The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-27
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Florence, July 26.-(Special)-T ha-
beas corpus case against Mrs. Josie Hud-
son, instituted by her husband. Wiley
HUDSON, for the possession of his son,
was called few days since before the
circuit judge, Charles p Almon. The
petition named her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Tuten, as defendants. The cause
of the trouble, it is alleged, is that the
wife Joined a religious sect which was
led by man named Barker and called
the Barkerites, deserted her home, hus-
band, and everything for the new found
religion. Afterward she decided to take
her 7-year-old child, and when she re-
turned she was very abusive in her Ian
guage and threatened to use pistol and
took the child. About 80 of the new sect
was present in the .curtroom and testi-
fled for their convert.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season. At / o'clock the thermometer
stood SO degrees in the shade. The warm
weather and the occasional showers have
put the cotton in a growing condition.
and the farmers are optimistic. At no
time in the last ten years has fruit been
so plentiful.
Preparations are being made to hold the
district conference of the Woman's Mis-
sionary conference of the Florence dis
trict in Florence the second week in Au-
gust. Several of the conference officers
are invited and the annual sermon will
be preached by Rev. Hefflin of Leighton.
During the past week B. f. Stiffler has
been entertaining a number of represent
tative gentlemen from Iowa, Minnesota
and North Dakota, who are out on a
prospecting tour.
Prof. W. r. Harrison of Opelika, who
will occupy the chair of mathematics in
The state normal college next term, has
already moved to Florence and now oc-
cupies a residence on North Poplar
street.
new class has been formed at the
Presbyterian Sunday school, called 'The
Protheon Glass; and the officers are as
follows: President, Miss Kathleen
Waugh: vice president, Miss Ruth Brown
secretary, Miss Salie Brown, and Mrs
]. I. Lockhart was unanimously chosen
teacher.
a commission form OF government is
now the slogan for all the progressive
Florentines. IT is being discussed very
pressed over the loose way the city is
governed.
c. w. Ashcraft, mayor of Florence,
has just returned from Houston, Tex.
where he delivered an address before the
Interstate cotton Seed Crushers' associa-
ton. in which he discussed the raw
product. its growth and possibilities: also
he took up every phase of the business.
Joseph Came who was a delegate to
the students conference held in Ashville.
n. c., from the state normal college, will
deliver an address to Baraca class in the
basement of the Methodist church next
Sunday morning, at $3.50 o'clock.
Sheffield, July 26-5(Special )--Governor
O'Neal has appointed j. D. Kerby to sue
coed himself as excise commissioner OF
the city of Sheffield. The new appoint
ment carries with it a tenure of office
for two years.
A mass meeting of the qualified voters
of the city of Sheffield is called for this
evening at the theatre. July 26. to dis
cuss whether Sheffield shall adopt the
commission form of government. As an
election is pending, it seems the desire
of the leading citizens that information
may be given and received from all walks