The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-08
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 MILITIA CIRCLES Albertville Company Will Be Inspected Tonight JAIL PLANS CHANGED Anniston Shriners Back From Talla- dega-Alabama Mineral Inspect ed-A Former Annistonian
 Dies in Texas
JAIL PLANS CHANGED

Anniston, March 7.-(special)-Ge J. B. scully of the Alabama National Guard, accompanied by. the officer of the regu- lar army. Lieutenant Goodwin of the Twenty-ninth infantry. arrived at An- niston Thursday morning and will go from this city Friday to Albertville for the purpose of inspecting the companies of the Third regiment
 General Scully stated Thursday that there is no significance out of the ordi- nary attached to his visit. but 1t is known here that ths visit will probably be fol- lowed by some marked changes in the Alabama National Guard. Anniston Is headquarters of the Third regiment, com manded by Col. w. H. McKleroy, and some interesting announcements are ex- pected within the next few days.
 General Scu1ly and Lieutenant Good wyn will return to Anniston Monday for the inspection of Company D. Pelham Guards. and the headquarters of the Third infantry, Alabama National Guard, which will be open to the public.
 Before adjournment of the March term tno COIilI1llSSlOHtiS cOuil Ol 1dl1oui county the members of the court made certain alterations in the plans for the erection of new $30,0OO county prison at this place, and returned them to Archi- tect M. B. Wheelock of Birmingham who is expected to have the plans ready for return here within short time Bids will then be asked from competing con- tractors.
 Anniston Shriners. about 29 in number have returned from Talladega, where they attended the conclave of members of Zamora temple Wednesday evening. going down on a special Louisville and Nash vile passenger. Among the Anniston temple neophytes were Judge H. D. Mer- Till of the circuit court, Earl Mason, Law Peek and sam Morris There were AS neophytes in the class. which was the largest within the history of Zamora temple.
 Developments in the nature of an m- provement of the service of the Louis vile and Nashville railway are expected to follow the inspection of the Alabama Mineral division of that road by M. IT. Smith. Jr., son of President Smith. and assistant general passenger agent for that road. and other officials. Among the improvements contemplated is the ex- tension to Gadsden of the early morn ing southbound train leaving this city at 6:10.
 The first victim In the Anniston district to die of the menengitis disease which has been playing such havoc in Texas, was NJ c. Connolly, who died yester- day at Munford. his home. south. of here. Mir Connolly went to Texas to be at the bedside of a relative and contracted the disease while he was under auar- antine. 3,-,-s+ss
 w. S. Coleman, bookkeeper for the First National bank in this city, received a telegram Wednesday night announcing the death of his father, Henry W. Cole man, at San Antonio. Tex. MT Coleman only recently moved from this city to Texas, where he contracted a serious case of pneumonia, which was the cause of his death
 The Rev. A. J. Johnson, who has been pastor of the Baptist church at Boaz, has been called to the First church of Oxford, and has accepted the call. he having been present at the midweekly service Wednesday evening He will move his family to the Anniston district from Boaz at once.
 Congressman Fred L. Blackmon and Senator J. r. Johnston are being con- graduated by Annistonians on their hav- ing secured a favorable report of the Blackmon resolution providing for the establishment of a maneuver camp here.
 Prof Thomas Anderson of White Plains has been elected principal of the state high school at Oxford to succeed Prof. J. o. Morris, whose resignation was forced by the school board