The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
FERTILIZER SALES
 HEAVY AT ATHENS
Record Breaking Amount of
 Cotton in Storage
MUNICIPAL POLITICAL TALK
Two Strong Candidates for Mayor Arc Out-Mr. Robinson Passes Away. Had Made His Own
 Coffin.

Athens, February 1L-tspecial.) The farmers are now busy hauling out fer tillzer for the prospective crop, and if the amount being bought is any indication of the cotton to come this county is prepaf- Ing to put in a very large crop The merchants are finding it hard to handle the shipments here owing to the immense cotton blockade now on here, all ware houses being packed and every availa- ble place stored with cotton that hitherto mas been used for the storing of guano. There Is more cotton stored in Athens now than ever at any previous date per haps in it's history
 Municipal Politics.
 Athens Is now in the throes of munich pal politics. There are two candidates for mayor, both strong and popular men, the present mayor, who is asking an indorse- ment of his splendid administration, Col M. K. Clements, and C. E. Frost, cashier of the First National bank. being urged to make the race by number of his friends Either of the gentlemen would make most excellent official. Mayor Clements is Just finishing his first term. which is said 10 rank in point of excel fence my pfeNlDus aunnulSlidllOn III tne history of the city. There are two can didates for city marshal, and there will likely be several candidates for alder men. There Is to be q new board of eight aldermen elected at the approaching cleo. ton
 Joseph Calvin Dies.
 At his home just south of town yes terday Joseph M. Calvin one of the best known citizens of the county, was found dead out in his barnyard, where he had gone Just after eating his breakfast to see after his cattle. He was gone fog some little time and a negro boy about the place went to the lot and found MT. Calvin lying near the barn cold in death. He had been in poor health for some time but kept at his work. and was recently member of tho jury, but his health was poor and 1t Is presumed he died from a stroke of apoplexy or heart failure He was q native of Athens, and here save for the time he spent fighting for the confederacy, he lived for sixty seven years. He leaves a widow and seV- eral children and large circle of friends. His funeral was conducted to- day at his late residence and his body was followed to it's last resting place by . the members of Camp Hobbs, U. C. V
 Luke Tanner is Dead.
 Mrs John T. Tanner of this place, had a telegram this morning from Texas an- nouneing the death fin that state of her youngest and only living son, Luke P. Tanner who for number of years has been commercial traveller in the west. She recently lost her oldest son. John B. Tanner former mayor of Athens Both these young men were reared in Athens and were sons of the late Hon John T. Tanner, in his day the leading prohibi- tonist of the south. Mrs. Tanner Is very old and her friends very uneasy about the second sorrow affecting her health. She residen with her daughter. Mrs. W. IT, MeWinams. in Athens.
 Death of Remarkable Citizen.
 most remarkable old citizen of this county died at his late residence in ths northern part of the county d day or so ago. William Robinson. who at the time of his death was the second oldest citizen of the county, being in his ninetieth year. and he was buried in a coffin he made himself number of years ago and which he kept constantly under hls bed. In his early day he was an expert wood work man. making the finest grade of cabinet work, and realizing that the later-day work was not so artistic he made his own coffin and has kept 1t for number of years under his bed. ready for use. No amount of persuasion could cause him to allow 1t to be placed elsewhere. and when he died he was buried in l.