The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-17
CRIMSON RESIGNS FROM THE COUNCIL Reason for the Action is Not
 Yet Given MAY CHANCE HIS MIND Car of ATllgators and Other Deep Sea Animals Pass Through Selma
 En Route to Kan
 sas City.
MAY CHANGE HIS MIND

Selma. May 16.-(special.)- Mayor Y. B. Atkins has received the formal resigna- tion of Claude C. Grayson as councilman from the First ward Upon receipt of the resignation Mayor Atkins called at MT. Graysons place of business for the purpose of urging him to withdraw the same, and that in view of the fact that the resignation could not be acted upon until the regular meeting of the council next month he take until that time to fully decide his course. The mayor found that Mir. Grayson was out of the city, having left this morning for Greensboro to attend the meeting of the diocesean council to which he Is delegate from St. Paufs Episcopal church of this city. Upon MT Grayson's return he will be urged not only by the mayor and by members of the council, but by his hosts of friends and members of his constitu- ents to withdraw the resignation.
 The resignation does not state any req sons for the course pursued, but it is known by MT. Graysons friends that he has been considering the matter for some weeks, the reasons given by him to his friends being that he was not exactly en rapport with the powers that be. With the settlement of the water works ques- ton it was thought that whatever of seem ing differences that had existed had been wiped away and MT. Grayson had given up entirely the notion of rendering his resignation.
 At the meeting of the council Monday night upon the announcement of the standing committees and the decision of the council to place the matter of paving the streets in the hands of the stand ing committee on streets and lights, of which MT. Grayson was not made a mem- Der, he arose with some feeling and en- tered an objection, stating that in the old council the matter of paving had been entrusted to a special committee of which he was the chairman and that he had given considerable time and labor in the matter Later he withdrew any objection. The resignation is thought to be based on this action of the council. MT. Grayson ! desiring either to be placed at the head of the streets and lights committee or the matter of paving being referred to a special committee.
 Car of AIligators.
 Through freight No 73 on the Southern railway from Rome brought to Selma this morning car of strange freight. It did not remain long in the city but those who saw 1t never saw anything like it before in this city.
 It was a carload of turtles, allgators. tarpoons. scharks and other denizens of the deep and of the swamps of Florida, i,, aba of flowers and croeodiles The car of strange freight was en route to Kansas where they will be exhibited at the fairs and expostions in that state. The car left over the Southern via Meridian, from which place 1t will resume its westward course.
 Lime Set Fire to Shed.
 Tuesday night heavy rain caused the water to soak into the temporary shed under which the building material was stored at the site of w. B. Gilrs new home on North Broad street. There were fifteen barrels of lime under the shed besides a quantity of cement and three kits of tools The lime. when the water reached It. set fire to the shed, which, with its contents, was entirely consumed. Fortunately the flames were not com municated to the frame part of the build ing that is in course or construction.
 Came on Special Train.
 J. T. Russel came to Selma this morn ing upon special train from Meridian, summoned to the bedside of hs 8-months- old son, who Is seriously III at the home of Mrs. Russel's mother, Mrs. M. l.. Gill lam. It was thought last night the little one would not live through the night and upon receipt of message a special train hV IF nd 1af Meridian at l a. m. reaching here in about four hours Today the child Is some better but still seriously i'll, with little hopes for his recovery.
 Mr. Tetley, who went to Beaumont. Tex, to inspect the machinery purchased