The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-31
PLEASED WITH THE
 SUMMER SCHOOL Examiner w. E. Feagin Returns
 from Montgomery SALARIES ARE INCREASED Five Postoffice Workers In Montgom. cry Are to Receive Increased Pay.
 Other News From the
 Capital City.
SALARIES ARE INCREASED

Montgomery. July 3O-(speeial )-Exam- finer W. r. Feagin of the state educational department has returned from Tuscaloosa, the University summer school and con- ducted a number of examinations.
 MT. Feagin reports the summer school marked success. It has an attendance of 36O for six weeks. Of that number 122 were examined for teachers licenses. The school had for it's expense this year $75O0
 Notes of the Capital.
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner H. R. Shorter was out today after a long ill., ness. He will spend ten days at his home in Eufaula before getting back to work The Suwanee Fire Insurance company of Lake City, Fla, capital Sl5OOOO, has entered the state Hewes & Booth are the Birmingham agents.
 Tax Collector J. A. Rldgley of Jackson county has settled with the auditor.
 The governor has appointed T. F. Miles at Palestine a notary public.
 The United States Food company of Jersey City, capital sS000,oOO has filed a certificate of Incorporation with the secre- tary of state.
 New Enterprise.
 The home offices of the Georgia Cotton Products company and the Alabama Cot ton Products company which are now To- cated in Atlanta, will be moved to Mont gomery next Monday, August l. The con cerns are connected with the American Cotton company and they handle nothing but the round lap bale in Alabama and Georgia.
 The firm will employ twenty men in season and nearly as many all the year round. They will handle 10000 round bales through the Montgomery offices w. E. Hooker of Memphis will be general manager.
 w. s. Griffin who was manager of the offices in Atlanta. and w. s. Cothran, also connected with the offices arrived here yesterday from Atlanta. Today they were making arrangements for moving the offices here. They were also consulting with a number of banks here regarding banking facilities. They leased the offices now being occupied by Graham & Steiner in the Tyson building on Commerce street and also the floor above these offices.
 Salaries Raised.
 Yesterday was the first pay day in the Montgomery postoffice since the readiust- ment of salaries by the department all lowing five increases in salaries of post office clerks at Montgomery.
 Three white clerks and two negro clerks had their salaries increased.
 The white clerks increased were:
 w. H. Bruce, $500 to s700.
 A. H. Warner, $6OO to s7o0.
 Joe Harrison, $500 to $900.
 The negroes raised were.
 c. O. Harris, $12OO to $500
 Nick Abercrombie. $500 to $9OO
 Dothan Postmaster.
 special to the Journal from Dothan, says: "A telegram was received in the city early this afternoon from Washing ton stating that President Roosevelt has ordered the appointment of Byron Tram mel as postmaster at Dothan to fill the vacancy created by the death of Post master Millkin. Mir. Trammel is well known in Montgomery where he has wide circle of friends. Congratulations are pouring In upon him regarding his vlc- tory in the race for the appointment. He Is well known in Dothan where he will be favorably received. The formal ap- pointment will probably be made Mon- day."
 L. P. Leavell, field secretary of the Sunday school board of the Southern Baptist convention will deliver a Sunday school address at the Southside Baptist church at 5 o'clock tomorrow evening.
 The funeral of MT. Joseph Ledbetter took place this morning from the family residence 311 North Goldthwaite street. The Rev. MT. Same and the Rev. c. A. Stakely conducted the services The fol- lowing gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: s. H. Cater, Charles Allen, Frank Allen G. G. Miles, w. B. Holmes, W. B. David son, w. w. Heron and G. w. Beers.
 The secretary of state has received from the printer the 13Sth Alabama reports and they are now ready for distribution