The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-15
MT. ZION BAPTIST
 MAY BE RAzED Landmark May Be Torn
 Down in Calhoun KYLE PRICE TO SPEAK Woman Proves Too Big for Casket.
KYLE PRICE TO SPEAK
Woman Proves Too Big for Casket. Boosting Oil Project-Anniston to Issue New Directory-Girl
 Jumps on Running Auto

1 Anniston. March -(special.)-A committee of the congregation of Mount l Zion Baptist church near Alexandria next Sunday a vote will be taken as to whether or not the present struc- ture is to be torn down and the ma terial contained therein carried to the town for the purpose of erecting new and more modern structure. Mount Zion church is one of the land marks of the county. It was buiit by John Hubbard when Alexandria valley was one of the most populous sections of the county. Ii was con- could be found in the forests nearby on church property consisting of over seven acres and for many years 1t has been the scene of notable religious gatherings.
 The congregation of Mount Zion con- sists of about 400 members, who come from miles around.
 Kyle Price to Speak
 Kyle B. Price, who is a candidate for congressman at large, will return to Anniston Friday and is scheduled to make an address to the voters at the Calhoun county courthouse during his visit to the city in a campaign for votes.
 Too Big for Coffin
 Persons here today from Eulaton told of the death of an aged negress at that place, popularly known as Aunt Dinah." She was of unusual size it is said, and it was found impossible to secure a coffin large enough to con- tain her body, with the result that she was inferred in box
 McKleroy in New York
 Col. w. II. McKleroy, who, it is be- lieved, Is in the east in connection with the proposed mobilization of the Alabama militia to the Mexican border, has left Washington and is now in New York, according to an announcement made here Thursday
 Chills Led to Death Joe A. Strickland. who had been suf- fering for some time with severe chills, died Thursday morning at a local hos pital, where his trouble, which for a long time baffled the physicians, was
 
 of the deceased was held Thursday afternoon at S:30, the Jody to be sent to Duke for intermenc.
 Boosting Oil Project Investigations are going quietly for ward in the Annston oil district and it is confidently believed that oil will be struck within a short time, as plans are under way to start boring soon.
 Ex-AnnistOnians to Wed Announcement has been made here of the engagement and approaching marriage of w. H. raylor Jr., son of w. H, Taylor of this city. and Miss Evelyn Lillian Brooks, the marriage to take place at Tampa, Fla.
 Hope to Clear Negrcss
 Friends of Catherine Isbell, an sn- niston negress, who is now in the coun- ty jail a charge of killing her cousin, Rob Martin, whom she fatally stabbed on crowded thoroughfare on West Fifteenth street few months ago, have employed frank Walker, negro detective, to collect evidence in an effort to clear the woman on a plea of justification.
 New City Directory
 w. II. Griggs of Jacksonville has ar rived in this city and is conferrring with the Anniston Chamber of Com merce and local business men in regard to the compilation of new city di- rectory for Anniston It is believed that the new directory will show the city's population to be approximately 15,000 in the city proper, or 25,G00 to 3O,OOO including the immediate suburbs.
 Jumped on Running Auto
 Believing that she was about to be run over, Miss Carrie Loftin, a daugh- ter of R. T. Loftin, with whom she was riding, jumped -rom her fathers buggy Wednesday evening and lighted on the running boarv of the auto of J. c. Sproull, which was being driven by Miller Sproull, his son. her head go- ing through the wind shield with the result that she suffered broken collar bone. The accident took place in a nar- row road in the northern part of the city, near Blue mountain. NAMES COMMITTEE