The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11
PRATT CITY READY
FORCOMMENCEMENT
All City Schools VIII Close
Next Week
WAS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The Enrolment Was Very Larse-Mc.
WAS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The Enrolment Was Very Larse-Mc.
Neil Reelected superintendent.
Salaries of Teachers Raised.
Young Man Killed.

Pratt City, May 1O.-0speeial)-Next
week will mark the close of the Pratt
City public schools. This session has
been one of the most successful In the
history of the schools. The total en-
rollment has been 1923. ranking the Pratt
City schools fourth among the other
schools of the state. An interesting
commencement programme begins next
Sunday and will end next Thursday.
The Rev. w, E. Fount will preach the
commencement sermon next Sunday
morning at II o'clock The graduating
exercises will take place next Wednesday
night. This years class contains six
graduates. The Rev. DR.. I. d. Steele,
pastor of the First Cumberland Presby-
terrain church of Birmingham, will de-
liver the address, and Prof. J. NJ. Dill,
superintendent of the Bessemer public
schools win award the diplomas.
AT the last meeting of the board of
education prof. p M Mcneil was re-
e.ec,ed superintendent of the schools.
This is the eleventh time that the honor
has been conferred on Professor Mcneil.
Under his administration the schools have
progressed wonderfully.
1t was decided to retain the same num-
Der of teachers in the schools next year
that were employed this session. June
and Z were set as the days to examine
all applicants to the nineteen positions.
The faculty will be elected at the next
meeting of the board in June. The sal
aries of the teachers were slightly in
creased for next year.
Young Man Killed.
While out hunting with a party of
friends Mack Hibbs was accidentally
shot and killed by a shotgun In the hands
of Eugene Street, one of his best friends
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock near
Short Creek. Mr.. TJibbs was celebrating
his twenty-ffth birthday. After enjoying
a feast, he and his friends went out hunt
ing. Street, who is Is years of age was
walking in front of Mr.. Hibbs, with his
gun on his shoulder. The weapon was
cooked and young Street stumbled In
some way, causing the gun to go off, the
shot entering Mr.. Hibbs breast few
inches above the heart. He died in
stantly Young Street is greatly dis
tressed over the occurrence.
Sam Foley went out to Short Creek this
morning for the purpose of embalming
and preparing the body for burial The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock and will be in charge Of
the Odd Fellows and the Woodmen of
the World, the deceased being a member
of those lodges.
Mr.. Hibbs leaves wife and one child.
Personal and General.
The Sunday school of the First Bap-
fist church, through committee COM
posed of Miss Beulah Young. Mrs. c. d.
Comstock and Prof. r. NJ Mcneil, has
adopted resolution of respect to the mem
DRY of Miss Beulah Edwards, who died
a few weeks ago
]. NJ. Collins. representative of the
Pratt City lodge, and Dave Richards and
VIII Lyons, representatives of the Jeffer-
son Valley lodge. are attending the meet
ing of the grand lodge of odd Fellows at
Mobile this week.
Two Miners Injured.
Charles Long and Jack Shell, two mine
workers, were injured in No. 3 mine this
afternoon by premature explosion. They
were brought to their homes where they
are receiving medical attention. The men
were badly burned but their injuries are
not considered serious