The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
CANDIDATE FOR
 THE LEGISLATURE
James E. Horton, Jr., of Athens
 Is in the Field
NO OPPONENT IN VIEW
News Is Received in Athens of the Death of ". c. Frost of Tennessee. o. Kyle Is Candidate to suc-
 ceed Judge Speake

Athens, February 6.-(Special.) 1.-The | friends of James E. Horton, Jr., of this place have prevailed upon him to offer | for the legislature. He is the only l judge of the probate court in this coun- 1 ty, and Is a lawyer of ability and a planter who has large farming inter- ests combining the ability of the legal and the agricultural professions, being able to give to each the representation that they demand of him. He is a young man of the finest educational at
 tainments and Is a deep thinker and very clear headed man. It is hardly probable that he will have opposition. He will make the county one of the ablest representatives 1t ever had, Ii erected. It was hard to get his consent but his friends prevailed upon him to make the sacrifice. He was in line with the large majority in this coun- ty in the recent amendment campaign and stands for the freedom of the peo- pie. If he goes, Limestone will be heard from in the next legislature.
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 l A telegram was received here last night by Messrs. c. E. and J. W. Frost, announcing that their older brother, Walter c. Frost, for many years d prominent newspaper man in Tennes- see, had died suddenly at Barte, Fla, where he wont recently to engage in newspaper work. He had not been a well man for some months, having had | to quit the lecture platform, where he was a popular entertainer, because
 ot threat trouble. He was one ol the most widely read and entertain Eg men in the south, man of hand some personal appearance, of 8 kind
 ly disposition and man who read lily and easily made friends. He was recently the editor and publisher ot the Hermitage Democrat, published at Nashville, and for many years prior
 co that he was engaged in journalism at Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was a pro- life and entertaining writer, and for some years he had been on the leo- ture platform. delivering first lec- l ture on Napoleon, which was well re- ceived, and later a lecture on Jeffer
 son Davis, which brought forth favor able mention wherever delivered. Ho | was unmarried and leaves three broth | CTS, two here, engaged in the bank l ing business, and his older brother, l W. A., editor of the Gazette, at Shel- | byvlIle, Tenn. His remains will be
 shipped to Snelbyville and from thers
 taken to Flat Creek, in Bedford coun- ty, for interment. The news of his
 death was received with universal sor- row here.
 l The annolncemnt of the candidacy
 of o. Kyle, former judge of this judi
 cial circuit, for the position of judge
 m opposition to Judge D. w. SpeaKe,
 has caused flutter in the political | circles. No man ever sat on the bencn in this county that made more repu- l tation than Judge kyle and he has a large following here. One man was heard to say that he was for him be-
 cause he liked to have sent him to Jail, and a man who would send his friends to jail rather than ignore 4 duty was the correct timber for judge.
 He will have a large vote in Lime | stone.
 l
 school has been purchased and worK will be commenced at once on the new sch ool property. It will be located at "Fairview." the late addition to Athens. l and will be both modern and handsome. | It will be of brick and two stories, heated and cooled with the latest ap-
 pliances. Every modern facility will
 be given. Professor Green of Tennes
 see will be at the mead of the school.
 which will be entirely under his con- trol and supervision.
 The field of candidates Is now about complete in this county. Ten for sher : i1l, four for probate judge, five for | circuit clerk, one for cotton weigh CT,
 one for representative, Is the lineup.
 Limestone is preparing to plant a
 large cotton crop. Farmers are buying
 large quantities of fertilizer and are discussing now the future of the crop.
 Corn at S1 per busnel is dangerous thing to make cotton on.