The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-03

higher rate should be reduced to, 60
 Much opposition has arisen in other counties-hotably Jefferson, Montgom. cry and Mobile, to the action of the state Board in attempting to raise the and 1t is not likely in those counties, as we'll as in others the values Will be brought up to the 60 per cent :. basis It is well known that the prop higher than in almost any other fin the state. '"' It is not thought by our citizens. who are informed of the tax conditions, the commissioners Court will find it nec- essary to make any material increase Tn the assessed val,le of any property in this county. It would be an injus- tice to assess property in this county at exceeding 60 per cent. when other counties will not go any higher, if as high.
 An agreement was reached yesterday between the municipal authorities of Oxford and the ,Anniston Electric and a uas company through Acting General prohibiting the passage of electric cars through Oxford, which was to take ef- feet today will not become effective m until some future day. The law pass fine fine of sloo for each car that ran become effective on August l.
 In the life of the late General Man lment was reached whereby the car line would grant s cent fare to OK. ford on probation. beginning the time the ordinance was to become effective but through the efforts of Mir. John son this time has been extended.
 Jim Teason. negro. was arrested by Extra Policemen shiretzki and smith at the corner of Gurnes. Avenue and Thirteenth Street last night about o'clock on a. charge of a heinous crime committed onia 12-year- old girl of his race last Sunday.
 In the Police Court this snornfne the negro will have preliminary hear- to the grand jury without bail In making the arrest last night the ne gro was pointed out to the officers by the child's mother. and later. identti- herself. Teason is about s5 years of age and has been employed by the An- niston Electric and Gas Company.
 Mrs: Julia Jenkins. aged 75. and her died Wednesday at Heflin. within two hours of each other. The daughter was head .bookkeeper for Epps Lum- bering Company of Epps. Miss. and but sickened and died within two hours of her mother.
 An l.. and N. freight car escaping from switch engine about Fourteenth or Fifteenth Streee about 10:35 last night, dashed down the tracks and butted into the engine pulling South- ern train No, s7. wrecking the engine and car. It is said the engine crew leaped off of No. 37 in great fright. and by that means probably escaped injury. The passenger train was de- tained here, 1t is said. until about mid- night. when it proceeded on it's jour. ney to Birmingham.
 Peculiarly sad was the death of Perry Adams. of the Antioch neighbor- hood. which occurred at Tuscaloosa Sunday.
 Some weeks ago Mir. Adams lost e daughter from typhoid fever; another, the youngest. was taken i'll, and the
 fathers mind became so unbalanced | that it was necessary to send him to l Tuscaloosa. Soon afterward the sick girl died and two other members of the family were prostrated from the same dread malady and are still quite | i'll.
 The remains of MT. Adams were | brought home. and the funeral held at Munford yesterday. Much sympathy is | extended the bereaved ones by all wno
 have heard their sad story.