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Washington telegraph., 1911-07-14
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County Surveyor Alex. Gratiot
was here this week attending to
official matters.
Mis- X. B. Thompson arrived
Wednesday from Texarkana for a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VI. Il. Boyce.
Mrs. Roy Allen and children of
Hope visited the family of j, s.
Monroe the first of this week.
?. c. Stephens and Edgar Wells
were here from BeWns Monday.
Miss Willie Stewart of Columbus
spent last Friday with Mrs. J. e.
cold.
Dick Galiigan was a visitor from
.Ozan Tuesday.
Rev. J f. Gold is treating his
residence, the Ex>Governor Dan
W. Jones old home, to handsome
new dress of paint.
Mrs. Geo, Taylor left Monday
to spend a month or two with her
daughter, Mrs. Jas. K. Jones, at
the latter's summer home at Edgar
town, Mass.
Miss Gharlean Williams is visit
ing relatives at DeQueen.
Mrs. E. a. Hart spent Thursday
night at Hope, the guest of her
lister, Mrs. l.. }. Gillispie.
Tom Wilson spent Monday evening
with friends at Hope.
Miss Ella Monroe began Il sum
n. er school at Oakland school house
Monday.
Mrs. 7. N. Cats and daughter,
Miss Mary, returned Thursday from
Missouri, where they have been
visiting relatives since the close Of
he State University in June.
The families of Rev. w. d. Sharp
aud J. +. Dagger Of Washington
and w. j.. Ellis of Saratoga left
Tuesday morning for an outing on
Boards lake.
Ii. r. and Tom Wilson attended
the ice cream supper at Columbus
last Friday night.
w. O. Beene OF Blevins was i'll
town Monday.
c. A. Campbell of Ozan came
down to band practice Monday
night.
w. J. Anderson of Ozan was d
sisitor Monday night.
T. +. Smith of Jaliajones was in
town Tuesday.
Clarence Hopson is with the mil
itary company from Hope attending
target practice at Russelville.
Crit c, Stuart was over from
Columbus Monday,
~ L. W. Haynie, formerly of this
Washington telegraph., 1911-07-14
COUNTY COURT
In Session This Week-Much Busi>
ness

Probate and County Court con-
vened Monday, Judge Il. L.
B'Shers presiding, and there being
quite lot of business to be dispos
ed of, the court was busy for sever
al days. The settlements of the
county offieers were to be checked
over and acted on and many claims
of allowance. The court went into
the large volume of business in a
systematic way, and soon had
everything i'll shape and all impor
tant business disposed of that was
ready for submission.
Judge B'Shers handles the af-
fairs of the county in a mastery
way, being a thorough business
man it does not take him long TO
dispose of the questions presented,
and all is done with as little ex-
pense to the county as possible
consistent with a thorough inves
tigaion
Washington telegraph., 1911-07-14
DISAPPOINTED.

Convalescent-0h, I'm quite bet
ter now, thank ye.
Visitor-Quite betterl After my
walking over four miles to see you
M. A. P.
Washington telegraph., 1911-07-14
A Business Proposition

much interested in a new taoric
you have on the shelves IS they are
in any home happening. Your store
news and announcements in these
columns will reach a large circle OF
eager buyers. This will enable yor
to sell your goods while they arr
new and fresh and you will nof
nave to sacrifice later at remnant
counter prices Think Il over,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
ST. BERNARD ID
 CLOSE TUESDAY

Cullman, June 14.-(Special.) .)-The com mencement exercises will be held at St. Bernard college on June 20 and 21. The exercises this year will be more elaborate than ever before, and the faculty and student body are looking forward to the nineteenth annual cornmencement as being the greatest in the history of the college. The exercises will open on the evening of June 20 with play, entitled Maurice, the Wood Cutter,'' a drama in five acts. which will be given under the auspices of the St. Bernard Dramatic club, for which an admission fee of 25 cents will be charged
 The commencement exercises proper will be held on June 21, beginning at 8 o'clock, a. m., with a solemn high mass in the college chapel, after which the faculty and the student body will repair to the dramatic hall, where the salutatory address will be made, followed by the con ferring of degrees. awarding of medals. distribution of premiums, valedictory ad- dress. The most prominent feature of the commencement this year will possibly be the annual address to the student body by the Rt. Rev. Bernard Menges, O. s. B..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
.DECATURS ID URGE
 DOUBLE TRACKING
Will Hold Mass Meeting to Protest Aagainst Injunc-
 tiOn Proceedings

