The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-07
FINE BOULEVARD
 WILL BE BUILT Chattanooga Is Adding to the
 City'S Attractions REBUILT STREET IS OPEN Boston Man Gets Into Trouble While Trying To Treat Neero-con- stable Seriously Cut by
 Negro.
REBUILT STREET IS OPEN

Chattanooga, April 6-(SpeciaI.) )-At the regular meeting of the county court here today s50000 was appropriated for the con- struction of a boulevard from the heart of the city to the government roads in Chick amauga Park The road will be known as Boynton boulevard in honor of the 1 late General Boynton. The road will be about ten miles long and will be one of the finest in the south.
 The county court also transacted large amount of other business while in session.
 The city of Chattanooga today threw open to the public the rebuilt Metallic avenue. This thoroushfare is one of the principal residence streets in Chattanoo- ga, and is the most direct route from the | city of Mission Ridge. It has recently | been reconstructed at a cost of s15,00O, and is now paved from the center of the city to the corporation limits. The street | is one of the finest in the south. A man who declared that he was from Boston attempted to "set up' a negro Tn white saloon here today, and as re- suit he was arrested and is now in se-
 
 the barkeeper would not serve him. After the arrest he said he did not know it was against the customs of the south for white men to mix socially with negroes. Constable W. T. Yarnell, one of the best known officers in Hamilton county, was cut and seriously wounded yesterday morning when he attempted to arrest Richard Brown, a desperate negro character The officer was cut seven times. The negro was shot through the f1eshy part of the arm by the officer, but was not seriously wounded. Brown was afterward cap tured.
 It is announced that Rhea Springs, the famous resort about fifty miles north of here, on the Queen and Crescent railroad, will be thrown open to the public about May 1. M. s. Gibson, who formerly man aged the Lookout Inn, will be in charge this season.
 Officers of the First Baptist church of this city have established 8 free em- ployment bureau. They invite the unem- ployed to call at their headquarters daily and inquire for work, while employers are asked to send there for men when they have vacancies in their shops and offices.
 Work on the new $75000 First Presby- terian church, which will be constructed on the corner of Metallic and Douglas streets, Is progressing at rapid rate. The foundations have now been completed and the actual construction of the church building will start in a very few days.
 Additional information from San Die go, Cal. concerning Howell Titus, the former Chattanooga lawyer who is report ed to be insane, tells of an attempt made by the lawyer to commit suicide while in jail. It is said that he lost all of his money gambling, and after offering bogus checks to cover further losses he was ar rested and locked up It was then that he threatened and finally unsuccessfu1ly attempted to end it all. His friends here are greatly interested in his case.
 In a special sermon here to members of the United Commercial Travellers, Dr. J. c. Massee of the First Baptist church said that the Good Samaritan was a drum mer He preached to them on that sub feet.