The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-18
INTEREST IS KEEN
 IN OTWELL TRIAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY WAS GREAT SUCCESS IN TALLADEGA couNTY-oTHER NEWS OF TAIL LADEsA AND VICINITY.

Talladega, July 17-(Special 1.-The ex- animation of the last witness for the de- fense in the trial of Policeman OtweIl for killing the negro Richmond Thomas, is in progress. Justice William T. Thorn ton, in a colloquy with the attorney, re- marked that his mind was made up as to the allowance of bail, the only thing remaining open with the court being the amount of bail, or a discharge. Argu- ment will begin this afternoon. Inter est in the case continues unabated
 The Talladega baseballsts went up to Anniston for game this evening The Talladega team has been strengthened until good ball is played by them.
 Capt. J. Melville Thornton. field agent for the Alabama Immigration Society, leaves today for Blount county, from thence he goes to Golden to look in on the gathering of the editors
 Our local editors headed southwest on the Louisville and Nashville train for the Press association at noon today. John c. Williams and wife of the 'rHome,' Mir and Mrs. E. L. c. Ward of the Re porter and supt. J. H. Johnson of the Messenger" composed the party. John c. Williams will address the Press asso- ciation on the subject: "The Relative Po- sition of Newspaper to Railroads
 Sunday last was Sunday school rally day" in this county. Numerous gather ings, all of them largely attended, aroused renewed interest in this cause. This city and county furnished large number of consecrated men and women who are heart and soul in the Sunday school cause.
 Rev. T. M. Galloway of the First Bap- tist church left today to attend the State Baptist convention. While there MT. Cal loway will invite the convention to meet next year In this city. and his invitation will be cordially seconded by all our peo- pie.
 Supt F. H. Manning of the State Blind school is spending few days at Mont Eagle, Tenn.
 The pressed brick for the court house | has arrived at last, so that work can be | resumed after two weeks delay. Plumbers | stone cutters and a small army of car | penters are busy on the old building Tine 1 officers in the temple of justice are trying to carry on their official work but 1t Is I a trifie difficult amid all the noise.
 Morton w. Lide the brother of Police man c. M. Lide of Cooper Tex, who was | killed recently while on duty in that | place, departs this afternoon for Cooper, Tex. to look into the facts of the killing. 1 The deceased Lide carried a life insurance | policy payable to his estate. He left no wife or children; his nearest kin being his brothers and sisters at this point As yet we have learned no particulars of the | homicide.
 | MT. Cooper, the opera house architect is engaged in the congenal task of rem dering the chautaqua stage beautiful. Two hundred yards of cloth will be used in decorating the stage. Our liberal mer- l chants Messrs R. l.. Stringer, Ullman Bros. and Goldberg & Lewis, have gen. | erous1y donated the cloth.
 | As the assembly Is a cooperative insti- | tuition. erected by popular subscription. with no salared official connected with It., conducted for the education and amuse- | ment of the whole people, everybody chips | In and helps little.
 Chandlers spring water is now being | brought here and sold on the strets. The | springs are but twelve miles away, and | at all times there are number of the city people out there. The water ia l chalybeate and will make the worst dys- peptic hungry in a day or two. | Congratulations are pouring in on
 George w. Chambers for his success in
 harnessing the immense water power at
 Jackson shoals. It was freely predicted that no permanent dam could be built at
 this point. but the recent rains have demonstrated that no flood will impair the
 dam Three thousand horse power can
 be generated and brought into the city,
 only six miles away. The complete suc-
 cess of the attempt Is now beyond ques-
 ton, as the city and individuals are using
 a current of 500 horse power with plenty of power in reserve. The whole plant
 has been put in at a cost of less than
 s750O0. 900. This city and Tallassee the
 location of the Montgomery plant are
 the only two points in Alabama using elec- tricity generated by water power.