The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-08
I T4LLADBGA HAS
 GREAT BABY SHOW
JUDGES ARE coNGRATULATED
 FOR "FOxY" QUALITlES-Po- HICKMAN OTWELL'S PRELlMi- NARY TRIAL IS IN PROGRESS.

Talladega. July 7.-(Special. )-The la dies of the Methodist Aid society sue cessfully entertained the public today with a baby show. The attendance both ol babies and ladies was very large. The method employed in conducting the affail was as follows: An entrance fec Of Il cents was charged and for this light refreshments were served. Prizes were offered Ga blue ribbon) for first, the handsomest girl under three years of age; second the handsomest boy, same age; third, the most popular baby. Each baby entering the competition was num- bered. John c. Williams editor of the Mountain Home, J. c. Bowie, cashier of the First National bank, and Dr. E. P. Cason, city physician, were selected as judges. When 1t came to deciding which was the handsomest girl baby present, the judges hopelessly differed, little Misses Gay. Branscomb and Nickes being the leaders in this race. The matter was finally determined by writing the numbers of the babies on slips of paper and draw ing them from a hat-Miss Gladys Gay being the winner
 Masters Graham, Hoge and Cobb com peted in the boy-baby race, the first named, Joseph Jones Graham, a son of the lamented Joseph B. Graham, winning out. For the most popular boy baby the competition was so sharp between Donald Sharpe and Vaughan Adams, that both were awarded prizes. Friends are con graduating the judges on their foxy" qualities.
 The preliminary trial of Policeman j. w. Otwell for killing a negro named Richard Thomas. in an effort to arrest Thomas, is on trial before Justice William T. Thornton. Great interest is mani- fested in the case and the court room is packed with spectators. Otwell was in the discharge of his duty endeavoring to arrest the negro for hitching his mule across the sidewalk. Two shots were fired by the officer while Thomas was sitting on his mule The state in- ssts that these shots were without jus tifcaton. The defendant claims he was justified. Cecil Browne and H L. McEl- dery represent the defendant. J. c. Burt. in the absence of Solicitor Garber, ap- pears for the state
 The fire department rendered the city council barbecue at Renfroe yesterday afternoons which was greatly enjoyed, although rain made the crowd a trif1e small The wagon horses of the depart ment are claimed by the boys to be the fastest pair of fire horses in Alabama.
 Too much rain has fallen in the immed- fate vicinity of the city, but there are points in the county where rain is actual ly needed The rainfall at q. m. today amounted to almost a cloudburst. Rain has fallen in this city fourteen days in succession
 The electric company Is finishing a day power line today from their power house at the shoals six miles away. The night service heretofore has been very satisfactory. but the men who have been using water as a motive power for the soda water fans. etc.. claim that the water commission charges them more for water than they can afford to pay for water as a motor, and consequently they have earnestly insisted on day service by the electric company
 The city council has passed stringent ordinance forbiddng keeping or raising hogs in any way in any sort of enclo- sure in the city limits and this action has caused a great amount of discuss sion the general drift of sentiment en- dorsing this law, although 1t will incon- venience many who have fat hogs on hand. Talladega will be a good place for market men to buy fresh pork for awhile.