The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
IDR. ], ", STAGG IS
 IMPROVING SCHOOL Will Go Out on Road After the
 Holidays
 UNION SERVICE HELD To Welcome the Rev. George Stoves
UNION SERVICE
HELD
To Welcome the Rev. George Stoves as Pastor of First Methodist
 Church at Anniston-Re-
 ported Sale of Car Plant.

Anniston. December 2o.--(special.) )-Dr J. w. stagg. recently appointed president of the Alabama Presbyterian college here, is putting in some hard work to raise the standard of the school and otherwise im- proving it. In the past few weeks the school building has undergone several in- portant changes, notable among which is the furnishing of the laboratory under the direction of Prof. Scott Lyons, and the installation of 300 chairs in the college chapel.
 Announcement has been made that the Christmas holidays at this institution will begin on December g and continue for 10 days. Immediately after the holidays Dr. Stagg will take the road in the in terest of the college enrolment and the proposed s1o0, 600 endowment fund. and he anticipates a much larger matrieulation after Christmas He says he Is receiv- ing letters of inquiry every day in regard to the college.
 The regular Sunday morning service at the Parker Memorial Baptist and at the First Presbyterian churches yesterday was done away with, and the congrega- tions of these churches united with that of the First Methodist church to hear the initial sermon of the Rev. George Stoves. who was appointed to the latter church by the North Alabama conference re- gently in session at Roanoke. The ladies of the church gave the Rev. Stoves and family a mouse warming on their ar- rival last week fin the shape of warm house and a full pantry, which fully at tested the cordiality of the welcome by his entire future congregation.
 A report has been in circulation here all day today that the Western Steel Car and Foundry company has purchased the plant on which they have lease with the intention of beginning operations at once. The report could not be confirmed, J. J. willett, local attorney for the firm, saying that if there had been such a transaction he knew nothing of it. With the car works running even on half ca- .pacity business conditions in Anniston improve wonderfully. and any report re- garding its operation is eagerly listened to and passed on. The lease the present company holds on the plant expires early in the year, and this fact has given color to several rumors to the effect that this company may buy the plant outright and
 operate it. or get out of the way and let someone take hold of the place that will
 run it.
 Surprise has been expressed on more
 than one occasion that with the splendid
 market for new cars that has been open for bids within the last three months no attempt apparently has been made by the company to bring any of the business to Anniston. All things considered, the city is rallying from the financial depression very well, the operation of the different pipe plants and the furnace of the Wood stock Iron company being the cause, but every good Annistonian wants the car works running. The full operation of the plant means the circulation of between s15O,000 and s2Oo,OOO monthly.
 The annual examination of teachers opened today at the courthouse under the personal supervision of County Superin- tendent H. T. Persons, and 66 applicants were present at the opening of the exam nations. Both the circuit and city court rooms are being used by the applicants, the whites using the former and colored people the latter. In the first mentioned there are AT applicants for second and third grade licenses, and one with a life certificate.
 There were today 19 negro candidates for certificates to teach. The examina- tions will continue through Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. and it is prob able that the applications will reach a much higher figure, as 1t is believed that the bad weather had an effect on the opening day,
 Annistonians were treated to the de- scription of an unusual form of charity today, which will no doubt be the means of diverting Christmas money into an entirely different channel than was orig inaly planned. A prominent citizen of the town was awakened last night by a noise in his coalhouse. On armihg him. self properly and starting out with the intention of doing someone bodily harm he found that his visitors were ragged. barefooted children, and without saving word went back to bed. It seems that the sight of bare-footed children out get ting fuel on night when everything was covered with ice was too much for him. and he would not interrupt This incident merely serves to call to mind the fact that someone lacks the actual necessities of life, and the true Christmas spirit will seek out and relieve them.
 The cold snap that has prevailed here for the past few days was partially broken today when the sun came ont and melted the ice that had formed on everv- thing last night. A cold. drizzling rain set in late and froze as it fell. and sev- eral serious accidents were narrowly averted early in the morning. Unsuspect- ing horses handled by careless drivers had hard falls on the pavement on Noble street, and many pedestrians saw stars ,,
 TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
 Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tab lets. Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. E. W. GROVES signature is on each hox o5c