The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-22

Meridian, Miss March 9.-(Speeial.l- Tomorrow will be the first of two-days' election for the issuance of s25oo0o of bonds for the purpose of paving for the water works system which the city has owned now for the past three years The plan has been demonstrated to be pay ing proposition, and it is not expected that there will be any opposition to the bond issue. The election is by petition. and all qualified electors whether they are property owners or not, are entitled to vote for or against the issue.
 New Postal Station.
 Postmaster W. J. Price announces that on April 1 he will establish a sub-station of the postoffice in the West End. Stamps, money orders and registered mail will be handled William O. Allen has been appointed as clerk of the station. The office will be located at the corner of Fifth street and Fortieth avenue, and will be a great convenience for the citi- zens of that locality as it Is a mile and a half from the postoffice
 New School of Music.
 Mrs. E. w. Hart of Meridian. one of the best known and most talented music teachers in the state, announces that she will shortly let contracts for the eonstrue- tion of a $70OO building made of concrete block to be known as the Merldian School of Music. The building will be located at the corner of Twenty-eighth avenue and Ninth street Local as well as music pupils from abroad will be taught in the school. This will be the only institution of the kind in the state.
 Officers Elected.
 The Railroad Employees association met last night and elected officers as follows: R. P. Hall. president; O. L. Mckay, first vice president; W. A. Clarke, second vice president; F. NJ. Hawks. third vice pres ident; J. D. Miller, fourth vice president; W. J. Jackson. fifth vice president; ". W. Logan, secretary. and Spencer Gray, treasurer. This is an organization de- voted entirely to the interests of railroad men of the city. They meet each Satur- day night and usually are addressed by some of the states more distinguished men. Nearly if not all of the railroad men of Meridian are members of the organization. and consequently Is one of the most powerful organizations for mutual benefit Tn Meridian.
 Mortuary Report.
 The Meridian board of trade has adopt ed resolutions asking the municipal boards to cooperate with the civic com mittee of the board of trade. and has also adopted a resolution praying that the boards provide for weekly or monthly mortuary reports. It is argued that such reports would be of vast importance to Meridian as it is thought that this city can show smaller death rate than any city of equal size in this section of the south. This is perhaps the largest city of the country that is not provided with a mortuary report for the benefit of those who desire to know the death rate
 Knights of Pythias HalI
 The special committee which has in charge the financial end of the proposi- tion for the building of magnificent and costly Knights of Pythias castle in this city, has determined to make a call for 10 per cent of the stock subscribed for the building, and Secretary Bailey will make a personal canvass of the 600 Pythians in the city for additional stock sufficient to enable the adoption of plans and specl- fications, and advertise for bids for the eel struction work Secretary Bailey was busy yesterday sending out letters in- closing the call for the first installment Oil lllC SNOth anu IL 4S QcSlItu all pay ments be in by April l. when architects will be asked to submit plans. Sufficient funds have been subscribed to make this possible. and by the latter part of next month it is planned by the committee to have not less than S50,000 pledged. It Is hoped to have the full amount of s75,0OO pledged and paid in for the completion of the building for opening by September of this year, when the office leases in Meridian expire, and new leases are en- tered into The building will be a hand some one In every particular. and is to have every modern facility of the up-to- date lodge and office building.
 Eloquent Lecture.
 pr. Jenkins Lloyd Jones delivered an- other lecture in the city today at Temple Beth Israel being the second that he has delivered since he has been in the city. Dr. Jones is a professor in the Chicago university, and is the editor of Unity" He is also an eloquent orator and his lectures in this city have proved of great interest to all those who have heard him.
 Bond Issue Not Affected. The rejection of the bids and the an- nulment of the contracts of the Southern Paving and Construction company of Chattanooga and the Barber Asphalt com
 
 the declaration by the special commission to pass on the legality of the contracts that they were illegal, in no way affects the legality of the s2OO, 900 bond issue. The bond issue being all right, the boards will now go ahead and advertise for new bids. This action will probably be l taken this week.
 Suit For Divorce.
 | Mrs Matte Breckenridge of Meridian | has filed suit against her husband, Henry ! Breckenridge, for divorce. In the bill the complainant ayers that her married ] life has not been a happy one; that her | husband frequently absented himself from | home and that he was not pleasantly dis | posed toward her; that he frequently | called on her for money, that he thought she had and when 1t was not forthcom- i ing he was "snappy'' and "snarly,' and I that on one occasion he called her "an old devil" She asks for alimony and the custody of their 6-year-old child.
 Death in Tuscumbla.
 Tuscumbia, March 21.-(Special )-Ash- ley Rand, a well known young man of