Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-05


of Alabama against the Mobile brewery,
which prevented them from moving 1000
barrels OF beer from the state was filed
today in the chancery court and argument
will be heard next week.
The brewery people claim that they are
not a public nuisance and ask for the
right TO take their product out of the
state and dispose Of IL. The legal battle
will be hard fought one, as this was
the last brewery to cease business in the
state.
ADMISSION, Ala. Oct. Alabama
Odd Fellows will begin tonight to vote on
officers for the state grand lodge and un-
usual interest is being manifested IN the
election by the six lodges in this city
on account of the fact that Admission has
two candidates for grand representative,
and the candidate for deputy grand mas
ter is an ex-Annistonian. The vote is
referendum one Of the past grand mas
tiers in good standing and the result will
not be known until next December Rev.
G. L. Jenkins, who is running for deputy
grand master. formerly resided here. but
now lives at Decatur. The Admission cam
didates for grand representative are
j. F. McGhee and John Ellis. w. Z. Ur-
quart OF Birmingham, also being can
didate for this position. ]. E. Blackwood.
OF Gadsden, is the only candidate for
grand master.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct. 1-Sherirf
Hood is having all signs that Indicate or
suggest liquor sale or drinking taken
down. Under the Fuller bill no sign can
be used If It says saloon, bar" or any
thing that has in the past been used to
indicate drinking places.
These must come off buildings as well
as bill boards and fences.
VALLEY HEAD, Ala, Oct. 1.--Mistaking
bottle Of an unknown poison for cough
syrup, DR. e p. Nicholson, of this place,
drank large dose of the poison Wednes-
day and died after several hours of de-
lirium and commissions early Thursday.
He was "A years old and had been prac-
ticing medicine here for over 30 years.
After taking the deadly poison. DIR.
Nicholson discovered his mistake and
spent an hour studying medical books to
discover an antidote.
Failing, he sent for another physician,
but too late to save his life.
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MOBILE, Ala, Oct. british barken-
tine Athena. Marcial. master, was towned
into Mobile late last night In distress
with her rigging badly damage. The yes
sci struck the hurricane September 10 on
South Pass and was blown out of her
course. causing delay, during which time
the fresh water gave out and provisions
ran short.
Captain Marcial reports that for eight
days the crew had to drink salt water and
lived on very little food. e~
MOBILE, Ala. Oct 2.-In the circuit
court at Brewton. Ala, last night, the
jury in the case OF ]. S. Dilburn, admin
istrator of the estate of DR., @. S. Dill
burn. killed by a Louisville and Nash
VILE train at Wallace. FIVE years ago.
returned a verdict against the railroad
company for $4,000.
ADMISSION, Ala, Oct. 2-According to
rews received here. T. j. Borden, who
lives in the country north of here, suffer
ed a double misfortune Wednesday, when
his house was destroyed and his arm
broken while he was lighting the flames
His fire loss was about $500, with no
Insurance. =
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 2.-The. real
opening OF the campaign in northern Ala
. bama against the proposed constitutional
prohibition amendment occurred in Biz
mingham tonight where a great rally was
held, attended by citizens from the whole
upper end OF Alabama
Three large speakers stands we're erect
ed in Capitol park where 20 of the states
most prominent men addressed crowds
which were so large that they overlapped
each other. 1t was probably the largest
AFFAIR of the kind ever held in the state.
Excursion trains brought in enormous