The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-20
MASONIC LODGE
 IS INSTITUTED Daily Bulletin Buys Up-to-Date
 Printing Plant MAY FILE SUIT IN COURT Passenger Is Put of Train of Louis vile and Nashville Railroad for Refusing to Pay Sc Pas
 seneer Fare.
MAY FILE SUIT IN COURT

Decatur, September 19.-(Special)-A Masonic lodge. with fourteen charter members. was instituted last night at Austinville, suburb Of this city two miles southwest The lodge was instituted by N. B. Henderson, assistant post master of Decatur
 The officers of the lodge are: Worship ful master, N. E. Thompson, senior war den, l. II. Gift. junior warden, A. J. Chapelle; secretary, W. R. Crow; treas urer, ]. T. Scott. senior deacon, J. C. Brumbelow; junior deacon, S. T. Long; senior steward, J. s. Pepper; junior stew ard, J. A. Roper tiler, w. F. Lake. This lodge will be known as Austinville lodge No. 679, A F. and A. M.
 A. J. Welch of Chattanooga, chief clerk of the railway mail service of this divs- ion, was in the city today on his tour of inspection He reported the mail ser vice oi the Decaturs as being in first class condition
 The Daily Bulletin, which has been printed in New Decatur for the past few months by J. W. Hendrix as business manager, and 2. z. Sherrill as editor, an nounce that they have purchased new plant, which will arrive within few days and that they will then enlarge their paper from a four-column folio to six column up to date country daily.
 Up 10 this time the paper has been printed by a job printing company in New Decatur and it is said that the ven ture has been a paying one. The paper has beel fairly well patronized by the busi- ness men.
 Capt. Jack Rose, one of the oldest and best known planters in this section or the country, residing near Trinity, is re- ported as being dangerously i'll at his plantation home and his recovery is said to be quite doubtful. He was taken vita a congestive chill it is said, and he has never recovered from it.
 It is understood here today that the first suit against the Louisville and Nashville railroad for refusing to accept the 212- cent passenger rates, as fixed by the last session of the state legislature, will be flied here within q few days.
 During the first of the week a man was elected from a Louisville and Nash vile train south of here for refusing to pay 3 cents a mile. He offered the con ductor. it is said, 2la cents, but this was refused.
 Your representative was unable to learn the passengers name or his place or residence, but it is stated on good author ity that this passenger will hle suit Tn the circuit court here through his attor- ney, John R. Sample of Hartselle.
 If is believed that this is intended as a test case of the new railroad rate laws. which has been a matter of much con cern in Alabama for some time, espe- cially with the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 On September 26, Mt. Zion council, No. 20. Junior Order United American Me chanics will hold public meeting at their hall some ten miles west of De- catur, this county.
 The meeting will be one of unusual ln- terest from the fact that the council will present to the public school there an American faS and a Bible. Speeches will be delivered by Mayor Samuel Blackwell of New Decatur, Judge O. Kyle and the Rev. George E. Boyd of Decatur, and the Rev. Mr. Stockton and other well known speakers. Dinner Will De selNeu U" 'iio grounds.
 Although located ten miles in the coun- trv this council of Juniors has mem bership of nearly 100 and many of the members ride ten miles to attend meet ings.
 The Central Baptist church in New De- ca tur, one of the most HdnuSsohie Siiuic ch buildings in the Decaturs which was built only a few years ago. is to be remodeled and enlarged. The building is too small for the congregation. which has Increased since the building was erected
 As result of the ten days revival meeting which was conducted in New Decatur by the Rev. Bob Jones, and which but recently closed, the various churches of the two Decaturs have added to their list of membership more than 100 names.
 The B. Y. P. |. of the Central Baptist church of New Decatur has reorganized and elected the following new officers: President. Prof Charles Wade; secretary. C. J. Curry; treasurer, Miss kimble Bloodworth Programme committee: Rev. G. L. Yates, Mrs. H. B. Johnson and T.