The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-03
NEWS OF TALLADEGA
Unique Explosion Occurs in Center of
 the City

Talladega, June 2.-(Special)-A pis- tol shot ended the life of Bertha San ders. colored, at her home about three miles from Talladega Wednesday night at 8 o'clock No one was present ex- cept her husband, Bose Sanders. He states that he was sitting in his door, cooling, when he heard his wife say to him: q believe I will shoot you" In few minutes the pistol fired and he discovered that she was shot in the left breast, just below the heart with SS calibre pistol. He claims they had previously had no quarrel. His state rnent makes it out a case of suicide or accident
 The quiet of Wednesday afternoon was disturbed on Battle street by the sound of muffled explosion, resemb- ling the fire of a musket. People and police hurried to a blacksmith shop, from whence the sound proceeded. The smith had banked coal fire and after | it had remained covered for some time
 the bellows was put in play when the whole pile of coal in the forge arose and hit the ceiling. The smothered gas in the coal exploded. The report could be heard several blocks.
 The Talladega fire company will at tend the fireman's tournament at Rome and enter for the fast wagon race. The local company has won a number of races at the annual tri-states meet. The horses that will be used at this gathering are not as well trained as those winning in the past, but they are equally as fast.
 Friday was "clean-up'' day in Talla- dega nearly all the citizens making special effort to have their premises spotless. The city garbage wagons were not sufficient to haul away the accum- Llated debris, number being hired to move the trash. Slowly but surely civic pride is growing, so that in a little while Talladega will earn the name of "Spotless Town"
 The county has been without needed showers for three weeks. The only little cloud out of which any moisture came occurred on Wednesday afternoon proving to be a hail storm, which ruined a prize acre of growing corn planted and cared for by Emmett Bea- vers of precinct No. IF, about seven niles northwest of the city The same little cloud produced quite a wind storm at Nottingham, ten miles west of here So rain of any consequence has fallen elsewhere.
 1ut city IS QuletIy lOOklnS around TOT source of additional water supply. The water at present piped to con- suiners is from a bold limestone spring in the center of the city. But lime- stone water is objectionable to many and 1t is liable to cake in boilers and machinery. Besides this the continued growth of the city will eventually de- n1and more water than the present source can supply. Several tentative propositions are pending One of them Is to dig an immense well or reservoir north of the city where freestone wa ter abounds and pipe freestone water from this source. Another proposition Is to run the water from Talladega creek at or near Cragdale.
 The Highland City Book club had a symposium of humor for It's programme Thursday afternoon. Each lady mem ber of the club was required to tell a humorous story or read a joke. The idea proved popular. the entire after noon being greatly enjoyed. This club is the oldest and most exclusive in the city,