The Florence Herald from Florence, Alabama • 1

IT IT? TP HE FLORENCE DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY AND NORTH ALABAMA VOLUME XXI. FLORENCE, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1905. NUMBER 39 THE HARNESSING OF WATER MOLLY COTTON ON FIRM FOUNDATION. mmXl TO BE ONE OF MR. CRITTENTEN THE REVIVALIST ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE MR.

SULLY AGAIN GETS BUSY, WITH GOOD RESULTS At Its meeting at AshevIHe, N. Southern Cotton Association, after a summing up of the figures from all the cotton fields In the South, announced Its estimate of the present cotton crop to be 9,588,133 bales. It then agreed that the new cotton crop should not be sold for less than II cents a pound. Further, It put In operation a finance plan for raising a fund of $300,000 to back the general State and county organizations. This sum Is to be secured by a levy of three cents on Smith, of South Carolina, was made manager and financial agent at a salary of $5,000, and the farmers were urged to market the new-crop THE BEST The Alabama'State Fair, which opens at Birmingham, October 23 and continues ten days, closing upon November 2, will be a departure in many ways from the ordinary State Fair.

In the first instance, more than $50,000 have been spent upon the buildings and grounds, and it is the unanimous opinion of those who are in position to know that the grounds and buildings are the neatest and most beautiful in the The buildings are now completed, and in one week will be ready for the exhibits. These exhibits, by the way, will excel in number, variety and quality all previous fairs. The liberal pre miums offered by the State of Alabama and by the management of the Fair have called forth a generous response from all sec tions of Alabama. Every mail brings new aspirants for the gen erous prizes otiered. rhere is another departure in that the de lays so characteristic of ordinary enterprises will be absent.

The Fair, when opened upon Presi dent's Day, October 23, will be! complete in every detail. It has been a gigantic undertaking, but the management has triumphed over every obstacle. No other Fair in the South has ever been planned upon as broad a scale or I rought to completeness with such efficiency. No section should fail to be represented in the exhibit department. Premiums are offered for household, orchard, farm and dairy products, as well as for live stock.

The Woman's Department will appeal with liberal premiums to the housewives Indeed the Alabama State Fair will be a pan orama of all that Alabama makes! or produces. Entries should be made at once. The premium catalogues ready and may be had on application to R. M. Williams, Secretary of the association.

SENATOR MORGAN TO COME TO FLORENCE NEXT MONDAY Senator Morgan expects to arrive in Florence from Bailey Springs next Monday. After remaining here several days he will go to Washington to take up the duties incumbent upon him as the peoples representative. In an interview on the freight rate question the Senator is quoted as saying: "I can think of no greater folly than to create excitement in the states in respect to fixing the freight rates while congress is discussing the rates that shall be imposed on them by laws that are paramount to state legislation." In a letter to Governor Jelks, Senator Morgan also expresses himself in favor of an extra session of the legislature of Alabama. SHEFFIELD. HAS A NEW PLANT TO ITS CREDIT Following is a dispatch from Sheffield: The certificate of incorporation of the King Stove and Range Company, of Sheffield, was filed to-day for record in the probate office in this city.

The company is organized with a capital of $100,000, of which $25,000 is paid in, and will manufacture stoves, ranges, hollow ware, metal castings, agricultural implements, etc. Its incorporators are Geo. E. King, W. H.

Martin, F. H. Jackson and W. E. Newill, all of Atlanta, except W.

H. Martin, who is from Sheffield Geo E. King is president of the company, Newill is secretary and Wm. H. Martin is vice-president, treasurer and manager.

MAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN TUSCUMBIA AND THIS CITY A. J. Welch, chief clerk railway mail service, headquarters at Chattanooga, was in the city Thursday," looking into establish ing mail connection between 1 us-eumbia and F'orence over the Sheffield vcompauy's Mr. Welch stated that the postoffice here would likely be given a night clerk as requested and that irregularities of the mail arrivals will also be looked into and thereby 1 rectify the matter so. that the Nashville Banner will get in here FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES There seems to be no limit to the genius of mankind, and sci ence and art are progressinit so rapidly it is difficult to keep pace with them.

