The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-11
EMPLOYER MARR|ES HIS COUNTER CLERK Friendship Leads to a Romantic
 Marriage NEW TELEPHONE SYTSEM Bell People Have About Completed the Work of EnIareine and Improving Service at Anniston-Wooden
 Poles Are Moved.
NEW TELEPHONE SYTSEM

AiiASbOH, April U.-(Speclal. )--h1SS Rena Taylor and Mir J. M Martin were married at the home of the Rev A. G. Spinks yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, the Rev. MT. Spinks performing the cere- mony. The marriage was witnessed by only few of the friends of the con- tracting parties.
 MT. Martin is the manager of the local ofnce of the Western Union Telegraph company and Miss Taylor was employed as counter clerk. Soon after Miss Fay Tor began work a friendship which soon ripened into love, sprang up between she and her manager. Miss Taylor's father objected, but love always finds it's way.
 Yesterday afternoon they left the tele- graph office at 3 o'clock and a short while after were man and wife. They left immediately after the ceremony for the east on a bridal tour.
 MT Martin has been manager of the Western Union in this city for about two years and has made many friends during his stay. His bride is a most attractive and accomplished young lady and a favorite among the large circle of friends.
 Manager Keith Conoway of the Annis- ton district of the Southern Bell Tele- phone company, said this morning that the work of rearranging the telephone system in this city had about been com pleted, and that the wooden poles of that company would lilziely be removed from Noble street by the latter part of the week. The work of overhauing the sys- tenn has cost the company $25,Ooo.
 The undertaking was begun during the first of February, and since that time five miles of new cable, twice the size of that formerly in use, has been strung, thus doubling the capacity of the system from 1000 to 2OO0 telephones. None of the old cable removed from Anniston will be wasted, but will be saved until there is demand for Improvements or for new system in some city smaller than Annis- ton.
 The pig iron and cast iron pipe indus- tries, two of the principal ones of the Model City, have been quite busy for some time. The shipments have been large, the yards have almost been cleared of the finished product and large orders are now on hand which will keep the various plants busy for several months.
 H. A. McCord leaves today for Chicago on business trip, but will return to Anniston in couple of weeks MT. Me Cord has definitely decided to remain in Anniston and plans establishing a man. ufacturing industry here. Annistonians will be glad to learn that MT. McCord will remain in this city.
 Randolph Reynolds has been appointed assistant purchasing agent of the local plant of the Western Steel Car and Foun- dry company, succeeding MT. Furney. Mr. Reynolds will enter upon the duties of his new position at once. That he has been appointed to this responsible posi- ton will be gratifying to his many friends. He is young man of exception al business qualifications.
 R. F. J. Williams of Montgomery has been made manager of the commercial department of the Anniston Electric and Gas company and will arrive in this city at an early date to assume the obliga- tions of his new position.
 Beat 22. known as Wellington, has been abolished. This was done by the board of county commissioners of Calhoun county al its last meeting. The territory of Beat 22 was added to Beat and two voting places were designated, Wellington and Alexandria.
 A negro boy chopping wood cut off the arm of a young son of a Mrs. Howard, a widow, who lives in Alexandria valley. The incident is said to be purely acci- dental. Just a year ago another son of the widow lost leg in the same man. ner. These are her only sons, and she is dependent upon them for a living.