Decatur June 14.-(Special.) )--A mass meeting of the citizens of the two De- caturs will be held at the county court house tomorrow night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of declaring resolutions fa- yoring the double tracking of the Louisville and Nashville railroad from Nashville to Decatur and protesting aganist the injunction proceedings against the double-t tracking that are now in the courts at Nashville. filed by private parties. The mass meeting to- morrow night was called this afternoon by a representative gathering of busi- ness men of both Decaturs. which met in New Decatur and was presided over by Mayor Henry A. Skeggs of Decatur. The meeting this afternoon also ap- painted a committee of business men from both Decaturs to call upon the business men of the Decaturs and re- quest them to write letters to the boards of trade and wholesale houses of Nashville in connection of the in- functions against the road now pending in Nashville.
 A number of the leading business men of the Decaturs made enthusiastic speeches at the meeting this afternoon commencing the building of the dou- ble track and condemning the injunc- tion proceedings against the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
LINE WEDDINGS
 BEGIN AT MARION

Marion. June 14-(Special.)-The mar rlage of Miss Mamie Shields rby and James D. Smith took place at the lrby residence on LaFayette street at IL o'clock Monday morning, the Rev. w. R. carothers officiating. Immediately fol lowing the ceremony the bridal party left for Mobile, where they will go by steam shin to New York. The bride is the daughter of Samuel P. Irby and was reared in Marion. MT. Smith is a mem her of the firm of the Smith Dry Goods company. and with the exception of a few years spent in the west has made this his home.
 The Rev. John w. Frazier, pastor of the Methodist church, has gone to Fairfax. la. where on the 14th at 7:3O p. m. he will be married to Miss Sarah H. Knick- erbocker.
 MT. and Mrs w. B. Alexander have announced the marriage of their daugh- ter, Lila Mae to Julian Lee Stroud of Marion the wedding to be on July IF at Artesia Farm, near Felix.
 Monday was the hottest day of the year here, from ? to p. m. the mercury standing 100 In the shade. For the past few weeks this town has shown record of to 5 degrees cooler than other cen tral Alabama towns.
 Sheriff Ryan has captured two other negroes who are implicated in the killing of FoxalL at Tayloe station two weeks ago t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
MRS. BEASLEY
 DIES AT OZARK
Severe Electric Storm Struck Down Son of Sheriff Parrish, Burn-
 ing Him Severely

Ozark, June 14.-(Special. )-Mrs. Eliza Beasley, widow of the late Daniel Beas- ley, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. A. Stokes, in this city, at 7:sc last night. She was in her eighty-first year and leaves besides Mrs Stokes two sons. MT. T. c. Beasley of Samson and MT. c. c. Beasley. of Florida, and a large number of other relatives and friends.
 The interment took place from Senator Stokes residence at 3:30 this afternoon, the burial service being performed by her pastor, the Rev. c. s. Tally of the Meth odist church.
 A heavy thunderstorm swung across the country south of the city this after noon, accompanied by wind, hail and a heavy rainfall. Charley, the 10-year-old son of Sheriff E. w. Parrish, was struck down by a flash of lightning in his grand fathers plantation, and Robert Parrish, brother of the sheriff, was singed by the same flash. Both will recover. Not far away John Roberts, colored. had a horse and a mule. killed in the field during the same electrical display.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
COURT OF APPEALS

Montgomery, June 14.-(Special) j. The following rulings were today an nounced in the court of appeals of Ala bama on applications for rehearing: s. N. Rowe vs. R. Harrington, ap peal from Coffee county circuit court application overruled
 John Wall vs. the state of Ala bama appeal from Monroe circuit court ap- plication overruled.
 City of Montgomery vs. J. P Bare field, appeal from Montgomery circuit court: application overruled.
 r. N. Hudson vs. Herman Wright, ap- peal from city court of Gadsden, appli- cation overruled.
 Jeff Millsap vs. o. M. Wolfe, appeal from Escambia circuit court; applica- ton overruled.
 Tom Higgins vs. state of Alabama. appeal from city court of Gadsden; ap- plication overruled.
 City of Montgomery vs. W. N. Gill mer. appeal from Montgomery city court; application oyerruled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
NEWS OF OPELIKA