For some time considerable talk has been indulged in relative to the harnessing of Mussel Shoals and converting it into a power that would "move things" all over this section of the country, and the time is not far distaut when it will be done. In the meantime other sections of the country are falling in line with the same proposition, ps the following articles will show Fayetteville, Tenn. A number of local capitalists, are interested in harnessing Elk river so as to utilize the power which has been wasted for years. They propose to place a dam across the river near Pearl City, a few miles below this place, and will erect a $60,000 cotton mill. The Elk Cotton Mills of this place propose to float the bonds.

The Elk Mills were erected in fDOO, at a cost of $131,000, with a- capital stock of necessitating a liability of $54,000. This indebtedness has practically been liquidated, and the management is willing to extend a helping hand to other "infant industries." Knoxville, Tenn. The Knox-ville Power Company, which proposes to furnish very cheap power for Kuoxville, has authorized the sale of bonds to the amount of $2,500,000 in New York City. At a meeting of the stockholders here it was decided to begin the work of building tne big powprl- plant on Little River at an early date. Col.

C. H. Treat, the Treasury Department of the United States Government; Pension Agent John T. Wilder and United States Marshal R. W.

Austin, of Knoxville, are among the stockholders and directors of the coi.cern. THE RACE MEETING WAS XIGNAf WEEK The race meeting which closed Saturday at the fairgrounds was, from- the sportsman's point of view, an unqualified success. Tie races were made in fast time and the best horses seen in Murfrees-boro, Columbia and the other cities on the circuit contested for the purses. Pearl owned by S. Thomas, and Lady Cason, owned by Jas.

Cason, have records down towards the 2 :12 mark and will be heard from later in a more ambitious sphere'. Pulsus, belonging to R. L. Franklin, Coupon, owned by b. Whitehead, lal atnplin, a home product, the property of M.

Striplin, Egodian, Blackwood, and many others that started here are high class animals and furnished better sport than was ever before seen on the" local track. The running races in which lo cal horses participated each day were to those fond of th9 thor oughbred a most pleasing feature of the meeting. The splendid work done by Hal Striplin, in going a mile in 2:18 on the half mile track was especially gratifying to the occupants of the grandstand, and his performances were heartily applauded on both occasions that he appeared. Hal is a home bred and home trained horse and horsemen predict that he will go the mile in 2:10 next season on a mile track. Bicycle race, best 2 in 3.

half mile Touy Fago, won first and Fred Neal second. A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING CAUSES AN ERROR TO BE MADE The Herald last week published that an extra clerk and electric numbering machine had been granted for the Florence postof fice. Only the extra clerk was granted. The error arose from the wording of the telegram sent by Dr. Pitt and read by the Her ald man.

The message briefly mentioned "electric, which re ferred to arrangements being satisfactorily made with the electric cars to carry, the early morning mail from Tuscumbia to Florence and. not to the machine. Arrangements are now being made for the electric cars to carry all the mail over from Tusimbia. The Crittenten meeting will continue over Sunday Dr. Pitt, Postmaster of Florence, Charged with Undue Coercion DOES NOT FEAR 1 INVESTIGATION James T.

Sego a Special Mail Carrier is the Complaining Yesterday morn.ing Deputy Sheriff Jesse Dowdy arrested Dr. J- T. Pitt on a warrant issued from the office of Justice H. D. Smith, the complainant being John T.

Sego, a special mail car- rier in the Florence postoffice, charging Dr. Pitt with drawing a Winchester rifle on him and threatening to kill him. The trouble arose over a claim made by Sego fof back pay owing to him for work done last summer in the postoffice during the absence of Dr. Pitt from the city. Sego wrote a letter to the department at Washington complaining of the matter, stating that he bad frequently requested a settlement from Dr.

Pitt but was refused. The letter was referred back to the postmaster for ex- planatiou. On -seeing the letter, prepared a' sworn statement for Si-go'tO sign, which embraced' a general denial of the charges imule a the department. morning Dr. 'Pitt al led Mr.frSego into hit home twid laying 1 1 paper before, him asked hi in to sign it.

