The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
SPLENDID HIGHWAY
 THROUGH COLBERT
 ISNOW COMPLETED
New North and South Road Is Another Link Added to the Jackson Inter-
 state Route

Sheffield, December 16.-(Special.) Sheriff J. B. Keeton of this county and Deputies Tapp and Todd of Chero- kee in raid through the county be- tween Margerum and Riverton this week discovered a still The plant was not in operation, but was new and the sheriff thinks it was made not far from where it was discovered, as he and his deputies found a shop and tools which are used in the manufac- ture of outfits of such character. No arrests were accomplished but the out fit was destroyed
 The contract for grading the eight mile stretch of road south of this city beginning at the top of the mountain and connecting with the Franklin county pike, has been completed by the contractors, Phillips & Jordan, of Birmingham, and accepted by the en- Eineer. The completion this stretch of road gives the Jackson highway splendid road entirely through Colbert county, north and south, connecting on the north side with the Lauderdale county pike and on the south with the Franklin county road
 The remains of Edgar Tony, former 1y of this city, who died in Helena Ark. this week. arrived in Sheffield Friday morning, accompanied by rel atives and were conveyed to the fam fly burial grounds near Brick, where interment took place.
 Sheffield Camp No. 75, Woodmen of the World, has just closed a 2O-day campaign and in that time 91 new members were secured. Monday night, December IS, at the Sheffield opera house, there will be speaking by Dr. Fl. A. Elkourie of Birmingham, head adviser, and State Manager L. D. Hol- laway. After the speaking the opera house will be closed to all except members of the order and the candi- dates to be introduced to the mysteries of Woodcraft.
 Much encouragement is felt here since the action of the Southern Com mercial congress at Norfolk, Va, this week indorsing. Muscle Shoals as the site for the government nitrate plant and it is not thought here that the President will turn the Muscle Shoals site down when it comes time for him to decide, following so favorable in OOrSeHenL all over the country. u now appears that the south is in unison, pulling for the site on the Tennessee river here.
 William L Thompson of Franklin county and Mrs Fife J. Parker of this city were married at the resi- dence of Mir. T. J. Counts in this city last Friday evening. Rev. J. R. Grif- fifth of the First Baptist church of ficating. The age of the groom is 76 and that of his bride 50, making their combined age 126 years.
 Communications have been received here from several of the boys of Com pany K, Fourth regiment. stationed at Nogales Ariz., and it is stated the Sheffield boys are more than making good Company K is composed prac- tically of young men from Sheffield. The boys recently hiked IA miles to Tucson and stood it well. Some of them are not little bit homesiclS, espe- cially with the approach of the holi- day season.
 Since Thursday morning spell of real .shog killing weather has held this section in it's chilling grip and some low marks for the seasons tenn perature have been made. Many peo- ple have taken advantage of the cold snap and have slaughtered their -porkers."