The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-11

Thomas C. Mcclellan of Athens was in the city today on professional busi- ness.
 Mir Mcclellan announced only a few days ago as candidate for associate justice of the supreme court of Alabama. He will have a strong support from the bar of north Alabama. and the almost unanimous support of the people of this part of the state.
 When seen by your correspondent to- day, Mir. Mcclellan spoke very hopeful of his chances of success. He said he would not oppose the nomination of Justice Dow dell
 Mir. Mcclellan is regarded as being one of the brightest young lawyers in north Alabama. if not in the entire state. He comes from family Of renowned lawyers. and besides being highly educated in the law, he is. by inheritance natural born Blaokstonian. He is a nephew of the last Chief Justice Mcclellan of Ala bama. who was one of the most noted lawyers in the entire country.
 Gets Grand Lodge.
 telephone message from Birmingham to Walter J. Nesbit of Decatur this morn ing at II o'clock. says that the next meet ing of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows will be held in Decatur in May, 1907. The place of meeting was decided upon this morning.
 The grand lodge of Odd Fellows has not met in north Alabama for ten years, and has never met in Decatur. The mem bers of the order here and the citizens in general are proud of the fact that the grand lodge is to meet here next years. The city will give the grand lodge the city auditorium free of charge for a place of meeting. In connection with the auditorium are number of large rooms which can be used by the committees. The auditorium is of ample size to ac- commodate the grand lodge with ease
 The grand lodge was invited to meet here by Mayor Henry A. Skeggs, the Busi- ness Mems League and the citizens in general. besides the lodges of Odd Eel lows Decatur was nominated by the Rev. George Jenkins, pastor of the Central Methodist church in New Decatur.
 There was another heavy frost here this morning, and the weather remains quite cool. number of farmers who were seen this morning say that the frost of yesterday and again this morning has killed all the cotton that was up. Whether or not there is still enough seed in the ground to make a stand remains to be seen. If there is not much cotton will have to be planted over.
 From all reports, it seems that tho frost of yesterday and the one this morn ing will damage the crop in the Tennes- see valley thousands of dollars.
 Carmack In Decatur.
 Senator F. w. Carmack arrived in De- catur at an early hour this morning. He was on his way from his home in Mem phis to Nashville. The Southern train on which the senator was a passenger ar rived in this city too late for him to catch his train on the Louisville and Nashville for Nashville, hence he was compelled to stay in Decatur until clock this afternoon. He was called on while here by many leading citizens, thus making his stay quite pleasant while in the city.
 The Twentieth Century Hunting and Fishing club will leave here tomorrow morning on their annual outing trip down the Tennessee river.
 They will go to what is known as Blue Water" several miles down the river. where they will spend three days hunt ing and fishing. They have the steamer Decatur No. 1 chartered for the occasion. This steamer is fitted up with a number of berths, electric lights and all modern 
 of Comadore J. N. Rike The party will live on the steamer while away
 Those who will go are Frank A. How ard. Tom Parish. George H. Parker of Cullman. Sam Seay of Nashville. Judge w. F. SlSeggs, Judge O. Kyle. T. M. Jones. Alex Darnell M. Medley Pride of Tuscaloosa.
 For a number of years this club ha. been taking an outing for few days each year about the middle of May.
 Mrs. c. D. Robinson died here yester- day, after an illness of several weeks with consumption. Her husband, who is we'll advanced in years. and her daughter. Miss Calie Robinson. survive her. The funeral took place here this afternoon at 1 o'clock and the interment followed in the city cemetery.
 Francis Will Preside.
 w.. R. Francis of Decatur will preside over the memorial services to be held at Courtland tomorrow morning in homo" of the late beloved General Joe Wheeler
 It is a fitting compliment that Major Francis Is called upon to preside over a sacred meeting of this kind in the district which General Wheeler represented so faithfully and so well for almost q quar- ter of a century and in town within only four miles of the late generals home During all the years of General Wheelers brilliant political career, there was. per haps, not man in the entire land that stood closer to the great general. states man and lawyer than did Major Francis For years Major Francis was the gener- als warm personal friend and political adviser. He had the honor of managing all of General Wheeler's political cam paigns and as to how ably and wisely they were managed can be seen by the fact that General Wheeler was ten times elected to congress.
 Quite number of euloges on General Wheeler will be delivered at Courtland tomorrow by distinguished citizens of north Alabama. A number of prominent citizens from the Decaturs will attend among them being w. R. Francis of De- catur and Samuel Blackwell. Mayor of New Decatur. It is also expected that the members of the Joe Wheeler Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy of Decatur will attend. and II number of the members of the Horace King Camp United Con federate Veterans.