The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-09
CONVENTION OF
 EPWORTH LEAGUE  Fine Programme Is Arranged for Anniston Meeting
FARMERS ASKED TO MEET
Plan Is Suggested For Convention to Discuss Cotton Acreage and Planting of Larger Grain
 Crops.

Anniston, August S.-(special)-The programme for the North Alabama con vention of the Epworth league has been partially completed. The session will last for three days, from the 24th to the 27th, the meetings to be held at the First Methodist church. pr. J. D. Simpson will receive the delegates and may deliver the welcome address. The response will be delivered by A. J. Walker of Birming- ham.
 Some of the ablest speakers in the southern Methodist church have been as signed places on the programme, which includes the names of pr. J. H. Mccoy, president of Birmingham college, who will speak on "The Responsibility of the Young Man of Today" Dr. F. 8. Parker of Nashville on the Junior league; the Rev. l.. D. Patterson, Miss Mary Norman Moore and others of equal note-
 The Annston chapter Is strong one, and the local members are preparing to make pthe visiting delegates have most pleasant time socially during their stay in the Model City.
 
 lc-spirited young men of the city, has booked an excellent lyceum course, which will appear in Anniston this winter for the benefit of the Alabama Presbyterian College for Men, the chief object being to better furnish the college building.
 MT Norwood will spend his vacation in selling season tickets, by which means ne hopes to defray the expenses of the booK- ings. The house sales will be turned over to the young men of the two college so- cieties. the proceeds to be used in beau tifying their rooms.
 l.. Mallory, formerly large planter, and now widely connected with the farm CTS of Calhoun county, has suggested that A farmers reunion be held in this city at an early date for the purpose of changing the crop acreage of this dis- trict for next year. MT. Mallorys sug- gestion Is prompted by the shortage In the cotton crop for this season. He speaks in favor of planting more wheat and for greater diversifcation in gen eral.
 Carter McClelland and Will Dampman, two young boys charged with burglariz- ing the jewelry store of H. T. Daniel on West Tenth street last Monday night, are now locked up in the city prison
 M. Eff had large amount of dry goods stored in the rear of the building, and if is alleged that the boys effected an en- trance through rear door, securing three pairs of shoes, some nose ana seV- eraI handkerchiefs. The boys were ar raiened before Recorder Green Saturday morning, but their case was continued until Monday.
 a. H. sombke has arrived in the city to succeed L. R. Daniel as manager or the Western Union Telegraph company here and MT and Mrs. Daniel left Satur- day night for Hattiesburg, Miss, to which place MT. Daniel has been promoted. R. V. Harris of Huntsville will be with the new manager as operator. MT. and Mrs. Daniel have been in Anniston for about two years.
 Two big farmers picnics will be given in the Anniston district on August F. one at Friendship schoolhouse, four miles east of Oxford, and the other at Hol- 1ingSWOrth ScnOOlnOuSe, near w iite Plains J. Roland Turner has accepted an invitation to attend this gathering and discuss the farmers demonstration work. MT. Turner was invited to present the same work to the people of Friendship at their picnic, but was unable to be pres ent on account of the engagement at Hollingsworth. J. A. Wade of Alexan- der City, who is in charge of the demon- straton work of north Alabama, has been invited to fill MT. Turner's engage ment at Friendship and is expected to be present.
 Quite a number of Annistonians attend ed the funeral of E. J. Sheid, young rural letter carrier of Alexandria, who died Saturday morning as a result of be- ing struck in the temple by a pitched ball in a game between Alexandria and Weatherdale He was knocked senseless and never spoke intelligently up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Methodist church at Alexandria and the pastor the Rev. G. M. Hall, conduct ed the final obseQues Sunday afternoon. the remains being inferred at Union cem- etery.
 Clubs Observe Law.