The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05
EIGHTH DISTRICT SCHOOL Is OPENED Prospects for Term is Very
 FIattering HOLDS CHANCERY COURT Long Distance Telephone Company Is Answering to a Number of Dam-
 age Suits at Athens.
 To Count Votes.
HOLDS CHANCERY COURT

Athens. September 4-(Speclal. )-The fall
 session of the Eighth District AgricuI- tural school located in this place. opened today under the presidency of Prof. J. NJ. Atkinson and a corps of teachers The attendance is large, and the prospect for very fourishing school is promising
 The city school opened at the same time under the superintendency of the presl- dent of the agricultural school, with a l full attendance. Both schools will be
 conducted in the same building until the
 handsome new agricultural school. now 1 In course of erection, Is completed This l VIII be one of the handsomest school l buildings in the state when completed
 and Il is believed it will be ready for oc- cupancy by January l.
 1 President Atkinson had number of ad- dresses this morning by leading men of
 the town, Col. M. K. Clements, for twelve
 years president of the school, making a
 most happy speech. There was one thing remarkable about 1t, there was only one person present that was a student when
 he took charge of the school. The cotton and corn crop is suffering In this county for rain. The farmers say unless there is general rain within a
 few days there will be great damage to cotton. which for want of rain is shedding l rapidly. and as the stand Is poor and tine crop late. it cannot stand much of this al this time. Farmers are hopeful of rain in few days.
 Chancery court. Chancellor Simpson presiding, has just closed the regular hpra ott1, mitted for decree in vacation. The most important cases before the court were the various cases against the new long dis tance telephone company that has been building through this county the past few years, and whose lines seem to have fallen in stony places. They were en- joined and forbidden certain rights If way. and the work was tied up for some time but the company finally got it's lire through. but were sued for damages by a number of wealthy property The company won first blood In the su- preme court and the suits now are along damage lines.
 Edith. the little daughter of Mir and
 Mrs Price Hendricks. died at the home of her parents and was buried yesterday. She had been ill for several weeks, and | her death was not surprise to the pa | rents and friends She was a beautiful | child and loved and admired by a large | circle of friends.
 Sheriff Legg of this county has received
 instructions from Judge Speak to open | the ballot box In the Mayors contest l case to make two exact copies of the poll list and count the vote. and show 1 how each voter voted in that race. and i furnish a copy to each of the aspirants 1 for Mayor and to have everything ready tl,s Inv Inf ar
 when court convenes. This indicates that 1 this case will be heard at the approach l Ing term of the court
 l have contained recent pictures of Miss l Mary Campbell of Birmingham, accom-
 panied with extensive articles in regard 1 to the Society of Navy Sponsors, which l she is organizing. Due credit is given
 Miss Campbell in each of these articles
 and that the suggestion came from
 southern girl to organize such society Is
 gracefully acknowledged by the several
 metropolitan newspapers
 Miss Willie Allen, who reached New 1 York a few days ago from Europe. will
 start south today, reaching Birmingham
 on Saturday
 Mir Robert M King and Miss Dorothy
 Roland were married at the First Chris
 tian church yestrdeay afternoon at 6 | O clock by the Rev. A. R. Moore. The
 only attendants was Nr. Frank Roland,
 brother of the bride, and MT. Murray
 Brown. As the marriage was not pre-
 viously announced the event Is quite a ] f,iap of tha Aa
 and groom in this city. MT. King is a
 travelling salesman for Goodall. Brown & 1 Co. in West Alabama and Mississippi. | The bride is a singer of note in the city.
 Mir and Mrs, King will leave this morn | ing for Montgomery, where they will
 spend some time with the groom's father. ] Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Williams have | removed from Birmingham to Ensley,
 where they will reside permanently.
 MT. C. C. Heidt, Jr., has entered the l University of Alabama.
 | Mir R. H. Eggleston Is ill at his home 1 on Fountain Heights.
 Mr Carleston Hooter. who has been ill
 with typhoid fever, Is much better
 Mr. August Hirsch has returned from
 New York.
 Judge and Mrs. J. H. Montgomery have l returned from a months stay in South
 Carolina and Virginia
 Mrs F. s. Lyman, Miss Nina Masters l Willis and Edward Lyman of Montevallo