The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06
FREIGHT WRECK
 DELAYS TRAFFIC
Accident on L. & N. Near
 Cullman Thursday
CREW ESCAPES INJURY
Mrs. C. C. Whaley Dead-Splendid Showing Made at Odd Fellows Home-COal Experts in Gull
 man-Improving Plant

Cullman, April 5.-(Special. IA wreck on the Louisville and Nashville railroad oc- cured at Phelans, three miles south of Cullman. last night about Il o'clock, when freight train going south collided with the caboose of another train. Just what caused the wreck last night is not known, more than one train ran into the other, as the officials of the road refused to give out any information this morning regard ing 1t. However, considerable damage was done to the engine of the colliding train and the caboose of the other was badly torn up. The wrecker from Decs- tur was dispatched and the wreck was soon cleared and traffic resumed
 Mrs. C. C. Whaley Dead
 Mrs. Emma Whaley. wife of c. c. wha- ley. died at her home in thls city last night after an illness of few days Mrs. Whaley had been confined to her bed only short time and her death is quite a surprise to the friends of the family- She was a rather young woman, being about B years of age. The deceased leaves a husband and one child. The funeral services will occur tomorrow from the residence and interment will be made in the Protestant cemetery.
 Splendid Showing
 Superintendent Ed B. Miller of Odd Fellows Home, located at this place. is receiving congratulations on the excel lent showing that he has made In the management of the institution during the year 1911. Secretary L. N. Buell. of the board of trustees, together with k. E. Lee. treasurer, has been busy dur iyg the last few days closing up the books of the years business of the homo for the fiscal year ending April |. One of the most pleasing features of the report is that w,sn the close of the year 1911 the home enters upon a new year with a clean record and en- tireIy out of debt, the entire indebted ness on the institution being wiped out during the year 1911.
 The health of the children in the home has been excellent during the past year and the books show very few visits made by the home physician, Dr. J. L. Armstrong. The school at the home which began August 1, 1911, will close on May l, so that the children of the home can help with the berry corp Superintendent Miller has 61,000 berry plants and the yield is expect ed to be large this season and after canning and preserving all that will be necessary for the consumption of the inmates, MT. Miller expects to market Sl000 worth of berries.
 Coal Expert in Cullman
 C. R. Leake, an engineer, and II. A. Turner, coal expert, both of Birming ham, have been in cullman for several days this week and last, and have been Investigating the holdings of the Gull man Coal and Coke company along it's new road and it's coal lands at Bremen. in the southern portion of this county. It is rumored that the First National bank of Birmingham has become inter ested in this proposition in Culman, and it is said that the investigation was made at it's instance, and it is said that the reports made by the experts are very favorable.
 Improving Plant
 The Southern Bell Telephone company is making several new Improvements in it's plant at Culman. among which is the installation of an entirly new and modern switchboard, which will be used exclusively for the farmers lines in this county.