The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
NEWS OF opnE1l<A.
Isaraca CIass of FriFnt BaRtist Church
 3se Effects O1neers.

8st 1cIects OEleers.
 opeiika, Jan. io--lspecial.l--Th' Baraca Glass of the First Baptis' Church held a business meeting thii morning, and elected the following om cers for the present year: President W, R. Watts: Vice President. Dr. W. J Love; Secretary, Walter Cullans; Treas urer. R. c. Poster: Librarian. Jesse A Taylor, and Teacher, Rev. W. A. Telfa ferro. This class is doing fine work and 1t is increasing in membership very rapidly There were thfrty-one present this morning and of this number, twelve were new scholars.
 The members of the Lucky Thirteen Club, held a most Interesting meeting at the home of Miss Lucia Andrews cn Avenue A, Friday afternoon. The sub feet discussed was "Lorna Doone," and Miss Carrie Dowdell, lead in the discus sion. During the business meeting which followed. the name of the cluL was changed to the '.Interse Club. Ar ter . delightful fruit course was served to the guests, several selections Of mu- sic were rendered on the plano by mem bers of the club.
 Charley Finley and Lucinda Finley son and mother. who are charged with burglary, and who have been given preliminary hearings before Justice E A. Burke, have both been bound over by him. to await the action of the Eralo fury of the Lee County Court of Law and Equity. These parties are charged with burglarizing the home or W: E' Palmer, and the store house of the Phil lips -Yarbrough Hardware company.
 The Opelika Compress Company made a most creditable showing from Sep tember | 1908, to December 31. 1905 Durifix that time 1t compressed s9,60O hale of cotton, an increase of 6.9sS bales over the same time for 1907. The coiupress company received 46.124 bales of cotton from September l. to Decem@ ber 31. 1908.
 The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com pany have presented to Judge J. B. Lyons. for record in the Probate ofice of Lee County, the longest mortgage ever recorded here. The mortgage AilA I72 large printed pages, and consists of 60 900 words. This mortgage Is given to secure an issue of $15.000,0OO of fif- teen-year five per cent gold bonds rec gently put on the market by this com pany.. The recording fee will amount to about $100.
 Hon. Thomas D. Sanford. United States Commissioner, gave W. H. Fos- ter of Randolph County. preliminary hearing Saturday on the charge of H. licit distiIling. Upon hearing the tes- timony, the Commissioner bound the de- fendaTt over to await the action of the TJnited States grand jury and his bond was fixed at 3200. which he made.
 Rev. Collins Denny, of Nashville. Tenn. and one of the professors in Van derbilt University. has accepted the in vitation to preach the Honor Day ser mon for the First Methodist Sunday School Tn this city, on Sunday January S1. At that time nearly 200 scholars of this school will receive diplomas for work done for the year 1908,
 Miss Luta Mae Ingram. who has been the guest of Miss Hattie Torbert. re- turned to her home in Columbus. Ga. Saturday at noon.
 James R. Black, Of New Orleans. ia, came to OpeIika Saturday morning to spend a few days with his parents, Ml and Mrs. s. S. Black.
 Captain and Mrs. T. L.. Kennedy, Mrs. Hester and Misses Maude Brown. Mag gie Matthews and Fannie Hester. have gone to Tampa, Fla, where they will visit for several weeks.
 Mrs W. H. Holloway has returned to her home. after an extended visit to Fort Deposit
 pr Jesse G. Palmer and daughter Miss Maude Palmer. have gone to Or. lando, Fla.
 Mir. Ray Hunt has gone to Stinsor, Ga, where he will visit for few lays