The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-10
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY WIND AND RAIN Athens Military Company Fully
 Organized BANK IS READY TO OPEN Pittsbure Capitalists Prepared to Con tinue Work Boring for Oil Near Athens-Presbytery Meets
 September 24.
BANK IS READY TO OPEN

Athens. September 9.-fSpeciaI)- This county was storm swept late yes terday afternoon, and great damage was done 10 crops. especially corn and tall cotton. great many farmers lost their fences and various reports of house-tops and barns being destroyed are being heard. The town of Athens suffered in the loss of shade trees and the Methodist church suffered the loss of a very handsome memorial window to Judge Daniel Coleman. which occu- pied large part of the front.
 This window was blown out and crushed to atoms. It was placed there by the late Capt. Dan Coleman In mem ory of his distinguished father. and was very handsome window. The photo gallery of w. '. Haggard had the sky-light blown in and his oper- ating room suffered from water. Tele- pin one connection from the country is entirely cut off. and many lines in the town dana ged.
 The Athens militia company has been fully organized and mustered in with the following commissioned officers. Captain. Frank Armstrong. first lieu tenant, Frank Westmoreland; second lieutenant, Leon Cartwright. The com pany has leased the skating rink for an armory and is getting down to work and propose to make d crack company. There are about fifty young men en- rolled.
 The new bank for Elkmont. a branch of the Citizens bank of this place. will open in a few days in il handsome brick building erected by the bank for its use. Ash ford Todd a young man of the county. will be the cashier.
 Active work has begun by Pittsburg. Pa. people on an oil well three miles south of town The well was begun some months ago and the work went on until the money gave out and when the cable broke leaving the drill nine hundred feet in the ground. A new company with plenty of money has taken hold and drill IS now on the ground with a contract to go 2000 feet unless pay dirt is struck sooner. The head of the company, MT. Mover, says he has fine indications and he has miles of territory leased If oil Is found this will be big thing for this county.
 The fall session of the Robert Bon nell presbytery of the Presbyterian  church. L. $. A., will be held in Ath hens, commencing on the evening of Septem- ber 24 at the sbyterian church in this city. The presbytery Is composed of the churches in the counties of Limestone. Morgan. Madison and Jack son, and there will be alarge delega- ton in attendance. pr. w. C. Den son. who Is pastor of the Presbyterian church here, will be a delightful host and he is now busily engaged in ar ranging for the entertainment of the delegates and visitors who are expect ed. The hospitality of Athens will be extended to all who come.
 The North Liberty Baptist associa- 1 tion which embraces all the Mission ary Baptist churches in Madison and Limestone counties, will be held this week at New Hope, beginning on the l 12th New Hope is nine miles east of Athens and in fine settlement, and the people are prepared to royaly en- tertain the delegates pr. w. T. Cobbs
 of this place will preach the introduc-