Opelika, June 14.-(Special) )-The Farm CTS National bank was notified yesterday that it has been designated by the United States Postal department as depository for the Postal Savings bank to be estab- lished at the Opelika postoffice on June 27
 Three negroes, Charlie Simms, Cliff Harris and Dan Heard, who escaped from the Lee county chain gang near Smith station Saturday, were captured near Co., lumbus by Sheriff Butler Sunday. The sheriff left Columbus for Chipley on the lookout for the escaped convicts. About ten miles out of Columbus the negroes boarded the train and ran into the arms of the sheriff. who quickly nabbed them.
 Dock Love and Bob Andrews, two white men tried last week for violating the pro- hibition law and upon whom judgment was deferred, have been put under proba- tion by Mayor Palmer on account of the continued Illness in their families.
 The many friends here of pr. J. B. Stallworth, the well known dentist of this city, were grieved to learn of the death of his father. MT. Nicholas Stallworth. ex-probate judge of Monroe county, at his home in Monroeville. Ala, Sunday. Dr. Stallworth was called to his father s bedside Friday evening.
 On Wednesday, Flag day will be ob- served at the residence of Mrs. Walter Guitars by the D. A. R. and c. A. R. chapters.
 The 4-year-old son of Frank Howard, near the city. was struck by lightning and severely burned last week. The light ming struck the home and burned the lit- tie fellow who was asleep on the floor. The house was set on fire by the light ming and it required hard work to save it. The boy was burned on the arms and legs, but is reported today to be resting nicely.
 Opelka lodge, Elks, initiated the follow ing at the last meeting: B. F. Holstun, A. R. Bonner, H. W. Barker, A. H. Smith, R. II. Dixon, A. M. Baker. l.. Baker all of West Point. Ga. and MT. Reese and Rev. MT. Harris of Wadley, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL { I WORKERS IN R0U]
Alabama Delegation to < Francisco Convention
 Making Long Trip

Montgomery. June 14.-(SpeciaI The Alabama party of Sunday schc workers elected by the Alaban School association as delegates to Il International Sunday School convss ton, left Montgomery at a. m.. r day, June F. on a special tourist Pi man.
 Composing the party are: D. {. Sims, state Sunday school secretai R. D. Webb and wife with Mrs. Sus H. Wright and son, Alfonso, of Auburn Dr. Charles W. Powel and Mrs. A. Dickson of Lowndesboro, Penny He; derson of Athens. Mrs. s. P. Mool state superintendent of Teachei Training department of Birmingha5 Miss Mary Dee Kyle of Scottsbot Mrs M. E. Parks and Miss Parks r Wylam Miss Annie M. Owens of Boh Mrs. A. L. Barnes and son. Blake, l, Tuscaloosa; MT. and Mrs. w. E. SwS, of Fairhope. Miss Etta E. Lambert { Mobile. and Joel M. Murphree of Ire chairman of the party.
 Morning prayer and song servi0| are participated in by all. Sunday WI be spent in Salt Lake City, where ep< cial service will be conducted by Pr lessor Webb, MT. sims and MT. MoqS A communication as the party in Kansas City reported all well and .e trip being greatly enjoyed. <.
 E. A. Hamlin, representative of - Rock Island system, is proving minor a most efficient railway guide. q!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
BROWN SELLS
 RAGLAND STORE

Ashville. June 14.-(special)-W. T. Brown & Co.,, largest mercantile estab- lishment of Ragland, have sold to Messrs. L. R. Lonnergan and Walter Montgomery of AshviIle. These men are to take an invoice of the stock on July 1 and im- mediately take over the store then. Only the goods were sold, although the build- ing was rented for two years Both MT. Lonnergan and Montgomery are saw mill men, and Lonnergan is experienced in the mercantile business, having been in busi- nes of this kind at Ashville for some years.
 The good roads train of the Southern railway will be in Springville on Friday, the 18th. The train in going back to Bir- mingham over the Alabama Great South ern will make a stopover in springville. A large per cent of the bond money was spent in and near springville, thereby causing very strong sentiment for good roads. It is expected that large crowd will be at the train.
 In letter written to J. M. Ballard it ds stated that H. B. Wycke, formerly of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
ALABAMA COTTON MILLS
 ARE CLOSING FOR SUMMER

