The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-18
THE MONAHAN ORE
 MINES ARE SOLD
Southern Railway Will Build 2
 Track to the Mines
ADDITION ID PIPE PLAN I
Company Has Large Orders To Fill and Empioyes Will Be Given Work for Several Months-Som-
 nambulst's Experience.

Anniston, January 17.-(Special)-A special to the Star from Piedmont says that the onahan ore mines, in that city have been sold to the Peters Salt and Lumber company, H. H, Shackelton, manager. The Southern Rail company will build a spur track to the mines and the output will be materially increased. Superintendent J. II. Towle has awarded a contract to I. J. Davis for the erection of a nine-room boarding house, and it is said that between 20 and 40 cottages will also be constructed. The proposed spur track will probably begin at Piedmont Springs
 The capacity of the local plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foun- dry company will be increased tomorrow by the addition of two pits to the number now in operation. The full number Of pits at the plant is six. Three have been in operation heretofore, so that after to- morrow there will remain only one pit idle. The company has number of large orders to fill and work on full time is assured large number of employees for several months.
 w. J. Evans, who recently came here from Morrisville to take a position in the plant of the Western Steel Car and Foundry company, had a strange experi- ence with somnambulism a few days ago Dreaming that he was about to be thrown into a deep stream, he arose from his bed and jumped from the window, l6 feet from the ground. He was not awak- ened by the jump and, uninjured, he started to run away from the imaginative stream. He went several blocks and sat down under a tree, clad only in his nighties where he awoke On his way home he was met by searching party, who missed nm and knowing of his som nambuistic tendencies, feared that he had been hurt, He says that his feet are a little sore from the jump but other wise he is uninjured.
 The remains of Hon. J. J. Eubanks contractor, educator, ex-mayor, church worker and public-spirited citizen, who died at his home In Piedmont as result of stroke of paralysis Friday, were in tered at that place yesterday afternoon with Masonic honors The funeral was held at the Methodist church and was largely attended.
 The remains of Mrs. John S. Williams,
 who died Saturday, were inferred at Edgemont cemetery this afternoon, fol- lowing services at the residence conduct ed by the Rev. J. D. Simpson of the First Methodist church, of which the de- | ceased was a member.
 | Mrs. Williams has been a sufferer for many years, and her death was not un- 1 expected. She Is survived by her lather, | County Superintendent of Education H. T. Persons her mother, two sisters, her husband and one small daughter. The mission which has been in progress at the Sacred Heart catholic church in this city for the past week was closed this morning after the 10 o'clock high mass, which consisted of extremely inter esting exercises, including a special ser mon, public renewal of baptismal vows by all members of the parish, the giving of the papal blessing and the benediction of the blessed sacrament.
 Father Costello who has been conduct ing the mission, this evening began a series of lectures for the benefit of non Catholics the series to last a week.