The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-07
TaIk of New Railrond.

The people of Huntsville are very hopeful of another new railroad. At the present time there is great agita- ton for the building of railroad from Montgomery via, Wetumpka. Eclectic. Equality, Alexander City and Line vile. to Anniston. It is currently re- ported that the grade of the Birm- l ingham and Lineville Railroad. be- tween Lineville and Pyriton, will be used as a part of this new railroad. and lit will traverse a rich mineral, timber
 and farming country, greatly in need of railroad facilities. The work Is progressing rapidly on the grading of the A. B. and A Railroad. Large squads of men are at work between Lineville and the Tallaroosa river. and also between Lineville and Pyriton. Fraud is Charged.
 The Coosa River Electric and Power Company, having offices in the First National Bank building, Birmingham. has filed bill of injunction in the Chancery Court of Jefferson county against Roswell H. Cobb. who is now a resident of Jefferson county. and Miller and - lowers of Calhoun coun- ty. Copies of the bill have already been served upon the defendants. The bill is quite sensational, charging that Roswell H. Cobb. while member of said Board of Directors of said com
 
 ploy and direction of the officials of said company, obtained an option upon certain lands belonging to low CTS on the Coosa River; which said lands were essential to the promotion of the plans of the said company; but that said option was obtained in the names of the said Cobb and the said Miller. although specifically employed to obtain the option in the name of the Coosa River Electric and Power Company, and that the defendant still holds said options and now claims same as the personal and private property of himself and defendant Miller, and refuse to deliver them to the Coosa River Electric and Power Company. The bill further alleges that the de- | fendants. Cobb and Miller. have already prepared papers for the incorporation of a new company to be known as the Coosa River Power and Development Company, to be organized in Calhoun County, Alabama, and that they propose to transfer and assign said options to l said company at once, "all of which will
 be to the great sinjury and obstruction of complainant in it's plans of develop
 ment." The complainant asks that the defendants be forced to turn over said options to them in order that they can proceed with their work, alleging that they have all the other lands and rights necessary.
 Killed Two Rattlcrs.
 Floyd w. Horn, who carries mail
 out of Oxford and supplies the Abel
 office. had an exciting experience with
 couple of rattlesnakcs yesterday
 morning near Abel. While driving along during the rain yesterday, MT. Horn saw a big snake crossing the road in front of him. He stopped and sho. | 1t through the body with 22-calible rifle. After the snake was shot. MT. Horn said it began biting itself and its gyrations were awful. He finally
 shot the reptiles head off. and when he went back to get in his buggy he found the dead ones mate in a coll by
 his buggy wheel, and AS he approached 1t the snake began issuing it's warning. By a ll-directed shot. MT. Horn kill
 ed the second snake They each meas ured at least four feet long and Mr Horn says he has never seen larger or more dangerous-looking specimens | MT Horn says he was so frightened | that he forgot to count the rattles. but | from the size of the snakes, they must have been ten or twelve years of age,