Right le-rn is given Mr. Sego's version of the affair. He says that he rend the statement and refused to sign it, whereupon Dr. Pitt drew a Winchester and point ing it at his head commanded mm to sign under penalty ot in stant death, and he signed. He says the Doctor exclaimed "Sign or die, and seal it witn your blood." Then he says the Doctor warned him not to make any mention of the affair.

Dr. Pitt's side of the story differs considerably. He says that upon reading the statement, Mr. Sego acknowledged its truth and admitted that he was only running a Muff for the purpose of getting some money, which he needed quite badly. But Sego hesitated to sign, when tor says "he told him to get what any other the Doc' "sign or character thief would get," but at no time during Sego's visit touched the gun in the room.

Then Sego signed. Dr. Pitt says he afterwards carried the gun down town with him as he feared violence. He says that he made no threat or warned Sego from telling of the affair! On the other hand, it was Sego's wish that no mention be made of it. Dr.

Pitt further states that he had thoroughly investigated Sego's claim and found that the postoffice owed him nothing, and so informed him, and that there was no just grounds for the complaint. Mr. Sego has summoned a number of witnesses, and the trial has been set for 9 o'clock this morning before Justice Smith. Only three persons were in the room at the time of the controversy Dr. Pitt, his wife and Mr.

Sego. MISS ROBERTSON HAS GONE TO CHINA AS TEACHER Miss Elva Robertson, daughter of S. L. Robertson, pastor of Mt. Pleasant church, Leigh ton, will sail from San Francisco Saturday for Japan, having been called to the foreign field, and will be located at Osaka She is thoroughly equipped for the work.

Miss Lora, another daughter of Rev. Mr. Robertson, has gone to West Point, where she will enter the Southern Female college. The Tri-city theatre has closed for the season. been Still Preaches to Vast Audiences Day and Night MEETINGS ARE TO CONTINUE Great and Glorious Religious Revival Now Going on in Tri-Cities Most wonderful results are seen in the meetings being held in the tri-cities, presided over by the merchant evangelist, Charles N.

Crittenton. Scores, even hundreds, are being saved from their sins by the mighty assault made by this wonderful man of God. The churches are, being awakened out of their lethargy, and the membership generally is being shaken from center to circumference. Men, women and children are being bom anew into the kingdom and great rejoicing is heard on every side. Mr.

Crittenton has a great personality, impresses his. hearers with his sincerity and unselfishness, and is doing a world of good wherever he goes. He speaks very rapidly, and sometimes his sentences are disconnected, but he preaches "Christ and him crucified," with such a power that the most wonderful results are seen. The meetings will continue Over Sundayv and further than that no announcement has been made. The Times published that the meetings would close last' night, but the reporter was misinformed.

May his work be lasting aud may the Lord continue to prosper the work of his hands. A FLORENCE CITIZEN WRITES IN REVIEW OF REVIEWS By reference to the advance announcement of Review of Reviews for October, the Herald is pleased to note the announcement that among the leading articles is one on the subject of "Has Congress Power to Reduce Representation?" written by one of Florence's most distinguished citizens, Hon. Emmet O'Neal. This is a subject close to the heart of every Southern white person, and the advance sheets show it to be most ably, handled. The South in general and Florence hi particular will peruse the article with more than ordinary interest.

HAS BEGUN BUILDING IN EARNEST THIS TIME The announcement has been made on several occasions that Dr. Bellamy would soon resume active operations on his home, but for various good reasons the work was not begun. However, it can be said that operations have been resumed in earnest, and will probably be pushed to a speedy completion. When finished it is safe to say this will be the handsomest home in Florence. DUG HOLE THROUGH JAIL AND MADE THEIR ESCAPE Saturday night the prisoners in the city bastile got tired of each other's company, dug a hole in the wall and escaped.

Good riddance. They were: Ed. Goodlow and Jim Griffis, for fighting, and Minnie Jones, for carving up another coon. Up-to-date no blood hounds have been put on their trail. NEW BANK WILL BE READY FOR BUSINESS NEXT MONDAY Next Monday the Alabama Trust and Savings Bank will open up for business temporarily in the building vacated by the Express Company.

Indications are that it will start out with brilliant prospects tor a successful ft' 1 it. the executive committee of the each bale of cotton. Mr. E. D.

