The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
Frank C. Mc6hee Succeeds the
Late w. D. Cameron
NEW. OFFICE BUILDING
Jailer Temple Reports on Jail Condi-
tons and Prisoners for the Year.
Another Candidate in the
Field for Councilman.

Meridian, Miss. July Specially
Frank C. McGhee WAS indicted into the
office of circuit clerk today the oath
being administered by Chancery Clerk
W. R. Pistole. McGhee was elected
to fill out the unexpired term of the
late Gen. W. d. Cameron, who had
been clerk for IS years.
W. NJ. Wagner and Dave King, two
Meridian capitalists. announce tonight
that all arrangements are complete and
plans are now being drawn for a new
seven-story building to be erected at
Twenty second avenue and Sixth street.
The ground floor is to be designed for
business purposes and the remaining
six floors will be for offices. The
building will cost something over
800 900, having all modern conven-
fences.
Jailer ]. r. Temple today went over
the county jail records for the year
past and found that during this time
he had enrolled 329 prisoners. OF this
number POI were sent to the county
roads for various offenses and 121 were
discharged and paid out and seven sent
to the penitentiary. There are 20 in
the jail at present, 16 of whom are
being held for grand jury investigation,
two have already been indicted and two
are insane, the later being confined
in the county bastle because of the
overcrowded condition of the East Mis-
sissippi insane hospital. look over
the Jail shows that Jailer Temple and
Deputy Boutwell, keep everything in
ship-shape condition and prisoners are
rightly cared for.
Uncle" Tommie Priest, an Irish
American veteran of the Confederate
war, is in the city shaking hands with
friends. He has been an inmate of the
Confederate home at Beauvoir, on the
Mississippi gulf coast for the past sew
eral years and pays visit to Me-
ridian friends once every year. He is
profuse in his praise of the home and
the treatment of the old soldier in
mates. He is especially enth usiastic in
speaking of the administration of the
homes affairs by Superintendent Mosby
saying that all the inmates liked the
man and that he vas considerate Of
their every wish.
Another candidate has entered the
race for the vacancy on the board of
council made vacant by the resignation
of Frank c. McGhee. The new aspirant
for municipal honors is John V. VIII
liams. a prominent cotton buyer. This
makes three avowed candidates for the
vacancy. The election will be held
: August 4.
j. w. Switzer & Son and the J. B.
Garden Hardware company, two OF the
most important hardware concerns of
Meridian, have consolidated their bust
ness and incorporated under the firm
name of the Switzer-Carden Hardware
company. The new firm expects to en-
large the business very materially, whole
sale and retail, putting In stock which
will enable them to compete with the
biggest hardware concerns In the south.
The Meridian board of trade Is attract
ing attention far and near. Secretary
Moore is in receipt of a letter from the
management of great exposition In
Buenos Ayres, asking that the city Of
Meridian make an exhibit at the expo
sition, which Is to be held in 1870 The
purpose of the exposition Is to adver-
tise the resources of the Argentine re-
public and especially the adaptabilfty of
the soil for agricultural purposes and 1t
is desired that trade relations be
strengthened with the United States and
more especially with the southern states.
Mrs. Cornelia r. Lide, widow OF the
late Leslie Lde, has been granted let
tiers of administration on the estate of
her deceased husband which is estimated
at upward of $4,000 She filed a bond
of $4,000 The only heirs to the estate
are the widow and two minor children,
Leslie and Brooks. There was no will.
Insurance. $1,000 deposited In bank and
half interest in the Lide & Cheatham
drug store, valued at $500. Besides this
there Is some real estate
Regardless of the recent arrests by the
police Of a number of negro burglars
and footpads in Meridian burglars are
still plying their trade in different parts
of the city. The latest burglary was
at the home of A. c. Hulett, Twenty
fourth avenue. The house was entered
during the night time and the burglar
or burglars succeeded In securing fine
gold watch, several dollars in cash and
a lot of silverware.
FOR SALE-Business prop
erty, 900 feet of list National
Bank, at a big bargain.