The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
ENGINEER KILLED
 WHILE AT HIS POST Body of John Green Is Buried
 At Selma FALL CARNIVAL CLOSES Harmony Club, Organization of the Jews, Will Have Permanent Home. Preachers En Route to Alabama
 Methodist Conference.
FALL CARNIVAL CLOSES

Selma, December 7-(Special.)-The re- mains of John Green, who was killed in a wreck on the Southern railway near Walker Springs Sunday afternono' reached the city early this morning, the interment taking place this afternoon. Ac- cording to the story of the fireman, MT. Green was caught between the wreckage when the engine turned over and when found was in standing position. Ills death had been instant without doubt. The fireman states that he saw the herd of cattle on the track, his attention be- ing directed by the whistle MT. Green kept blowing. As one of the herd was struck the fireman states he saw the front trucks of the engine leave the track and he jumped. The engine switched out to the right, running into tele- graph pole and turning over, nine cars being jumbled up together in such mass of wood and iron that they could hardly be recognized. The fireman went immediately to look for MT. Green and found him dead, damned in between the tender and cab, apparently having been about to jump when the crash came.
 MT. Green was exceedingly popular with everybody. He married Miss Gill mer of Marion Junction and to them six children have been born He is a nephew of Engineer Joe W. Green and Rev. John Green.
 The negro brakeman, Ed Mccain, who was also killed, had been working for the road only a short time. He was back on a car and was caught beneath the wreekage.
 Fall Festival Closes.
 The fall festival which was held in this city all of last week is over, the section of the city devoted to the at fractions having been cleared Saturday night While the short time for adver- Using the event prevented large crowds attending, there were many visitors and the Robinson Amusement company re- ceived many compliments upon the clean liness of its shows and the good order that prevailed in every respect.
 Saturday night two negro men had quarre. on the principal street of the city and took two shots a piece at each other This would have happened had the festival not been on and is not charged in any way to the company. It was nothing short of a miracle however, that some one was not seriously hurt. As it was a negro boy received a graze
 
 of the shots seemed to have gone out into space.
 The New Harmony Club.
 The permanent home of the Harmony club. the well known Jewish social or ganization, will soon have its founda- tions laid, ground being broken for the same during the past and present week. The building will be three stories and modern in design ana finish. It is To- cated on Water sFcct opposite the pres ent postoffice tn a corner of the old Weave- lot To make room for the building four rooms of the big two-story wooden structure known as the Virgil Weaver home, hai to be torn away. This frame building Is one of the oldest in Selma, but the tipbeIs in 1t were evil dently of the b, st for they were found in an excellent stage of preservation. Workmen say that seldom, if ever, they seen such trnbers
 Selma has been thronged with preach CTS today en route to the Methodist con- ference which convenes tonight in Greensboro. Special trains brought a large number from Montgomery, arriving about 2:3O p. m. and leaving at 4:25 over the Southern. The conference, which is the Alabama conference, will be presided over by Bishop floss.