The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-12
STAY AT HOMES
 TAKE WORLD TRIP
Unique Entertainment By the
 Ladies of TaIIadega
STORM DOES DAMAGE
Cuts Clean Path Through Talladega County, But, Luckily, Strikes SparseIy Settled Community.
 No One Reported Injured.

Talladega, March Il. = (Special.)-A unique and successful entertainment was given by the ladies of the First Bap- tist church last evening, entitled "A Trip Around the World A railroad jour- ney was represented. The ticket office was at the home of Mrs. Robert Hicks, on North street, Miss Ida Henderson act ing as agent. The house was arranged to show all the usual accompaniments of a ticket office-schedules, maps, emi- grants in various costumes. From this office the traveller was carried in Pull mans Carriage, fare 10 cents) to Hol- land, at the home of pr. and Mrs. Cason on Court street, where there were flags, dykes, windmills and a Dutch lunch was served, and Mrs. Rue was the guide, speaking the Dutch language. The next country visited was the home of MT. and Mrs Wilder on East street, where Ice land was represented, decorations covered with icicles snow on the ground, Esqui- maux in tents, and ices were served Japan was the last port visited at the residence of Mr and Mrs. J. A. Powe on East street. The land of the Mikado was beautifully typified with Japanese decorations and tea and rice candy were the refreshments. At midnight the over laden Pullmans ceased the journey and the ladies got together and counted sev- eral hundred dollars as the receipts of the road.
 Relative to the discussion that has been going the rounds recently in reference to the use of individual communion cups. 1t can be stated that the Christian church of Talladega, located in a beautiful new house of worship on Court street, has been using the individual communion cups for more than three years. In many other respects this congregation is fully up-to-date in all needed religious observ- ances.
 Joseph G. Slavery has bought the re- mainder of the stock of the Alabama News company, partnership that went into the hands of a trustee some time since. and is successfully retailing the goods at the former location on the east side of the square, about midway of the block. In a few months, as soon as a brick addition Is completed, this store will be occupied by the Talladega Hard ware company, as an annex for their present store.
 A storm passed northeast anu hoi LII of Talladega on Wednesday through the Green neighborhood. path about POO feet wide, looking as If It had been cleared for a railroad right-of-Way was cut by the cyclone. Teees were wrung off at & height of 10 to 20 feet from the ground and everything standing in the line of the tornado was leveled to the ground. In 1886 a similar cyclone ex- actly parallelled this one, the respective lines of the two storms not being more than one mile apart, and in each case the cyclone was not diverted by noun tain, but went straight up one side and down the opposite side of peak as II It had been level ground. No lives were lost, as fortunately no dwelling was In the path of the storm
 The subject of Lenten addresses at St. Peters church for Thursday will be "Principes of Divine Worship. Friday, "Confession and Absolution.' Third sun day in Lent, Christian Principles" con- firmation. pr. Hunter, the rector, not only serves the city church but also con ducts services at stated intervals at four chapels, Waldo, Sylacauga, Nottingham, and Renfro The bishop has announced his visitation of the parish for April 1s the Sunday after Easter.