The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
DECATUR PAPER
 CHANGES HANDS Labor Day Preparations. Decatur Women Were
 in Coast Storm

Decatur, September .-(special.)-The Twin City Telegram, an afternoon news paper published in New Decatur, and the only daily newspaper published in the two Decaturs. has changed management. H. D. Harkreader, who has been the ed itor, and W. K. Shelton, who has been the business manager of the paper for the past year. have retired from the news paper. They had the plant leased for term of 12 months, and the lease has expired, and they failed to renew 1t. Where MT. Harkreader and MT. Shelton will locate they have not yet decided.
 The Twin City Telegram will continue to be published in the future by the own CTS, William A. Warner and the Hulett Bros.
 Labor Day will be observed in the two Decaturs Monday by the closing down of the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops and other industrial plants. During the afternoon. from to 5 o'clock, Dick Adams Rifles. Company E, Alabama Ma tional Guards, will give a sham battle at Oakland park, New Decatur. There will be number of barbecues during the day and a general good time is expected
 Miss Mary Francis Bunch and Herman Whaley were married yesterday at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bunch, on East Moulton street, New Decatur. The ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. J. J. Cornish, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal church, New De- catur. Only a few relatives and friends were present.
 Henry Pride, a negro charged with shooting and seriously swounding Ed Rey- holds in the western part of the county escaped from the town jail at Trinity last night, and up to this time has not been recaptured.
 Prof. Harley Gilmore of Bessemer has just been elected principal of the New Decatur high school to succeed Prof, R. C. Johnson. resigned. The New Decatur school board has also selected the follow ing other teachers: Miss Johnsie Sted- ham of Florence and Miss Cornelia Duke of LaFayette. The New Decatur and Decatur public schools will open Septem- Der 5.
 Mayor John Patterson of New Decatur has come out in a public communication indorsng the legalized open saloon for the Decaturs and Morgan county. He roasts prohibition and says that the pres ent conditions are intolerable and should be remedied. The local option election will be held in this county on September II. The indications are at this time that the county will go wet and that open sa- looms will again be restored.
 J. M. G. Thomas has sold the St. George cafe to P. Bales of Huntsville. Mr. Bales has already taken charge of the cafe. Mir. Thomas has not yet de- cided what line of business he will en- gage in, but he may remain in Decatur.
 New Decatur has just authorized a bond issue for $9S09 to pay for the paving of Jackson street. Goodrich X Crinlxley the contractors for Jackson street, have until October l to complete the work.
 Mrs. J. w. Riser and Miss Mabel Mas sengale have just returned home from Sullivans island. where they went through a hurricane which ragged there for 24 hours. They were not injured. The house which they occupied was flooded with water and part of the building was taken away. They were forced to wade out and were taken to Charleston, s. C.,