The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
ADMISSION.
Several Items of Interest from the
Busy East Alabama City.

Admission, December 11.-(Special.)-The
special jury term of the City court of
Admission adjourned yesterday morning at
II o'clock and the jurors returned to their
respective homes. This term was called
to try the cases of VIII Perry, charged
with murder, and James Leroy, charged
with criminal assault. The case of Perry
ended vest erday morning, and owing to
the absence of witnesses the case of Lee
roy was postponed until the next term of
court. The assault with which Leroy is
charged was upon his sister-in-law in
this, Calhoun, county last March.
The jury In the Campbell murder case
at Edwardsville have brought in a YER
dict of guilty, fixing the punishment at
four years in the penitentiary. Campbell
killed Arthur York at a sale near Bea-
sons Mill on the 9Th of February, 1901.
He was tried at the July term OF ne
County court In 1901 and sentenced to the
pententiary for so years. The case was
appealed and a new trial was granted
Admission Tent No. 6, Knights of the
Maccabees of the World, held their semi
annual meeting Tuesday evening in Blue
Mountain lodge room and the officers
were elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: j. e. Williams, past commander;
George Fl. Brummell, commander; Claude
Robinson, lieutenant commander; Emmett
Ledbetter, record-keeper; Charles Dickin-
son, sergeant; j. L. Martin. master at
arms; A. II. Weathers, first master of
guards; Horace Green, seconc master of
| guards; X II. Hughes, sentinel. These
officers will be installed at the tents first
meeting in January The lodge Is but
| five months old, has a membership of SO
and is In a f1ourishins condition.
Mrs f. A. Dodgen, who has been quite
i'll for some time past, died Friday at her
late residence, three miles north of
Ohatchie. The cause OF her death was
heart trouble. The interment took place
| Saturday at Bethel cemetery
| The boring of the oil well is progress
ing nicely at Allsup, twenty miles north
of Admission. The prospects are still
good for oil. They struck rock at about
twelve feet and are still boring In the
same strata. The we'll Is more than 1000
feet deep.
DR.. A. L. Scarborough received a telc-
gram announcing the death of his brother
at Greensboro, where he was attending
college. He left on the first train for
that place on the sad errand or arranging
for burial
The state history compiled and pub
lished by Prof. L. d. Miller at Jackson
VILE is being we'll received. Quite O.
number of the counties of the state have
adopted it. 1t has gone to it's second edi-
ton, and promises to become one of the
most popular school books in the state
]. ]. Mcpherson of this city and Miss
Alice Laney, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Laney, who live near McFall,
were married about 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon nv Judge Crook AT HE offioo
in the courthouse. The grandfather and
grandmother of the young lady were
among the witnesses.
A. j. Tarvin, who was recently elected
county commissioner, has resigned lie
position as agent at Ohatchie for the Sea-
board Air Line. Mr. Bryson of North Car
DINA has been appointed his successor.