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st. Johns, Georgetown.

The brotherhood chapters OF st. Johns
Church., Georgetown, Christ Church.,
Georgetown and St Adams held a joint
meeting with the members Of the eSecu-
tive committee OF the local assembly at
ST. Johns Church Thursday evening,
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Calvary Baptist.

Calvery Baptist Intermediate Society
has gained twenty-seven new members
since January /, makingsthe present en-
rollment ninety-seven.
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Excursion.

over 5000 tickets for the excursion of
the Washington District Epworth League
on the steamer ST. John, down the Poto-
mac shortly. have been distributed among
the various chapters and a record-break-
ing attendance is expected. Supper will
be served on the boat.
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Topic.

The Christians Friendship With His
Lord is the topic of the devotional serv-
ice tomorrow, and the references John
15:12-1J and James 2:23.
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Ninth Street Christian.

The intermediate Society Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church will give a party
on the church lawn shortly. The pro-
ceeds will be used to pay various pledges
of the society.
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observed with special services
in all the converts of that or
ganization Monday, and in
Washington the celebrations at the
Georgetown. in 35th street. and Vista
ton converts in Connecticut avenue. a
nuEIser Of distinguished churchmen will
he in attendance.
Solemn pontifical mass will be sung at
the GEORGETOWN Convent at $50 O'Clock
In the morning by Archbishop Falconio,
papaI dele ate to the United States.
He will also preside at the commence
ment exercises in the afternoon and Of
ficiate at the solemn benediction services
in the evening which will close the re-
ligious observance Of the tercentenary.
The annual reunion of the alumnae as
ISOLATION of the convent will take place
June l. when the members will hold an
election OF officers and will be enter
tanned at luncheon by the sisters. In
the evening Il three-ddy retreat Will be
opened for the visiting alumnae which
will be conducted by Rev. William j.
Ennis $. j.
The services "a the Visitation Convent
will also be most impressive. Mgr.
Thomas s. Lee, rector of St. Matthew s
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y American woman
OF sixty, sober,
good and touring
f uro e Cheaply,
lost a months
board money at
the Grand Prix
horse race last
year.
New styles did it.
She was hypno-
tized by the vast
clothes axe q
prnu-1
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Church, will officiate at the solemn high
mass at . o'clock in the convent chapel,
which will omen the religious observance
in the morning. Rev. Edward F. Buckley
will be deacon OF the mass and Rev.
Father Neary, s. J., of Georgetown Uni
rersity will he subdeacon. The mass will
be followed by all-day exposition of the
sacrament. \ sermon will be delivered
by Rev. DR.. William r. Russell of ST.
PatriCks Church in the afternoon at
o'clock. and will be followed by benedic-
ton of the sacrament. The music will
be in charge of Miss Mamie Mullaly,
former student of the convent.
The celebration, ii is declared, is re-
gafded in Rome as of so much impor-
lance that it has been the occasion OF
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Names of Officers Wanted.

Secretaries of local chapters are re-
ouested to forward to the District cor
responding secretary the new officers OF
their chapters for records for the Dis
trict officers.
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of God" These men were Jews. They
knew that there Is but one God; and vet
they worshiped Jesus as God.
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all things through Christ which strength
eneth me-"
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MOST Magnificent of
1v1 Paris Horse Races a
Vast Wonen's Temptation
All the New Styles Spread
for Bait.

