The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Exploshion ]!
It Oeeurd In Front of,Hsn Weather by's Store in Broad Daylight & Might of KIId a Dozen,
 But DIddent

Thero was a horrible exploshion oc. cured in Bingville last Tuesday al about 2:30 ?. m. which shuk up the town from centre to circumference, and ;, it seems almost providential that more people wasn't killed by it. Fortunately nobody was killed, but them as was near the scene of the crime was almost scairt to death, which is nearly as bad.
 For the last two years Hen Weathers- by. prop. of our general store, has had numerous calls for gasolene by fellers with automobiles who have passed through our midst. so two weeks ago Hen he ordered a bari of gasoiene from the Co. seat and posted up a card out side the store which said: "GASSY- LEAN FOR SAIL. APPLr HEART Since then Hen has sold several gals of the gasolene to automobiIious peo- pie for more than itsis worth, and says he is getting rich fast.
 Last Tuesday afternoon a big auto mobile pulled up in front of the store with four people in, two men and two wimmen. and one of the men asked Hen to bring out five gals of gasolene being as their tank was almost empty Hen he didn't have nothing to measure the gasolene in but a 1-gal slard pail. so he went down cellar and drawed that full and brung it out and give it 70 the man, who poured it into the tank, and then Hen he went after another gal. We'll. Hen had carried two gals up and had just brought up a
 
 tinkering at some other part of the machine, Hen he set the gal of gasolene down in the road. By this time there was quite a crowd of our most re- speckted citizens standing around ad- miring the automobile, because 1t ain't often that Bingville folks gets a chance to observe one that is standing still. being as they usually go through town so fast that they can't be saw with the naked eye.
 Dad Henderson was one of the crowd who had collected in the road near the machine. While he was standing there Dad he filled his pipe and struck a match on the seat of his pants and lit his pipe with it, and then like a blamed fool dropped the match into the pail of gas olene. The exploshion which follered <al- most beggars descripshion. There was a loud flash and a report like a clap of thunder, and them as was standing near was knocked fiat on their backs into the road so quick they didn't know what struck 'em. Dad, who was standing closest to the pail. says he was lifted IS feet into the air. His whlskers was slnged and his hat blowed offen his head, and when he lit he never lost a second. but started down Main street. takin' steps about two rod long, and hollering: Help, Murder and Fire!" and never stopped runnin' until he got a mile out into the country. where he hid in the woods. and didn't come back to Bingvllle until after dark.
 Soon as them who was Knocked down could get up and get their bearings they lit out for home. and 1t wasn't no time until the street was deserted. except for the persons in the automobile. who seemed to think the matter was a big joke, and laughed fit to bust theirselfs.
 As for Hen Weathersby, he run into the store and locked the door on the in- side. The man who purchased the gaso- lene hollered to Hen to bring out three more gals of same. but Hen refused. The man then laid the money for the 2 gals