The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
NEGRO Is STABBED BY TWO WHITE MEN Highland City Book Club Re-
 SumeS Programme REVIVAL BEGINS TODAY Talladeea Daughters of the confeder- acy Will Assist In Erecting Monu-
 ment to John T. Morgan.
 Other News Notes.
REVIVAL BEGINS TODAY

Talladega, October 5.-(Speeial )--IIenry Lewis, an inoffenslve negro, was stabbed on the Battle street bridge at 9 o'clock last night by two white men. There was a crowd of people, 30 or 40 in number on the walk and in the street leading to the bridge, who were returning from marketing, and from an open air medi- cine show. Henry Lewis was standing, leaping against the parapet, when two white men, whom he describes as being chunky, broad shouldered man, and a slight built light haired man. looking like cotton mill hands, rushed up to him, one of them striking him in the face, the other stabbing him in the right side twice At the second blow, one of them peering at him, remarked to the other man: He Is the wrong man. and bosh of them walked away rapidly. Lewis was brought up town in a hack and re- ceiyed medical attention. The wounds are painful, but not necessarily dangerous.
 The Highland City Book club, the swellest Ladies' club of the city, awoke from It's midsummer sleep yesterday and began on it's seasons programme. A DOT ton of the exercises yesterday consiste,, in each lady Illustrating with a drawing, cartoon, or Autograph the title of the book the donor had presented to he
  ator from Alabama,'' the Red Badge of Courage" ''To Have and to Hold" Jane Cable,' The Colonel of the Red Hug zars," and books with suggestive titles like theme were tolerably easy, but the ingenuity of the club women was taxed with Elusive titles like ''rhe Tides of "Barnegat," Richard, the Brazen" "On New Found River" Mrs. John D. Me Neel and Mrs. J. K. Dixon entertained the club. Mrs J. B. Woodward pre- sided
 The members of the First Presbyterian church are preparing for a revival to be- gin next week by having a series of prayer meeting circles convene simul- taneously at four five different private residences each evening at 7;30, lasting 30 minutes. An evangelist and two singers of repute will assist the local pastor, tho Rev. Dr. F. B. Webb.
 The John T. Morgan, local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy met at the residence of Wellington Vandiver yesterday afternoon, 2S ladies being pres ent. The matter of a monument to Sen ator Morgan was discussed, and tho club vii assist with liberal donation Other routine business was transacted and light refreshments were served.
 oOluclulHB ilhc lVO BucSlS dllcnueu lDe reception given by Mrs. F. c. McAlpine to the five guests of Mrs. Hugh Me Eldery, ladies from the middle west, who are thoroughly enjoying the lovely au- tumn weather of the southland and the hospitality of Talladega.
 The closing soiree of the local dancing class in the armory last night was at- tended by 70 people Thirty couples at one tmie indulglng in the two-step made the dingy old armory of the Talladesa Rifles look like a. picture. The little tots who have learned to trip the light fantastic thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and the elder ones were no whit behind.
 There is much squiring and grumblng among those persons affected over the fact that the City Council. in anticipation of q decreased revenue result of the coming of prohibition. has imposed a revenue code. considerably increasing the license tax on every trade. occupation and profession. A movement is on foot to organize legal opposition to some of the provisions and fight the matter in the courts.