The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-21
SCHOOL AT DEMOPOLIs.
Monthly Report shows That Fire Work
 Was Done.

MOMNNIY fsepoEN SuDWb An@e E AA-N " "A@ Was Done. Dennopolis. Dec. 20.--(Special. )-- | The Demopolis Public School Is mak- ing & splendid record in attendance. and the work in the school rooms is most satisfactory.
 The report for the third month of the present term, which has just end l. ed, shows an enrollment of 1SS, and an attendance of ninety-six per cent. The per cent of tardies, however, was not nearly so satisfactory. being twenty seven, and Professor Blasingame iS using every effort to reduce it for the coming months.
 According to the report, published in the local paper today, the attendance and tardies by grades ran as follows; First Grade--Attendance Tdnety-four per cent, with twelve tardies. Second Grade-Attendance 94.4 per cent, with ten tardies.
 Third Grade-Attendance nfnety-five per cent, with four tardies. Fourth Grade-Attendance 96.5 per cent, with thirteen tardies Fifth Grade--Attendance ninety-sev- en per cent, with two tardies. Sixth Grade--Attendance 97.4 per cent. with two tardies. Seventh Grade--Attendance 9T.4 per cent, with five tardies. Eighth Grade--Attendance ss.5 per cent, with one tardy.
 Ninth Grade-Attendance ninety-nine per cent, with three tardies.
 Tenth Grade--Attendace 100 per cent. with no tardies. few days ago another very enthu [. siastic meeting was held of the citizens
 of Demopolic who are interested in the
 much talked of Demopolis and Linden Railroad.
 Col. F. NJ. Abbott of Selma. who is the chief promoter of the project, was present and 1t was the understanding that the entire matter would be l brought to a focus at this meeting, but 1 in the course of the proceedings and ] discussions 1t developed that there
 was one other matter which Colonel Abbott had to submit to his associates I before a definite answer could be given
 as to the building of the proposed road. However he has promised to take Che
 matter up with his people at an early
 date and immediately give a positive
 answer, which. there Is every reason 70 l believe, will be a favorable one. 1 The citizens 0f Demopolis have pledged the amount of $20.000 toward the building of the road, on the terms agreed upon in Colonel Abbott's first
 proposition, and the City Council has , granted a franchise to the projectors
 or their designs. permitting them to | AAy NnGAA NIdth atVLsa ElESctS Nn6IS l necessary, and the site for depot and | railroad yards have been provided, as
 we'll as also has the right-of-way been
 secured Eor the entire line from De-
 Inopolis to Linden, or to intersect the
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad al some point near Linden.
 | If Colonel Abbott's answer Is favora-
 ble, then the work of constructing Ihe
 road will be commenced at once and
 before another year has passed the | dream of Demopolis will be reality
 --the railroad Will be in operation. Alex Whitehead negro, yesterday
 morning entered the store of William
 H. Welch. on Washington street from
 rear dor, and stole about S1O worth
 nf harness.
 The theft was soon detected and of- dcers went in pursuit. Whitehead was
 arrested by Policeman c. NJ Phares, | and his trial the same day before
 Mayor Ely. as ex-oficlo justice of tho
 peace. resulted in sentence of twelve
 months hard labor for Marengo couu- ty.
 Warren B. Hooks. an empIoye in the Southern freight office in this city, was
 called to his home in Livingston last
 Monday by A telegram announcing the
 death of his father C. E. Hooks, a
 promient resident of that place.