The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06
NEWS OF RUssELLvILLE
CO1dest Weather In Years-COunty Of-
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| Russellville, January 5.-(Special.)-Th northwestern part Of Alabama is now
 having the coldest weather that has been
 experienced in several years. Tuesday night and yesterday morning the ther-
 nometer stood around zero, this being
 fai lower than was had at any time last | season. Franklin county farmers are taking advantage of the continued cold
 weather and smoke houses are being rapidly filled with meat.
 | All of the officers-elect of Franklin
 county have filed their bonds and have everything in shape for the changing of county officers next Monday. Sidney J. Petree, probate judge-elect. has filed his
 bond and will enter upon the duties next week. The rightful holder of the office is | in doubt and will be determined by Charles P. Almon, judge of the Eleventh | judicial circuit, in the trial which com
 mences on the first Monday in February.
 This trial will determine the contest re- gently instituted by Sheriff William D.
 Lowery, who was the democratic nom- inee in the general election last Novem-
 Der and was defeated by MT. Petree, the republican candidate. Both sides have
 been, at work continually since the enter ing of the contest, getting ready for the hearing of the case.
 Another record for farming has just been announced by a Franklin county 1 farmer c. M. Rollins of Hodges, R. F. D. No. 1, a mountain farmer, with a record of II bales of cotton and 200 | bushels of corn exceeds anything which has been reported from Alabama in the way of one-man farmer With one old mule MT. Rollins made this crop, and in
 addition to this made 90 bushels of sweet
 potatoes and 30 gallons of syrup. RuselIviIIe Social Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Dearing spent the past week in Birmingham with friends Archie Counts of Birmingham Is spend- ing several days in Russelville and
 Franklin county with friends and rel atves
 Rev. J. A. J. Brock, pastor of the Meth | odist church, attended the meeting of the .Alabama-Anti Saloon league in Birming- ham during the past week.
 Rev. J. w. Partridge, pastor of the Bap- list church, returned Tuesday night from a visit to friends and relatives in Bir- mingham He was accompanied by his
 daughter. Miss Jessie.
 | Little Miss Aimee Guy of Tuscumbia has returned to her home after spending several days in Russellville with her
 cousins, Mir. and Mrs. F. E. Harte Miss Gertrude Painter is visiting Mrs Thomas O. Ligon in Sheffield this week. Maj. Thomas C. Spraggins of Haley vile is spending several days in this city
 with an old friend, Ed s. Jones' l.. S. Malone of Baldwyn, Miss, is spending several days in the city with his brother, Circuit Clerk David A. Malone. Miss Grace Cast and Miss Beulah Jor- dan have returned to Montevallo to re- sume their studies in the Female Indus trial school after spending the holidays in the city with their parents. Among the entertainments given in the city during the holidays for the enter tainment of the visitors was c dance
 given in the Underwood building by the young men of Russellville. party at the
 home of MT. and Mrs. R. P. Bowen in
 honor of their visitors. Miss Hattie Fen
 nell and Miss Elizabeth King of Leighton
 Saturday night Rev. and Mrs. J. A. j..
 Brock at the Methodist parsonage enter
 .ained the Baracas and Philatheas of the
 Methodist Sunday school with watch
 night party. A number of young people enjoyed 8 party at MT and Mrs. Wallace
 Quillin's Friday evening.