The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
TALLADEGA'S BOOKS UNDER INSPECTION MT. Mooring, an Anniston Ac- countant, is Examining Them DOCTOR WHITTEN'S DEATH Street Fair Failed to Pan Out We'll. Social and Amusement Notes.
 Lack of Fuel Causes
 Suffering.

Talladega, December 5.-(Special )-The Robinson Amusement company, produc- ing the street fair, under the auspices of the firemen, were badly handicapped by the weather, but one bright clear day was handed out to them during the week by the weather clerk, and the grounds were too wet to be pleasant on that oc- casion.
 Take 1t all around the street fair exper- iment of the firemen did not pan out as well as was expected, and the boys are a bit disappointed.
 Along with the amusement company were several gambling schemes, and gift enterprise stands, which were promptly closed up by the mayor. In the main the attractions were good.
 murder case was called in the city court this morning, bringing cloud of witnesses from the lower end of the coun- ty. In putting the witnesses under the rule City Judge Miller took occasion to warn them that If one of them appeared on the witness stand at all under the influ- ence of whisky he would immediately be jailed.
 Dr. Whitten, practicing physician, liv- ing near Munford, on returning to his home Saturday evening, fell from his buggy four miles from here and was frozen to death. Parties coming to the city Sunday morning found his lifeless body stiff in the road.
 The city council at it's meeting last night passed an ordinance to provide a park, either by purchase or condemnation. The grounds wanted are known as the "Chautauqua Grounds" a lot 265 feet square north of the State Deaf school.
 Action Is being taken U establish a Carnegie library, philanthropic citizen agreeing to provide the city with s15,OOO provided MT. Carnegie would contribute a similar amount
 The city clerk was instructed to notify the Southern and Louisville and Nash vile roads to install an electric light at the street crossings of these roads, and the Southern was asked to place a flag man at the East street crossing, where two serious accidents have already hap pened.
 MT. Moorlng of Anniston has been em- ployed by the city finance committee to examine the books and, vouchers of the various departments handling municipal funds. He has established headquarters ir the city building, where the books are convenient. His investigation Will cover period of three years.
 The Rev l.. c. Branscomb, pastor of the Methodist church. entertained all the official members of the church at dinner at the parsonage at o'clock this even- ing.
 Miss Lottie Woodward of Prattville has accepted a position as stenographer with the New England Mutual Insurance com pany, whose state agency Is located here
 The "Hollingsworth Twins Repertoire company Is playing a weeks engagement at the Eks' opera house, opening last night with a moderately good audience.
 Rocco Leo. a young Italian, who came to Talladega from sunny Italy only a few years since, unable to speak word of English has recently accumulated q business and taken unto himself bride His father, A. Leo. rendered the young man a wedding dinner today. to which all the city officials were invited.
 Kindling pine and wood for fuel are very scarce: in fact. they cannot be bought at all. We are in less than five miles of endless supplies of pitch pine ana oak wood, but for some reasons the farmers won't haul either to market Wood sells at s1 per load and pine from s1 to s1. 50 per load There is fine open ing here for a wood yard, where pine wood and saw mill slabs could be sold by the measured cord.