The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-03
TREASURER SEED
 VISITS DECATUR Friends Boost Him As Candi- date for Governor ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES Home of James p. Wade Is Destroyed By Flre-Small Cash Savings of
 the Family Also De-
 stroyed.
ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES

Decatur, September 2.-(Specal.) )-State Treasurer Walter D. Seed was in Deca- tur today and spent a few hours with S. s. Broadus and other friends in the city. Mir Seed was on his way to Ste phenson to close up the affairs of the bank there whose cashier left for parts pnknown a few days ago.
 MT. Seed has many friends in the Decaturs and in this end of the state who are desirous of seeing him the next governor of Alabama. While MT. Seed has never announced himself as a candi- date his friends here say that 1t is quite likely that he will be in the race and they are confident that he could be nom- mated by the democrats as the next gov ernor of Alabama.
 AIdermanic Candidates.
 The following are the candidates for aldermen in Decatur: T. NJ Jones, Dr. E. J. Conyngton, Dr. W. L. Dinsmore, John A. Thomalson, c. Ed Albes, Sam Nichols, A. P. Smith, Ed Wolf, P. J. Edwards, T. G. Morrow, ST., and B. F. Holmes. Five aldermen are to be elected and the election will take place on Sep tember 21 At the same time Decatur will elect a mayor. Mayor Henry A. Skeggs is a candidate for reelection. Marvin West is also a candidate. A marshal and city clerk and police officers will be elected by the incoming board.
 Home Is Destroyed.
 Sometime during the early part of last night while all the members of the fam fly were at church the home of James P Wade, about 10 miles southwest of Decatur, was destroyed by fire, together with all the household goods and $24S and a few cents in cash, which was hid away in an old-fashioned clock There was no insurance.
 The building was only a two-room log structure and was worth but little. The loss of the cash, household goods and all the clothing of the family, however, makes the loss heavy on MT. Wade and his family.
 By some it is believed that robbers en- tered the house during the absence of the family and stole the cash and then set the house on fire. It is said that just
  house by a passerby. MT. Wade says when he and his family left the house to go to church they left no light burn ing.
 MaIthaIe Ordinances.
 At meeting of the New Decatur city council last night two ordinances plac- ing restrictions on soft drink stands where "Malthale" is sold were passed. One of these ordinances requires these places to keep closed on Sundays and the other ordinance requires all screens and other Instructions to be removed from the interior of the building.
 An ordinance which had been in the hands of the police committee for some time was referred back to the commit tee. This ordinance prohibits the stor- ing of intoxicating liquors in places where "Malthale," etc.. is sold.
 F. Garden Is Ill.
 F. Garden of East New Decatur, a well known blacksmith in the Louis- vile and Nashville shops in New De- catur, has lost his mind and was taken to the state home for the insane at Tus- caloosa today.
 Continued i'll health is said to have been the cause of MT. Gardens condition. He had been a long sufferer from indi- gestion and other complaints. He has family here.
 Officers Elected.
 Fairview, an incorporated suburb of the Decaturs, held its city election yesterday and elected the following officers: Mayor, J. V. Murphee; aldermen Henry Nebrig, J. B. Rowe and Peter Sybert. Two of the old aldermen will hold over for other year. Fairview was incorporated about four years ago and has grown to be quite good-szed town It joins New Decatur on the southeast.