The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
ODD FELLOWS HOME
 REPORTS PROGRESS
The Trustees Find Cullman
 Home in Fine Shape
BUCKALEW NOT DEAD
Though Will Harpet Thought His Aim Was Fatal-Mountaineer Yet Has Chance for
 His Life

Cullman. April 7.-(Special 1.-The board of trustees of the Odd Fellows Home To- cated in Cullman, who have been in eA- ecutive session at the home here since the early part of this week. closed their second annual meeting here Thursday. At this meeting all the reports and ac- counts were audited, and the annual re- port to be submitted to the grand lodge, which convenes in Mobile on May g, was prepared.
 Extracts from this report, which is now in the hands of Secretary l.. N. Buell., shows that the past year has been one of general prosperity. The report shows that since the opening of the home on the 22d day of December, 1909 there have been admitted altogether, 92 inmates to the institution, the present number now being 63. There are six small children who live at the home, but are not classed as members, making all told 69.
 The report shows that 65 pupils have been enrolled and in regular attendance, grading from the kindergarten to the eighth grade. The general progress of the school has been all that could be ex pected, and is under the supervision of Miss Mary Lovett of Bessemer as prin- cipal.
 Home Physician pr. J. I. Armstrong reports that the general health of the in- mates has been good.
 The membership throughout the state has been very liberal in the matter of 5opotiope to tho honna family during the past l2 months, with not only donations of many useful articles of clothing, etc., but in cash as well. The denoations ia cash to the home during the year reached approximately $2O00, besides other things, such as clothing, eatables etc., for which the board and the members of the home are truly grateful. This report further shows that although the home farm is still practically a new ground, it has con tributed largely to the comfort of the inmates and reduced the cost of main- tenance.
 One of the next things that will be done is to erect a thoroughly modern sanitary dairy barn and other outhouses that are very much needed at the home at this time These the management proposes to build just as early as the grand lodge can be prevailed upon to authorize the payment of funds for this pupose. The fourth floor of the main building of the home yet remains unfinished. and 1t is rlie hope of the management to be able 70 complete the main building when the other houses are being built. The work on the farm has been nealy all done by the boys of the institution.
 The property of the Odd Fellows nome as 1t now stands has a valuation of over ss7, 900, including the farm, buildings, stock, etc.
 It will be seen also from this report that the religious side of life has been well cared for in this institution during the past year. Sunday school has been held evey Sunday morning, preaching nearly every Sunday afternoon by the local ministers of Cullman of all denomi- nations, also devotional exercises evey evening before retiring and Bible study classes twice week.
 The superintendent and matron, Mir and Mrs Edward B. Miller see to it that the children have every advantage that is made possible for them to have under the existing conditions.
 Will Harper who has been confined in the county jail here for the past two weeks for the shooting of a young man by the name of Buckalew at the Harper home several days ago, was allowed bond in the sum of s1000 yesterday and re- leased from custody. The report coming to Culman to the effect that Harper had instantly killed Buckalew was a mis- take.
 He did not kill the young man, but emptied both barrels of a shotgun at him, which came very near resulting in death but later reports are to the effect that Buckalew is not dead, but has a fighting chance of recovering from the shot. The report was brought to Cullman by Harper himself, who said he could not see HOW he could have kept from killing him. Tho trouble between the men came up over young Buckalew's attention to liar per's daughter. The charge has been re- duced from murder to assault with in- tent to murder. The trial will come up at the next term of the circuit court of this county.
 M l.. Robertson, president of Cullman Commercial club, has appointed 10 men who will be known as team captains, and who are to appoint two other men each to assist them in Investigating and as certaining just what can be done in the matter of raising funds with which to purchase land to 9ocate the Industrial in- stitution in Cullman county. These men are M. F. Parker D. M. Phillips, E. c. Kinney, J. F. Beyer, S. J. Griffin, w. T. Vandiver, s. M. Lovelady, J. M. Kilpat- rick, R. B. Thompson and H. Clay Smith. It is hoped that through them as much as s25, ,OO0 to $30000 may be raised with which to purchase the land which will cost something like $50,000. It is hoped that the remainder of the money may be raised from outside sources.
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