The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-23
VETERANS WANT TO
SECURE REUNION
Chattanooga Plans to Capture
Event at Mobile
NEW RIVER SERVICE
Chattanooga Packet Company VIII
Soon Begin to Operate Line of
Steamboats, TO Evansville In
stead of Joppa

Chattanooga, March o. Especial. 1.-THE
plans which have been put forth by the
various organizations of this city for
the purpose Of landing the next reunion
of the Confederate Veterans are well
Under way, and 1t is now assured that
an organised and systematic effort toward
securing the big meeting for Chattanooga
VIII be exerted at the coming gathering
Of old soldiers in Mobile. Already cir
cular letters. written by Capt. j. II. Ship
Of this city, quartermaster general of
the United Confederate Veterans. have
been sent 20 all posts of the organization
in the United States, about 100 in all. set
ting forth the advantages Of Chattanooga
from the viewpoint of Confederate SOL
der. and extending an invitation for the
next reunion.
Beginning Wednesday, March g. a
through river service between Chatta-
nooga and Evansville, Ind, on the Ohio
river will be inaugurated by the Chat
tanooga Packet company. This new serv-
leo was agreed upon by the board of
directors at recent meeting. The pres
emit line of boats of the Chattanooga Pack
ct company operate between Chatta-
nooga and Joppa, Ill. Evansville, the
new terminus on the Ohio. is only 147
miles further, and offers many advant-
ages for the extension of the line to that
city. Much business for southern terri
tory originates in Evansville.
81 cannot understand sad School
Superintendent Gilbreath. chow any one
who has given the question close investi-
cation can hesitate in favoring the loca-
ton of the colored normal and Industrial
school in Hamilton county on the ground
Of the eounty's financial ability to give
the needed help. The school would at
tract large number of desirable col
ored people, who would come with the
definite purpose of learning some useful
profession, trade or occupation. Tho at
tendance for the opening year would
not be less than 900. The school would
be the center for the distribution of a
considerable sum OF money each year,
which would be put into circulation in
Chattanooga. The appropriation from the
state is now about $4,000 or $4,000 a
year and will very probably be increased
by the next legislature. The county is
nbundantly able to appropriate the money
nee.eI and shoald do So
A team of horses, belonging to Mrs.
Helen Garvin, who operates a coal yard,
were instantly killed by coming IN con-
10, he ala ~, 1xrt he
Chattanooga Railway and Light COM
pany, while the truck was being charged
in the rear OF the company's office.
Under the reorganization of the Chatta-
nooga Wheeibarrow company. T. F. San
ford succeeds w. M. Fowler as president.
An increase of $4,000 capital has been
made. which is now a little over sl1, 900.
s. H. Elder. Confederate veteran,
and highly respected citizen of Chat
tanooga, was found dead In the road
near Harrison, 10 miles from this city.
Mr. Elder was on his way to visit his
sister, residing in James county. He was
fond of walking, as an exercise, and had
decided to walk to his sisters home.
quickly, for no sign of q struggle was
found near the spot where the body was
discovered. The end is supposed to have
been due to heart disease
Dispatches received in this city an
nounce the death of q. B. Myers. the
veteran treasurer of the Trion factory
at Trion, Ca. leaving a wife and eight
children. One son, Will Myers, until re-
fa1 xxrtf u, tha IF
Georgia railroad, is now with the Geor-
gia, Florida and Alabama railroad at
cambridge, Ga. The deceased had been
in official capacity with the Trion fac
tory for 50 years.
According to information from Cincin-
natl the work of rebuilding High bridge,
spanning the Kentucky river on the Queen
end Crescent route between this city and
Cincinnati, which was begun last fall
and abandoned soon after. will be started
again at once. A large force of laborers
has been moved into a camp near the
bridge, and all the material necessary
for the first part of the work is already
on the ground The engineers hope to
finish the work this summer.
A campaign has been started by the
members of the Ramsey Baraca class
Oh StHtcildTy ClluIClis WitSit siicS iSi Ae3
object the securing of new members. 1T
is desired to increase the membership
until the 500 mark is reached.
Reports from Washington are to the
effect that the weather bureau has de-
cided to resume on March 20 the distri-
button by telegraph of the p. m. OBJ
servations, which were recently discon-
tinued on its various circuits throughout
the country.
The annual federal inspection of the
local companies of the National Guard
will be held at the armory in this city
Tuesday and wednesday nights. The In
spection will be made by Lieutenant Ken
drick OF the Seventeenth infantry. sta
toned at Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta.
Mrs. w. C. O'Neal. aged q years. died
at her home In this city after. an ILL
ness Of three weeks She is survived by
her husband, w. c. O'Nesl. one daugh-
ter, Marie. and her father and mother.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G.. Crockett OF Hene-
gar, Ala.
The revival services at Trinity Meth
odlst Episcopal church, south, have been
discontinued. but will be continued next
week at Centenary church. The Rev.
George n. StcWdit Will HoNc ShoAeS ~
the meetings next week.
Work on the temporary repairs OF the
condemned viaduct over the Queen and
Crescent and Western and Atlantic
tracks will be started next week II IL
exnected that the work will commence
Monday or Tuesday. William Doyle, su-
perintendent of bridges for the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific. and part
of the bridge gang are already In the
citv The work will be done under the