The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
STEAMBOAT FOR
 TENNESSEE RIVER
Florence and Rogersville
 Packet Company Formed
TRADE IS GRATIFYING
Hodges Residence Destroyed By Fire. Important Business Deal Con- cluded-Note Forged-"City
 of Florence" Chartered

Florence January 3.-(Speciat1-A new packet company has been formed and
 soon new steamboat will be put on the
 Tennessee river. The company will be named the Florence and Rogersville Pack
 ct company and the new boat will ply
 between Florence and Lambs Ferry.
 Twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars
 worth of authorized stock has been sub
 scribed 5000 is to be secured in $1O shares.
 The promoters anticipate no trouble in
 securing the required sum. The follow
 ing officers were elected and they pledged
 themselves to carry the project to a suc- cessful finish: William Richardson, pres
 ident; c. W. Ashcraft, vice president;
 W. M. Darby, secretary; A. E. Jackson.
 treasurer. Another vice president from
 Rogersville will be elected at the next
 meeting of the board of directors.
 The holiday trade has been very grat- flying to the merchants. never before has
 so much been sold, with the weather ex-
 creable during the week before Christi
 mas. The business outlook for the com
 ing year is most encouraging. Iron and steel are commanding better prices; much work has been planned by the govern
 ment for Lauderdale county; inquiries come to the Commercial club in regard to the outlook for ventures in new en- terprises; farmers have resolved to re- duce the cotton acerage one-third. and to plant commodities that will sell readily in our own market.
 The new year will mark an era of growth and development that will be most apcepta hla tn the ppOnle
 While the family of Mrs Lizzie Hodge was away from home yesterday the house in which she lived and all It's contents
 were totally destroyed by fire. Nothing
 was saved as the attempt w1uld have been perious. The house was located in
 East Florence and was the property of
 Edward Broadfoot.
 An important business deal was con eluded yesterday when the B. B. Jones Grocery store sold out to Andrew Blair and Joe Sharp. These enterprising young men will enlarge their stock and go after the trade of the old established mer- 1 chants.
 l A $50 note was cleverly forged by a young negro named Jerry Irion on MT. F. M. Perry The negro bought a $25 suit of clothes from a prominent clothes deal CT, who accepted the check in payment l for same When the change was returned to the negro the merchant grew sus-
 picious, telephoned to F. M. Perry, who denied any knowledge of the check. It was made payable to Andrew Winters and Irion had indorsed 1t in that way Irion was immediately arrested and put | in jail. The ease will be tried this morn
 ing before Justice Lemay.
 l The "eitys of Florence" was recently
 chartered by Mayor C. W Ashcraft, wh'
 was host erf d boat excursionsto Muscl'
 Shoals and return Among the out o
 town guests were MT. and Mrs. A. l.
 Smith and daughter of Birmingham; Mrs ] r. H. Bronn of Marion The high waters I did not interfere with the full enjoymen | of those who were invited.
 A case of scarlet fever was reported recently, but as no excitement prevailed the rumor died away or was discrediteo | by those in authority.