Special Correspondence of The star
PARIS Nav -
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of the Brotherhood Of
st. Andrew. under the
caption of Work Be
ing Done" the follow
ing analysis of the re-
ports of the senior de-
partment of theorgani-
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VISITATION ORDERS TER
CENTENARY TO BE CELEBRATED
The Papal Delegate, Rev. Thomas S. Lee,
Rev. William T. Russell and Other
Clergy Will Participate in Service at
Georgetown and Visitation Converts,
Monday.

tercentenary of the founding
of the Visitation order is to be
observed with special services
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cation for the past fiscal year is quite
suggestive: Ninety-three per cent regu-
larly invite men to church: So per cent
try to bring men to the holy communion.
so per cent have members who engage In
Sunday school work. Il per cent visit
men in their homes, - per cent observe
the week of prayer, 40 per cent maintain
mems parish communions, 80 per cent
have members who are lay readers, ~
per cent have Bible classes, ~ per cent
visit hospitals. prisons. etc: AZ per cent
leave invitations to church services a
hotels and boarding houses, 81 per cent
maintain mission services, and % per
cent have members who intend to study
for holy orders.
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In the annual report of the National
Council, presented to the last convention
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Jesus Walks on the Sea.
Matthew. l4:22-8.

4 LII greatness is solitary. All life
~ needs companionship. Ampng
"a the many privations Of the in
Il ~ carnation there was probably
,opa 1roafar than the loneliness
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NEWS OF EUFAULA
JurymaD Notified of Brothers Death.
Circuit Court AdjOurns


Eufaula, May 2-(Special) -During the
day afternoon, Henry Garner, from the
lower section of the county. who was
serving as a juryman, received tele-
gram announcing the death of his BROTH
err, Edward Garner, who resided near
Clio. The deceased was a popular and
influential farmer who was widely known
and greatly esteemed throughout that
section. He is survived by his wife and
eight children, some of whom are grown
and other more distant relatives, who re-
side in various sections of the county.
He was So years old and his death was
unexpected The funeral occurred today
and his remains were inferred in the fam
lily burying ground near his home.
The criminal docket of the circuit court,
which convened here last Monday, was
disposed of yesterday afternoon and ad-
journment was taken for the term
Among the important cases was one for
stealing a COW for which a sentence for
one years hard labor for the county
was imposed. Jim Lewis, charged with
assault with intent to murder. was sem
fenced for 10 years in the pententiary.
Mr.. and Mrs Clark Williams of Bir'
mingham Joined Mrs. Williams parents,
ex-Mayor George H. Dent and wife, and
their sons family, in "trip to the bay
on board one of the river steamers here
this evening. The party will be absent 10
days. and will enjoy the time in fishing
and other sports.
Information of the serious illness of
John Watson, an old and highly esteemed
citizen of the county, who resides near
Cotton HILL has been received here MT.
Watson is "a years old and is an old war
veteran.
j. F. Greyson of this city, who is an
employe of the oil mills at Shellman.
Ga. is confined to his home here, where
he is suffering from badly cut hand,
an injury that befell him by having 1t
accidentally caught in some Of the ma
chinery of the plant.
Master James, a young son of M. and
Mrs. J. p Hill, is suffering from broken
collarbone, an injury that befell him
while playing with some companions yes
terday.
Mr. F. NJ. Jennings handsome private
residence on Randolph street Is COM
pleted and will be ready for occupancy
within about week
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YOUNG THREADGILL
ESCAPES FROM JAIL

Russellville, May Especially Milton
Threadgill, the former boy editor of the
Red Bay Eagle. a small newspaper pub
lished at Red Bay, in the western end
of this county, who has been In jail for
several months charged with systemati-
cally robbing several stores in Red Bay
and Sulligent, made his escape from the
county jail here early yesterday morn
ing. Will Hutchens another boy about IS
years old, who was in Jail charged with
the theft of s12 in money from a man
named Quillin, also made his escape.
The boys were placed in the front corri-
dor of the jail as Sheriff Lowery did not
care to keep them in the same department
with negroes and they managed to loosen
several bricks from the side of the jail
making a hole large enough for them to
crawl through The work was made
easy by the fact that several years ago
a man dug the brick out while trying to
make his escape and the hole had never
been fully repaired. ~
Threadgill's trial had been set for yes.
terday by Judge Almon and no doubt he
would have been let off with a term In
the reformatory, as the sympathy of the
public was with him.
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YOUTHFUL BURGLAR
CAUGHT BY POLICE

