The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
SELMA TO OFFER
AID To MERIDIAN
Funds Solicited by the CON-
merCiaI Association
OLD CHURCH ABANDONED
After Worshiping In the Structure
Since 1854 the First Christian Con-
uregation In Selma viii Re-
move to a New Home.

Selma March 14-(special.)-At the
meeting of the Commercial and Indus
trial association last night a committee
consisting of Isaac schwarz X. e. L. Mel
and Henry Meyer were appointed to So
licit subscriptions in Selma for the tor
nado sufferers of Meridian. Mayor At
kins reported to the meeting that he was
in receipt of an intimation from the
Mayor of Meridian that help was needed.
Selma win no doubt respond literally to
the call.
The meeting last night took steps look
ing to the immediate establishment of
freight bureau in Selma, and this after
noon the committee having the matter
in charge and the directors of the asso-
citation held a joint meeting and decided
upon the plans for the bureau
The April meeting of the association
viii be in the nature of a smoker and
committee was authorized appointed last
night to make arrangements for it. The
affair win be quite elaborate
Farewell to Old Church.
The First Christian church will tomor-
row night hold its last meeting in the old
church building corner Of Green and
Alabama streets, where since 1854
through adversely and prosperity, the
congregation has worshipped. The meet
ing will consist of a specially prepared
programme and will be exceedingly inter-
esting. Next Sunday the congregation
will hold the first services in the new
church. corner of Franklin and Selma
streets. The new edifee has not been
completed but the services will be held
in the Sunday school room, which Is
ready for occupancy.
The old church building has been
leased, so it Is stated, by the congrega-
ton of the Church of Christ. The Church
of Christ has only eight or ten members
in Selma, and have been holding services
securing of a house of worship it is
thought that the congregation will soon
increase materially in numbers.
Subcommittee Meets.
The subcommittee of the county demo-
cratic executive committee will meet Fri
day in the office of Chairman Ellis for
the purpose of naming the inspectors,
mary election which is to be held on
Monday, March %. Each candidate I'M
der the rules can submit to the committee
a list of names from which in
spectors are to be appointed. There
is no allowance for pay or mile
age for returning officers in Dali
las county. the election managers being
selected from the friends of the various
candidates and serving pro bono publico.
Local and Personal.
]. w. Coleman, a former Selmian, now
living in Baltimore, is on a visit to his
brother, Robert Coleman ON the High
lands
Yesterday afternoon a bold robbery was
committed at tile home Of Mrs. A. NJ Tur-
ner on Green street. Mrs Turner and a
neighbor were sitting ON the front porch
when a|negro entered the house from the
rear and went in the front near which
the ladies were sitting and ransacked the
drawers of the bureau. A box in which
We're some papers and jewery was taken,
the box being found in the alley near the
house. The negro cook met the negro
coming out of the house and upon seeing
her he fled The authorities are looking
for the bold robber.
Mrs. c. e. Shruptrne of Stafford was
a visitor to Selma today.
a. F. Blalock of Stafford was a county
visitor to Selma today,