The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-02
MERIDIAN FAILS
 T0 GET NEW TRAIN Mobile & Ohio Road Could Not
 Put In Service MYSTERY IN MARRIAGE Couple Comes From Savannah and After Wedding Ceremony Each De- parts on Different Train.
 Bad Negro Arrested.
MYSTERY IN MARRIAGE

Meridian, April 1.-(Special )-Hopes of a new passenger train on the Mobile and Ohio road to run south or Mer,d;ap to "ayhesooro were dispelled today upon announcement of the board of trade that the company had declined to estab fish the much desired service. This is great disappointment not only to Me ridlan people but to the people all aIony the line from this city to the wavna county capital as they were almost OCT taln from announcements that had bean made that the service would be inaue- urated The service is so badly needed because or the fact that local freiehts uo not carry passengers. As long az travel could be made in that way neo- pie along the line had no kick
 ne announcement that Mrs Euuice Lockwood of Crystal Springs is to mako thls city her home, coming here as the superintendent of the Missjssinn; Mo sonic Widows and Orphans, Horne ha. Deen feceiVed with no little pleasure by a iarse number of intimate friends of the talented Mississippi lady, whose splen- oio enorts in raising almost unaided the luhd Tor the purchase of the battleshin Mississippi silver service, endearea her to all the people of the state.
 "A marriage performed in Meridian last saturday appears to be surrounded with no little mystery The contra etino na, ties Is shown on the marriage license 700 1ster are MT. J. c. Morris and Miss Net tie Vancleave of Savannah, Ga. The car. emony was performed by T. G. [. k eana 1ustice or the peace, the groom at the 'iine oeciarlng that he wanted no wit hesses to the ceremony, so if ia said when he applied for the marriage license he requested that the fact be kent o,,t or the newspapers. It is claimed that .ne couple visited the office of the inc tce Tn closed carriage and that inc pride ieft in the same way but was not accompanied by the groom. She is said 10 nave gone direct to the union pas leaving the city. The couple was of ra- nhed appearance, the bride being strilx- ingly pretty. ''iiN- Mrs Mary Townley has filed suit for oivorce against her husband, Bedford Iowniey. She alleges desertion and fail ure to support; that she was married
 
 and that the plaintiff left her after TWO TWO months of happy welded life and that she has heard from him only one tima during that time. She ayers that Town ley IS now resident of aco, Tex. Frank Prince, suspected of being one Of three negroes who fired into a posse of officers in Kemper county last sat1Ir- day night, was arrested in this city last night. The officers, it is claimed, went to arrest the trio of blacks, who showed 1 fight, drawing guns and firing several shots and escaping. Bloodhounds were se- cured and after long chase the dogs lost the scent. A second of the supposed three negroes was arrested yesterday at Iamoia while trying. to make his es- cape in a box car. The third negro is thought to be in Meridian. The Kemper authorities are very much aroused and are determined to arrest the trio and thereby break up what they declare is one of the worst gangs in the entire county.