The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-16
MANS THROAT CUT
 BY HIS NE|GHBOR
Whisky Was Indirect Cause of
 the Tragedy
COTTON CROP VERY LATE
Last Year at This Time 2ooo Bales of Cotton Had Been Ginned, While the Gins Have not Started
 This Season.

Athens. September 15.-(Special)-A farmer named Merdeth, living some miles in the country, cut the throat of a neigh Dor named Joe James last night in a fight which occurred in the neighborhood of where the men lived. Dr. Jones was sent for and reports the man in a very eritl- cal condition. and the chances are that he may die at any moment Whisky was the direct cause of the traGedy, both be- ing under it's influence. They are both farmers.
 AS an indication of the lateness of the cotton crop in this couR1y, 1t may be es- timated by the fact that at this time there has not been a gin started In the county, and two years ago there had been 3oo bales ginned at this time. We have heard of but one man that expects to have any cotton ginned within ten days The leading ginners say that they will hardly get under way before the 1st to the 10th of October The cotton is sui fering seriously Boos fl om third to two-thirds grown are falling fast. and the loss is serious. This with the lateness ot the crop indicated very small crop for this section. not perhaps over 40 to 50 per cent
 The Athens College for Young Women opens under the presidency of Miss Mary Norman Moore Wednesday morning. and the prospects are for the largest opening in the history of the college. The new sl2,OoO addition is complete and this week has been furnished from top to bottom with handsome new furniture. more than two carloads being necessary to equip the addition Everything about the prem- lses has been renovated and reburnished until 1t presents a most attractive appear anee The dormltories can comfortably mousse l50 young ladies. and the indica- tions point to it being full.
 Athens has had the greatest building boom this year in her history. More than slooOoO has been spent and IS under con tract to be spent this year for new build lngs Among those now about complete IS the handsome addition to the female cohege, a four-story store building 5Ox150 rect for Martin. Richardson & Malone costing $2500o: a new SIG, 900 agricultural school building, new store is now under way for Rose Bros, to cost s1O.Oo an o pert Drug company. costing sS000 w B. l Russell X Co. are pr sparins to build two | handsome stores on the west side of the 1 public square, one for the flm m and the l other for George Wood. jeweler This, l With other money spent On store build l mrs and residences. rnns the total to l something like SIG0.010 spent here this | year. An office bnilding two stories high. fifty feet long and twenty-elght feet wide sold here this week for 5000 cash Ii was bought by Dr. W. I. McDaniel den tist It is the handsomest office build Ing In the town. It cost to build two 1 years ago s2S00. and tnis increase in price shows the trend of things in Athens ;a real estate way.
 The North Liberty Baptist association Tor the counties of Madison and Lime stone, has just closed a delightful session at New Hope church, eight miles south east of Athens. lasting four days It Is said that the association was attended by the largest crowds ever seen at q re- llgious gathering in that part of the coun- ty. The Rev. Cohbs of this place preached the opening sermon. A splendid pro- eramme was carried out and the work of the Baptist church in this country was reported favorable. he Primitive Bap- lists held their annual association and foot-washing at Haraway ford in the ex- treme eastern part of the county, this week, which was also well attended. There are but few churches of this de- nomination left in this section. and the membership is not increasing and 1t Is feared that it will not be long until there will be but few of this hardy and Cod fearing class left
 The new game law promises well for this county. There is said to be a great CT amount Of quail and turkey here than for years and the farmers are determined to preserve their game by preventing in- discriminate hunting on their lands AL most every farmer has posted his lands and they say that there is going to be no shooting on their lands without permis- sion The probate judge has issued but few hunters license and the negroes who have been the greatest destroyers of game pot hunting for profit. are not going to attempt this. We will soon have q hunters paradise of this county under the new law. Violations of the law will be vigorously prosecuted. There will be no more shipments of game.