The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-14
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 Decatur. Aug. 13.--(Special )---As yet the general strike of the telegraph op- orators has not effected the offices of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany in Decatur and in New Decatur. None of the operators in these two offices have walked out.
 The Postal Telegraph Company does not have an office in either Decatur or New Decatur.
 Messages here, however are taken subiect to delay on account of the diff dculty in getting them received at the various ofIlces throughout the country. Thus far, however. teiegranis from De- catur and from New Decatur have been transmitted without much delay.
 Col. c. J. Hildreth returned this morning from an extended visit to the British Isles. France and other coun- tries of Continental Europe.
 Colonel HiIdreth is the editor and proprietor of The New Decatur Adver- tiser, and has been for the past sev- enteen years.
 Colonel Hildreth is native of Eng land and came to the United states when a young man. This is his first visit to England since leaving there many years ago.
 His trip improved him greatly in health. He says that France Is a fine country, one of the finest that he vis- ited while touring the continent
 A large and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Railroad Young Mems Chris tton Association in New Decatur last night, in the interest of formulating plans for the observance of Labor Day. A number of talks were made by lead ing business men of the city and 1t was decided that appropriate exercises should be held during the day at some place in New Decatur yet to be de- cided on.6
 During the day there will be vari- ous kinds of athletic contests and prize will be offered to the winner of each event There will also be base ball games during the day. as well as other events and at night there will probably be fireworks. The program. which is to be arranged late. will be quite extensive.
 Many out-of-town visitors are ex- pected to be present
 Major William H. Long, Jr., of the 3rd Regiment, Alabama National Guards. returned home this morning from Florence where he mustered out of the service yesterday the Joe Wheeler Rifles.
 At one time the Joe wheeler Rifles was one of the best companies in the State militia, but for some time past, it seems that lack of interest caused l the company to go to pieces and they failed to attend the iast state en- campment held at Huntsville.
 Within the next few days Major Long will muster in now company at | Athens. fourteen miles north of De- catur
 Interest contiues to grow in the edu- | eational meetings that are being held over the county in the various pre- cincts. During the past few weeks sew | eral of these meetings have been held
 in the county and others are to be
 held from time to time during ihe | summer and fall.
 On August 22nd. a meeting will be
 held. at Lacy Springs and on August | 31st, another meeting will be held at Noel. These meetings are to be ad- | dressed by S. s. Broadus, Decatur. L.
 P. Troup. New Decatur, Samuel Black | well. Mayor of New Decatur, Prof. Henry T. Lille. president of the Falk- | vile college, and other prominent speakers.
 These meetings have been the cause | of creating much interest in the ques- | ton of education and better schools | for the rural districts of the county. | The meetings are doing more for the
 betterment of the country public schools than anything that has ever | been done in the history of the coun- l ty. and with the interest which has | been created 1t is believed that with | in a few more years the rural schools of Morgan county will rank with the
 best of any State in the Union. Such | is the purpose and intention of the meetings which are now being held throughout the county.
 On August 22nd, a big neighborhood
 picnic will be held near Moulton in | Lawrence county. The picnic will be l given under the auspices of Moulton | Council. Junior Order United American
 Mechanics, but it is understood that l tbe entire population of Mculton and vicinity will be invited to participate.
 During the day speeches will be de-
 lvered by Congressman William Rich
 ardson, of Huntsville. Major W. II. Long. Jr., of Decatur, ana others. | At Moulton Heights. suburb of this
 city. a crazy negro woman has been
 the cause of much annoyance and wor-