The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
SHEFFIELD ENJOYS
 GREAT PROSPERITY
Industrial and Commercial Activity Is on Increase.
 Population Growing

Sheffield. June 2S-(Special) While the people of this city and community are highly pleased and elated over the unprecedented indus trial activities that are apparently in immediate prospect. other things lend | impetus to a period of prosperity that this section will enjoy It is noted that l more country people are coming to | Sheffield than ever before. These peo- l ple are realizing more and more the importance of Sheffield as a market for their produce and farm products brought to this market are readily disposed of and this year the demand is strong for everything that is being produced.
 With an influx of people here to fill employment at local industrial | plants, mercantile lines and commer- | cial business of all kinds in Sheffield will meet with an increased volume of | business. At the present time there | are but few vacant houses of all kinds and before the fall months set in these will all be filled up
 | Judge Edward B. Almon, represen- | tative in Congress from this district, who was stricken with an attack of | acute appendicitis and underwent an operation in Washington yesterday, is | reported to be resting well after the operation, according to reports re- ceived here today. Members of his family were called to Washington | early in the week to be with him dur Friends of Congressman Almon
 throughout this district are very hope
 full that his recovery from the oper-
 ation will be rapid and permanent
 Edward Wilson, well known young | Katherine P1ylar were married yester-
 day at the home of the brides par ents in Jasper. They will come to Sheffield and make their home with
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey.
 According to reports received here it is considered unlikely that the South ern railroad will discontinue trains Nos. and 6. known as the News boy" trains. on July 1. Pressure has been brought to bear to cause the
 railroad to reconsider the matter and
 announcement Is expected that the
 trains mentioned will continue to op-
 crate as at present between Sheffield
 Memphis and Huntsville.
 Y. s. Harrington. president of tho
 Southern Railway Efficiency association of the Tri-Cities, has issued call for z | meeting of the association to be helt N dt tic opera mousse III luSCu1HDld MOnudy | night, June 25. At this meeting number of prominent speakers will be heard ant
 an otherwise interesting programme vii
 be carried out.
 Frank N. Julian, editor of the Sheffield Standard. has been notified by Edward Doty president of the Alabama Press as
 sociation, that he has been named a chairman of the executive committee o
 the association. Webb Stanley of tn : Greenville Advocates c. A. VerBeck o T the Gadsden Journal, E. w. Barrett 0 | The Birmingham Age-Herald, and c. E | Fennell of the Guntersville Democrat, ar
 the other members of the executive com
 mittee.
 Mrs Helen Early, field secretary fo | the Gulf States division of the American
 Red Cross society, has been in the Fri U Cities this week. and lectured Tn the In
 terest of the Red Cross. Mrs Early
 making a tour of north Alabama town
 in the Interest of the Red Cross.
 Invitations have been receive din tn | Tri-Cities by friends of Roy Houston.
 former resident of Florence. to his ma,
 riage to Miss Alpha Goodson of Ever
 green the wedding to take place on Jun
 29, at the Methodist church in Evergreen . They will mako their homo In Decatur,