The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-13
THE ELECTRIC LINE
WILL Be SUCCESS
Subscriptions Are Easily Raised
for Standardization Line
MANUAL TRAINING EXHIBIT
Pupils of the Meridian Schools Have
Shown Great Skill In This Line
of Work In the Past
Three Years.

Selma, May 12.-(Special)-T prospects
for the building of the electric line be-
tween Selma and Marion appear very
bright today. The committee on subscrip-
lions for Selma have about concluded
their labors, and at the meeting which
had been called for Monday night next
will report having secured about $4,000
from Selma and Dallas county. Marion
has already raised about $4,000 for Marion
and Perry county, and it is thought that
this sum will be sufficient to secure the
issuance of bonds with which to build
the road
There is said to be just one possible
hitch in the matter and that will likely
be Strengthened out. This Is that the
subscriptions have been made to stock
while it is possible that the builders of
the road will want 1t as a bonus. In either
event it is thought that the building of
the line is practically a certainty; and
that before many months work on laying
the track will commence.
Manual Training Exhibition.
The Dallas academy and the Baker
school were thrown open today to the
patrons Of the institutions, the occasion
being an exhibition of the manual train
ing work of the scholars during the ses-
sion that is drawing to a close. This
branch has been established in the Selma
public schools but three years, and has
proved a great success This year a work
shop under the direction of Harry Reed
was established and the progress made
by the boys of the school In fashioning
tables, tabourettes and writing desks af-
ter the well-known mission style is some
thing wonderful. The establishment of
manual training in the public schools of
Selma was begun as an experiment and
it has proven a most valuable adjunct
to the training of the minds of the
young.
Playing Good Ball.
The Selma team has by It's excellent ball
playing aroused no little enthusiasm
among the fans of the city. The team has
a record of winning at least two of the
three games played in all recent series,
and if the project of forming the Tri-
State league which Is being considered
in Chattanooga today, goes through, Sell
ma will have a team that will land at the
top or very near 1t. In Union Springs yes
terday afternoon, where the score was 4
to l in Selma's favor. an evenly matched
pitchers contest was recorded. Sparger
pitched for Selma, while Weems. old
Auburn pitcher, did the twirling for
Union Springs. Both pitchers gave up
four hits, both allowed but one man to
walk, both struck out eleven men.
Local and Personal.
Miss Beaulah f1ircher, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Albert Meyer for the
past two weeks, has returned to her home
in Montgomery.
Lee OTIS of the Greensboro Record
passed through the city today en- route
home from North Carolina, where he had
been for his health He was called home
by the death of Fred iireitenbach, the
young printer who was killed by Boiling
Digger, son of Sheriff Digger of Hale
county Breitenbach had charge of the
paper during Mr.. OTIS absence. Rugger
shot Bretinbach with 41-ealibre Colts
revolver the shooting taking place at
midnight on the streets in Greensboro.
A. b, and S. Il. Hireher of Montgomery,
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Meyer, has returned to their homes.