The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-24
JUNIOR RECITAL
 AT TALLADEGA
lengthy Programme Is En-
 Enthusiastically Received
NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY
Admits Murder of His Rival In Love Affair and Takes Live Sentence In the Penitentiary-News
 of Talladega.

Talladega. March S-(special)-Th junior recital of the Alabama synodical college Monday evening was largely at tended The programme consisted of r selections. seven instrumental offerings. one chorus, one drill, two vocal numbers, five readings and pantomime At Part ing a vocal offering sung by Miss Louise MeE1dery, was enthusiastically re- eeived The readings, "A Freekel- Faced Girl by Miss Mary Jones; 'In a Shoe Store, by Miss Dixie Kilgore; "The Dead Doll,' Miss Lucille Franks: "rhe Opi- mist" by Miss Augusta Katzenstein, and Aunt Elnora's Hero," by Miss Rose Hawley, were great favorites with the audience. Schubert's Serenade was beau tifully rendered by Misses NJ. Mattison and K.Crosbie. The piano numbers were rendered by Misses Etta Jordan, Miss Margaret Cater, Miss Catherine Cabeen, Miss Mollie Johnson and Miss Kathleen McEldery and consisted of selections from Gottschalk, G. Lange, Ellmenreich, F. Williams and Lichner; a duet from Bachman by Misses F. Lanier and M. Welch and trio; Panama" from Weckerlih was rendered by Misses R. Howard R. Thompson and Findley, elicit ing much applause. The closing panto- mime, Nearer, My God, To Thee" was quite artistic, and was executed by Misses Johnson. Kilgore and Katzenstein.
 Lewis Beavers and Will Lawson. both young negroes living in the same neigh bodhood, were enamored of the same sable damsel. Lawson had rather the advan- tage in the wooing, and one night at party some months since Lewis Beavers peered through the lighted window and saw his rival basking in the sunshine of the smile of his enamorata. Going back to his home nearby he procured a shot gun and from the darkness outside he poured load of shot into the unsuspect- ing Lawson and then fled leaving his rival dead on the floor. Yesterday when an indictment for murder was read to him he plead guilty in open court to mur- der fin the first degree and a jury. head ed by Turner H. Nance stayed out just long enough to write a verdict of im- prisonment for life. This verdict had been previously agreed upon between the solicitor and the counsel of the defend- ant, who had been appointed by the court. M. D. Ivey.
 For some time past the city has been
 
 want is to be supplied at once. A theatre has been fitted up, located on the west side of East street, opposite the Elks' theatre, and the opening performance oc- cured this evening. The admission has been fixed at 10 cents, two pictures and an Illustrated song.
 All the buildings formerly occupied bv saloons have at last been occupied with soft drink establishments or business of some kind. The last one to open in a new business is the store on the north west corner of the square, formerly known as Martins corner" which has been neatly fitted up this week as res- taurant and soft drink establishment.
 H. J. Mead, soliciting freight agent for the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, has gone to Florida in the in- terest of his line. His headquarters for the next six weeks will be at Miami. Florida. His mission is to induce ship ments of early vegetables over his road.