The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-25
SACRED HEART IS
 FORMALLY OPENED
PULLMAN COMES FORWARD WITH THE BANNER COTTON STORY OF THE SEASoN-oTHER PULLMAN NEWS.

Cullman, November 24-(Special. )-Sa- cred Heart academy was formally opened yesterday with a public entertainment and luncheon. This formal opening has been delayed for about two months on account of the incompleteness of the building and other reasons. The occa- sion was made of double import. It was made to serve as Thanksgiving observ- ance. Sacred Heart academy opened it's first term this fall and has pupils from almost every section of Alabama and some from other states. The building is one of the finest school edifices in the state. Father Giles made an appropriate address, which was followed by the fol- lowing programmes:
 'Kammenoi Ostrow''-Miss Coniff of Bessemer.
 Piano Solo-Miss c. Deitlein of Bir- mingham.
 The Little Pilgrim Maids-Aiss P. Var ley of Nashville, Miss M Lacy of Bir- mingham, Miss E. Sehlosser of Cullman.
 Duet-Miss Brosch, Cullman, and Miss Maynor, St. Louis.
 When We Were Little Children (4.1in- imus).
 Piano Solo-Miss K. Coniff of Bessemer.
 Duet (mandolin and piano)-Misses Deitlein and Coniff.
 "Chiming Bells"-Senior class choir.
 Piano Solo-Miss N. Schlosser, 'Cullman.
 Recitation-Miss A. Harmon, Birming- ham.
 First Thanksgiving Day. (Minimus).
 Piano Duet-Misses Coniff and Schlos- ser.
 Ribbon Drill-Senior class.
 Piano Solo--Miss M. Coniff
 Dream of Home''-Senior class.
 After the programme a delightful luncheon was served.
 There will be grand ball at Kullman's s Hall tonight in celebration of Thanksgiv- ing. The proceeds are for the benefit of the Cullman fire department.
 The Cullman public school gave a rare Thanksgiving entertainment at Kullmans $ Hall last evening which was attended by very large crowd of enthusiastic people. Professor Zeigler and his corps of efficient teachers are making good account of their stewardship. The school is in very hourishing condition and the people are wei pleased with the present administration.
 Cullman comes forward with the prize cotton story of the season. c. J. Bleyins of Folkins, in this county, planted one bushel of choice cotton seed on seven acres of land. He counted the seed in the one bushel. There were 99 GOO seed There were 69,000 stalks of cotton on the seven acres counted. The one bushel of seed on the seven acres pro- duced 14,96l pounds of seed cotton. It has not all been ginner yet but will make close to ten 500-pound bales of lint. MT. Blevins made an affidavit before a notary public yesterday as to the cor reetness of these statements.
 Special Agent Britain of the rural free delivery service has been in this county for some time inspecting proposed new routes. The following new routes have been recommended and will be estab- lislhed at an early date: Two from Bailey ton; Holly Pond, l; Joppa, 1; Summit, 1; Hancevlle, 3; Bremen, 9; Philadelphia, 2 This makes twelve new routes for Gull man county and 1t Is very likely that nine others will be established before Mr. Britain Is through with his work Those already in operation and these to be put in operation at once makes a total oi twenty-six routes In the county The rural carriers in Cullman county met al the court house today and organized a local branch of the National Rural Let. ter Carriers association. this week on legal business. MT. Grif- filth Is being groomed by his friends for the state senatorial race two years hence