The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-25
GENERAL BRANDON
 GETS A HIGH HONOR
Appointed Reading Clerk for
 the National Convention
HAS A WONDERFUL VOICE
North Alabama Conference of the M. E. Church, South, Has Been incor- porated Under State Laws.
 Other Montgomery News.

Other Montgomery News.
 Montgomery, June 4.-(special.) )-Gen- eral William w. Brandon. adjutant gem eral of the Alabama National Guard has been named reading clerk of the nat l ional democratic convention which con venest at St. Louis. July 6. General Brandon is one of the best in this kind of business. He performed the same ser vice for the constitutional convention and several sessions of the legislature. His voice Is suited for the service and he never gives out, reading anywhere up to twelve hours without cessation.
 Conference Incorporated.
 The North Alabama conference, Meth odist Episcopal church, south, has been Incorporated and notice of the same filed with the secretary of state. This was done under authority of a special act of the legislature, and is for the purpose of granting legal powers to the conference. This body represents a membership of seven thousands, and owns a million dol
 
 lars worth of property in Alabama above a line drawn through cleara from the east to west The incorporators are John D. simpson of Birmingham, J. c. Pur- singer of Decatur, S. L. Dobbs of Flor ence, c. D. Boyd of Huntsville, J. I. Williams of Guntersville, J. R. Turner of Gadsden, E. Fulmer of Jasper, w. F. An drews of Lafayette L. c. Branscomb of Talladega, V. o. Hawkins of Tuscaloosa, all presiding elders of their cnuron.
 Capital Notes.
 The governor has offered a reword of $2OO for the arrest and deliyerey to the sheriff of Houston county of Thad Pen nington, charged with killing Lee Faulk one June 19 last The family of Faulk offer $10O reward for his capture. If Is said that Pennington has gone into an adjoining county and is with friends and II Will take some trouble to secure his arrest
 Miss Mayme Watsen of Anniston has been appointed a notary public.
 The Citizens Light, Heat and Power company of Montgomery has notified the secretary of state that it has increased it's capital stock from sSOOOO to $5O,OOO The Birmingham Railway Light and Power company has filed notice with the secretary of state, of an increase in it's bonded debt from $e,0OO0OO to s100oooOo. Accompanying the certificate is a showing that the stockholders agree tc the issue and the Improvements that are to he made with ins money secured
 The S@'ift Fertilizer works of Atlanta. Ga nave filed nineteen trademarks for iscord in Alabama. They go through the office of the secretary of state
 c. P. Deming has been appointed on the board of control of the Second District Agricultural school at Evergreen, suc- ceeding S. c. Cook. a
 Miss Ola Austin has Been named a mo- tary public at Scottsboro
 Tax Collector J. w. Collins of Hale county has settled with the auditor.
 Appointments Made.
 These appointments were announced by the governor this morning:
 Claude M Hall, coroner, Cherokee county. The former coroner, MT w. A. snider, died some time ago and MT Hall was nominated for the position at the April primaries.
 P. c. Dennis, pension examiner. Chil. ton county.
 s. M. Hogan, pension examiner Mont gomery.
 J. J. Marian, justice of the peace Ma rengo county
 J. F. Robinson, justice Of the peace, Conecuh county.
 w H. Eatman, notary ruplic. Bir- mingham.
 Miss Mamie Watson, notary public. Anniston.
 MT w. T. Robertson or this city has two head stones of river bottom granite, which formerly marked the graves of United States soldiers at old Fort Jack son, at the junction of the Tahapoosa and Coosa rivers, about eleven miles north of this city.
 The remains of the persons over whose bodies these tablets originally stood were removed q few years ago, so MT. Robert son is informed, and were re-interred at the national cemetery at Arlington Vir- ginia.
 The inscription on one is:
 Tn memory of John Strother, of yir- ginia, died August IS. 1Si5"
 The other is;
 John Machesney. Major T. s. A.. 1s16" with the American eagle above this in- scription
 Death of Editor BIan.
 "A special to the Montgoremy Journal from Troy says:
 William ]. Blan of the Troy Messenger, one of the charter members of the Ala bama Press association, died at his home, 23S South Three Notch, at 12:SO last night. , He had been In feeble health three years, but his serious illness lasted only one day. His life work had been with his news paper. He was 59 years of age He was a member of the Methodist church. He served during the war between the states in Clantons artillery, c. s. A. He lost his hands at sham battle about nine teen years ago at soldiers reunion by premature discharge of a cannon. He was Royal Arch Mason.
 He leaves a widow and four children, Miss Kate Elan, Mrs, L. A. Handey Sid ney Herbert Blan and Miss Lucille Elan, all of Troy"
 State Superintendent of Education Hill will likely leave Sunday afternoon for St. Louis to attend the meeting of the National Educational association. The board of directors meet Monday afternoon and MT. Hill is anxious to be there. His little daughter who has been quite Ill, is better and he will be able to leave.
 Acting upon a Request of the city coun- cil of Montgomery the board of trustees of the Carnegie Library yesterday after moon decided to keep the library open until 10 D. m. every night of the week ex- cept Sunday night. On Sunday the doors af the institution will be open from 3 D. m to ?. m.
 Trenton Fur of Virginia arrived here yesterday afternoon to fill the position If assistant observer in the weather bu- eau recently made vacant by the trans fer of James H. Scott to Memphis.