The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-23
EMPLOYEES TO GET
10 PER CENT RAISE
Governor Conner to Appoint
New Court Judge
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Little Fellows Clothing Catch On Fire
From an Open Grate-Bishop
Beckwith Will Be In De-
catur Tomorrow.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH


Decatur, February -(specal)--R Rob
ert l.. Cross, manager of the Western
Union telegraph office in Decatur has
just been notified by Superintendent J.
r. Terhune of Nashville, Tenn, OF 10
per cent raise in the salary of the man
ager and operators in the Decatur office.
superintendent Terhune states that the
raise was authorized by General Superin-
tendent Levin. The raise came in the
nature of quite surprise to Manager
Cross and the operators in the office here,
and will make quite an addition to the
payroll of the Decatur office.
A number of prominent Decatur law
yers are spoken of as candidates for the
judgeship of the new law and equity
court of this county, which has just
been established by a special act of the
state Legislature.
The office of judge of this court will be
quite a desirable one, the salary being
$500 a year. The court is to have jurls-
diction over all misdemeanors committed
within the county, and this court will
abolish the present county court, over
which Judge William e. Skeggs, probate
judge of the county, has presided for u
number of years. The new court will
also have equity jurisdiction
The judge of the new court is to be
appointed by Governor b. b. Conner and
the appointment is TO hold until the year
1910. AT the expiration of this term
the judge is then to be elected by the
people 1t is expected that the judge of
this court will be appointed within the
next day or two. number of Decatur
lawyers are now in Montgomery paying
court to Governor Conner, it is said,
either in their own behalf for the office
or in the behalf of friends.
A heavy snow fell throughout North
Alabama yesterday afternoon, but as
there was a rain during the morning,
leaving the ground wet, the snow melted
as fast as it fell.
The country store of E. NJ. Baldwin at
Prceville. this county. was robbed of
1923 in cash yesterday. This is the second
time this store has been broken into and
robbed within the past few weeks. Three
weeks ago unknown parties broke into
the same store and carried off nearly $l9
worth of barb wire There is no clue to
the burglars.
Word ehas just been received here of
the burning TO death of n little child
of Mr. and Mrs. Steele, near Bashams,
a remote precinct of this county, a few
days ago 1t is said that the child was in
the house alone, its mother having just
stepped out into the yard and that its
clothing caught from an open fireplace.
The mother heard the child scream and ran
to the house, reaching there just in time
to see the child faint from the torture
of the flames. All its clothing was
burned off and the child lived only a
little while.
Miss Ada Burgess died at her home,
near Bashams, this county. after a short
Illness. She was only II years Of age.
While ginning cotton at j. C. Dollars
gin Dave Upton was so unfortunate as
to get his left hand caught In the gin
and before he could extrcate 1t two of
his fingers were cut off. He tainted from
the pain.
Bishop Beckwith of the Episcopal
church will be in the Decature next Sun
day, February "a and in the morning
will preach and confirm a class of ten
in St Johns church In New Decatur
In the afternoon he will go to Athens
and will preach In the Episcopal church
at night.
Capt Roy c. Horton. captain of the
Dick Adams Rifles, Alabama National
Guard. went to Florence yesterday to
conduct an examination of the newly
elected officers of Company b. Third
infantry.
The Railroad Young Mems Christian
ISOLATION in New Decatur is putting a
bowling alley in the association building.
The alley will be of the very latest de-
sign and will cost $3.50.