Florence, May Especial. )-Odom
Smith, 15-year-old white boy, employed
as delivery boy at the Surprise store,
was caught last night by Policemen
Broadfoot and Eastep in the act of rob-
bling the Surprise store. Smith had
climbed to the roof of a one-story build
ing adjoining and entered the store
through a second-story window. The pro-
prietors had discovered that the store
was being robbed and had notified the po-
lice, who were watching, and arrested
Smith as he climbed down off the roof
with the goods on him. When caught the
boy confessed that the robberies had been
going on for some time and said that he
had been selling the stolen goods to Tur-
ner Newton, Cole Holland and M. G.
Shrigey, three white men. This morning
the three latter were arrested and put
under $500 bond each to appear for trial
There is nothing so far to implicate these
men but Smiths word, and they deny
any knowledge of the robbery.
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MAD DOG BITES GIRL
ON FLORENCE STREET

Florence, May 12.-(Special.) -JosIe
Weaver, little white girl. aged years,
was bitten by mad dog yesterday aft
ernoon in front of her home on Pine
and Tuscaloosa streets. She was just
leaving home in company with some
other children, holding her baby sister
in her arms, when she was attacked by
the dog She called to the other children
to run in the house and held the baby high
over her head to keep it out or the reach
of the dog. negro man, whose name
could not be learned, was passing and
beat the dog off with a stick. and was
himself bitten. The dog was afterward
killed Florence has had an epidemic
of mad dogs recently, endangering the
lives of children playing on the street
and the efforts of the police to enforce
the city ordinance prohibiting dogs from
running on the streets without muzzles
have entirely failed.
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News of HartseIle


Hartselle, May 12.-(Special.) Mrs M.
c. Strain was buried at Falkville yester-
day evening. Mrs. Strain was in her
95th year.
The Toronto male quartette will appear
at the Hartsele college next Saturday
night under the auspices of the local I,y-
ceum course. This is the fifth attraction
put on here.
At meeting of the town school board
held last night. the entire faculty of the
Hartselle public school was elected for
another term. Prof. j. ]. Moore. the
principal, has been unusually successful
with the school the past term, and the
patrons generally were insistent upon his
return. Under his management the
school has grown and the system prevail
ing here is up, to date.
The planters are up with their work
and report crops growing Off we'll. Very
little grass is being encountered this
year, and the crops are unusually clean.
Mrs. Currey of Columbus. Miss. has re-
turned home after several days spent with
relatives here.
Mrs. A. r. Jackson is visiting in
Pulaski. Tenn.
Dr. White Of near Danville moved to
Hartselle and will practice his profession
here.
Miss Maggie England of SomervIlle is
spending the week with Mrs. Swift on
Railroad street.
DR.. d. w. Day, owher Of Clear Creek
falls In winston county. has been en-
gagged with a civil engineer this week
looking over the ground preparatory to
making a survey for the railroad from
Decatur to the falls. Considerable buiid-
ing is going on at the falls, Falls City,
and the outlook Is bright for the road to
be built. 1t will tap rich section of
coal and timber lands.
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Seek Pardon for HarrcIl

An effort to secure pardon for Free
man Harrel, a negro who is sentenced to
be hung here on Friday, June 8, is being
made by his attorney The application
was forwarded to the state board of par
dons at Montgomery this afternoon and
the attorney who has the matter in hand
hopes to hear from his petition within the
Eext few days.
Freeman Harrell was tried in the city
court of Selma last fell for the murder OF
a little negro girl near Marion Junction.
The Jury in the case after being out a
short while, returned the death penalty.
The case was appealed to the srI-7cne
court which sustained the decision of the
Jury in the lower court, and the day for
the execution was set for Friday. June 8.
The attorney for Harrell believed that his
ground for a pardon is well based and Is
of the opinion that 1t will be granted and
that the negro will be given life SELL
tence in the penitentiary.
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FOURTH ARREST
IN HOLDR|CH CASE
Negro Woman Incarcerated for
Murder of Young Man
REPAIRING COTTON MILL
Estellc Mill at Selma VIII he Put
In Operation Soon-The Crops in
Central Alabama Are In
Good Shape

