The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
s. B. T|DWELL DIES AT SOUTH DECATUR Was an Old and Prominent Morgan County Citizen PRESBYTERY WILL MEET State Presbyterians Will Assemble at Athens on September 24-GIIIespie
 Residence Is Burglarized
 and $1o Taken.
PRESBYTERY WILL MEET

Decatur, September 21.-(Speeial )- Squire S. R. Tidwell, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of this county died yesterday afternoon at his home in South Decatur, at the age of so years Death was due large ly to old age. He had been rapidly failing for some months past.
 For many years of his life Squire TidwelI resided at Danville, this coun- ty, but for the past fifteen years he had lived In New Decatur. He was an ex- member of the Masonic fraternity for many years. He had filled the office of justice of the peace for more than a quarter of century.
 He leaves a wife and three sons. The sons are John c. Tidwell, ex-county su- perintedent of education, and a prom inent citizen of the eastern portion of the county; Fred F. Tidwel1, a well known merchant of New Decatur and of New Decatur, who is a law partner of State Senator William T. Lowe.
 The funeral services were conducted this afternoon by the Masonic frater- nifty at 2;30 o'clock, and the attend ance at the funeral was one of the largest assemblys ofp rominent citi- zens seen in the Decaturs for many months.
 The Odd Fellows at Eva, this coun- ty, held celebration yesterday in hon. or of the second anniversary of the Eva lodge, I. o. o. F. A basket din- ner was served on the grounds and several speeches were delivered dur ing the day. The principal speaker of the occasion was eX-State Senator S. A. Dynne of Decatur. The day was a memorable one in the history of the Odd Fellows lodge at Eva.
 A members social will be held at the Young Mems Christian association in New Decatur next Tuesday night.
 This will be the first social of the members this season. These affairs are given frequently during the win ter.
 The Austinville summer school, which has been taught by Mrs. Isley closed last night with appropriate exercises in the public school building.
 The public schools at Austinville will open next month. Prof. A. B. Mur- phree will be the principal and Mrs. Isley assistant
 The state presbytery will be held in Athens next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, September 24. 25 and 26
 The Rev. $. D. Logan, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church in New Decatur will deliver a sermon be- fore the presbytery on Thursday
 The Rev. Dr. John S. Parks, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur, will also fill a prominent part on the programme.
 goodly number of the members of the Presbyterian church of the Deca- turs will attend this meeting.
 After having been disbanded for the summer the West Decatur Home Mis- sion society met yesterday at the home of Mrs. J. G. Montgomery and during the winter season these meetings will be held regularly
 After the business session a social meeting was enjoyed and refreshments were served.
 On tomorrow afternoon an interest ing address will be delivered at the Young Mems Christian association hall in New Decatur by the Rev. G. l.. Yates, pastor of the Central Baptist church, his subject being: "A Christian in the World, but not of It."
 Some time during the night burglars entered the house of W. B. Gillespie, in West Decatur, and took all the money out of Mr. Gil1espie's trousers, but left his watch. The amount stolen was about $10 in small change.
 When MT. Gillespie awoke about day light he found his clothes scattered all over the dining room floor and his change gone. The midnight intruders had gained entrance to the house through d rear window by prsing the window open
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