The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-23
NEW RAILROAD IS
 AN ASSURED FACT Meeting Is Held In Meridian
 to Discuss Building O'FLlNN WILL PR0BATED Man Killed by J. c. Walton Leaves Es- tate Worth $5o,ooo-MlIltary
 Companies Back From Trip
 To Protect Negro.
O'FLlNN WILL PROBATE0

Meridian, June 22.-(Special. )-Officials
 and promoters of the proposed Mississippi
 River Western railroad, which Is designed
 to run from Meridian to Natchez, met
 with a number of Meridian capitalists
 in this city this afternoon and tonight
 to discuss the building of the road and
 to take the initial step toward the or
 ganization of a construction company.
 The railroad officials and promoters pres-
 ent were: J. ". Hudson, vice president and general manager; Charles F. Sco- field, secretary; A. H. Longino, general counsel; W. A. Nall, general agent; Will liam Carnell, industrial agent; Cyrus Hummer chief engineer, with headquar- ters at Hazelhurst and R. N. Miller and S. Kemp, Hazelhurst; G. M. Whitworth, Mendenhail; H. S. Jones, Mobile, and L. J. Ellis, eastern passenger agent of the Norfolk and Western, New York. From the sentiment expressed by all the gentlemen attending the meeting it would appear that the road is a certainty. It was announced that all money contracts had been drawn up and only awaited the signatures of the officials. At the meeting tonight a committee was appointed con sisting of A. B. Amis, G. w. Hall of Meridian, and former Gov. A. H. Lon gino of Jackson, to draw the charter of the construction company, after the pub
 lication of which permanent organization
 will be effected. The headquarters of the construction company will be in Jack. son.
 FffIz Ta4 VTy ny yTTf.. was filed for probate today He leave:
 an estate valued at s50,oOO to his widow
 Annie O'FIinn, with Edward O'Flinn as
 administrator. Will T. O'F1inn was sec
 retary of the Beavers club of this city
 and died from the effects of pistol shot
 wounds inflicted by J. c. Walton, a Beaver, who Is now confined in the county
 jail awaiting grand jury investigation.
 The thirty-first annual commencement
 exercises of St. Aloysius academy took
 place tonight in the Grand opera house
 The exercises were witnessed by packed
 house. The programme consisted of es-
 says by the graduates, music and recita-
 tions. The graduates are: Miss Minnie
 May Morrison, Miss Jessie E. Floyd, Miss
 Mary B. Cunningham, Miss Lucy M
 Faler, Miss Winifred Fitzgerald and Miss
 Christine Cosgrove. The diplomas and
 medals were presented by Rev. Ter Brink of St. Patrick's Catholic church The closing session of the school is said to be one of the most successful in ths history of the organization.
 The Meridian, Macon Laurel and Bay Springs companies of the Second regi ment, Mississippi National Guard, re turned home on an early morning spe cial train from Brandon, where they wer, called by Governor Noel to protect tn, negro. Will Mack, in case the citizens of Rankin county attempted to take sum mary vengeance for the crime of crim inal assault for which the negro was t, stand trial at special term of court The soldiers report that they never say | a more peaceful or law abiding town thai was Brandon during the trial of the ne gro. The people appeared to be satis fled to let the law take its course, a | the negro was convicted and sentence, | to be hanged July 28.
 Mayor John l.. Parker has issued al ultimatum to the people of the oity. Tn order Is to clean up and clean up quicl l before wholesale prosecutions begin. Al l weeds must be cut where they have beel ! allowed to grow on sidewalks and al | trash and filth must be gathered to | gether and hauled out of the city a l once. | Miss Nellie Kirkland of Meridian an, MT. J. H. E1ey of Atlanta were marie, in this oity at the home of the bride mother, Mrs. J. R. Kirkland, Twenty | third avenue and Ninth, yesterday after | noon, Rev. T. J. Shipman, pastor of tn | First Baptist church. officiating. Mis- | Elizabeth Gray was the maid of homo | and MT. A. B. Patterson best man. Onl | a few intimate friends of the family wit messed the pretty home wedding