Montgomery, June 14.-On account of the high price of cotton. which, it is stated. makes 1t impossible to operate at profit, the Montala cotton mills. with 10000 spindles. and the Montgom- cry Cordage company, using 225 bales of cotton per month, have closed their plants for the summer. They will not resume until the new crop Is harvested In the fall.
 It is stated that two mills at Selma, two at Mobile, Ala, and one at Flor ence, Ala, have suspended operations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
Nurserymen Meet

St. Louis, June 14.-The thirty-sixth an- nual convention of the American Associa- tion of Nurserymen began here today and will continue for three days. The nur- serymen expect to pass resolutions pro- testing against the passage by Congress of the Howard bill, which proposes to put a quarantine on all seedlings and nur- serymen's imports from France and coun- tries where the brown-legged moth is said to have originated. @A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
To Hold Song Service

Pell City, July 14.-There will be song service at Friendship church. five miles from Odenville, on the first Sunday in July, conducted by James M. Garrett, A. Leroy Truiett of Pell City, and H. ]. Crandell of Springville, assisted by other singers and players
 Devotional services conducted at 9:3o a. m bv some local minister or church worker. A basket dinner will be served at 12 noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
To Women Who Dread
 Motherhood!
Informatlon How They May Give Birth to Happy, Healthy Children Ab-
 eoluteIy Without Palm

No women need any longer dread the snnans of childbirth. or remain childless.
 br. !. H. Dye has devoted his life to raIssvtnr tho sorrows of women. He haa proved that all pain at childbirth may be entirely banished. and he vtn gladly tell you how 1t may be done absolutely free of charge. Send your narne ana ad- R,nalo. N. Y., and he will send you. nosfunid. his wonderful book which tells how to rive birth to happy. healthy chil- dren. absolutely without pain; aiso how fo oovs sterilltys Do not delay but wrate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15

the St. Clair County News of Ragland was married to Miss Jessie Rakestraw of Cedartown, Ga., Sunday evening. The ceremony was held at the home of the brides parents. Miss Rakerstraw is well known here and the wedding was quite a surprise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
LOCATING BOARD
 EXPECTED ID ACT
Three Calhoun Towns Com ply With Requirements
 for High School

Anniston, June 14-(Special.) .)-The
 three Calhoun county towns which have
 been engaged for the past several months
 in a lively scrap over the state high school authorized for this county are now
 resting on their oars and awaiting the ac- tion of the state locating board, of which Governor O'Neal is chairman. The three places which are after the school are Oxford, Piedmont and Alex andria. All three of the town have se- lected sites for the location of the school and raised the $l0000 required by the state, and they are being caused no little
 uneasiness on account of the uncertainty of the boards action.
 It is understood that the board will be- gin their work of locating the schools authorized by the last legislature about the latter part of this week. Pending their decision the city board of education of Oxford has deferred the election of teachers for the graded school there and
 the town of Piedmont has postponed g bond issue of s10000, which was contin-
 gent upon the location of the school there
 The Anniston Electric and Gas com pany, proprietors of the Oxford Lake casino, did thing on Tuesday of this week which was probably unique when they knocked show which had been staged there inl paid advertisement, begging their patrons not to attend the performance as given. The comany
 claimed that the show was an imposition
 upon them, for which they were not re-
 sponsible.
 Emmet L. Jones, the son of Mrs. A. B.
 Jones of this city, and assistant chem ist to the Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany of Birmingham, will recover from the injuries recently sustained while in specting mine, according to information received by his family here. It was be- leved that his spinal cord had been frac- tured, but as result of an operation on Tuesday this has been found not true.
 As the result of the loss of a leg while working for the Southern Railway com pany on coal chute here some time ago, Sam Stewart has sued that company for S25 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
Attend Sunday School Institute

Lake Charles. La, June 14.-About 100 delegates are here to attend the Sunday school institute of the Gulf Methodist Episcopal church conference today Most of the churches in east Texas and Louisi- ana are represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15

than one-third of the county boards have not yet made faculty nominations. a fact which will compel another ses- sion of the commission at an early mo- nent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15
Remember Mondays 2 n c
 Thursday

seaboard operates through Pullmans to wrightsville Beach. Most delightful surf on Atlantic Coast. Only $S.O round trip On Thursdays. good ten days,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15

at Avondale, Ala. and Columbus, Ga. are running on short time. Cotton mill men regard the situation as extremely critical.
 Mobile, June 14.--The Mobile cotton mill, employing 150 people. will shut down their plant tomorrow.
 The Barker cotton mill. employing zoo hands, will work on four days basis. The superintendent stated that everything possible would be done to keep the organization of cotton mill people intact and that every effort would be made to take care of the em- ployes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15

; In a letter written to J. M. Ballard it
 ds stated that H. B. Wycke, formerly of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-15

As the result of the loss of leg while working for the Southern Railway com pany on coal chute here some time ago, Sam Stewart has sued that company for S25, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-02-22
BAL TINOREAN BUYS
APARTMENT HOUSE
The Victoria Changes Hands
for Consideration of
$4,000.

