The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-21
BIRMINGHAM NEGRO
KILLED BY TRAIN
CULLMAN RELATIVES COME TO
BIRMINGHAM TO IDENTIFY RE-
MAINS OF MEN BURNED-oTHER
NEWS OF CULLMAN.

Culman, October 20.-(Special.) IA ne
gro man, supposed to be Ernest Williams
OF Birmingham, was killed by a passing
train six miles south of Cullman, Fri
day night Coroner A. Hoeppner made
an investigation and being satisfied as
to the manner of his death, did not i'm
panel jury The negro had testament
in his pocket with. Ernest Williams
written in it three times, and MARY u.
Barnetts NAME also appeared in the
testament He had receipt from the
Atkins Furniture company. Birmingham.
for one dollar. The body was buried by
the railroad company on the right of way.
J. C. M. Whitson left Saturday morn
ing for Birmingham to take charge of the
body of his brother, j. L. o. Whtson.
The latter dropped dead near Boyles
Friday.
A. NJ Preston is In Birmingham for the
purpose OF recovering the body of his
SON G. s. Preston. who was burned in the
Whatley boarding house Friday morning.
The relatives Of d. b. Neal and G. y.
Burns, whose homes were at Hollypond,
a small place in the country near here,
have gone to Birmingham to try to iden-
tify and recover the bodies. The young
men were burned in the same fire that
young Preston. lost his life in Friday
morning.
The survey of the railroad to the Arka-
delphia coal fields is completed and work
will commence as soon as the men and
material can be gathered. The venture is
backed by Pittsburg and Uniontown Pa.
coal operators. who have moved their
families here. The coal is a very fine
domestic and coking coal and it covers the
a.,
county.
John Allgood. a prominent business
man, was married to Miss Alma Freeman
this week.
A. H. Doyle. manager of the Southern
Bell Telephone company, here for the
past two years, has been promoted to the
management of the office at Selma. l..
NJ. Hutchens Of Fayetteville, N c., has
been appointed as Mr.. Doyle's successor.
Under Mr.. Doyle's management the tele-
phone service has been extended to every
important point In the county and a great
many farmers have telephones In their
houses
Politics is having a struggle with the
busy farmer; speakngs are going on over
the county. both the democrats and re-
publicans are out after the voters. but
there is no doubt that the full democratic
ticket will win, including the senator
from this senatorial district.
W. E. Lynn is building a handsome
four-story brick building on the corner
sof Third avenue and Third street The
lower floors will be used for business
houses and the upper floors for a modern
hotel. Mrs r. s. Dickson. the present
proprietor of the Commercial hotel has
rented the hotel part of the building. 1T
will be occupied January /.
Over 800 bales OF cotton were brought to
town Friday and the shippers are suf-
fering from car famine. The railroad
Is unable to furnish either box or fiat
cars In sufficient quantities.
Ignatius Pollak OF this place has
brought suit against S. Roman. the Leh-
mans, Durrs ct AL. of Montgomery and
New York for full ownership and poses
sion of the lands In this and adjoining
counties known as the railroad lands.
The lands were bought by a syndicate
represented by Mr.. Roman of Montgom-
cry. as trustee, and George Fl. Parker OF
Cullman, as sales agent Mr.. Pollak has
brought suit in the chancery court here.
setting up Slain to full ownership of the
remaining lands. The lands remaining are
estimated at about 100000 acres and are
worth about $4,000. Some of the lands
have good coal deposits.
The local railroad ticket office has sold
about 1000 tickets to the State Fair at
Birmingham.
Joseph Schunck, president of German
lEarnaAsA' aaaoniatinn- laft this week with