The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-07
JURY COMMISSION
IN FIRST SESSION
Calhoun County Body Trans
acts Only Routine Business
aaa.y 0rTa.Ai naIN0 0nOH
MAY RETAIN MISS COOK
Young Woman's Chances of Reap
pointment as Postmaster at Jack
sonville FavorabIe-Rev. Var
brough Accepts Call.

neNs December Especial. THE
hou" einted jury commission for Cal
sty had its initial session today
time nothing but routine work
ne commission was created
ose of taking the work for
- the jury lists off the county
] II aissioners which will give them more
for the work before them at each
Il sion. The clerk, I. E. Watson, has
n busy for the past month collecting
names for the jury box and at the ses-
sion of the commission tomorrow his
work will be gone over and such cor
reetions as the commission may deem
necessary will be made. The commission
is composed of the following: J. NJ. Led
better. president; ". H. Griffin of Of
ford, and F NJ. Formhy OF Piedmont,
and Z E. Watson. clerk.
May Be Reappointed.
Regarding the report that W. W. Bat
tie. a deputy revenue collector and a re-
publican. was practically certain of the
appointment TO the postmsstership at
Jacksonville, 1t now develops that Miss
n.
comes from strong democratic fam
ily stands q good chance for reappoint-
ment A Jacksonville citizen, who was
here today, states that Miss Cook has
the Endorsement OF every business man in
the city, regardless OF politics, and con-
fidentiy believes in her reappointment
Her term of office has been very sue
cessful and of much benefit to Jack
sonville proper, as well as people in the
country
Yarbrough Accepts Call.
Dr. ". L. Yarbrough. who was re-
Gently called 10 fill the puplit at Par
ker Memorial Baptist church, TO take
the place of DR.. ]. H. Foster, resigned,
has accepted the call and will move his
family here soon after the first of the
year. DR.. Yarbrough has filled the pull,
pit of the First Baptist church at Jack
son. Miss, for the past IL years and is
considered a speaker of unusual earnest
ness and eloquence. He is a graduate
of the Southern. Theological seminary at
Louisville and his decision to come to An
niston was made only after long deliber-
alton, and in the face of strong resolu-
tons urging him to stay in jackson
adopted by his congregation there.
To Call New Pastor.
At meeting of the church officials
of the First Presbyterian church yester-
day a committee was appointed for the
purpose OF selecting minister to NIL
the vacancy caused in the pulpit OF that
church by the resignation of DIR. j. G.
Anderson to take up field mission work.
DIR. Andersons resignation is to take
effect soon after the new year begins.
Just who the committee will call to fill
the vacancy is not known. but 1t is I'M
ministers in mind.
City Court Proceedings.
At the session of the city court called
this morning several cases were tried in
which small verdlcts were rendered. The
case of Shelnutt Mercantile company VS..
Southern Railway company was decided
in favor of the plaintiff. judgment In the
sum of s91 being rendered. A judgment
for $50 was given in the case of John F.
Boozer & Co. against the Southern rail-
way The case of l.. H. Kaplan VS..
Stenman & Co. was also tried and re-
suited IN Judgment for 1900 being rem
dered in favor of Mr.. Kaplan. 1t was
expected that a special jury term of this
court would be held this month for the
purpose of trying two murder cases,
against Ross Cochran and Clark Hurd,
but the press of other business will pre-
vent. ana their cases Will pTODdDiy Coli0
to trial next month. Both defendants are
out on bond.
General News.
Funeral services over the remains of
James d. Madison, who died Saturday
morning at Silver Run after an illness
of several weeks with pneumonia, were
held in Oxford yesterday morning, Rev.
T. F. Mullin officiating.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Kelly, who died Saturday night after a
short illness. was buried Monday morn
ing at Edgemont cemetery.
The friends of Rev. j. II. Dunn, pre-
siding elder of the Admission district and
Rev. w. B. Smead, pastor of the North
ern Methodist church, will be glad to
hear that at the recent session of the
Alabama conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Edwardsville both
ministers were returned to their old
places. The conference closed its session
today