The Victoria apartment house, at the
southwest corner of Fourteenth and
Clifton streets, the first apartment
erected on Mt. Pleasant and one of the
first to be erected in this city, has been
sold this week to James J. keane, of
Baltimore, for $4,000. The sale was
made by ". c. Prather, of the real
estate firm of Prather & Ryon.
Mr.. Keane. in taking over the apart
ment, which itself is about IS by 100 feet
in dimensions, takes the adjoining lots
on both Fourteenth and Clifton streets,
making total area at the corner of
2S,5O0 square feet of ground, 'front.'
ing 100 feet on Clifton and $50 feet
on Fourteenth street. He intends to
nIodernize the building and erect some
houses on the adjoining lots.
The Victoria contains thirty-two apart
ments, with annual rentals of $1,000
1t is six stories in height, and so de-
signed that all rooms face the outside
According to the architect and builder
of the apartment house, n. T. Halter
the Victoria is the original "all outside
room" apartment in this country, and
fits design has been copied and used
in many other cities.
The building was erected in March,
1897, when President Mckinley was FIRST
inaugurated. II cost to build at that
time $4,000, and the rentals were ST. 400
a year. Ever since it was finished the
Victoria has been fairly free from va
cant apartments. A price of So
square foot was then paid for the
ground upon which the Victoria was to
be erected, although the surrounding
land was wheat field inCloscd by a
post rail fence. Clifton street was then
known as Yelling place.
The A. F. Fox Company today &C.
cupied their new. building at 1911 VI
street northwest for the first time. 1t
is a three-story building erected by the
realty company for its own occupancy.
Ed. T. Berry has purchased the three
story apartment house at 1900 Fourth
street northwest from r. s. Wolfe
for $4,000. The sale was made by w.
C. Prather, of Prather & Ryon. Mr..
Prather has also sold the twO-stOry
brick dwelling at 932 Twenty-fifth street
northwest to J. L. Stuckert for $500 as
an investment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-02-22
Best Man Wins Bride
From the GrOOm-tO-Be

TRINIDAD, Col, Feb. 22.-MiSs Catina
RespoliC, of WOotCn, today broke all
records for freak weddings, when, less
than an hour before she was TO be mar
ried to John Tatur, of Prmero, she de-
cided she would rather marry another
man, John Drafoiyic, also of Wooten.
The latter was to have officiated as
best man at the Tatur wedding. The
pre-nuptial feast was in progress and
the march to the church was about to
begin.
During the temporary absence of he
SrOOm-tO-hc, the best man stepped up
proposed and was accented. with the re-
suit that the wedding was held on sched-
ule time, but without the original bride
groom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-02-22
Joy and Sorrow Cross
Ocean on Same Vessel

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. PA mock
marriage and a death at sea were the
most important happenings on the
steamship Havcrford from Liverpool,
which locked here today.
During the voyage the eleven month
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey.
of Trenton, \. j.. died and was buried
at sea.
Ten young women from Columbus.
Ohio, who are sent abroad as the win
ncrs of a newspaper popularity con-
test. made the voyage merry with their
pranks. Last night they had a mock
marriage in the cabin, and to get
clothes for the minister" persuaded
thu steward to purloin the clerical gar
ments OF the Rev. James Price. OF Man
chester, England, who was asleep in
his cabin. He had TO make the best of
the matter, passengers declared, By
remaining in bed until the fun was over.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-02-22
Former Senator Clark'S
Home Entered by Thieves

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-For several
hours early today a big squad of police
surrounded the five million-dollar palace
Of former United States Senator William
\. Clark, on Fifth avenue and the ad-
Joining homes of Jacob II. Schiff and
George Butler, searching for two burg
lars who were known to have broken
into the Clark house
The thieves managed to get away,
however ihelr only booty being a pack
age of old letters and a book or little
value.