The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-10
LIMESTONE COUNTY
 FAIR OPENS SOON Programme for the Event Is One of Special Interest PREMIUMS ARE LARGE New City Council of Athens Has Met and the Mayor Has Announced the
 Committecs-City Finances
 Are in Good Condition
PREMIUMS ARE LARGE

Athens, October 9.-(Special. )-Prep-
 arations for the second annual fair
 given by the Limestone County Fair
 association, is progressing rapidly and will commence on Tuesday morning, October IS. Wednesday will be home
 coming day, at which time Congress-
 man William Richardson will address
 the people of his native home at the fair grounds Thursday is farmers
 day and Hon. Reuben F. Kolb, the man who was twice elected governor of Alabama and never served, will ad
 dress the farmers of the county. Fri day Is educational or school day and
 the teachers and children of the county
 will be addressed on this day by some
 of the leading educators of the state. There will be racing each day and horse show at night. The premiums and purses are very satisfactory and the Improvements being made at the grounds insure the people of every fla cility. band from illinois has been engaged for the four days. The young people of the town will have their an-
 nual fair dance on Wednesday even ing. october 19, at which time many
 visitors from neighboring cities are ex- pected to be present.
 New council COmm1ttees | The newly elected city council met | in regular session last night and the mayor announced the following com mittees: Finance and accounts, A. J. Reyes, George Wood and c. O. John ston; light and water. w. H. Nelson, A. J. Reyes and George Wood; health and | sanitation, c. O. Johnston, H. B. Ma | lone, A. J. Reyes streets and ceme- teries. w. H. Nelson, c. O. Johnston and A. J. Reyes; ordinances and reso- lutions, George Wood, C. D. Johnston and A. J. Reyes; police, George Wood, | c. o. Johnston and w. H. Nelson; mayor pro tenn, c. O. Johnston. MT. Lifford Cole was elected city clerk, Leon Cartwright city treasurer, Dr. | Ben S. Pettus city health officer and Fletcher Rogers night policeman. The new council and city officers start off with the promise of splendid admin istration. Mayor Wall, who Is entering upon his second term, has not so many difficulties to face as he had the first term as his administration inherited large indebtedness and no means with which to meet it. The town issued bonds and paid the debts and improved
 the water and light system and the town Is in a good condition. If the next legislature re-establishes the dis pensary the town will be in fine condi- I tion.
 Circuit Court Docket
 The criminal week of the circuit court convenes here Monday morning with Judge Speake presiding. There | Is a pretty heavy docket The grand | jury has been in session all the past week with James w. Woodroof of Mooresville, foreman, and Solicitor All man in charge, and many witnesses 1 have been before the body and num-
 Der of bills have been returned, some of which are against men for the illicit l sale of whiskey. These will be pushed
 at once It is the desire and intention 1 of judge Speake wherever he has juris diction to get rid of blind tigers and | wildcatters by giving them severe pun ishment when convicted. He says the l traffic of illicit whskey selling has to
 be broken up in this circut if 1t is pos lsible for the law to do 1t, and he is | the man who is not afraid to hand out severe dose. He soon goes to Cullr n | for a special term of the court to y | 1SO cases of illicit whiskey selling. Two Young Men Die
 Thomas Looney, son of James Looney of this place, died at the home of his parents here last night with consump- tion. He was a man of 40 years single
 d
 cline was very rapid, being i'll less than
 six weeks Ernest Orwol. young
 man recently located here from Indiana.
 died few days ago from an attack
 of tuberculosis, which was rather re-
 markable. He stood an examination re- centIy for life insurance and passed
 the required test. He was a painter and decorator and worked at his trade
 up until six weeks ago, when he was
 forced to quit with what he believed
 was malarial fever. His condition be-
 came alarming at ohee and in five
 weeks he died of what Is known as
 "galloping consumption" He came here from Oassain, Ind, and was a
 member of the Knights of Pythias and
 Maccabees. He leaves a widow and three little boys.
 Young Man Fatally Hurt A son of Sam Peete, a prominent planter living in the southeastern part of this county was fatally injured yes terday afternoon by a runaway horse he was riding. The horse ran against tree with the lad, who is about 12 years of age, and crushed his skull at tho
 base of the brain. No hope Is given his parents for his recovery. 
 Dickinson in Berlin Berlin, October 9.-(Special)-Tw