The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-06
LIMESTONE COUNTY ADOPTS STOCK LAW A Prominent Merchant of Athens Dies Suddenly A THIEF IS CAPTURED Preparations Are Being Made to En- certain the Special Train of St.
 Louis Boosters Upon
 Its Arrival
A THIEF IS CAPTURED

l Athens. November 5.-The result of the stock law election held in this county was declared yesterday by the court of county commissioners. Five of the seven beats in which the election was held voted in favor of the stock | law. two going against 1t by small majorities. The five to vote favor able to the law were Athens. Moores- vile, Greenbrier, Shoalford and QuiI Nunc. In Sand Spring the vote was five against the law and in Georgia the law was defeated by a majority of eight. Greenbrier, which is located | in the south part of the county, voted l solidly for the law, there not being dissenting vote. The law became et- fective at once. This is a very fortu- nate season for the law to go into eff feet as there is plenty of open pasture
 now for the surplus cattle and by spring the owners can easily arrange for them.
 A. M. Lewis Dead | A. M. Lewis died very suddenly last afternoon at his place of business. He !, was tie senior member of the firm of Lewis &s Estes one of the leading firms | here. While he had not been in goou health for some time his death was a severe shock. He was on the cotton yard when he was seized with a sud- den illness and hurried to his store where he soon lost consciousness and In little while was dead.
 His immediate death resulted from hemorrage of the brain. He was 4e years of age. and was born in Pu- laski, but had spent the greater por- tion of his life in this county. lie had served two terms as county treas rraT t~l. the esteem of the people. He was for years leading merchant. lie leaves widow. who was a daughter of Judge James F. Horton, granddaughter of Gen. Andrew Don nelson; two httle sons, three brothers. four sisters and mother, and many friends. His funeral was held this afternoon from his late residence on Clinton street.
 Horse Thief Captured Chief of Police Walter Yarbrough of this place made a good catch yester- day when he caught a negro horse- thief, who had but recently finished a l5 year term in the mines. Bill Sher- rod was the name of the negro ana he rode into Athens a very handsome sorrel mare, which he traded to a jockey for very inferior old nag anu So.
 The chief discovered that such . trade had been effected and soon had the negro under arrest and began an investigation. He discovered that ths mare had been stolen from farmer in the south part of the county. He notified the owner of the animal that he had it and the negro in jail. The owner came and identified the property, which was turned ovei to him. Bill has only been out of the mines two months and will soon be "at homc' again to his friends Tn the peniten- tiary.
 Preparation is being made for tke reception of the St. Louis boosters who reach Athens Monday evening at 5:45 cn their special train. Mayor Wall and the city council met and have as- ranged to give the visitors a cordial and hearty welcome. Athens Is a good customer of the St. s-ouis wholesale people and the visitors will feel at home here.
 The past two days have been two of the biggest cotton dayy this town has ever seen. Several hundred bales of the fieecy staple has -nanged hands here and the farmers seem to have made up their minds to part with their staple because it does not appear that there Is much hope oi it going high CT The growers in ,nis county are mostly mortgage peopi. and cant af- lord to hold on uncertainties.