The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
BILBRO CANDIDATE
FOR TYSON'S PLACE
EToWAH MAN IN THE RACE FOR
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.
HEAVY RAINS RESTORE NAvI-
CATION ON THE cooSA.

Gadsden, June 6.-(SpeciaL)-JudgeJ J. A.
Bibro has announced as a candidate for
supreme court Justice, to succeed Justice
Tyson. subject to the democratic primary.
Judge Bilbro was favorab bly, mentioned as
a candidate for appointment to this posi-
ton when it was thought that Judge Ty-
son would be appointed TO fill the position
caused by the death of the late Chief JUS
tlce Mcclellan. In view of the many en-
dorsements and much substantial eneour-
agement received at that time, and since,
from his friends and admirers throughout
the state he has decided to make the
race Judge Bilbro is one of the best
known and most popular members of
the state bar, and was circuit judge by
appoir tment of this judicial circuit under
the Lusl1 act and was candidate for
reelection to that office when the Lusk
act was repealed. His friends very
sanguine of his success in August.
John Ford, the negro who shot and
killed his wife. Fannie Ford, on May %,
near the Chattanooga Southern depot.
and who then turned the weapon ON him
self INJECTING a wound through his head,
died al the county Jail last night as re-
suit of the Monrd.
Several cars of stone were wrecked at
the junction of the Alabama Consolidated
and Coosa furnace tracks on the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad last night
Two cars were overturned and rails were
broken and ties. splintered The wrecking
crew was called out and it took the en-
tire night to get the track clear The
Southern train due In this city at 9:53 last
night did not get through until o. clock
this morning. This Is one of several
wrecks near this point within the past
few months.
mr. II nh De-
fist divine of Philadelphia, arrived here
this morning and will conduct the SER
Vices now in progress at the First Bap-
fist church the remainder of the week.
DR.. Whorton has just finished a success
full series of meetings at Montgomery,
and the church was taxed to it's utmost to
accommodate the crowds. He will preach
each afternoon at p. m. and at 8 at
night.
Thieves broke into Snyder's bakery and
confectionery store on Broad street last
night some time after midnight, and stole
some cigars and candy. This is the Sec
ond robbery of this kind to take place
here this week. and it is believed that the
city is infested with a gang of sneak
thieves. Several burglaries have been COM
mtted in Alfalfa within the past few
days, and 1t Is evident that the same gang
is operating in both places.
Prof. Graves Griffith of Georgetown,
hy., arrived mere yesterday and is pros
pecting for the location of a high grade
secondary school for boys and girls. He
comes highly endorsed and has received
much substantial encoura cement from a
number of citizens.
The Talladega ball team will play a
series of three games here on June II. IL
and 10. The Talladega team has recently
been REINFORCED with some good college
players, and it is expected that they will
put up some good ball. The local boys
composing the Athletic teams are playing
a series of games at Fort Payne and car
ried off the honors yesterday in a game
closely contested-7 to 6.
The rains of the past two or three days
have caused the Coosa river to rise con-
siderably, thereby qaffording a good boat
ing tide. The stream had almost reached
the low water mark and navigation would
have been suspended had it continued so
dry much longer All the boats were in
on time today with good cargoes.
The fountain in the city park was con-
nected up today and the water turned on
1t attracted much attention from passers-
by. The walks are being graded and will
be graveled and much minor work is be-
ing done which when finished will give the
city creditable park.
Eugene Frost, a son of Agent W. u.
the office of the Louisville and Nashville
and Nashville Chattanooga and st. Louis
offices here in the car service depart
nent. He succeeds John S. Walker. who
has been promoted to shipping clerk.