The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-06
ESCAPE OF YEGGMEN
 INTERESTS SELMA Said to Have Taken Part In
 Robbery At OrrviIIe WILLIAM BERY IS DEAD Was One of the Richest Citizens of seIma-street Railway Is Prepar-
 ing to Lay Heavy Rails
 on Its Tracks.
WILLIAM BERY IS DEAE

Selma, April 5.--(Special.)- .)-The escape
 from prison In Greenville s. C., of George Barton with Tennessee Dutch' was learned with considerable interest in Sel- ma and vicinity. Barton a short while before being captured in Birmingham had participated with James OConnell' another we'll known "yeggman," in the robbery of the postoffce at Orrville, IA
 miIes wrom Selma O'Connell is now
 in the Mobile county jail awaiting his trial which will come off in May or June, When Barton was searched In Birmingham a number of stamps ana other postal matter identified as having come from the Orrville office were found
 in his possession. Postoffice Inspector Lemon received
 notification last night of the escape or
 Barton and "Tennessee Dutch" ana mas
 taken steps to circulate descriptions or
 the two men around this section
 Death of Old Citizen.
 Sunday morning at an early hour at
 the old folks, home of the county, oc-
 o,,rred the death of William Berg, one
 of the oldest citizens of Selma MT. Berg
 conducted a lumber and blaming ouslness
 here for a number of years and was "eh
 known and highly esteemed. He was un-
 iii i'll health laid its afflicting hand upon
 him A member for years of the vestry
 of St. Pauls Episcopal church. Tearing Up Tracks.
 The street railway company today com
 menced tearing up the old track on Broad II
 street preparatory to relaying heaVy rail
 along with the paving of the street. lne
 rail that will be put down on Broad ana
 Water streets by the street railway com
 pany is IA pounds to the yard ana IS capable of holding the heaviest railroad cars and engines. The franchise of the company permits the use Of ether steam' electricity or other motive power and it is practically certain that on Water street. at least, preparations are to be made for store door delivery 10 the wholesale merchants along that tnor- oughfare Broad street is to be paved
 with asphalt, a driveway of 50 rect on each side of the street car tracks being laid of that material The space between the car tracks will be laid in vitrihed bricks The sidewalks are 20 feet wlde and Selma will boast as Dedutilui a
 thoroughfare when completed as any city of the country.
 Local and Personal. Dr. Eugene Galloway of New York IS at home on a visit to his parents, MT. and Mrs. D. M. Galloway.
 Monroe Jones of Birmingham Is on a visit to his old home.
 | Mrs. w. H. Eelch of Birmingham IS | the guest of her sister, Mrs E. Il. | Fowlkes on Mabry street.
 Frank P Beddow of Nashville is in | Selma conducting a popularity contest | for the Frans S. Adams Company | through the Selma Times.
 | The Peoples Bank and Trust company | new, home, corner of Broad and Water
 streets, is practically ready for occupancy l and the bank is expecting to move about | the middle of the present month 1 Selma's postoffice receipts for the first | quarter of the year shows an increase oi
 s1,2312s, or 1175 per cent. The figures | for the quarter ending March 81, 1908
 were $10,6O1.13, while for the quarter end
 ing March 31, 1909, they were $l1 1S32.4. |