The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-28

and from there to Osborne, down sev- eral miles further into the forks of the Tennessee and Elk Rivers. taking in several populous sections. About a dozen new phones will be added to the line. bringing the southwestern part of the county in close touch with its cap ital.
 pr. A. P. McFerrin of Clarksville Tenn, has been invited and has ac- cepted the invitation to preach the commencement sermon for the North Alabama Agricultural School in this place. Dr. Fusch. President of the a minister to conduct the services on this important occasion. Dr. Parker of Louisville has been asked and has agreed to preach the commencement Miss Mary N. Moore, President, has filled the program for her commence ment exercises with the ablest talent to be secured, and every sermon and every address will be delivered by lead ing men of the South. She Is prepar- ing for one of the most elaborate and interesting occasions at her annual commencement ever held in the history of the college. She has passed the ex- perimental stage as president of the sured. The college is fiourishing as 1t has never done before.
 An election will be held in this coun- ty at an early date to determine the
 
 will be willing to vote upon them- selves an extra tax for school purposes. The question Is not yet being discussed very much and 1t is entirely problem atical as to what will be the outcome Some sections are eager and willing for the tax, while others are opposed. That Limestone needs long terms of public schools there is no question, but ling to vote upon themselves extra tax burdens to meet the demands is ques- tionable.
 New cable for the North Alabama oil Company, which is sinking a well three miles from town, has arrived, and the work, which was dropped bn the winter, will at once be renewed uh- der the direction of the general man ager of the company, l.. B. Hively. on whose plantation the well is being put length and it Is proposed to give the section, which evinces every feature of oil, fair trial before abandoning the enterprise. The company is large- ly composed of Pennsylvania gentle men who have inspected the ground and find that the borings indicate oil. Tests are made every few feet and samples of the sand taken at varying depth, they claim. all point to a sure-find of oil. They are down now several hun dred feet. and have encountered but few mishaps,
 The people of Athens are rejoicing over the Tact that new passenger station is now assured for this place. as most of the material Is on the ground and the work of clearing away a part of the old stock pens is over and work is to begin within a few days It will be pushed until the new station Is completed. It will cost about $7.000, and will be modern in every par ticular, situated at a most convenient point, just south of the present depot, which has stood the storms of fifty two years. being the first and only station this place ever had. The new station will be composed of waiting rooms for whites and negroes, gentle men and ladies, and will have toilet rooms, baggage rooms and ticket office Altogether it Is going to be quite a handsome addition to the town.
 Gov. Robert L. Taylor is to deliver one of his famous lectures here on the evening of April goth, at the chapel of the Athens Female College He will be greeted by an appreciative audience. This will be his second visit to Ath- ems. he having delivered his first lec- ture here many years ago.
 The town Is to enjoy the visit of street carnival. beginning on the 10th of April. The show Is coming in the interest of local enterprises. one of which is a library fund and the other be the time the show Is to remain. and a fair share of the proceeds go to these laudable undertakings.
 The peach crop is a complete failure in this section. Not a bloom has been seen in this county SO far as heard from this spring. something never known here before. The fruit Eener- ally will be out short, and no one ex- poets to see home grown peach this year. Winter oats are killed every well, as promising as was ever known in this county,