South Alabama on a visit to her siSSeT.
J. D. Adams of this place, who runs a |
blacksmith shop in Bessemer, is wind |
ing up his affairs here preparatory to |
leaving in a few days for Tennessee, !
where he will make his future home. |
The many friends of the family in Jones' |
boro regret to lose so valued a home |
from the social life of the town.
C. S. Davis of the Eagle Bottling works |
In Bessemer lost a fine mare rather sud- |
denly from collie yesterday afternoon. |
The animal was attached to a delivery |
wagon which was delivering goods at |
store in Jonesboro when 1t showed symp- |
toms of great suffering. 1t died in a few |
moments after being struck by the dis |
ease.