The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-28

President, Frederick Emanuel Geibel. Montgomery; vice president. Casper Carl Certain; secretary, Thomas Byron Rich ardson; treasurer, Claud Stewart Me Neely historian, James Marion Poyner; prophet Shafer Hood; orator, Nell Alex ander Frazer; poet Miss Ethel Harrell. The members of the class, who with the officers enjoyed the feast of the elegant banquet at the Royal hotel were Otis Dewitt Alsobrook, Philip Holcombe Avery. Henry Madison Averyt William Sylvester Bailey, Sydney Morris Bern helm, James Robertson Black, Edmund Cason Bunker. Sylvanus Leonidas Bur ney, Charles Taylor Butler, Casper Carl Certain, Willard Cooper, Ernest Percval Davis, Charles Abiatha Dean Nimrod Davis Denson, Thomas Lewis Dickson, Samuel Burwell Fort, William W. Foy, James c. Francis, Nell A. Frazer, Freder- iek D. Geibel, Linwood w. Cray Dupont Guerry, Jr., H. S. Haygood Frank Hertz, Cayton, St. John Hale, Preston B. liar rell, George F. Hicks, Gilbert R. Hol- finger. Shaffer Hood, c. D. Killebrew. William l.. Lette, w NJ. Lewallen. Charles F. Little, Arthur Logne, Sydney Long, w. J. McBryde, Hugh F. Me Elderly, Claud Stewart McNeely, Hinton A. Middleton, John A. Miller, Henry G. Mitchell William Leroy Mitchell, Fred ellch II. hoinls, fQNdfu GfeSIon A1ufpnN, Walter Werle Peagler, Henry Peterson, Martin A. Poole, James M Poyner, N. P Renfro, Jr.. Thomas D. Sanchez Bait L. Spain Mabry T. Stallworth. Clifford A. M. Weber and William Thomas White; Miss Modesto Francis Beasley and Miss Ethel Harrell
 Mrs. Motley Laid to Rest.
 The remains of Mrs. Howard Motley were laid to rest in the city cemetery on Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends. Mrs. Motley was married only a few months and leaves to mourn her untime ly death, a devoted husband, father, MT. ". O. Harwell, three sisters, Mrs. Lum Duke, Mrs. Will Vickers of Mont gomery, Miss Irma Harwell, three broth ers' John, Henry and Francis Harwen
 The Atlanta and Gulf railroad, running through from Opelika by Dothan to St. Andrews bay and the gulf seems now as- sured and the citizens are bouyant over the prospects.
 Prof. G. w Brock, the principal of the public schools left this evening for Louisville, Ky to attend the meeting of the school superintendents' department of the National Educational association which is to assemble in that city.
 The firm of Smith T. and Burt and iASHlIo DIoS. nave uH1Ieu m ordering granite blocks to place as stepping stones on the crossing leading from the railroad to the First National'bank and from the corner of Greene's the tailor's store. Those improvements leading to the bank and wholesale grocery store will not only benefit the business of these enterprising merchants and bankers but prove great convenience to the city on that thorough fare.
 Politics In Lee County.
 Politics in Lee county are waxing warm. G. P. Butler has announced him self as candidate for sheriff, making five candidates in the race-the four oth- CTS being A. B. Yarbrough, John L. Moore, 2. T. Floyd and D. S. Robertson. G. P. Butler is a brother of J. B. Butler. who served this county two years as tax assessor.
 Porter Betts is busy with double force of street laborers improving the streets that are left in a dreadful condition from the mud of the heavy January rains