The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-10
CLAYTON SEEKS
 COMMISSION, TOO Superintendent of Schools Resigns-Lathem New
 County Solicitor

1 Clanton. June a-(Special)-Cla is ernment A petition has already besgi filed with the probate judge looking t5 this end and an election will dedbtless be called by the mayor soffle time in July to decide the quesfro6 of commission gov ernment vs. the old system of aldermanio rule. .,.|
 The .Gity of Clanton suffers more from the deat than almost any other city of it's size in the south. We have splendidly equipped electric light plant but for some reason the current is not turned on until Hate in the afternoon so that it is imprac- ticable to use electric fans. petition lhas been circulated and numerously lsigned by the business men of the town ireauesting that day current be estab lished so that electric fans may be in stalled Professor Monroe, who for the past fou years has been the superintendent of thu city schools. and who has given eminent satisfaction to the patrons, announced al the close of the present session that he would not consider an election for an- other year as he intended to enter the practice of law and would leave Clanton upon the opening of the university to finish his law course. All of the assistant teachers have secured permanent places elsewhere and it is more than probable that an entirely new corps of teachers will have to be employed.
 Clanton is soon to have an ice plant of it's own. Up to the present time con- sumers have been supplied with Birming- lham or Montgomery ice W. W. Langley lis now completing arrangements for the installation of five-ton ice plant, which he expects to have in operation within the next 90 days.
 Rev. Brooks Lawrence delivered lec- ture here at the Methodist church Wednesday night to an apprecative audi ence While his congregation was not large it was an enthusiastic one. But little notice of his coming had been given and the extreme heat of the night kept lmany away who otherwise would have at tended.
 Sheriff Bowen l.. Jones of this county
 lies critically ill at local inhImary, hay ing contracted severe case of fever dur ing the last term of the circuit court. Inn mediately after the adjournment of cour' he was forced to take to his bed and ha, not since been able to sit up. Hi ltria1dc arc evfrarnaiV auxiOus abOut bt, condition, but it is now believed that hi lma gnificent constitution and great vii power will bring him out victorious.
 Florence Hopkins, the beautiful young daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. Hopkins O this city has become the bride of MT lG H. Denson For several months pas, Miss Hopkins has been the assistant post master of Clanton, succeeding Miss Glen nie Dennis, who was recently married l The young couple left immediately after the marriage ceremony for Birmingham lon a visit to the brother of the bride, after which they will go to Pelham on a visit to the parents of the groom and then return to Clanton.
 This is the fifth young lady who has as- sumed the marriage relation since the encumbency of Postmaster F. o. Dudley all of whom were acting as assistant , postmaster.
 Mir. Dudley, himself bachelor. claims the proud distinction of having assisted more young men and young ladies to welded bliss than any other man in Clan ton He says that while he is unable to capture prize for himself he is exceed lngly proficient in assisttg others tC happiness. Immediately after the an ! nouncement of Miss Hopkins wedding the postmaster was sought out by a number of young people asking to succeed Mis' Hopkins as assistant postmaster, The place was given to Miss Ruth Kat Mullins, an exceedingly handsome ano
 popular young lady who will withou
 doubt make Clanton a most efficient as sistant postmaster.
 Samuel A. Latham is now the county so l llicitor for Chiffon county. MT. Latham
 was recently granted q law certificate D, the University law school and returned to his home here to enter the practice of his profession. Some weeks ago w. M Adams, who for several years past ha been county solicitor, resigned his plac as such to give his entire time to prvat practice and the county has been withou q solicitor. by appointment Mir. A. C smith has most acceptably filled the plac 1 when special occasion required. The ap l pointment of Mr. Latham gives entir Vsatisfaction to the people of Chitol county