The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
FIRST OF ELBERTA
PEACHES SHIPPED
Fine Marble is Discovered in
Etowah
YOUNG GIRL SUCCUMBS
Left Birmingham to Make Her Own
Way In the World, But She Is
Glad to Return
Home.
YOUNG GIRL SUCCUMBS

Gadsden, July ESPECIAL THE Ell
berta peach. season was inaugurated here
today by the shipment of two carloads
to Buffalo, n. Y. by the Elliott Fruit
company this being the first of sixty cars
to be shipped by this company. The fruit
has a high reputation in the markets of
Buffalo, Kansas City and Chicago and
the bulk of the crop will go TO these
points The fruit is transported from the
top of the high mountain below this city
to the valley below by an aerial cable
Two hundred people are engaged in pick
ing and packing the crop.
Finds Peculiar Insect.
L. c. Galloway, one of the leading far
mers Of this county, states that he has
discovered an insect working on his cot
ton which resembles the boil weevil. He
is having the matter fully investigated.
He states further that his cotton is shed
ding its squares before it blooms, which
is something out of the ordinary.
Quarrymen On Strike.
Fifty anarrymen employed at the Ala
bama Consolidated Coal and Iron COM
pany's quarry at Lagarde, walked out
on a strike today having been refused
an advance In wages demanded. Their
positions are being filled by outside help.
Birmingham Girl In Gadsden.
Miss Katie Scott a bright and winsome
blonde, arrived in the city last night on
the o'clock Louisville and Nashville
train, and went to a leading hotel and
told the proprietor that she was from
Chattanooga. was out of funds but would
get a position In the morning and would
pay her bill out of her first earnings.
The proprietor was touched by her story
and innocence and agreed to let her
stay. A short time afterwards a long
distance telephone message came from
Birmingham asking that lookout be
kept for the young lady When told of the
message she broke down and wept bitter
ly, but said that she would go home
Her father arrived on later train and
returned to Birmingham this morning
with his daughter. When asked why she
ran away, she said IT wanted to make
my own way in the world but | am sorry
/ left home, and want to go back"
1t was said that the young lady had a
misunderstanding with her parents and
decided to run away. She is the daughter
of j. S. Scott of Birmingham, we'll
to do citizen of that city. The father
seemed greatly rejoiced to find his daugh-
ter.
StaIIngs In Alfalfa.
Jesse f. Stallings. candidate for alter
nate United States senator spoke to a
fair sized audience in Alfalfa last night
He was scheduled to speak in this city
yesterday morning, but the train was
late and he did not arrive until in the
afternoon.
Crops Damaged BY Rain.
According to the records of d. P. Good
hue. United States weather and river OBJ
server of this city, the rainfall in this
section from l to 7 O'Clock yesterday
measured 2 90 inches and the total for the
past three days exceeds inches. Crops
of all kinds have been greatly dam
aged and If tine rain continues many
days longer the loss to the peach growers
will amount to thousands of dollars. The
crop of Elbertas which is just beginning
to ripen Is the finest in the history Of
the industry and much alarm is felt.
The Coosa river is rising rapidly and
will probably reach an IS foot stage. If
1t should go higher than this much dam
age to crops would result from the over
flow.
Marble Discovered In Etowah.
|. Expert marble men have discovered a
rich quarry of white marble within seven
miles of this city. Samples shown and
compared with the now celebrated ITALIA
dega marble. prove 1t to be equally as
fine and beautiful The marble was found
below the limestone formation, and It
is thought to exist in unlimited quantities
and will prove more valuable as the