The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-09
MRS. CHAMPION IS SEVERELY BURNED
Hair Catches From Some Falling Timbers in Home
 Near Oxford

Anniston, May s.-(Special.)-In fire which destroyed the home on the farm of T. H. Burton, well-known Oxford busi- ness man, near that place, Monday morn ing, Mrs. Bud Champion, wife of the over seer on the farm, suffered the total loss of her hair and the serious injury of her back. which was severely burned. as a result of which she had to be taken to hospital in a precarious condition.
 How the fire originated Is not known, nor is it known exactly how Mrs. Cham pion was injured, although It is supposed that she was struck by piece of falling timber, which caught her hair.
 All of the household goods of the Cham pion family were destroyed, and the in mates had narrow escape with their lives, it Is reported. The house was val ued at between 5000 and s1o0O, the loss being partially covered by insurance. This will be a busy week in Calhoun county court circles at Anniston with the city, the circuit and the federal courts grinding away at the same time. In the city court Judge Thomas W. Cole man has again been presiding this week during the absence of Supernumerary Judge Aston, who relieves him at the special term in Talladega.
 In the circuit court Judge Hugh D. Merrill, former Annstonian, holds his first session of court here since his recent appointment by Governor O'Neal to suc- ceed Judge John Pelham, a member of the new appellate court.
 The federal court will convene Tuesday with Judge W. I. Grubb presiding. The first day will be given up to organization and sounding of the criminal docket. The session promises to be very short, as no big cases are to be tried.
 Mayor J. L. Wikle has remitted $50 of the $100 fine imposed on w. D. Stevenson, who was recently convicted of violating the prohibition law. Recorder Green dis charged Tom Mayfeld, who was arraigned last week, on Monday morning after thor oughly Investigating his case and the or dinance under which he was arrested.
 At meeting of the Calhoun County Fair association Monday morning 1t was decided to abandon the holding of the pro- posed county fair in this city next Oc tober, but the fair association will be held intact, and there will be held agricu tural, mineral and mechanical exhibitions here every year hereafter.
 The reason for the abandonment of the project this year was the presence of the joker in the bill which passed the last legislature appropriating state money to aid county fairs. Another reason for abandoning the project was the lateness in organizing in this county, the two facts together precuding the holding of a fair on the scale planned by the Calhoun as- sociation.
 At a meeting of the Anniston branch of the United National Postal union Sunday afternoon, it was decided to go after the next state convention for this city, and the delegates elected from Anniston were SC instructed. .r The Anniston delegates to the convention, which will nlSet at Ensley on May 90, are J. T. Coleman, c. E. Reid and c. N. Martin. These delegates were also instructed to vote for J. A. Johnston as delegate from Alabama to the national convention at Jacksonville, Fla
 The advance guard of delegates to the annual convention of the womans aux Hilary of the North Alabama Methodist conference, which will be in session here from Tuesday till Thursday, has already begun to arrive. and all plans have been perfected to entertain them by the ladies of Anniston.