The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
PRICES REDUCED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY TaIIadega Has Dispute About
 the Arc Lights IMPROVING THE STREETS Extensive Preparations Have Been Made for Annual chautauqua,
 Which Promises to Be Un-
 usually Successful.
THE STREETS

Talladega, July 8.-(Special)-Therew was sharp discussion before the Board of Aldermen in reference to penalizing the electric company for permitting the street arc light to be out. It seems that the city pays the company about IS cents per arc per night for the time the lights burn. and charges the company fifty cents when the lights are out. During December and January. when the com pany was changing the system, the charges for lights out put the company in debt to the city nearly $20O. Attorneys Cecil Browne and H. L. McEldery argued the matter on behalf of the electric com- pany On a final vote the charge was reduced to 25 cents. At the same session, on the petition of the soda water dealers an ordinance was passed prohibiting the sale of all carbonated beverages on Sun day, and of every other article or com modity except drugs. tobacco, cigars newspapers and periodicals.
 Work on the extension of the county court house has been suspended for two weeks, waiting on a Chattanooga brick company to furnish pressed brick of certain kind and shade. It seems there ought to be clay enough in Alabama to supply brick of any sort or color and brickmakers enough to work up the clay
 R. s. Paris of Athens. Ga, will at once open barber shop to be operated entirely by white men. There are four barber shops in operation now, all of them be- ing owned by colored men. Married. in Public. TtoIxy nI Miss Queen Victoria Mccoy, of St. Clair county, were publicly married at the auction sale of lots at Highland park Rev. pr. W. c. Hearn performing the ceremony in the presence of large num- Der of spectators. bidders, and citizens MT. Wf1lingham who was managing the sale of lots, used the nuptials as an advertisement furnishing to the happy groom. the license, free lot, gratis carriage ride and $10 in money The Chautaqua board has signed con tracts for the picture play of .'Hlawatha' August 1. The Passion Play August g. and Frederick Ward the Nctor on August 16. Professor Icyda, the Japanese lecturer. will entertain on July 10 in the Eudito- rum, twenty days before the assembly opens.
 The management has had four 2000- candle power arc lights placed In the auditorium--these with the addition of the present gas jets, twenty-two in num- Der, will give aboundant light. It is likely | that Birmingham people will compose the orchestra for the chautauqua. There is yet some spot cotton unsold | in Talladega county. A local merchant bought one hundred bales today, and
 MT Jack Stapp, a farmer six miles north of the city, has 270 bales. There are a
 number of farmers who are holding from | five to twenty-five bales. 1Ial iarty frlflI hp fnC 1 H. ed a complete independent electric light ing plant under the supervision of MT. | Harden. These mills ship the bulk of their product to Boston and San Francis CO., Without stopping work this company | Is building a splendid brick structure surrounding, and embracing the wooden | walls of the present mills. All Of their | output Is sold far ahead.
 Improving the Streets. | Some citizens are awaking to the fact | that under the law a man owns the side- | walk in front of his house, and that the | city is under no duty to improve, or work | his sidewalk, except at the owners ex- | pense--therefore many are undertaking to | gravel the sidewalk, cut down weeds, | and in some instances pavements are | being laid. Before the summer is over | it Is hoped that this will be the ceanest | and most orderly town in Alabama, es 1 | hogs are banished from the streets by | law
 l w. l.. Miller and wife and son went
 to Shelby Springs for weeks stay. ] Mrs. Wellington Vandiyer is visiting | her brother MT. w. P Reeves, in Put 1 laski. Tenn.
 | Mrs. B. H. Hill of Birmingham, is wis., | itlng friends in the city. | MT and Mrs. J. N. White have return | ed from Georgia.
 Miss May Robinson of Corinth, Miss.
 is visiting Miss Vandiver.
 Alderman r. c. McAlpine spent today
 in Columbiana.
 Turner W. Curry of Brewton. Is sum- | mering here.
 The young people had a masquerade l party at Dr. Heacock's last evening.
 Mrs. Branch Hammond is recovering | from a serious illness.
 | Miss Nellie HWalson of the Central
 hotel. is convalescent from an attack of | fever.
 John T. Adams, Jr.. and Dr. Charles