The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
WORK PROGRESSES
 ON NEW DEPOT Remand for Houses Increases
 At GadSden LABORER WITH RECORD A. HinchIiff Has Operated Loom in Cotton Mills for Sixty Years. Also Captures Prize for
 Best Flower Yards.

Gadsden, August 14-(Special.) .)-The new union depot of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company is rapidly as stunning shape and will be finished before December 1. The brick work is about all done and as soon as the roof can be put on the inside work will be begun Superintendent Brooks was in the city yesterday inspecting the work on both the depot and river bridge and expressed himself as well satisfied with the prog ress being made.
 The problem of building enough houses to care for the increasing population is still far from being adjusted satisfac- torily and thefear is felt that the sup ply will be far short of the demand within the next few months. The steel company gave out the statement that 1000 new houses would be needed for it's en- ployes and as yet there is small hope that half this number will be available by the first of the year. Money for building purposes is not very plentiful and many of those who own lots and would gladly improve them find themselves unable to make the necessary financial arraNTe- ments. The city is fast filling up and the vacant house of the panicBy times is disappearing very rapidly.
 Capt. Reuben A. Mitchell and wife an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Myra, to MT. Elwood Mclaughlin of Pensacola, Fla. Miss Mitchell is a highly accomplished young lady and the prominence of the family will make the announcement of more than ordinary in- terest.
 James A. Forman, son of Judge For man of Ashville, and one of the prom ising young lawyers of the city. today 1 announced himself as a candidate for so- I licitor for the county. Capt. L. B. Rainey announced some days ago and as there is every prospect that there will be other candidates there promises to be lively l fight for the honors
 The Dwight mills at Alabama City boast one of the oldest employees holding down an active job on record. A. Hinchlifr. SS years old, is daily at his work in the weaving room of the big mill He has been weaver for the past 60 years and has been with the Dwight people ever since the mill at Alabama City was first erected. HIS wife, who was only one year younger than himself. was also a weaver and worked at the mills until two years ago, when she died at the age of S0 The old gentleman keeps house by himself 1 does his daily turn at the mill and then 1 finds time to cultivate flowers and shrubs
 of which he is very fond For several years the Dwight company has been of-
 fering prizes for the best kept premises l among their employees and Mfr Hiuch- i Tiff has been capturing the honors and the
 money. He Is rather a refutation of the
 idea that life in the mill Is necessarily l of short duration.
 Gadsden is facing an egg famine. For l some unexplained cause the hen has l gone on a strike and Is refusing to
 surrender or even to arbitrate. The price
 is already around 25 cents and bids fair to go considerably higher. There is usually an abundance of the hen fruit l to be had on Sand mountain but the ] dealers there announce that but little is being received. Eggs are usually a luxuury somewhat later in the season, but
 the high prices this year seem to be com 1 ing ahead of time