The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-06
SELMA SELLS BONDS FOR WATERWORKS Atkins Wins Victory for Mu- niCipal Ownership p FEDERAL COURT CONFINES Rev. J. c. Caldwell of First Christian Church Plans to Establish Bible
 College at Selma
 Church.
FEDERAL COURT CONFINES

Selma, November 5.-(special. )-Tonight the Selma city council held a special ses- sion and gave to G. w. L. Smith of Brewton, this state, twenty day option on the $15O,000 bond issue to purchase the water works. After the meeting of the council, MT. Smith declared that the bonds had been placed. In a short while the city will either purchase the present plant or proceed to erect It's own plant. The final placing of the bonds of the city which are secured principally by the plant to be purchased or erected is quite a feather in the cap of Mayor Atkins. who has made a strenuous effort for munich pal ownership.
 Federal Court Convenes.
 The United States court for the northern division of the southern district of Ala bama convened in this city today at noon With Judge Toulmin presiding Clerk Jones at the desk and Marshal Deans In charge of the court room The list of jurors were called but there was not a sufficient number present to make up q panel and an adjournment was taken un- til 10 o'clock tomorrow. In the meantime other jurors have been summoned and will complete the panel tomorrow. More Roads and Bridqes. The court of county revenue of Dal- las county met today in regular session. There were several petitions presented to the board for new roads in the county and quite a number of others for iron and wood bridges across creeks and ra- vines. Committees were appointed to look into these petitions and to report to the court on "Wednesday. One of the De- titions is for iron bridge at Roses Ford between Richmond and Pleasant Hill.
 Bible College for Selma.
 Last night after the sermon at the First Christian church, Rev. J. C. Cald- well, pastor of the church, stated to the congregation that he wanted all the mem bers of the church to be present at the morning services on next Sunday, to take a vote on a proposition to establish Bible college of the church in Selma. The proposition is for the Alabama Chris tian Missionary Co-Operation to provide the church with an assistant pastor and to make MT. Caldwell the principal of the proposed college. For the present the Sunday school and class rooms of the church are to be used as recitation rooms and the parsonage Is to be fitted up as a dormitory. Rev. Caldwell has had con
 
 Bible, and if he can be relieved of part of his pastoral duties, will be able to teach the classes in an excellent man ner. It is expected that the matter will be taken up at the twenty-first annual meeting of the Missionary Co-Operation which convenes in Mobile November 15-19, and if it is carried through, as seems very probable; the establishment on a small scale will but be the beginning of such a college as the Christian church has at Lexington, Ky.
 Local and Personal,
 Tonight at the Hotel Albert, the Dixie club gave it's annual opening ball, and the affair was one of the most brilliant in the history of this popular social or ganization. The german was led by H. H. Hudson. chairman of the entertain ment committee, with Miss Anna Mary DuBose as his partner. There were large number of visitors, and most enjoyable affair it proved.
 Saturday night at the Hotel Albert the physicians of the city rendered a pre- nuptial dinner to Dr. John N. Furniss. whose marriage takes place tomorrow night to Miss May Hooper. Besides the physicians of the city the guests includ- ed the attendants at the wedding. Tomor- row afternoon at o'clock Mrs. A. l.. Mcleod will entertain the wedding party at dinner at her beautiful home. The wedding will be celebrated at o'clock tomorrow night at the First Presbyterian church. and will be a brilliant affair.
 Miss Lollie Belle Gould of Mobile, who was one of the attendants at the Darling ton-Johnston wedding in Greensboro is tbe guest of friends in the city today and was among the popular visitors at the Dixie german tonight.