More news from the Pratt City Herald - Mary 20, 1899 Mr. J. D McKENZIE, one of Pratt City's gallant old veterans, who served with General Joe WHEELER, met his old commander at Charleston last week where both were in attendance upon the Confederate reunion. That notorious walking wonder, Gus RICHEL, who has undertaken to cover the distance on foot from New York City to Vancover, British Columbia and return in a given time, pushing a wheelbarrow all the way, passed through Pratt City Monday. The Ladies Ice Cream Parlor located at 104 Fourth Street is a new enterprise under the proprietorship of Messrs. W. L. MESSENGALE and W. W. WORRELL. Mr. J. T. CONNELL, of Atlanta, is in charge of the fountain. Rev. E. M. STEWART, a student of Howard College, East Lake, occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday morning and night. Rev..T. H.. JONES, agent for the Methodist orphanage at Summerfield, Ala, occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church , South last Sunday morning. Mr. Sam FOLEY will soon move his undertaking establishment into the new building which he recently purchased on Third Street near the M. E. church , South. The friends of Mr FOLEY will be glad to learn that he has about regained his strength after undergoing a successful operation at Hillman Hospital and is now very much improved. Mr. Johnie BECKIES, well known to all Pratt City, has been sick several days during the past week. Mrs. SNOW was called suddenly back to the city Thursday morning, on account of the serious illness of their youngest daughter, Lucy,, who is attending school here. Mrs. Dorcas CHAMBERS of Canton, Ohio, mother of Mrs. J. W. THOMAS. will arrive in a day or two on a visit to her daughter, who is quite sick A Tally-Ho party left the city last night at about 6:30 o'clock enroute for Routledge Springs. The crowd was under the chaperonage of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. ATKINS, Dr. W. D. CARMICHAEL, and Miss Nannie MORROW, C. D. COMSTOCK, and Miss Minnie WAKEFIELD, R. A. CLAYTON and Miss Maggie LACEY, George DONALDSON and Miss Mary George BAILEY, W. S. GOODE and Miss Mary HUGHES, F. O. HARRIS and Miss Minnie BROWN, Neill HUTCHINGS and Susie HOFFMAN, J. D. HANBY and Mamie MEIVER, E. B. KILGORE and Miss Georgie SAMPLES, John MARTIN and Miss Jennie HOLDER, F. B. McKENZIE and Miss Marion WILSON, C. B. PAYNE and Miss Florence HUTCHINGS, Claude ZUBER and Miss Rosa STRICKLAND. Mrs. J. W. THOMAS is quite sick at her home on Third Street. "BELOW THE SURFACE" Mr. Frank MANAHAN, our clever blacksmith, is off on the sick list since Mardi Gras. Robert ALLEN, who has been marching in Cuba for several months, is now marching cars under the chute at No. 6. Charles CUSTARD is now night watchman at No. 6. Will OSBORNE is striking for "Wash" in the shop as Wash is blacksmith now in the absence of Mr. MANAHAN. Mr. Jerry SULLIVAN, the prominent labor organization leader, just back from the Indian Territory, has secured work at No. 6. Mr. W. A. LUTHER, who looks after the pumps, in on the sick list this week. Marvin TAYLOR, our clever tally boss, was sick a day or two this week, but is now able to be at his post again. Slope No. 2 at Dolomite has been undergoing extensive repairs under the superintendency of Mr. PURSER. The people of Belle Sumter have organized a Sunday school which meets in Sumter Hall. A party of merry visitors had a jolly time at Shaft Not. 1 as the guests of Mr. J. A. RHODES, the popular deputy warden, Wednesday night. The Price Coal Mines which Mr. Ike PRICE has recently opened at Henry Ellen, near Leeds, Ala., will be ready to begin operation .... in a few days. The wife of superintendent HERBERT of Belle Ellen has been very sick, but is now much improved. Mr. J. G. WORSHAM was to have reopened the old Gilreath mines last Monday but the Sloss Iron and Steel Co. owns property through which it is necessary to go in order the reach this mine. ******* Hope this helps someone. See a Part #2 for this date since it so long. jabtillery@homecom