Selma, May 12.-(Special.) 1.-THE fourth
negro, woman, it was reported mere
today, was arrested near Maplesville yes
terday, charged with being implicated in
the murder of young Cleve Holdrieh,
whose body was found on the tracks o.
the Southern railway close to Maplesville
about s o'clock last Sunday morning
There are now in the Chiffon county
Jail at Clanton four negroes who are said
to be implicated in the murder of Hold
rich Two of the prisoners are men and
two are women, and 1t is stated that they
have confessed to the murder and told
how the crime was committed.
1t was reported here today there was
considerable feeling against the negroes
in Chiffon county, and that quite DEM
onstraton was made at Maplesville yes
terday following the arrest of the negro
woman. The feeling was so intense that
the officers were afraid to take their
prisoner through the country to Clanton,
and kept her at the hotel in Maplesville
during last night and left for Clanton
early this morning.
1t is stated that one of the negro men
arrested and who are in jail told that the
two men and the two women waited Tor
young Holdrich last Saturday night and
as he passed them on his way home one
of them hit him over he head with a
Ratchet. They then carried the body to
the railroad track, where they cut the
dying mans throat and left him.
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late last night after an illness OF
some length. Mr.. Hogg went to Jones
Switch some weeks ago in the hope
that the change of climate would ben
eft his health but the disease from
which he suffered had progressed too
far and after lingering for several
days the end came last night
The remains will be brought to Sell
ma tomorrow morning on the South :
ern train from Birmingham. Upon tn e
arrival of the train al the Union pas
senger station the funeral service will
be held and the interment will be had
in Live Oak cemetery. The deceased
leaves a large number of friends and
relatives to murn his death.
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News Of Blocton

Blocton. May 12.-(Special.)-Rev G. e.
Driskill has been holding revival meeting
at Tuscaloosa for two weeks and is hold
ing another at Piper this week.
l.. c. Palmer Of Montgomery who is
one of the field workers for the Alabama
Sunday School association, delivered an
excellent lecture at the First Baptist
church on Monday night on the subject of
Graded Lessons and the Big-Boy Prob
lem in Sunday School,.
Miss Lenna Lucas gave a musical re-
cital Tuesday night at the West Bocton
public school building, which was enjoyed
very much by those present.
The primary department of Blocton
school No. will give an entertainment
at the school building on Friday night,
May 20.
The Odd Fellows will hold a memorial
service on the4S-ifth Sunday in May at
II a. m. at the First Baptist church. The
pastor of the church will preacs the
sermon.
A strawberry festival was gtyen on the
lawn at the home of A. n. Smith on
Tuesday evening and night.
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Lecture on Scientific Farming

Decatur, May Especial Joe T.
Watt of Talladega, special agent for
the United States department OF agri-
culture of the bureau of plant Industry
lectured at the plantation of Mrs. Leila
Seaton Wilder, near Decatur, today on
scientific metho DDS of farming. A good
sized crowd of farmers from this sec
ton were present. This is the third
lecture of this kind that Mr.. Watt has
delivered at the Wilder place and the
lectures thus far have resulted in much
benefit to the farmers.
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Prof. Atkinson Reelected

Athens, May lz.-(Special. PROF. ]. M.
Atkinson has been reelected president of
the Eighth District agricultural school,
located in this place. He had Lo oppo-
sition and the report made by him to
the board was very satisfactory. The
Green school will open here in September
giving Athens five large schools, a con-
ference college for young ladies', state
agricultural school, the city public school,
the Green school and a kindergarten
school, and the colored people have a
fine college here supported by The for
eign missionary society of New York of
the Congregational society
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
PROPERTY VALUES ARE
BOOMING AT ATHENS

