The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
STORE Is BURNED
 AT MtRRELLTON Loss to. w. D. Nixon Is Be- tween $8000 and S10,000 HOTELS ARE DEFRAUDED
Calhoun County Farmers Union ln- dorses Overton Good Roads Amend ment-Contract Is Let for
 Normal School.

Anniston, July 25.-(Special). 1.-The gen. eral merchandise store of w. D. Nixon at Merrellton was destroyed by fire this morning. The total loss ranges between $SOOO and $1O,OOO. The stock was valued at s5OOO Notes in the sum of S1(OO were also destroyed. No insurance was car- ried.
 Nixon is one of the county's best known men and owns valuable property here.
 Hotels Defrauded.
 Manager c. w. Mitchell of Anniston has notified the General Hotel assocla- ton to be on the lookout for G. B. Stark, who, it is alleged, Is working a clever graft on the hotels of the coun- try. He passed bogus check on Mitchell for S75, and is said to have worked the same fraud on the Florence at Birming- ham, Printup at Gadsden and Southern at Meridian. He represented himself to be an agent for the Manhattan Supply company of New York and secured SloO order from a local electric firm. The bogus check presented here had the firm name printed on it and was counter signed by someone as treasurer.
 Want Good Roads.
 The Calhoun County Farmers union, which adjourned at Choccolocco yester- day afternoon to hold the next meeting at McFall, adopted resolutions favoring the Overton amendment to the constitu- tion providing for a state fund for the
 
 improvement of Alabama highways, de- clared in favor of better educational Ia cilities for the rural districts and gave unqualified indorsement to the state na- tional agricultural bureaus which are now conducting demonstrations in this county for the purpose of interesting Cal houn farmers in improved scientific metn- ods and appliances.
 President John M. Snow and T. l.. Harvey of Alexandria addressed the con vention, speaking in the interest of or ganization The first day was devoted to executive sessions, but the second day was open to all, and large gathering was present.
 It was stated in the resolution that the probable cause of the great influx from the country to the cites is the condition of he county roads, making it burden to the farmers to market their crops after they have been made They take the position that education and good roads should go hand in hand, and they will wage a strong campaign with these two ends in view.
 Houser Gets Contract.
 c T Houser and Architect c. w. Carl ton, who drafted the plans, returned yes terday afternoon from Jacksonville where they met President c. W. Daugette and signed a contract by which the Tor mer secures the work of erecting the s24 900 addition to the State Norma school in that city, making the value of the two buildings something like $35,Ooo The building will be 1S0 by S3 feet three stories high, not including spa cious basement. The entire third floor will be used as a gymnasium The building will contain 27 rooms, includlne the presidents office, twelve class rooms two large lecture rooms two teachers rooms. cooking sewing rooms, etc. The heating and ventilation will be of the
 
 complete change of the atmosphere throughout the entire building every eight minutes. the contract for the installation of the heating and plumbing appliances not having been let. =, The superstructure of the building will he of brick following the Ionic style oi architecture, every detail being carefully proportioned in accordance with the oio Greek ideals, the large portico on the front of the building being striking Tn this respect. The site upon whlch the huiIding is located comprises fourteen acres. in the center of which the coi' leee will stand, surrounded by large shade trees. It is an ideal location. ana when completed the building will be among the prettiest in the state
 Miss NobIe's Funeral.
 The funeral of Miss Elizabeth Noble, who died at the home of her sister, Mrs John Tompkins, 1O07 Gurnee avenue, Sat urdav morning. will be held at the Grace Episcopal church tomorrow afternoon, short services being also conducted al the residence. The body will be 1nterreo at Fdgemont after the church services al 4 clock. Miss Noble was member of the Noble family which founded Anniston in con Junction with the Tylers, though sfss mas resided in Pennsylvania most of the time since her removal from England. She was s6 years old and has resided in the Model City with her sister for five years having made many friends during her residence here
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