THE CIVIL DOCKET BEING DISPOSED OF THIS WEEK This has been civil court week, and quite a number of cases have baen disposed of by dismissal, continuation or judgment by default. Only I three jury trials have been disposed of. The first jury trial was Jas. Whitehead vs. Lenora Ingram, damages for having failed to satisfy certain mortgage' paid by plaintiff.

Verdict ffor defendant -The second 'was that of Johrf McPeters vs. The Sheffield Railway Co. for damages sustained by if -i t. one oi aeienaants cars wnile a passenger. The defendants made plea that they were not the Sheffield Railway Company, but the Sheffield Company, and were in no way responsible for the acts of the former company.

Judge Almou took the same view and instructed a verdict for defend ants. The next jury trial was George Melton vs. Cherry Cotton Mills for damages sustained by having a splinter run in his hand while working for company. Verdict, hung jury. Last week the criminal docket was disposed of.

The iury in case of the Clarks for killing a negro resulted in acquittal for defendant. The case of Nlan Grisham for attempted murder of Thornton was continued next March and Grisham is out on bond. A. A. Ansley.

assault, dis Same plead guilty to swearing in presence of females, lined $2U. Bob Purser, stealing ice cream from Salvation Army, acquitted by jury. Unas. Hawkir.s plead guilty to assauit, and fined $20. The following received sentences: Riley Black, 2 years in pen; Henry Evans, 13 months; Will Stewart, 2 years; Will Wilson, 85 days hard labor; Hethcote, manslaughter, 6 months in county jail.

FREE WILL BAPTISTS TO BUILD A COLLEGE SOON The Free Will Baptists are now making the preliminary arrangements to build a college for the education of young men for the ministry. Three states are in terested in the plan Alabama, 1 Tennessee and Mississippi. The chances for Florence capturing the prize are excellent, and every effort should be made to induce its promoters to build it here. Rev. W.

C. Dowdy, of 414. Stan ton avenue, Florence, is the treasurer of the Tennessee River association, and will use all his influence to land the prize for this town. The plan of raising funds for its erection is by subscription, and Rev. Dowdy is the one ap pointed to collect for this part of cotton slowly.

ALABAMA LANDS GETTING TO BE IN GREATER DEMAND Alabama lands are rapidly com ing to the front as a desirable, investment, but the most tremendous deal that has'been made for years is told by the Birmingham News, as follows: It is reported that an effort is being made, by Northern capitalists, principally from Chicago, to purchase large tracts of laud; throughout Alabama for the purpose of snppl'yuig cheap- fuel for the development of export trade from Southern seaports. In this connection it is under stood that a deal has receutly been put through in which a number of gentlemen from Chicago have purchased 60,000 acres of coal lands for the purpose stated above, and that other lands will be contracted for from time to time until sufficient coal property has been secured to supply all possible demand for many years to come. These lands are situated chiefly in and near Tuskaloosa county. According to the report received, these lands have been purchased on account of their close proximity to the Warrior and Tombigbee rivers, both of which it is proposed to use largely in the transportation of the fuel. William Penn Nixon, a prominent gentleman of Chicago, who has been in Birmingham for the past several days, presumably in the interest of this deal, expressed himself as being very much im pressed with the prospects in this state for the production of coal and iron ore to supply a large percentage of the market in this country and also abroad.

RURAL ROUTE FROM HINES STARTS MONDAY The first rural route will start from Hines next Monday. W. A. Adkisson is the carrier. LET US MAkFLAUDERDALE THE BANNER COUNTY OF STATE Every citizen of Lauderdale county should be personally interested in making this the banner county of the state.

'At coming state fair, to be held in Birmingham from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2 inclusive. A handsome premium is offered for the county making the best display. And with our great variety of fruit, grain, vegetables and manufac turers we should carry off first prize.

To do this I must have your assistance in making the col lection. I want something of everything that is grown or made If you have anything bring it to my office or lot me know about it. The time is short and we must work hard. With the hearty co operation of every man, woman and cnud the county, we can make a great display. C- A.

Ware. tne territory. Probably a liberal prom) tly hereatter, as well 'as contribution from Florence citi-' all other mail which has been de-zens will have saiutauary effect layed..