The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
NEW DECATUR NOW
A I'd CLASS OFFICE
Effective July MANY Are
After Postmastership
JUDGMENT SUSTAINED
Horse Tries to Enter Picture Show.
No Money Available for Pen
sions-Henses Are Difficult
to Obtain

Decatur. July Especial AFTER the
issuance of numerous orders and the
lrecinding of them almost as soon as or
dered, the New Decatur postoffice on
yesterday became a second class office
again, after having been in the fourth
class for sometime past.
Now that the New Decatur postoffiee
is in the second class a postmaster will
have to be appointed. and Postmaster
Warner is an applicant to succeed him
self. There are also about half dozen
others.
Horse Makes for Picture Show
Hose Mooney has a horse that is q
first class sport and knows good
thing when he sees it. Yesterday the
horse broke loose from a post where
he was hitched and started down Bank
street on dead run ana headed
straight for a moving picture show.
The horse got within the outer lobby of
the play house and in a few minutes
would have been inside the theatre had
not several men caught hold of the
bride and stopped him
Offices Being Taken
The II. H. Hit Lumber company
| which recently located a large saw mill
here, have rented offices in the sec
ond story of the new $4,000 city hail
They VIII occupy these offices within
the next few weeks.
| This building was to have been com
pleted July l, but owing to Illness on
the part of some of the workmen the
work has been somewhat delayed. 1t is
expected however, that the building
will be completed and ready for oc-
cupancy by July 20.
No Money for Pensions
| Many of the old battle SCARED Con-
federate soldiers of this county were
sadly disappointed yesterday when
they were told at the probate judges
office that the state of Alabama had
no money with which to pay them thelr
pensions for the present quarter.
Living in Tent
| As an Illustration of how difficult
1t is to rent houses in the two Decaturs
Joseph Holland and family of Cullman
have moved here and being Unable to
rent a house to live in they have rented
a vacant lot on Fifth avenue, south
New Decatur, and have bought tent
and are living in this.
Ground Broken for Hotel
Ground was broken this morning for the
new $4,000 Lyons hotel. The contractor is
r. G. Ross of New Decatur. The build
ing is to be completed by January /, 1918.
Installs Milling Plant
! c. \. Leftwich of Tuscumbia is install
| ing a milling plant in New Decatur for
| the purpose of doing a general milling,
| grain and feed business. The plant Will be
ready for operation within two weeks. The
plant win employ about % men.
Addition to Ho, e
| Work is progressing rapidly on the ex-
| cavating for the addition to the Echols
| hotel. An addition of 50 rooms will be
| built the most of them with baths.
Judgment Sustained
According to decision just handed
down by the supreme court of Alabama
the Decatur Light, Power and Fuel COM
pany will have to pay $1,000 damages for
the death of Miss Edna Newsom, which
occurred about three years ago.
Miss Newsom death is said to have re-
suited by coming in contact with a live
wire lying on the sidewalk in front of her
parents home on Prospect drive, New De-
catur. A judgment for $1,000 was given by
jury in the law and equity court, and
the supreme court has lust sustained the
Judgment.