The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-09


 cerdsle County Medical association is- sued a bulletin yesterday in which the peopie were advised to boil all the water used for drinking purposes, as there was a question of it's purity and its whole scneuess. This condition Is no doubt caust by the unprecedented rains.
 Tn the failure of the Standard Real EstaIe Loan company, located at Dallas, Tex. several Florence people were con- fract holders and lost s5ooO. A local bank receis cd the first intimation of the failure and ne Florence contract holders imme- dlax filed a bill in chancery court, ask iJ lat a receiver be appointed. / Mr h interest Is being aroused in the preservation of the health of Florence. pr R. M. Davis. the city health officer, xecul ed the passage of an ordinance to prot ct the health of Florence, requir- ine n pools and stagnant water to be drat ed at once or covered with kerosene oil. A fine of s25 or two months at hard labor Is the penalty of non-conformance to [ Is ordinance. A stringent regulation was passed in regard to fly extermina- tor also.
 A Bible conference is in session at the CO., -thoase. Quite a number of promi- ne- workers from New York. Nashville an other places are here, and much in seirst Is manifested. particularly by tn, ssr siefnen. who seldom attend church n music is under the direction of MT an Mrs. John T. Benson.
 IT.. R. F. King is among the promi- ne visitors to Florence this week. He ha been so eminently successful in the zsfatnent of meningitis during an cpl du nc In his home town of Ada. Okla. tn he has been invited to deliver an ad ress before the medical association of Eg ingfeid- He Is the guest of his aunt, z R. A. D. Coffee. on Wood avenue
 henieid. May S.-tSpecial.)-At 3 o'clock n xt Sunday afternoon the Woodmen of z8 World win unveil several monuments e the city cemetery. under the auspices H EneH4eid camp No. 75. A. A. Williams e Florence win deliver an address. The sanps ef Florence. Brick. Tuscumba cnke.d Oaks and Cherokee are expected be present and participate in the ex' e -rises- By order of the clerk. J. B Irpin. The public is cordially invited tc attend.
 1ohn Foster. the expert chemist. wh' as been Connected with the Sloss-Shef ell Steel and Iron works. has resigned Is position and accepted situation witt he smith laboratory. at Mt. Pleasant ,enn A N Garrison of Birmingham vii Ake charge of the department vacated ay Mr- Poster.
 
 rxfotred orer her rapid recovery from thu srsrri~s received from falling over thi sherseid bun last Saturday afternoon WhIle zEarlne with some children on thu tlrr 4tc eentared 100 near. a ston' turned and she was precipitated over thu tf1n and had it not been for a projecting 1tgs ln an probability she would hav' t<en klnet-
 A shealeii firm lands big contract o rf.re For the bridge masonry of th, 1.nufEeflze and Nashville railroad on il. neN srark from Athens 70 the Tennessee snrs lzns. C- I4 rcckinpaugh X Co. vii hate eaar<e ef fhe work and Will com zlfraf operations on May l5. This firm kas a1ee signed ( contract to make con <.rss4 sSfewsfEs for the town of Law rsncsz1rE. Terr-. which calls for 5000.
 CT Frs1sr afternoon the children of thl r.rinnr4 aruarsrlenr of the Sheffield Sab tnth eehr.nf utH have an old fashione. UaF poe dance on the lawn in front Q rta raszaerrr af A l. fTie. Quite beau x.fr1 Frerrarnss has been prepared whicl ~1 1nzisfe a street parade and tn erewa.ax cf the king and queen ef May. ~.nrtsa May s-sSrecial Mrs F L Eufssl ef Moaiie will conduc e ertsszrrarv Institute at the Fir~s Pres