The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28

prima facie evidence of a violation of the law. Punishment by fine and imprison- ment and a forfeiture of the saloon, pool, room or restaurant license is the penalty for a violation of the ordinance.
 The early morning passenger train on the eastern division of the A. B. & A. railroad went dead on the track of the L. X N. just opposite the jail at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Various answers were returned by the employees as to what was the matter One said that valve had blown out: another answered that the steam chest had eXploded still another ! replied that the eccentric had slipped Anyway. owing to the eccentric conduct of the engine. the train is at a standstil at this writing.
 The cement walls of the new Christian church are rising rapidly This place of worship will make the twelfth church edifce in the city. Its site is on the west side of Court street, immediately north of the telephone exchange, at the crest of beautiful hill overlooking all the northwest portion of the city. At pres ent the congregation Is small, but in creasng. and it comprises a number of our most substantial people.
 There is a sentiment here to again hold the Alabama chautauqua. The audito- rium was torn down to make room for the Carnegie library, and it was thought by many that this would amount prac- tcally to an abrogation of the annual chautauqua, but it is suggested that the Elks' theatre is admirably adapted to summer entertainments and also that Chambers opera house is obtainable for midsummer amusements. Many inquiries are coming from outside people as to whether or not the twelfth annual ses- sion of the Alabama ehautauqua will be held Mir. NJ. V. Richards. land and in- dustrial agent of the Southern Railway company. writes former General Manager Wellington Nandiver for information about the Alabama chautauqua, for the purpose of making use of the informa- ton in an early issue of the Southern Field" a booklet to be issued by the Southern Railway company. For eleven years this chautauqua has been the means of greatly advertising Talladega and affordng instruction and amusement to all the people of Alabama.
 The negro farmers of Talladega county are enterprising. At intervals during the past year they have met in assembly for the purpose of discussing agricultural operations and swapping ideas. Another meeting will be held by them at New Rome church, near Reagan's on Feb ruary 2. when they will exhibit farm products and have a good, social tune. We have several colored farmers who en- joy comfortable bank accounts.
 Talladega adds another life to the "didn't- t-know- ow-it-was-loaded" list. Mir. | F. Kennedy. bright young farmer of 25, living at Stockdale, about two months since, was snapping a supposedly empty pistol, when the weapon fired, the bullet causing an apparently slight flesh wound in the knee, Blood poisoning ensued and MT. Kennedy died from its effects a few days since
 The young ladies of the Synodical col lege will offer an oyster supper to the public next Monday evening. There are forty or fifty handsome girls boarding at the college, and what they don't know about cooking oysters and serving them is rubbed out of the books, It goes with out saying that many of our eligible bachelors will discover a phenomenal xearning for oysters tomorrow.