The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
ATTEMPT MADE ID ROB POSTOFF|CE Burglars in TaIIadega are Frightened Away CROWDS AT CHAUTAUQUA City Council Still Taboos Hogs. Hog Pens and 5ulldogs-other
 News of Tala-
 dega.
CROWDS AT GHAUTAUQUA

Talladega, August 10-tspecinl.)-rhere was m attempted burglary of the post office last night by professional crooks About midnight officers Hubbard and Hurst of the police force. heard slight noise in the postoffce. Officer Hubbard shook the lock of the front door and flashed his light into the building. The burglars thereupon took the alarm ana fled through the rear door, and across the lawn of J. H. Hicks. Examination showed that they had knocked off the hinges of the safe with a sledge ham, mer, and had prepared about pound Of powder with which to blow open the safe The sledge and powder was left by them. and is now in the hands or the police.
 There was $2O00 or more in the safe in stamps and money. none of which was disturbed. Secret service men will be on the spot shortly to investigate the mat ter fully.
 Increase In Interest.
 The Chautauqua grows in interest each day. The programme grows stronger anu more interesting. The Teachers Institute is not as well attended as it would have been had the Protean entertainers who were scheduled to entertain the insti- ute not been scared off by yellow fe- yer. Mrs. Matlock in a short address on beautfying school grounds, was the not able feature of the morning session or the institute. She will again speak this afternoon, and great spelling bee will be indulged in by the teachers. The Bir- mingham singers Miss Norma Schoolar and Mir Wyatt Hefiin, always receive pleasant welcome from the audience Tosti's Good Bye was MT. Hefin's contribution last night responding to an encore with Because I Love You, Dear Miss Scholar gave one of Arditis waltz songs and on the recall sang Little Boy Blue" very acceptably.
 Booth Lowery's lectures broughe out large crowds, the majority of whom were pleased with the attraction. His evenings are largely interspersed with anecdotes, and pantomimic stories. Many thought there was not enough purpose Tn his lectures to make 1t remembered.
 Luther Manship, in an evning of song and story, will bring out an immense crowd It is the purpose of the manage nent to induce the State Teachers asso- citation to meet annually with the Shau- tauqua.
 Hogs Still Tabooed.
 The city council has shown determi- nation to make no change in the law re- uuiring the banishment of hogs and hog pens. and bull dogs They also refuse to elect street overseer.
 The Talladega Broom works will soon h4nn fAa It is quite difficult to get broom corn, and the officers of the plant are trying to induce the neighboring farmers to plant more broom corn. The corn is worth about ESQ per ton, and it will pay the farmer better than to cultivate his fields with the ordinary maize.
 Superintendent John c. Williams is win hing golden opinions on the energy and tact displayed in conducting the Teachers Institute During this mornings session he was the recipient of number of verbal bouquets.
 Personal and General.
 The city is full of young ladies from all over Alabama. The young men com plimented them with a brilliant German last evening.
 Mr Almuth C. Vandiver, deputy as sistant district attorney of New York, Is visiting his parents. MT. and Mrs. Well lington Vandiver.
 Prof. J. B. Cunningham of the city schools of Birmingham, looked in on the Chautauqua for a day or two.
 The ball game Saturday will bring in special excursion party from Pell City, 250 strong It will be notable amateur game.
 MT August Ullman and Mrs. Elizabeth Mullinax have gone to New York to look over spring millinery.
 Alton Packard, cartoonist, and Fred erick Warde the actor. will hold the boards three nights beginning Monday at the Alabama Chautauqua Rains are falling every day, greatly re- tarding the numerous buildings under construction here