The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-06
SOUTHERN STILL
 SELLING TICKETS No Move Yet Made Against
 Road at TaIIadega WARRANT MAY BE ISSUED Negro Is Captured With Stolen Brass Who May Be an Escaped Convict.
 Keen Interest Is Aroused
 Over Senatorial Race.
WARRANT MAY BE ISSUED

Talladega, August 5.-(Special) )-rhe Southern railway at this point continues to sell tickets, deliver freight and conduct it's business as if Secretary Julian did not exist. No one would conclude for moment that it was a corporation whose charter had been annulled, or that 1t was doing business without a license. Some few of the citizens have jestingly threat ened to swear out warrant against Agent Williamson, but us yet no such action has been taken. It need not sur prise the public, however. If warrant should be taken out, as the policy of the Southern towards Talladega in the past has not been such as to make the road popular with the people here. It has the least place in the regard of the public of the three railroads doing business In this city.
 May Be an Escaped Convict.
 The police think they have captured an escaped convict. A colored citizen who gave his name as Williams, and John Williams at that, was found in possession of more brass than he was born with, the aforesaid brass being cooler" be- longing to the Furnace company, valued at about $75, which John had loaded on a wagon and was endeavoring to sell. On searching him the officers found receipt for a postoffice order which John claimed he had sent to his mother in Chatta- nooga, but on investigation it was found that the order was in favor of Sam Davis, and was sent to Lela Bell Jackson, No 241S Second avenue. Birmingham, Ala. handbill describing an escaped convict ex- actly fits the description of John Will Hams, alias Sam Davis, and the officials have written to Birmingham to ascer- tain something more of the history of the individual with the brass.
 Interest In Race.
 The Mississippi canvass has aroused keen interest in this city, owing to the fact that John Sharp Williams has rel atives here, and that Luther Manshp, who was nominated lieutenant governor, is well known here, as he was repeatedly a popular platform attraction at the chautauqua, endearlng himself to the en- tire people by his never-failng good humor and inexhaustible found of stories. Everybody is glad that Manship was nominated, but it Is hoped that he will not abandon the platform, but that like Bob Taylor he will give more of his talent to 1t.
 One Pulpit Filled.
 The pulpits of Talladega had narrow escape from being empty yesterday. The ministers of all the churches have sum mer leave of absence, and two of them were out of reach of their pulpits on Saturday. But the Methodist minister, the Rev. l.. C. Branscomb, who was at Chandler Springs, fourteen miles from here. rejecting that it wouldn't do at all to give the devil one whole Sunday to get in his work. in the absence of the entire clergy, hastily returned Saturday evening and preached to crowded church on the Power of the Almighty" at noon and night yesterday
 New Shoe Store.
 new shoe store will be opened in the building now occupied by S. E. Jemison on the east side of the square. It will be conducted by parties with abundant capital, and 8 line of gents furnishings will be added September l Is the date that the new firm will take charge of the building.
 City School Fund.
 The "City Schools of Taladega" Is the title of a neat pamphlet from the Our Mountain Home press, issued by the sup erintendent of the city schools, Prof. D. A. McNeill. Among other intersting facts the booklet shows that for the year 1891 the school received in money from the general fund and from poll tax but S450, while the receipts In 1907 amounted to S4062 The pamphlet contains some histori- ,I,e et1y,,