The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-02
WHEREABOUTS OF
 WOMAN UNKNOWN Miss Martha Thompson Has Mysteriously Disappeared HOME WAS IN PRICEVILLE Started From Home of a Neighbor Christmas Day and Has Not
 Been Seen Since
 That Time.

Decatur January 1.-(Special. )-Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Miss Martha Thompson from her home near Priceville, this county.
 Miss Thompson is maiden lady, passed middle life. who makes her home with a sister, Mrs. James Fennsll, near Price vile.
 On Christmas day Miss Thompson went to the home of a relative, Dr. Roundtree, who lives a short distance from the Fen nells, where she took dinner with Dr. Roundtree and family. About o'clock in the afternoon she left Dr. Roundtree' s saying she was going to Mrs. Fennell's. On the way home she stopped at the home of MT. and Mrs. Clemmons, which is about half way between Dr. Round- trees and Mrs. Fennell's, and asked to stay all night Mrs. Clemmons told her she had better go on home as Mrs. Fennei would be uneasy about her if she should stay all night. After thinking over the matter she decided that it would be best for her to go to Mrs Pencils and started on her way. This was the last ever seen of her
 The disappearance of Miss Thompson only became known here today, when a well known gentleman of New Decatur returned from Priceville and related the story to your correspondent.
 The disappearance of Miss Thompson is
  country for miles around has been searched, but no trace of her can be found. The country between Dr. Round- trees and Mrs. Fennell's Is comparative ly open. with a plain road leading be- tween the two places. and Miss Thompson had plenty of time to get to Mrs. Fen nells before dark could have overtaken her.
 Miss Thompson owned considerable amount of valuable farm property in the Priceville neighborhod, but 1t is said that she had no ready money few months ago the court appointed her nephew, Joe Roundtree as her guardian. her relatives claiming that her mind was in such condition that she was not able to look after her own business.
 Miss Thompson comes from one of the best families of Morgan county. and her relatives are among the best and most substantial citizens of the county. Her brother-in-laws, Dr. Roundtree and Joe Fennell stand high in the community in which they live.
 Miss Thompson was about 50 years of age. large and portly, and did not look to be as old as she really was.
 At the time she disappeared she was not known to have any money or valu- ables on her person. It is believed by many that she has been murdered but for what motive is unknown. She was highly respected and well liked by everyone in the entire community.
 Priceville is about eight miles south east of Decatur on the Decatur and Somerville public wagon road The coun- try immediately surrounding the settle ment of Priceville is mostly open farms and plantations. The population of the place is given at forty. according to the last United States census. It has one store and telephone connections with De- catur The section of country Is a fine farming section. Not far from Price, vile is Flint river, which empties into the Tennessee river. Along the banks of Flint are thick woods and jungles. and if Miss Thompson was murdered she might have been taken to this locality and her body disposed of.
 The entire community about Priceville is very much wrought up over the disap-