The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-25
.DR. s, ". WELSH Is
 GIVEN AN OVATION Recently Elected President of
 Medical Association M'NEILL IS REELECTED Will Preside Over TalIadega Schools for Another Year-saIoonkeep
 Favor Early cIoslnp-ordi-
 nance Introduced.
M'NEILL IS REELECTED

TaIladega, April 24-(special 1.-The elec- tion of Dr. Samuel W. Welch to the presidency of the Medical Association of Alabama is source of qualification to his friends in this city. Quite an ovation was rendered him on his arrival from the Mobile meeting. A committee of citi- zens and physicians met him at the de- pot, extended congratulations, and es- corted him to his home. Dr. Welch had previously been ihonored by the Talladega County Medical society, having been elect president also member of the county board of censors member of the state board of health and senior counsellor.
 The city council at It's session this week, reelected Supt. D. A. McNeill to preside over the city schools and fixed the salaries of city clerk tax collector and tax assessor. requiring that official to make bond for $25,000.
 The long talked of ordinance to close the saloons at o'clock in the evening was introduced and went over under the rules, until the next meeting. The sa- looms now close at in the evening, but some of the saloon men themselves, fear ing that vote on dispensary or prohibit tion will be forced on the county, have favored an earlier closing. in order to popularize saloons as far as possible in the minds of the people, by restrictions of various kinds, sand. by a rigid observ- ance of the laws. The proposition to close at z originated among the saloon men some time since but they have been divided in sentiment over this question. an the matter, although talked of, has not been moved up to the city council un- til now,
 Sometime ago there was competitive examination by government officials for the three places of city carrier of malls, under the recently inaugurated free city delivery system. Twenty applicants went through the mill, and only one landed. The examination is to be tried over again on May l. and this time there are forty young people who will answer Uncle Sam's puzzlers. They come from five counties and include school teachers, clerks, farmers and preachers.
 2. A. Clardy has the material on the ground for brick store on the west side of East street, between the Re- porter office and the Baptist church The building will be only seventy feet long. MT. Clardy Is an elderly man, but he is exceedingly active for lis years. He has more buildings to his credit erect ed in Talladega than any other five cit izens.
 The district conference of the Methodist church of Talladega district meets at Lincoln tomorrow and will continue through Sunday. Dr. J. W. Newman is presiding elder.
 Quite a number of people will attend from Talladega as Lincoln Is a beauti- ful, hospitable village, easy of access, with the finest range for Plymouth Rock chickens in the county.
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 The Farmers union is very strong in this county and Is constantly increasing in numbers. The latest venture of the county union is an effort to build a union warehouse. With this object in view a meeting is called for the purpose of get ting names of subscribers in Talladega on May 27. A number of influential farm CTS have already signified a willingness to embark in this enterprise, and it will prcve easy to get the requisite amount of money subscribed.
 The Childersburg High school is located in growing town, where a dispensary Is operated, and consequently the school Is flou.ishing. The chairman of the school be ~. M. J. Cliatt announces that appli- ca ions will be in order for all those who want places, as teachers in that school. Offer will close on May 15. One principal and two assistants are wanted
 Shack Dye, local colored blacksmith is dead. Shack was we'll known as the negro who once had a fight with Bob Fi-zsimmons. the pugilist. wherein Shack came off second best For some years past Shack had fought frequently with J. Barleycorn. He was one of the few unflinching negro democrats of this sec tion, having given in his allegiance to that ps rty1durng the war, and remained true to i1 oolors down to the day of hic death.
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