The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
CHURCH AT EUFAULA E WEARS COMPLETION
Cotton Brought to Market-Esteemed Confederate Veterans Dies.
 Personal Items

Eufaula September 5-(Special. )--Ad- vices from Rev. T. H. Johnston who, with his family. is now in Canada, indi- cate that he will return to the city about 1 the 1st of October to resume his duties as rector of St. James Episcopal church here. It is hoped to have the new edi- flee in readiness for worship soon after his arrival as the memorial windows are expected to reach here by the middle of the present month and the installation of the heating apparatus and the arranging of the pews will be all that remains in- complete.
 Owing to the canonical regulations the building will not be consecrated until a small debt that had to be incurred can be liquidated. but Rev. Bertram E. Brown, a former rector. now of Tarboro, N. C., will be invited to deliver the first sermon within its walls.
 Cotton Is rolling sin at a rapid rate and the disposition among the farmers has Operations at the compress are going on at regular intervals every day and ship pers are very active. The fields every where are white and in many sections scarcity of labor is being complained of It Is conceded that the caterpillars appearance will not effect the crop for the reason that the bolls are too fully ma tured and no damage will result except in a few instances. It is believed that the crop in the surrounding sections will pan out well and almost to what was at first anticipated.
 Information of the death of NJ T. Duskin, a prominent citizen of Quitman county, Ga, an old war veteran and highly esteemed citizen. has been receiv- ed here. The deceased was brother of J. E. Duskin, a we'll known citizen of Montgomery, and Is survived by an only daughter and several grandchildren. The funeral occurred yesterday from his late residence, 12 miles from the city. His remains were inferred in the family bury ing grounds near his home.
 Judge L. J. Clayton of the city. has disposed of his home here and is pre- pairing to move with his family to Jerni- gan where he will engage in teaching a large and flourishing school at that place this year.
 The Sanford street public school will open for the fall term September 11th with a large matriculation. Mrs. S. c. Daniel of this city has been chosen as teacher to fill the vacancy occasoned by the resignation of Miss Mary Lou Clayton. A new heating system has been installed in the building.
 President T. G. Wilkinson of the Ala bama Brenau is deeply gratified over the prospects for increased matriculation for the school the coming fall. The institu- tion will open the 14th of this month with interesting ceremonies which the citizens have all been invited to witness.
 Miss Louise Foy of this city has &C., cepted a position as principal of the high school at Batesville and will enter upon the discharge of her duties the 1st of October.
 Miss Kathleen Corker will leave the latter part of the present month for Olympia, Ga. where she will assume control of the public schools at that place in October.
 J. w Hortman of this city who culti- vated sevensacres of land in cotton near home, 1t is believed, will gather twelve bales of cotton from his field. MT. Hort man planted a special variety of seed, cultivated thoroughly and fertilized high ly and his patch has been viewed by great numbers of citizens, all of whom corroborate his belief In his estimated yield.