The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-08
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GadSden PostohiCe Receipts
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JUDGE HAMLlN BREAKS ARM
We'll Known Gadsden Man Had Just Celebrated His Seventy Second Birthday. Other News of
 Etowah County.

Gadsden. January 7.-(Speeial. .)-Will Johnson, the negro who was sentenced to hang with Jack Hunter. and Vance Gar ner on the 29th of December and who was respited at the last moment by Gov ernor Jelks, made a damaging admission few days since. Ever since Johnson has been arrested after he made the first statement that he knew all about the murder of Mrs Smith. he has maintain ed that he was not at the place of the murder and knew nothing of the matter whatever, and he was later on supported in this by the other two. Bunk Richard son, who was not indicted at the same time of the others, was endeavoring through his attorney to secure affidavits from the three condemned men that he was not present. An affidavit was written out and read to Will Johnson, in which it was stated that Bunk Richardson was not present at the killing. When Johnson was asked if the statement was true he remarked: If Bunk was there I did not see him."
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 The postoffice receipts for the last quar- ter and during the month of December in this city shows a decided increase. For the quarter ending December 31, 1905, the receipts were $5, ,7SS. A, while for the same time in 1904 they were $3,1S7. 61, showing an increase of $640.S S3. For the month of December, 1905, the receipts he in 1904 they were $1,016.32, a gain for the month of $22l 6S Two additional clerks have also been added within the past six months.
 Judge Hamin Breaks Arm. Judge L. E. Hamlin, who celebrated his seventy-second birthday last Thursday, and who was presented with a pair Of gold-rimmed spectacles by his associates at the court house as slight token of their esteem and respect, happened to a very painful accident at noon Friday. The judge had stroke of paralysis several months ago but he is able to walk with the aid of a stick and still works at his desk at the court house. While en route home Friday to his dinner he stumbled and fell on the railroad track at the Sixth street crossing and all his weight fell on his paralyzed arm and the bone was broken. He was picked up and taken home by friends who were passing and he Is at present suffering greatly from the broken limb.
 Electric Line In Attala. Dr. c. B. Foreman of Attalla has given notice of his intention to ask the council of Attalla for franchise for ar electric street car for that place and he has had published the outline of tI the city to grant him for the purpose of bettering the car service of that town.
 Y. M. c. A. for Gadsden.
 Secretary Moorman, the general south ern secretary of the Y. M. c. A, was in Gadsden last Saturday for the purpose of looking over the situation here with a view of establishing a branch of the Y. M c. A. MT Moorman met with some of the leading spirits of the city in the Y. M. C. A. work and he was greatly en- couraged in the matter of the establish ment of a branch here. and it was de- cided that MT. Moorman would come again in few weeks, and the matter will then be definitely settled, but it can be said with almost positiveness that work will commence within a few months on a Y. M. c. A. building in this city to cost between s1O.0O0 and S12.OO0. This Is
 
 need Of and MT Moorman will be given all the aid he wishes in his work.
 Mrs. Dunnahoo Dead.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Dunnahoo, aged 63 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Alexander, on Ewing avenue, at 4 o'clock Saturday morning of heart fail ure Mrs. Dunnahoo was aware that death was near, and a few moments before her death she sang, Jesus Lover of My Soul.' She was a most devout Christia and was loved by all for her many noble traits of character. She leaves one daugh- ter and one brother The remains were inferred today at Forest cemetery.
 Marriage Licenses In Etowah.
 During 1904 there were issued from the probate office of Etowah county 425 mar riage licenses. which is an unusually large number for this county. great many of the couples were married at the probate office, as court house marriages are very popular among the rural lovers.
 Leads With Large Eggs.
 Gadsden takes the lead for hens which produce large eggs. w. H. Johnson, who resides in the western portion of the city, has shown your reporter an egg which was laid by leghorn hen of the ordinary size which weighs one-fourth of a pound and measures six inches in circumference the small way and seven and three-quar- ters inches the long way. This hen has laid quite a number of eggs of this same dimension
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