The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-22
NEGRO is KILLED
DURING THE FIGHT
Young White Man ContesSes
TO the Killing
OLD BUILDINGS ARE SOLD
Unsiphtly Structures on Washington
Street In Selma Will Soon 20 Re
moved-Parker and Davis
Clubs to Be Organized.

Selma, September 21.-(Special.)-
Frank Freeman. a young white man,
who lives near Stafford, this county,
reached Selma this afternoon, and,
after telling his friends that he had
killed a negro at gin house opposite
the depot this morning, left on the
afternoon train over the Southern for
Birmingham.
A telegram from Stafford confirmed
the story of the killing. 1t seems that
young Freeman and the negro were
hauling some freight and that they
fell out while on the road, and in the
combat that ensued the young man
shot the negro. The crime was COM
mitted in Wilcox county, so the report
says.
Parker and Davis Gibbs.
Precinct organizations in every
county in the state is the end to which
the democratic state campaign COM
mittee is bending its energies. The
method is by the formation of Parker
and Davis clubs in every precinct of
the state, ant there are in the hands
of the printers rosters and instruc-
lions for the organization of the clubs,
which will be sent to the several
county executive committee chairmen
and by them sent out to the precinct
committeeman.
October 5 is the day set for the call
ing together Of the voters In each
precinct, and it is expected that some
thing like 1900 Parker and Davis clubs
will be organized on that day. The
principal purpose of the clubs Is to
make it somebody's business to to get
every voter out on election day, as it
Is desired by an overwhelming major
ity to set the seal of disapproval and
condemnation upon Roosevelt and his
policies in lie south.
Old City Buildings Sold.
Today at the noon hour tie old city
buildings which have encountered the CEN
ter of Washington streets for more than
forty years were sold at public cutlery
for $40. The provisions of the sale in
cluded that they should be torn down
and moved in thirty days after receiving
notice from the city. With their re-
moval from the ceter of Washington
street one of the principal thoroughfares
will be reclaimed and where small shacks
now exist handsome stores will soon be
erected.
Local and General. /.
The city has decided to keep the big
safe ordered for the city clerks office
In the new building. The safe weighs
710O pounds and 1t was feared that 1t
would be dangerous to place 1t on the
second floor of the building. However.
the architect declares that 1t will be per-
fectly safe to place the safe In. posi-
ton.
The remains of Marcus Herzfeld reach
ed the city this afternoon for interment
His death occurred last night In Alex
ender City. this state, where he was a
highly esteemed citizen. He leaves a
wife and four children.
Mrs. ]. w. Butterfly and children of
Mobile are the guests of the parents of
the former Hon. and Mrs. e. S. Starr.
Mr., and Mis-. j. b. Ellis of Orrville are
visitors to the city today.
Miss Rebecca Pollard who has been on
visit to her sister Mrs. b. Boylxin at
Tilden passed through the city today, re-
turning to her home in Montgomery
Contractor Purvis had the misfortune
to have a large plate glass broken to-
day as it was being put into window on
Broad street.