The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-15
SOLVE SUNDAY LAW
 i. PROBLEM NEW WAY
SOFT DRINK MEN AND SODA FOUNTAINS AT RUSSELLvILLEe AGREE TO CLOSE DURING CHURCH HOURS

Russellville, February 14.-(Special.).
 The city council of this city have solved
 the question of the sale of cold drinks
 on Sunday, and it is certain that the plan
 which has just been inaugurated will
 stand for some time to come. The neutral agreement of the council with the soda
 fountains and other dealers in cold drinks.
 restaurants and other places, is that they
 will be allowed to stay open. on Sunday
 for the transaction of business, provided that the dealers agree that between the
 hours of 10 and F in the morning the
 houses will be barred tightly and no ono | allowed to enter the place. In this man.
 ner a large number of people who would
 otherwise be at the cold drink stands or
 restaurants will be given a chance to .at- tend church, and then in the early morn- ing or in the afternoon should one want
 cold drink or cigar he will be able to
 obtain it.
 Every keeper of cold drink stands or | restaurants in the city has agreed to the plan, and 1t is claimed that this new 1 feature will meet with the approval Of
 all the people. The city marshal has is.
 sued orders that the agreement must bs |
 plan is obeyed by the dealers they will
 be allowed to open during the other
 hours. but should 1t be proven that a man
 has opened his place of business during
 the hours of 10 and 12, then it will be my
 duty to close his place of business and l keep 1t closed all day Sunday" This agreement was reached by the city coun- ell after the impracticability of keeping
 the lid on tight was shown. W Yesterday the regular non-jury term of
 Franklin county circuit court convened in the courthouse in Russellvie with
 Judge Charles P Almon of Florence
 presiding. A large number of cases will come up before the court at this term. The Franklin county court of county commissioners is in session at the court house here this week, with Probate Judge Sidney J. Petree, ex-officio chairman, pre- siding and all members-G. T. Creek | more, representing the First districts; T. E. Lawler. Second district; w. G. Ez- zell, Third district and Thomas Bullin, representing the Fourth district-present. In addition to allowing claims for pay
 ment for the past three months a number of changes in the public road system in
 Franklin county will be considered, and also several important changes in. the public school districts. The commission
 CTS will be in session the greater part | of this week.
 | Last night a delightful dance was en- | joyed at tho Underwood building in the | city by the social set. The dance was | given by the young men of Russellvile
 in honor of several young lady visitors to the city. rG 
 | The young ladies Philathea class of | the Russellville Baptist church are re- hearsing a play entitled, Arrival by Re- quest" which they will present at the | Quinn opera house during the next few days. They hope in this manner to raise enough money to furnish their class | room in the new Baptist church. It is said that the csid weather of tho past week did not effect the fruit trees of l this county to an extent that was first | thought, and it is claimed that should no other freezing weather come, Frank lin county may show up with a medium | fruit crop for the year. The cold weather of Saturday. it was thought, caused a freeze in the orchard section, but if no
 other cold weather should come the fruit
 crop will prove better than was first thought