The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-01
NEW ELECTRIC LINE
BRINGS ON TALK
Marion May Be the Town TO
Suffer
THREATS OVER TELEPHONE
Selma Man Is Notified From Mont
eomery BY an Old Acquaintance
That He Was Coming to
Kill Him.
THREATS OVER TELEPHONE

ticularly so to the Marion subscribers 10
the enterprise. The report is to the effect
that should the electric line be built and
cars operated between Selma and Perry's
capital. the Southern railway will aban-
don its track between Marion Junction
and Greensboro, which runs via Marion,
and will build line over the old roadbed
from Unontown to Greensboro, thereby
leaving Marion high and dry without rail-
road connection. Whether there is any
foundation for the rumor cannot be told,
neither can it be ascertained whether II
is of railroad origin designed to put a
quietus to the preliminary WORK of build
ing the interurban line. However, the
rumor is abroad and is causing consider
able comment.
Said He Was Coming to XIII.
J. w. Munroe is lineman recently come
to Selma from Pensacola to assist in the
work of putting in the new system for
the Bell Telephone company. Yesterday
he received loEg-distance message from
Montgomery from e. NJ. Williams, also
u lineman, with whom he used TO work,
and the latter told him ne was coming
to Selma last night and was going to
kill him. Mr.. Munroe Immediately went TO
police headquarters after the conveisa
ton and swore out warrant against
Williams. charging him with threatening
his life The warrant was given to Officer
Blanton. and he was at the depot upon
the arrival of the Montgomery train last
night prepared to serve the same, but
Williams failed to show up. Williams
claims Munroe caused him TO lose his
job.
Clark School Closed Last Night.
The Clark school, the colored public
! school of the city, of which the Rev.
| K. B. Hudson is vice principle, held its
| closing exercises last night. there being
large number of whites present to wit
| ness the very interesting programme that
| is always arranged for the school.
The exercises were opened with prayer
| by the Rev. McAlpine, followed by
song by the school, the voices, as was
expected, being excellent. An instrumental
solo by Professor Bennett was followed by
the Introduction of the orator of the
evening by Professor Henderson of Paine
| university. Professor Henderson's re-
marks in presenting Prof. William Pick
ems beng forceful and of sound sense.
William Pickens is a professor in the
Talladega Normal school. He is a grad
uate of Yale college, and his record in
his class was the talk of the country at
the time of his graduation few years
ago. He is modest in his demeanor, en-
gaging In his manners on the stage and
1t is not saying too much to class him
as an orator and an entertainer of no
slight degree. From his address last night
it was easily evident that he believed tHat
the south was the place for the negro. His
subject was Education as a Factor In
Race Progress He was frequently APP
plauded and by interspersing his remarks
with a few well selected stories and met
cents he entertained his audience from
first to last His sentiment, I'm the south
the negro can use everything he can learn
and in the north he can 1-urn everything
he can't USE" was loudly applauded.
After a vocal solo well rendered, Mai
William E. Wales delivered the certif-
Gates to sixteen pupils as follows, whose
standing during the session was as
named: f. Leola Hudson, Almedia L.
Burwell, Nellie Kennedy. Samuel G. Ed.
wards Patte A. Kingston, James McAr
pine, Julia e. Foster. Susie O'Nel, Mar
tina Brown. Gertrude Mcdonald, Alfred
Smith, Susa johnson. Eugenia Houser.
Leo Crystal, Isaiah Brown, Pinlxie Rus
sci
The total enrolment at Clark school
during the year was J59 seventy-two be-
ing turned away for want of room
East Alabama League.
The East Alabama league is a go and
will start out on June IL. with at least
four and perhaps six clubs comprising
the membership. President l. l.. Rosen-
dorf of the Selma Baseball association,
returned from Montgomery last night
where he attended a meeting of the COM
mttee on arrangements for the league.
Selma. Montgomery, Opeliha and Dothan
are the four certain cities and j. w.
Grant of Dothan is the president-secre-
tary treasurer of the new candidate for
public favor The season will open on
June IL with Selma in Opelika and Mont
gomery in Dothan. The Southern league
park has been secured in Montgomery and
games will be played at such times as
the Southern league team is away from
home.
President Rosendorf was well pleased
with the meeting in Montgomery and
predicts that the league will be a sue
cess.
Crops In Dallas.
w. T. and Il. j. Weisinger, two Of the
most successful planters of Dallas coun-
ty, who own extensive landed interests
in Fences precinct were in the city today
and state that the crop conditions in their
section are distressing. The grass is lit
orally covering up the cotton and cannot
Re worked out. They say they have not
had five days blowing during the past
three WtchS anu dit BItdlly dldTDe0 Tor
the crop. e. ]. Wesnger runs a home
gin on his place and has twelve bales, of
last years crop that he has never ginned.
He won't sell until the price gets nearer
the ten cent line.
Local and Personal.
Quite a party of Dayton people went
down the river on the City of Mobile to-
day to enjoy round trip to the Gulf. In
the party were Prof. and Mrs W. H.
Mackeler and daughter, Drummond
Gaines, Misses Florence and Jennie Mae
Epps, A. III. Archer and mother Miss
Mary Brame, Mrs. r. A. Price, Jr Mrs
Askew and three sons Miss Lena Lock-
hart and Miss Mary Horn. They were
accompanied by Mrs. B. II. Lockhart of
this city.
The Home High school gave its closing
exercises this morning which were large
ly attended. Rev. A. l.. Andrews delivered
the diplomas.
Tonight at the Academy of Music the
Dallas academy held its graduating ex-
ercises. Owing to the illness of a child
in his family Rev. ]. A. Rice who was
to deliver the principal address, was IN
able to be present. Ten young ladies' re-
ceived their diplomas.