The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-15
MEET IN
 ANN|STON FRIDAY
Convention of First District
 Will Assemble Many
DR. STAGG WILL PRESIDE
James F. Green Reelected Recorder. Delegates to Montgomery Confer ence-opening of Schools.
 Mir. Skelton's Funeral.

Anniston, September 14.-(Special)-Ad dresses by Grand Chancellor H. M. Beck and the Rev. J. M. Dannelly, grand keeper of records and seals, will be feat ures of the big Pythian convention of the first district, which will convene in this city on next Friday. The delegates will be welcomed at Oxford lake by Ross Blackmon, w. B. Merrill of Hef1in making the response. Dr. J. w. Stagg will pre- side over the meeting.
 This will be a unique feature of the 1 convention, as the delegates will not be welcomed until after the business meeting at Castle hall, in Anniston. The lake meeting will be open to all and as the invitation to the big barbecue which will be held there has been extended to hun dreds, a record-breaking crowd Is antici- pated.
 After the barbecue the delegates will reassemble at Castle hall, in Anniston, for the completion of business, 1t being believed that the reports of officers will show great growth in thee order in this district.
 Arrested for Illicit Distilling. Andrew Ledbetter, who with his brother, Jim, of northern Calhoun, was placed under a s2O0 bond by United States Com missioner Randolph yesterday afternoon for alleged illicit distilling, has also been arrested and placed under like borI by the state as a result of a partial report of the city court grand jury yesterday afternoon charging him with selling whisky.
 Silver Moon Burglary. The burglary of the Silver Moon cafe, which was plundered for about '$3OO last Sunday night, remains a mystery, as the police have been unable to discover a single clue leading to the perpetrators Of the crime It is believed that the cafe was entered from the basement by means of a flight of stairs. The money was taken from small box which had been secreted in showcase
 Green Is Reelected.
 Recorder James F. Green, who was re- elected on a salary of s75 per month at a special session of the city council last night was again at the city hall this morning to resume his old position. He took the oath of office before Mayor Wikle, and after Acting Recorder Eros had rendered a decision in continued case he resumed the bench. He has made an excellent record as recorder, and 1t IS believed that his reelection will give gen. eral satisfaction.
 Delegates 10 COHNcUtioH'
 Among the prominent citizens or Cal houn county who are attending the anu prohibition meeting in Montgomery are the following: Judge John Pelham, John c. Farley, John B. Knox, J. J. Willett, J. l. Arnold A. H. Sheppard, w. T. Ed mondson, Sr Tabor Foard, Gerard Schu- macher G. E. Warrick and Fred L. Blaclxmon, Beat 15: w. J. Brock. Beat y: w. N. Coker, Beat IS; R. A. Love ana
 Go Beat 19: E. G. Caldwell, c. S. Martin and George Rowan, Beat 1; c. B. McDowell, Beat 8: Clark Morgan Beat Il; Dr. M I. williams and c. c. Morgan, Beat Is; Gus Waldon, Beat '; B. A. Jones, Beat E. R, A. Burgess and James Meharg, Beat A.
 Busy Days at School.
 Monday and Tuesday were busy days in all the city schools. Big crowds thronged the buildings for matricuiation all day long. The teachers have had all they could do to handle the crowds and enroll the hosts of children, from the be- ginner to the highest grades. The pros pect, according to Superintendent Mur- phy, is that the enrolment will be large. Tuesday examination and classincatlon was the order and the strenuosity IS nor likely to show much sign or rellef until that task has been disposed of and all get down to work. Recent improvements have enabled the management to seat larger number of pupils than ever before, and present indications are that all the available space will be occupied Funeral of MT. SkeIton. The funeral of Green B. Skelton, who died at his home at Weaver after long illness Sunday morning. was held at Four Mile Monday afternoon at o'clock, the remains being inferred in the family bury ing ground.
 Court Proceedings. In the recorders court Monday G. B. Williams, a white man charged with sell ing whisky, was convicted, he offering no testimony and some pretty strong test- mony being offered against him. Upon conviction he was fined $102.1O, and given a street sentence of three months.
 Hamp Frazier. a well-known negro bar Der, under similar charge, was acquitted after a hearing.
 MT. John Glenn Davis and Mrs. Hattie Byrd woodruff of Dallas, Tex, were united in marriage Sunday afternoon at 2:3O O clock at the Piedmont Springs hotel, the Rev H. B. Rawls of Piedmont being the officiating minister. The ceremony oc- cured in the presence of a number of friends of the couple from Piedmont and elsewhere, and the assembled guests of the hotel. After partaking of sumptuous dinner rendered the party by MT. and Mrs. W. H. Jackson, the bride and groom left on the 6:30 train for Birmingham, from which city they will go to New Or leans, and thence to Dallas.
 Mrs. Davis formerly resided In Annfs- ton, and is well known here For some time past she has been residing in Dallas MT. Davis is one of the most prominent and respected citizens of his city, being secretary and treasure rof the Greiner- Kelley corporation, wholesale druggists and a man prominent in the social and