The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-25
NEWS OF TALLADEGA
Actor Falls Though Trest1e and Is In-
 jured--Teachers' Institute to Meet

Talladega, November 24.-(Special) j.
 The Talladega county Jury commission will start the clerk of the commission, l Will Groce, on visit to every precinct | in the county in a few days, so that | the commission may ascertain whether or not every person In the county, liable
 to jury duty, is placed on the jury roll
 This is the provision of the new jury law. adopted by the last legislature T.. S. Plowman, Harvell Wilson and Minor Cliett compose the jury commission for l 1alladega county.
 MT. Buckingham, a member of Coburn's
 minstrel show, stepped through a trestle
 on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
 railroad last night and sustained broken arm and serious internal injuries. The
 minstrel show car had been moved to switch awaiting transfer to the South
 ern road and MT. Buckingham was at tempting to reach the car after dark without knowing the locality. At about the same time a negro man named Tay- Tor fell through trestle on the switch line of the Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
 road in the effort to avoid a passing
 auto. Taylor's leg will have to be ampu- | tated.
 The programme of the County Teachers institute to be held in Talladega on Mo- vember 26 promises to be quite interest ing. On the first day s. I. Strock and Oscar McGraw will deliver the welcome address and response, the remaining speakers on various subjects for thnt day being w V. Pirkle, Stella Powell, Mamie
 Brame, Pet Trotter, Mamie Wynette,
 Margaret Mcleod and Bertie Summers.
 The second day subjects will be dis cussed by T. A. Mckay. Sarah Ryan, Miss Jessie Humphrey, J. w. Yam, T. A. Patterson, D. A. McNeal, Miss Min nie R. Lawrence, J. H. Saxon, Miss Etta Steed and J. F. McCrellis.
 The local amateur theatrical talent will present "Jayville Junction at the Opera House Tuesday evening, November 29, with some of the leading citizens in the cast. Virgil Adams, as baggage sniasher; Superintendent Osborne Of the light and water commission as an lr1sh biddy; Wellington Vandiver as village detectives; James Hicks as an actor, will assume the leading parts. A charming chorus of 12 frisky soubrettes will be presented by a dozen of the pretty girls, assisted by Mrs. w. T. Best. Mrs. M. T. Lnder, Mrs. James Hicks. Mrs. Wellipg- ton Vandiver and various other ladies who play leading parts William Boyn- ton as a German cOnneuldH, I1ciDCit Aoi u- ner as a singer and others will offer Imaginable hour to the playgoers, for the benefit of the Children of the Confed- eracy.
 Thanksgiving Day was universally ob- served in Talladega. The Presbyterian church was packed to hear sermon
 from Dr. Reed of the Methodist church.
 The schools of the city marched In a, body to service, as did the Orphans
 Home children and state schools. The merchants and banks closed for the day. The clerks went hunting, and a large number of citizens went to Birmingham. The day was ideal, balmy as spring-t1me. The extension of the sanitary sewer has been ordered by the city council to be begun at once. The work is to be done on Jemison street, Brignoli Percy, Nineteenth street, Spring street and on
 Park Circle. in the north end of the city.
 A short line will be laid on the south side from Court street to South street.