Athens, May pecal.)-Property
values were never as high in this town
as now The Citizens bank of Athens
purchased this week a store building on
the public square, two stories high, 30
feet long, and "a feet wide, for perma-
nent home. The price paid was s12,5OO
cash. or $500 per front foot for dirt in
Athens. Athens has two other valuable
corner stores which the owners have been
offered fancy prices for, one being offered
s25. 900 for store not facing the square,
and another building on the opposite cor
ner being refused sale at $17,5OO. There
is not a vacant store or residence In
Athens. and several merchants are in
need of stores for the coming year 1t
is said that there will be several hand
some buildings erected this year.
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Crops Reported Good

Fa' mers from all parts of central
Alabama report that the cotton crop
is In good condition although in some
localities it is stated that rain is need
ed and would be most beneficial to
the young plant. The corn crop II
this section is also reported to be In
fine condition and a good yield is ex-
pected. More acreage was devoted tt
corn in central Alabama this fall thar
perhaps ever before and a good corn
crop will assure of more acreage be.
ing devoted to such a crop each year.
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Repair Work at Cotton Mill

The work of repairing and overhauline
the machinery of the Estelle cotton mill
which was purchased few weeks age
by party of Selmans. will be started
within the next few days and when this
work has been finished the mill Will be
in first class shape.
The work OF placing the machinery OF
the plant in good condition will take
about month and when this is COM
pleted it is thought the mill will be placed
in operation at once. At the latest
though, the plant will be running full
time by the opening of the next cotton
season.
The Estelle cotton mill, with the cav
thon cotton mills, has been shut down for
rearly two years. The Estelle plant was
sold at auction few weeks ago and the
property was bought by party of Sell
mians who, after placing it in good con-
dition, will put it in operation.
When running the mill will employ over
100 people, and the pay roll will prove
quite substantial addition to the bust
ness of the city. 1t is also expected that
the Cawthon cotton fill will be sold with
in the next few weeks and that with
the opening of the next cotton season that
plant will also be started up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
A. EufovnhIe Dauce

The Abbott Rifles club was the scene OF
a large and merry gathering this evening,
the occasion being dance rendered the
Sewanee boys, who will tomorrow night
present at the Academy of Music their
musical comedy. About so couples were
present and dancing began about 8
O clock, and though of an informal ma
ture, the occasion proved de ;idedly de-
lfghtful one.
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Want. Negroes to Go to Africa

Rev C. f. Cheelyni, an Abyssinian min
ster delivered an address entitled: Was
Christ Black or White Jew to large
audience at the Payne university, negro
school last night On a former visit his
lecture was well attended and his theo-
ries touching on the future of the people
OF color attracting attention.
By his lecture and teachings he is try
ing to get the negroes to return to Africa
and live The future consolidation of all
the people of color he claims, would be
most psychological blessing that would
come in the essential development of both
races.
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Miss Annie Armstrong of Princeton,
\. j., who is visiting here, her old
home. was guest of honor last sven-
ing at a delightful musicale rendered
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Parrish at their
residence on Selma street. Miss Arm
strong has a voice of wonderful range
and beauty and she delighted the
guests with a number of choice 1tal-
ian, German, French and English num-
bcrs. which she rendered with marked
skill, eliciting spontaneous applause-
She spent the past winter in New York
studying under Nine. stone.
Later in the evening delicious re-
freshments were enjoyed. About so
friends were present and the double
parors were beautifully adorned with
roses and sweet peas. Miss Armstrong
was unusually handsome in green
silk yelled with chiffon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
HUNTSVILLE Is SCARED

Huntsville, May 12.-(Special.)-
Halley's comet Is beginning to at
tract so much interest here, and
there is so much speculation over
what is liable to happen when the
earth passes through the tail of
the comet, that a public meeting
will be called for May II In the
courthouse yard, when prayer will
be offered up for the safety of the
earth.
Some of the negroes are begin
ming to lose their nerve, having
seen the wanderer in the eastern
heavens.