The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-15
FORMER MAYOR WILL
MAKE RACE AGAIN
R. E. Smith of Huntsville Has
Made Announcement
WARM CAMPAIGN rs ON
Foxes Are Acting Strangely in Dis
trict Near Huntsville BY killing
Chickens in Daylight With
out Eating Them

Huntsville, August 14-(Special) 1.-The
announcement of ex-Mayor R. E. Smith
as a candidate for another term as mayor
of Huntsville is believed to be the last
touch to the mayoralty situation which
has been watched here with intense inter-
est for several days past. The race will
be between Mr.. Smith and Muse Shields.
Although Mr.. Smith is city attorney, he
is out of line with the present admins
tration in some respects, and will be
backed in his race by his individual fol-
lowing as well as the anti-administra-
tionists. Mr.. Shields, who is also per-
sonaly popular, will be backed by the
force of the administration which is fight
ing for a yindication of its policies. The
field will be full of Independent candidates
for aldermen. Among those. who have
already announced are w. L. Hall, Terry
O'Rielly. Charles H. Pulley and Pevton
Fuller, the last named being a candidate
for president of the council The city
campaign will be on in full blast during
the present week, and it is likely to be
more OF a speechmaking campaign than
any heretofore. The candidates will be
of citizens and tell what ideas they rep
resent.
Something is wrong with the foxes in
the Jeff and Monrovia neighborhoods and
their curious and unaccountable actions
have interested and alarmed the people.
The foxes seem to have lost their normal
instincts and are afraid of neither man,
dog nor gun. letter from jeff says
that the animals have several times visit
ed poultry yards of the neighborhood,
killed a large number of fowl, none of
which was eaten, and could not be driven
away by shots One fox went under
dwelling and refused to come out, al
and he could not be killed until he had
slain a cat and a dozen chickens. An
other fox ran a flock of chickens in broad
daylight Into a dwelling house in which
there were eight people and succeeded in
killing several chickens before being dis
patched. If the foxes would eat what
they kill there would not much be thought
of the matter, but this they do not
do. 1t has been suggested that the foxes
may have hydrophobia.
The annual convention Of the Madison
County Sunday School association at
New Market has adjourned after unani-
mously adopting resolutions urging the
prohibition laws. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, R. T. Cornell.
Vice president, s. F. Swinehart
Statistical and recording secretary, E.
w. Baker.
Treasurer, W. E. Pettus.
Superintendent home department, Miss
Jessie House.
Superintendent primary department.
Mrs R. D. Lees.
Justice John Esslnger, justice Of the
peace in the Big Cove, has raised a
squash vine that is curiosity through
that whole section. The vine is 80 feet
long each way from the roots, making it
100 feet long from end to end On one
end is a squash that weighs 70 pounds
and on the other is one that weighs 58
pounds. The squashes will be exhibited
at the fair next month.
An unknown negro who had been ar
rested for assault broke away from the
officer and escaped last night just as
Deputy Sheriff Robinson was opening the
front entrance of the jail. The negro all
most fractured the deputy's arm with
vicious blow. Several shots were fred
at him but he got away.
President Humphrey of the business
mems club has appointed a permanent
committee to look after securing new in
dustries for this city. Tracy w. Pratt
is chairman and John P. Cooney and w.
I. Wellman are the other committeeman
They will watch every prospect and de-
vote themselves especially to boosting
Huntsville as a desirable town for the
location Of new factories.