The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
'SOFT DRINK STANDS ARE MAKING EXODUS
Prohibitionists Hold a Law Enforcement Meeting and
 Blackwell Remembered

| Decatur. September 9.-(Special )-Prac-
 ticaliy all the soft drink stands in the two
 Decaturs are closed and it Is said there is
 nothing doing here now. It is predicted
 that within the next few hours the De- caturs will be indeed dry cities. num- | Der of the soft drink stand proprietors are
 making their arrangements to move to Birmingham It is said that large auan-
 titles of wet goods have already been
 shipped from the Decaturs to Birmingham
 and other wet territory.
 The grocery store of J. & Patterson in West New Decatur was broken open and
 robbed during last night A large auan- tity of goods were stolen. There is no clue. but the officers are working on the case. The Rev. l.. Pryor Rover has resigned
 as pastor of the First Baptist church in
 East New Decatur and his resignation
 has been accepted. MT. Rover is young
 man of much promise and ability. He
 had been the pastor of this. church for
 sometime He will probably accept call in North Nashville.
  called as pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Decatur. This church has been without pastor since the resignation of
 the Rev. Kegley. who accepted the editor ship of the Southern Presbytery, pub lished at Birmingham. He is now resid- ing in Birmingham. 4a
 The Rev pr. J. D. Gwsltney has just returned from his summer vacation at
 Richmond, Va. He is pastor of the Cen tral Baptist church.. New Decatur. He will fill his pulpit on next Sunday.
 Friends and relatives in the Decaturs have just learned of the death of George
 LaCroix which took place in hospital in Memphis, a few days ago. Mir. La- Croix was well known in the Decaturs
 For many years he was chief clerk at the
 Bismarck hotel and was veryf popular with travelling men.
 At praise service held by the prohlbi- tionists in New Decatur, on account of Morgan county voting for prohibition in the recent local option election, a com mittee was named to organize leagues throughout the county looking to the rigid enforcement of the prohibition laws. This
 meeting was largely attended and it seems that the prohbitonists are now deter:nin- ed on their course.
 
 by Miss Elen Groonendy commenting the voters of the county for voting for pro hibition and severly criticizing the effl- cials for non-enforcement of the prohibi-
 ton laws. Captain Sam Blackwell stated that he favored the adoption of the l'eso- | lution, but said that Sheriff McCulloch | had tried to carry out the law. but had met with obstacles the principal of which | was that he had not the cooperation Of | the people. He said with the cooperation | of the prohibition people the tigers would be put out of business. A rising | vote was called for from all who would | volunteer to assist the officers in carrying | out the law and several hundred stood | up A number made talks and many vol | unteered to assist the officers. Sheriff McCulloch was present and said he was ready and willing to do his part.
 At the conclusion Of the meeting Dr. T. c. Hughes presented Captain Samuel | Blackwell with gold watch and gold headed umbrella from the pronibtionsts as a token of thanks for the work he had
 done in the local option election as the leader of the dry forces.
 An all day home mission institute was held at the First Methodist church. De-
 catur, today. At 10 o'clock devotional ex
 ercises were held by the Rev. Dr. J. ". Newman, pastor of the First Methodist church. number of subjects relative
 to home mission work and church work in Fruit, Mrs E. B. Norton Mrs. J. w 1 Rose. Mrs. S. B. Smith. Mrs. George D. | Williamson, Mrs. Alice Johnson, Dr. K. NJ | Glenn, Mrs z. Trimble and others. The | meeting was quite profitable and Was | largely attended.