The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
FOSTER KYSER IS
KILLED BY TRAIN
Falls Under Passenger on Ala
bama Great Southern
CORONER INVESTIGATES
Approaching Wedding of Miss Nell
Hopkins to Mr.. Edgar Clarkson
Is Announced-Causes
Much Interest.

Tuscaloosa, April Especial -Foster
| Kyser, young man who lives near Coal
| ing, was killed Saturday night not far
from his home by the Alabama Great
| Southern passenger train that passes here
about $50
Coroner Hol Fair of this place went up
yesterday and his investigation revealed
the facts that Mr.. Kyser was walking
toward his home, having taken a short
cut down the railroad track, and prob
ably fell just as the train was approach
ing and was Instantly killed.
About ten minutes later some eompan-
ions who were behind him came upon his
body near the track. Mr. Kyser lived at
Coaling, and the interment took place
there
The train which struck him did not
stop, the engineer probably having no
knowledge of the fact that the train had
struck the young man.
Much interest centers in the announce
ment which has been read here in the
Admission papers, of the approaching mar
riage of Miss Nell Hopkins of that city
to Mr. Edgar Garrison, formerly of Tus-
caloosa, now of Mobile. Both of these
young people are well known here and
number their friends by the score.
Miss Hopkins was a coed at the uni
versity here for three years, and during
that time won an unusually large num-
Der of friends and admirers. She Is prob
ably one of the most popular young ladies
urhn hos atfand0d the lIniVerSitX.
Mr. Clarkson is now in Tuscaloosa, at
tending to some duties incident to his
position as secretary to Congressman
Hobson He has spent all of his young
manhood here, and is esteemed for his
mental and social gifts by all who know
him. Although having been in the prac-
tice of law IN Mobile a short time, he
has earned a measure of success that
speaks we'll of his legal attainments and
| ability.
]. NJ Northcutt of Evergreen has moved
| to Tuscaloosa to accept position as
pharmacist in the Bingham Drug COM
| pany's store. Mr. Northcutt is grad
| uate in pharmacy from the medical de-
| partment of the university at Mobile, and
| a young man of much ability.
| The directors of the Y. M. c. A. had
a meeting in the rooms of the association
| here tonight for the purpose of system
| izing and arranging their plans for COM
prehensive canvass for the balance neces-
| sary to erect the proposed new Y. M.
| C. A. building. This work will be well
| distributed and those having the matter
in hand will begin in the morning on
| their canvass.
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Maxwell entertained
delightfully."- at their pretty home on Sat
urday evening complimentary to the
| Young Peoples society of the Presby-
| terrain church. Quite a number of young
people were present and a most enjoy
able evening was spent An informal mus
| ical programme was rendered by some OF
| Tuscaloosa's best musicians. After this,
! the guests were invited into the dining
room, and were served with delicious re-
| freshments.
! Mrs. E. H. Sholl, wife of DR.. Sholl of
Birmingham, is the guest of Mrs. Julia
| O. Werner of this city. Mrs. Sholl is well
known here, where she has a large num-
/ Der of friends, She is a daughter OF the
late Dr. Charles A. Stillman, who was
for number of years pastor of the Pres
! byterian church in this CITY,
Dr. and Mrs s. M. Spencer OF Knox
ville Ala, are in the city the guests OF
| Mrs Jones, Mrs. Spencers mother.
Mr. and Mrs. f. G. Blair have gone fol
a visit to ottawa. Kas., where they will
be the guests for week or so of the
! formers mother, Mrs. Blair.