The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-24
NIGHT RIDERS AT WORK NEAR EUFAULA
E. K. Lamar Receives Warning
 to Leave County
HAD PREVIOUS WARNING
First Note Was Followed By Burning of His Home and Barn-Citizens Giscuss Proposed Railroad
 at Abbevile.

Eufaula February 2S.-(Special.)- E. K. Lamar, a well known and in- 1uential farmer who resides seven miles south of the city, was served with notice yesterday morning threatening his life. The notice ap- peared in the form of a note which had been slipped under his front door some time during the night and which stated that unless he vacated his home and left the neighborhood within week he would be killed. It will be remembered that MT. Lamar was served with a similar notice about a month ago and just a short time prior to the burning of his home and several out houses on his premises which Is thought to have been the work of an incendiary
 In an interview with his brother who was in the city today it was learned that Mir. Lamar will pay no attention to the threat and has but little fear of 1t, but his wife has become greatly alarmed.
 A strange feature of the proceeding is that MT. Lamar has always been re- garded as a peaceable law -biding cit izen and he declares he has had no oc- casion to excite the animosity of any one from any cause whatever. The work is supposed to be that of some white man, although no one In the neighborhood or of whom MT. Lamar bae l. far haen suspicioned The matter Is being awaited with much anxiety by his friends.
 At a meeting of the ladies' guild of St. James Episcopal church here which Is as yet without a rector, 1t was de- termined to hold services on Ash Wednesday and every day during Lent Some suitable person will be request ed to read the services and the choir will contribute in the way of nice song service each evening.
 The work of erecting a suitable band stand for the use of the Second Regi- ment band of the city Is expected to begin this week. The structure will fill a long felt want and will occupy a convenient site near the Chautauqua theatre. The band promises to regale the citizens at frequent intervals dur ing the spring and summer months with a series of open air concerts. The faculty and pupils of the Ala bama Brenau together with number of invited young women friends en- joyed a celebration of Washington's birth day at the institution Monday night. Old colonial costumes were donned and the old Virginia reel and the minuette was danced and the hours otherwise enjoyed in pleasant social in tercourse crowned with delicious re- fresh ments in the way of oyster stews and other tempting courses.
 A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens was held at the Elks hall last night when the matter of pro- posed railroad to connect this city with Abbeville was freely discussed. While no definite plans were mapped out 1t was clearly evident that all heartily favor the project and some definite conclusion in the matter may be reached at an early date.
 A vote of the meeting was taken as to the expediency of asking a dona- tion of s20,000 or more of the dispen sary funds to be so applied resulted fayorably. A committee was appoint ed to canvass the city and 1t Is be- lieyed $30,00O can be raised in the way of subscriptions among the citi- zens.
 The road will be 2S miles long, and 1t looks very much like a go.