The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
WILL FLOW WITH
 GASOLINE ENGINE Judge A. M. Ayers Adopts Pro-
 greSSive Methods
COURT OPENS TUESDAY
Odd Fellows Lodge at Gadsden Pre- pares to Move Into New Hall. Pat Walsh Visits Gads.
 den District.

Gadsden, August 24-(speeia1)-Ca A. Nj. Ayers, ex-probate judge of Marshall county, and one of the leading farmers ] of Northern Alabama. has Just purchased a large modern gang blow for use on his 1 bIg plantation west of Guntersville. The i blow has six gangs and a gasoline engine 1 for motor power,
 l Mir Ayers also has all the necessary ] ttachments for using his engine in reap 1 ag. moving, threshing and other farm work The outfit cost. about 5000 and is the second of it's kind to be purchased in Alabama, the other being in use near l Montgomery Captain Ayers will put his machine at work for the fall blowing and hopes thereby to overcome in large measure a farmers trouble caused by the present scarcity of labor.
 County court will open its session next Tuesday and Sheriff Pike and his depu- 1 ties have been busy for some days sum- moning witnesses in the case to come up for hearing before Judge Penn.
 Arch Snuff and D. Watson, the Citico men arrested for the murder of Charles Ellenburg, will be given preliminary hearing at this time. It is also probable that A. J. Adderhold held for the cut ting of Tom Fleming, in recent sa- loon row will be given a hearing at this session of the court, as Fleming Is get ting along nicely and is considered out of danger
 The I. o. O. F. lodge is making prep arations to move into it's new quarters in the First National Bank building. The l Tod re Is a strong one and the additional room available in the new location has been badly needed.
 A. o. Williams, chairman of the Chero- kee board of education, has issued call to that body to meet at Center on Fri day, September 6.
 pr. Messiclz of Louisville, Ky, one of the most eminent divines in the south VII preach at the First Methodist church tomorrow. pr. Messick is well known here, having been here on several for mer occasions. He dedicated the present Methodist house of worship when first occupied by the congregation, some years ago and has many friends and admirers in local Methodist circles, and among those who have had the pleasure of hear ing him.
 The Sunday schools of Mt. Tabor and Union churches in the Ball Play neigh bprhood held a joint picnic at Union church yesterday. The day was fine and the programme an enjoyable one. Hon. J. A. Bilbro, J. W. Lawrence and R. C. Ballard of Leesburg were the speakers of the day. Good music and fine din- ner, the speaking and good order through out, made the picnic great success
 The Bass Foundry and Machine com panY of Ft Wayne, Ind, which operates a charcoal furnace in Cherokee county, has just completed ten new residences anu a large barn near the furnace at Roe. Run. Four large charcoal ovens will be added at once to the present bat tery of eight The school building Is also being enlarged and F. Burns has been retained as principal for the fifth term Miss Zoe Dell Little of Ft. Payne has been secured for the primary de- partment.
 Pat N alsh the one-time boomer of At talla, but now citizen of New Orleans, Is spending some time In the city look
  Walsh is said to have been largely in- strumental in the boom of real estate In Attalla when all out doors was laid off in city lots and sold for fabulous prices. He expresses himself as highly gratifed at the developments taking place here and hopes yet to see Gadsden ana
 Attall redeem the pledges made in the palmy days of real estate speculation. N V Mars of Greensport was busi- ness visitor to the city today and reports } that surveyors for the Tidewater Develop ment company are again in the field and : are at present in the lower part of St. Clair county The St. Clair county peo-
 ple need this road badly and continue | optimstio about the enterprise although
 Gadsden has lost faith in it's promoters.
 Much interest attaches to the prepara-
 tons now going on at the Cumberland
 Presbyterian church for special services
 planned to begin soon, and for the reg
 ular fall gathering of Talladega presby-
 terv. the sessions of which will begin
 September 3, next. All the active pas tors of the presbytery and many visitors are expected at this meeting An ordina- ton and an installation are In anticipa- ton and the choir Is getting together after the summer vacation, to arrange
 for better music. The public will be
 invited to these services
 The annual reunion of the Confederate veterans of the county closed at Moor s Springs yesterday. It was largely at tended on both days, and much interest I was shown. Plenty of refreshments were furnished, and many good speeches en- \ livened the reunion An old fashioned ! barbecue was a big feature of yesterday. Yesterday the question of holding the \ next reunion was brought up and Wiley Wright of Gadsden, endeavored to have ! the next one voted to Gadsden. This l was not done, but a committee was ap- pointed to arrange time and place of the next meeting.
 The committee Is composed as follows: Henry Stephens of Big Wills Valley Abi- hu Christopher of Attalla, and w. B. \ Ford of Gadsden.
 Harvey G. Hull.