The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05

SWinnea, travelling secretary of the Flor | ence Crettenden Home Mission Work" 1 backed by the mayor of the town and the | Pastors association, has invited the corps
 of workers from the Purity Federation to | visit Florence in the interest of civic l righteousness on May g. An all day meet | ing will be held in the Baptist church be- | ginning at 10 o'clock and lasting through | the evening. All who are interested in | the building up of Florence on righteous basis are cordially invited to be present 1 A number of teachers left today to at- tend the State Educational association I which will be held in Birmingham. From the Normal college Dr. James R. Powers and Misses Janet Simpson, Burt, Bratton, s. Knight, Mrs. s. Price,
 Mrs. s. K. Vaughn, Professors Nisbet, d. | B. Game, c. l.. Bailes A banquet will be rendered the faculty by the Birmingham | alumni. at which S. D. Weakley will be toastmaster.
 The teachers from Patten school who
 are attending the association are: Prof. J. B. Lockhart, Misses Sarah Gilbert, Mary l Bradshaw, Emma Vaughn, Vema Moore,
 also Miss sDouglass Robinson, Frenchie
 Johnson, Ada Coffee and Mrs. Margery
 Camper.
 Moody Arnold, the son of one of the pioneer physicians of Lauderdale county,
 has received an appointment on the staff of the Willard Parker hospital in New
 York and will leave as soon as he finishes at Vanderbilt university, which will be in few days.
 Dr. w J. Galloway and Dr. J. M. Pear son have been elected delegates to attend the Alabama State Medical association which convenes in Birmingham on April l6. DTS. C. M. Watson and R. M. Davis were elected alternates.
 Professor Glover who has charge of the scientific department of the State Nor mai college, was called to Montgomery on account of the critical illness of his brother, who is in the hospital awaiting difficult operation. Professor Glover has has host of friends throughout the state who sympathize with him in the severe illness of his brother, who has been a valuable member of the state agricultural work under Commissioner Kolb. S1X prisoners were lTdnSIerTed rom the county jail here to the penitentiary by the state transfer agent on Monday. Florence was subjected to the heav- fest rainfall yesterday and Monday night that has been known in this sec ton for years R. F. Coburn, the ex- perimental observer. predicts that the river will mark 21 feet by Thursday night
 The rainfall this year has already reached 20.95 inches. In January it was 4.74 inches, February i.36 inches March 10.41 inches, April up to date 1.46 inches.
 A negro porter who has been in the employ of May & Sommerield for a number of years was detected in an early morning robbery recently. and when the officers searched his prem ises an incredible amount of goods was found stored away in his cabin. He was tried before Mayor Ashcraft on Tuesday and on his promise to restore all the goods he had taken, he was re- leased with fine of $25.00.
 pr. and Mrs. C. NJ, Watson enter tained Gov. Emmet ONeal and his wife and Dr. James K. Powers of the State Normal, at an elegantly served break fast Wednesday.
 The resignation of c. L.Peckinpaugh as city engineer was accepted at the April meeting of the city council and Maj A G. Negley was appointed. The latter had served in that capacity some years since and had resigned to become postmaster of Florence.
 The street committee was advised to