The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-29
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE
 DELAY IN TRAFFIC
New Rolling Stock Received
 By A. T. & N. at Reform
NEWS IN NEW HOME
Moody and Hobson Cover the District Pretty Thoroughly-Easter Prac- tice Begun-Interest Shown
 in the County Races

1 Aliceville, March Special 1.-The
 trains on the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern railroad this week have been very irregular Heavy rains have put portions of the track practically out of commission. Only few trains come all the way from York last week and doubling back Is being done by trains this week.
 For the past week the northbound passenger has been nes,Iy an hour late every day. Monday the southbouud train did not reach here until after I9 o'clock. Tuesday it was reported | that no trains would be run. The freight wreck near Dillburg overturned some cars, throwing one across the track and making it necessary to build around the derailed cars.
 New Flat Cars
 The second purchase of rolling stock of the box and flat car variety was noted very recently in the delivery of 15 new flat cars to the Alabama, Ten nessee and Northern at Reform, which were carried through on a special. Only one other car of this kind had ever before been the property of the Ala bama, Tennessee and .Iorthern. This one was used for a long while by the Carrollton Short Line and later put out of commission orr the terminus of the track here before its entension. prior to this time the Alabama, Ten nessee and Northern has confined it's purchases of rolling stock to engines and coaches. This marks the begin ming of the assumption of real rail- road proportions.
 Easter Practice
 Under the direction O: the organist, Mrs C. l.. Horton, the children of the Baptist Sunday school, with the assist ance of their little friends from oth- CT schools, will observe Easter serv- ices and practice of songs has been had this week
 News in New Quarters
 The News is now settling down to business in her new quarters in the old Murphy & Cunningham building. which has been moved onto lot be- longing to the editor and lease se- cured on the buildins practically as- sures permanent quarters.
 The building has been and is being arranged to suit the requirements of the paper, having the business and mechanical department separated, as well as 8 separate apartment for the machinery. A new press would have printed this issue had 1t not been de-
  Candidates Cover District
 The Moody speakers, himself and Captain Hobson have now about GOV cred the district by counties and are now winding up the congressional campaign in the territory heretofore left uncovered. Reports from the sup porters of each of the candidates are calming different points over the dis | trict for their favorites and 1t is not certain which of the two aspirants will be victorious in Mondays election.
 The County Races | Though the county political contests | have to a great extent been oYershad- owed by the congressional fight, yet | there is some interest being shown in | the races for county offices. Friends Of the several county candidates arc saying but little, but the lines have been drawn and the races for county superintendent of education, tax col lector and tax assessor as well as treas urcr are Icing watched with interest.