The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
BRAVE GIRL PUTS
BURGLARS To FLIGHT
Supported By Dog and a Grip
pied Brother
TAX RECEIPTS INCREASE
County Fairs Are Becoming Popular In
the State-Name of w. w. Nelson
Is Ratified as Nominee for
Congress In the Eighth.

Montgomery, October 1.-(Special)-A
fearless young woman, with a gun, a
faithful dog and a crippled brother fol
support put to flight three negro burglars
| Wednesday night about 2 o'clock, and
probably not only saved the property of
! the family but possibly herself and her
mother from injury or attack. The young
woman was Miss Sara Gilmore. and the
conflict took place at the family home,
| No 523 South McDonough street. Rich
ard Sullivan, who is supposed to be one
of the negroes, is in Jail with a wound
in his head and with pants torn and leg
| larcerated.
| About the hour mentioned Miss Gilmore
was awakened by the loud barking of
Bling" large collie dog She arose
and looked out her window. AS she did
so two negroes came out of the back
door of the dining room in the direction
of the bed room. She fired at once, and
the negroes ran out the back way. As
| they passed the bath room at the rear
of the house Miss Gilmore was there, hav-
ing run around and blazed away a couple
of times more. At the same time Bald
win Gilmore, her brother who is SO bad
| ly crippled as to be almost helpless, fired
! also, having hobbled to the door with
his pistol.
Dog on His Job.
The dog followed the fleeing negroes
out of the back gate and Miss Gilmore
| called the police. In a short time sew
| eral officers, Captain Smith among them,
responded, and the house was surrounded.
Tracks were seen leading over the fence
| in different direction from that taken by
| the two negroes seen, which indicates
| that there were three of the night
| providers at first. Evidences of a strug
gle were seen near the gate and in
short time two officers found Sullivan
standing near the corner of Grove and
| Perry streets and took him in. His leg
was torn, supposedly by the dog. There
was a long cash in his head that might
have been made by the teeth of the dog
or a pistol, and his clothing was torn
as if by the teeth of dig.
Mrs. V. M. Elmore, mother of the ones
who so valiantly protected her house, is
the wodow of the late Maj. Vincent M. FL
more, the family being among the best
known in the state. One son, ]. A. Gilmore,
is United States commissioner at Mont
gomery, and another, Vincent M Gilmore,
is an officer in the United States army
John Gilmore was called last night and
| aided in the search for the intruders
| and is firmly convinced that the negro
| held is one of the molesting party. None
of the ladies seems to be any the worse
for their scare.
Receipts Increased.
1t is shown by the books of the secre-
tary of state that receipts for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1908, were 60 per
cent greater than for the previous II
months, the figures being $l501S. 40, COM
pared to $9493 H. These amounts are for
. book sales, corporation fees and such
class of income. Secretary of State Frank
N Julian is highly pleased with the show
ing. He will report to the governor that
this has been brought about without any
increase in the clerical force He will
also have to report that about $500 has
been collected in corporation fees that
have heretofore escaped.
phe agricultural department shows re-
ceipts of s113 ZIG. 35 for the entire year.
The year before they were about $4,000,
indicating an increase of $4,000 in round
numbers. The income is for the sale Of
fertilizer tags, registering fertilizer brands
/, and such duties. The report which is
now being made up, will also show good
work being done Nby the soil survey
parties ssvral of which are now at
work.
Many County Fairs.
Without special show of it Alabama is
rapidly becoming a state of fairs, state
and county. This week and next four
county fairs will be in progress, all of
which are preliminary to state fairs,
which will be later in the month. They
are at Clanton, in Chiffon county; Gull
man, in Cullman county; Bay Minette, in
Baldwin county; Union Springs, in Bull
| lock county. Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Wilkinson is at the Clanton show
and will go from there to speak at Gull
man Saturday
Mr.. Wilkinson lays great Importance to
! these movements. He says that 1t engend
ers a spirit of rivalry that tends to great
| good in the work of the farmers. 1t
| stimulates to better class Of product, to
| a better understanding one with the
| other, and brings about community of
| effort that will make the tiller of the
| soil as much scientist he of any
| other calling. The county fair has been
| an item of great value all over the north
| and east for many years and it is the
| purpose of the department of agriculture
| to popularize them in the south to the
| greatest extent.
Important Ruling.
| Attorney General CARRIER has ruled that
! il a congressional nominee of any party
| Is named by the action of one county
alone and that county is in the district
! for which nomination is made, he has a
| right to have his name on the ticket.
| The case came up from the nomination of
| j. o. Middleton on fusion ticket of
the republicans and populists from the
| Fourth district, it being held that the Sc
| lection by the one county of Shelby gives
! him right on the general ticket.
Has Davidson Quit.
The Davidson wing of the republican
party. has certified to the secretary Of
| state the name of w. W. Nelson of De-
| catur as nominee for Congress in the
| Eighth district. This is taken to be rather
! surprising in view of the report that Mr.
Davidson and his followers of anti-regu-
| lars had decided to offer no more opposi-
| ton to the regular or Thompson wing of
| the Alabama organization.
Eleventh Avenue Methodist
Church will serve barbecue
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