The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-05
SCHOOL TEACHER ATTACKED. Father of Chastised Pupil Sought
 Revenge in Opelika.

Opelika, Oct. 4.--(Special )-There was considerable excitement in Opelika this
 week on account of an unfortunate diff aculty between Professor M. H. Arnold, principal of the Opelika public school and Mir. J. H. Powell. a prominent merchant of this city.
 Last Monday morning Professor Arnold inflicted corporal punishment upon Ellis. the son of Mir. Powell for the violation of rule of the school, of which he was a pupil. Mir. Powell was absent from the city at the time of the punishment, but on his return about 12 o'clock, he was in- formed of 1t and made an examination of his son and decided that Professor Arnold had given him a too severe and unjustifable chastisement which made him very indignant. Mir. Powell proceed ed at once to the school, which was not then in session and attacked Professor Arnold for the punishment inflicted on his son. striking him several blows about the head and face with his fist.
 MT. Powell was arraigned in the City Court and plead guilty to an assault and battery before the. Mayor and was as- sessed the lowest fine.
 Professor Arnold then swore out a war rant in the County Court for Mir. Powell, who waived trial and appealed to the grand jury.
 Last night the Board of Education met III SpCCidt bGciOi dHu uHdulITlOuSfy p&SSt6 the following resolution In reference to the unfortunate occurrences:
 Resolved. first, that this Board earnestly condemns the indignity offered to the school and its patrons by the at- tack made by Mir. J. H. Powell upon the principal of the school, Professor M. H. Arnold, while in the discharge of his duties and while an investigation was pending by this Board.
 "RaaO1yad ae0ord That poa~S propose to see that the rules of the school are properly enforced and that we en- dorse the action of Professor Arnold, in his efforts to enforce the rules. but regret the nature of the punishment given the son of Mir. Powell, which action upon the part of Professor Arnold will be given the proper investigation by this Board
 MT. Powelfs son was examined by several members of the Board and they all agree that he was severely punished The Board will investigate the matter next week.
 The Opelika Commercial and Industrial Association has completed its organiza- ton by. electing Messrs. R. M. Greene, Jr., J. Kohn, H. F. Lowe and John Smith, Vice-Presidents. and Mir. s. s. Black, Secretary. The Association has already accomplished much good for Opelika.
 Sometime ago the Central Railroad of Georgia leased the Opelika Compress  and decided not to operate 1t this sea- son. This week Capt. R. M. Greene, Pres ident of the Bank of Opelika, was sent to Atlanta by the Association. and as a result of his visit, President Wickersham of the Western Railway of Alabama, Traffic Manager Winburn of the Central, and Mir. Hanson of the Compress Com pany, came to Opelika this week. and after an investigation, decided to con- tinue the operation of the compress at opellka. Between 75.000 and 1oo,O 900 bales of cotton are annually compressed here. and 1t gives employment to a number of hands.
 Mir. John Green of Columbus, Ga., and Miss Ruth Morris were married near Chewalla, in this county, few days ago.
 MT. H. P. Johnson, aged 80 years, one of our oldest citizens, died at his home in Beat 9, in this county several days ago.
 Cotton is coming in slowly. Farmers are too busy picking cotton to market it.