The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-20
pR. MELTON IGNORED.
E.Iected Professor of English In ban-
 tfmore college.

Tuscaloosa. June 19.-(Special. )- Tuscaloosa people notice with interes' that Dr. w. F Melton, formerly fres ident of the Tuscaloosa Female Soi, leee. has just been elected as neaG o' the Denartment of English in the Bal tt,e,ora collere Dr. Melton has Just comnlnted the course required for the deeree of Doctor of Philosophy at toms Honkins University and enters at once uYon his work in the same city Where he has been pursuing hls stuaies. Di Melton in addition to his excellent prep eration just finished has consloeraDIe natural ability as an English schoiaf as lis stories published in number of rnarazines indicate. His Tuscaloosa friends wish him all success in ms new field. oara There apears in today's paper cara signed by three prominent cltlzehs .. Northport, Frank Rice, Fl. kennedy anu N c. Holley in which they state that they believe the whiskey business to be prejudicial to the good morals oI tne W county. and that if they can get nity other citizens to sign a petition with them they will file the same With the Probata Judge asking that an election be called for the purpose or qeleIHlln- ing whether or not the whiskey DUST ness shall be continued in the county
 They state that there will be no ex-
 pense attached to such an election as
 thev will ask that the election be had
 sn Connection with the general one in
 Aurust It will be remembered that an
 election last year resulted in the open
 ing of a dispensary in the town or
 Northnort. of which place the three
 sieners of this card are residents
 The churches In this city are all
 seeming to take on new life in other
 ways than spiritual The Metnoolst
 loI in VAtCfT1a after
 tho regular services Sunday morning
 go os0 in only a few minutes time. This
 was the amount of debt owed by the church, and after an earnest appeal by
 the pastor the amount was readliy
 raised by subscriptions by the members.
 rhe Episcopalian congregation has oe-
 termined to build new rectory, ana also to add to their church edifioe. The
 old rectory is not very conveniently sit
 uatod nor is 1t a modern building and their plan is to build one on the same
 lot with the church, having the house
 to face on Twenty fifth Avenue as the church does, and to build in the rear ot
 the church. facing on Sixth Street
 Sunday School and congregational
 meeting house. The old rectory has
 been advertised for sale and will prob
 ably bring a good sum as it is situated
 on a very large and beautiful lot.
 Prof. A A. Persons has returned from
 delightful trip north where he went
 as an official member of the Board of Visitors to the West Point Military Academy Professor Persons was ac- companied by his pretty and attractive sister in law, Miss Evie Knox of Troy. Ala. In addition to their visit to West
 Point they had time to make short visits to Washington, New York and
 Philadelphia. Professor Persons was
 the only man on this board from the
 South, which fact made his selection a distinct honor
 Y. T. Auxford, who is the railroad
 agent at Hulls, Ala. and who is also
 prominently connected with several en- terprises in that neiGhborhood and here,
 left this morning for Elktown, Tenn, where he is to be married to Miss Erma Hughley. Miss Hughiey taught school down at Hull last session and this is
 the consummation of a romance that
 begun about that time