The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
COURTHOUSE CASE WILL BE APPEALED Chancellor DiSS9Ives Injunction
 By Taxpayers LAYMAN'5 , UNION FORMED The Commissioners of Morgan County Make Contract for convlcts-Axle Forge Shop Will Soon Start
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LAYMAN'5 UNION FORMED

Decatur, January 3.-(Special )-Chan- cellor w. H. Simpson of New Decatur has dissolved the injunction against the build- ing of a new county courthouse for Lime- stone county at Athens. The injunction was obtained by Attorneys Sanders and Thach of Athens for Dr. W. J. Hagan. The case will now go to the supreme court of the state, and it is thought that a yer dict will be given within the course of two or three months.
 Some time ago the county commission CTS of Limestone county contracted for a new courthouse to be built at Athens. Soon after the contract was let several parties in Athens asked for an injunction against the county commissioners and the contractors, but Chancellor W. H. Simp- son refused to grant the injunction. Later Attorneys Sanders and Thach obtained an injunction from Associate Justice Ander son of the supreme court, and this was the only injunction ever granted in the case. The county commissioners were rep resented by Attorney w. R. Walker of the injunction, which motion has just been granted by Chancellor Simpson.
 A bond to the amount of s7500 has been made and the case will at once be ap- pealed to the supreme court.
 The Baptists of the Decaturs have or ganized a Laymans union with good membership. Dr. F. R. Beason was elect ed president and N B. Peak secretary of the union. A committee on bylaws was appointed by the president. The object of the union is to promote the Baptist cause in the Decaturs in every way possible.
 William B. Richardson, special deputy for the Knights of Honor, is now in the Decaturs working in the interest of the order. While here MT. Richardson will or ganize a lodge exclusively for the ladies. He is meeting with fine success.
 Mrs. George D. Williamson entertained the younger society set last night at her charming home in Decatur with fancy dress ball. The affair was very bril- liant one. and one that was highly en- loved by the large number of guests in attendance.
 The county commissioners of this coun- ty have made a contract with the Pratt Consolidated Coal company to take all the male convicts over 16 years of age that are sent up from this county at $10 a month The ones under 16 years of age and the females they will give mainten- ance
 The axle forge shop of the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops, situated in New Decatur, will start up within a short time after having been closed down for several months. In this department of the shops all kinds of car axles are forged. and the men employed in this department make all the way from 8 to $10 a day. The Louisville and Nashville will also soon commence building new cars here again. =.
 Probate Judge William E. Skeggs has just received the warrants for the pen sions of the ex-Confederate veterans in this county. and is now paying to the old soldiers their usual allowances.
 Coleman Long, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Long, and a younger brother of Maj. William H. Long, Jr., died last night at the home of his parents on Lafayette street, after a long Illness with tubercu- losis. The funeral will take place to- morrow.