The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-07
ADMISSION CLERK
HAS DISAPPEARED
G. r. CHENEY HAS NOT BEEN
SEEN IN THAT CITY SINCE LAST
TUESDAY-HE HAS WIFE AND
ONE CHILD.

Admission, May 6.-(SpeciaI)-G r.
Cheney has mysteriously DISAPPEARED from
Admission. Mr.. Cheney only recently came
to this city from LaGarde, and has been
working at the Sterne grocery store until
last Tuesday night. when he disappeared
and he has not been seen since. He has
a wife and child on Tyler Hill and they
with his relatives are quite uneasy as
to what has befallen him. Cheney was
about IS years of age, and was never
known to be under the Influence of liquor,
hence his friends fear foul play. His wife
is a sister of Mrs. j. S. stephens, who
lives on Tyler Hill, and Mr.. Stephens is
conducting search for the missing may.
Mr.. Cheney's brother at Gainesville, Ca,
was notified of the disappearance and
cafne here to assist in the search Tues
day evening Cheney appeared to be in u
good frame of mind and was contemplate
ing moving into a residence on East Ninth
street, and when last seen was talking of
the moving. He did not draw his salary
and his household goods are still in the
depot. so that no reason is known why
he should leave so suddenly. tits thought
possible that he had toucif of insanity
and wandered off while unbalanced in
mind. A thorough search is being con-
Quoted for the missing man.
The people of Lneville are very hopeful
of another new railroad. At the present
time there is great agitation for the
building of a railroad from. Montgomery
via Wetumpka, Eclectic Equality, Alex
ander City and Lineville to Admission. 1t
is currently reported that the grade of
the Birmingham and Lineville railroad,
between Linevile and Pyriton, will be
used as a part of this new railroad and
1t will traverse q rich mineral, timber
and farming country, greatly in need of
railroad facilities. The work is progress
ing rapidly on the grading of the At
lantic, Birmingham and Atlanta railroad.
Large squads of men are at work be-
tween Lineville and the Tallapoosa river
and also between Lneville and Pyriton.
Floyd w. Horn, who carries mail out
from Oxford and supplies the Abel Of
flee, had an experience with couple of
rattlesnakes yesterday morning near Abel
that he will not forget in a long time.
While driving .alopg during the rain yes
terday Mr.. Horn saw big snake cross
ing the road In front of him and he stop
ped and shot it through the body with a
22-calibre rifle. After the snake was shot
Mr.. Horn said 1t began biting itself and
it's 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 coil by his buggy
wheel. and as he approached 1t the snake
began issuing its warning. BY a well
directed shot Mr.. Horn killed the second
snake. They measured at least four feet
long and Mr.. Horn he has never seen
larger or more dangerous looking speci-
mems. Mr.. Horn says he was so frighten-
ed that he forgot to count the rattles, but
from the size of the snakes they must
have been ten or twelve Years of age.
The news that Mrs. Charles T. O'Rouke,
mother of Fred O'Rouke is seriously i'll
with acute indigestion. will be received
with regret by her many friends here.
The husband of Mrs. ORouke was the
first Mayor of the city of Admission. He
came to Admission in 1873 and lived here
about ten years.