The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
M'LANE HILTON ID
 SPEAK IN DALLAS Addresses Texas Bankers Convention Next Week ROADS IN BAD WAY
Lumber Plant Resumes-Goes to Bir- mingham for Operation - Tax Commissioner Vists the
 County Districts

Pell City. April 27.-(special)-Mc- Lane Triton. president First National bank here, returned home Friday after noon from Opelika and Selma, where he
 attended and delivered some able ad- dresses before the District Bankers con ventions, embracing those towns and sew
 eral adjoining ones. MT. Tilton will leave in a few days for an extended trip through Texas. where he will deliver an
 address before the State Bankers con vention, which convenes in Dallas some time next week.
 Lumber Plant Resumes After a suspension of business for sew eral weeks past on account of the damage done them by the cyclone several weeks ago. the Lathrop-Hatten Lumber com pany of Riverside has again started their
 large mill there, which will again give em-
 ployment to quite a large number of
 working people.
 Personal Mention Miss Lola Miller was carried to the South Highlands infirmary today, where
 she will undergo an operation for appen- dicitis.
 pr. R. A Martin received his new 16 horsepower 1912 model Maxwell car yes terday afternoon from C. s. Weaver, agent for the Maxwell cars at Talladega. Roads Almost Impossible l Owing to the continued hard rains this winter, the public roads of this county l have become practically impossible How | ever, the road commissioners state that l if several weeks of sunshine can be had, l H. NJ Starnes, the superintendent of tlx division of the county. will have them in fine shape again, as MT Starnes is a practical road man.
 Tax Commission Back James T. Johnson, tax commissioner of | this county, returned home yesterday afternoon from 2 trip over the county, getting in the taxes for license due by the diffeernt ones engaged in business | that had become delinquent MT. John son Is making a very efficient officer. and owing to his knowledge of the tax rec ords of this county having served as tax collector of this county for several years past, there is no reason why he should not be able to meet the requirements as prescribed by law in the fulfllment of the duties entrusted to his care. MT. John son served as a gallant, fearless soldier in the Confederate army, having lost his right arm while engaged in very hot battle at Ere1erlChSDQrB when they uroNt General Burnsides and his large army of Yankees" back across the Rappahannock river at Fredericksburg. MT. Johnson was member of Company B, Fifth Alabama battalion. He is now entering into his , sxty-third birthday and Is still very ac- tive notwithstanding his physical condi- ton.
 Stockholders Meeting 1 The annual stockholders meeting of the 1 Pell City Manufacturing company of this place was held in their offices on Thurs- day last, the meeting was called to or der by T. H. Rennie. president, and after the regular routine of bushes was dis pensed with, the election of officers for the ensuing year was taken up. T. H.. Rennie was reelected president. E. A. Ledyard secretary and T. o. Nicholson of Boston treasurer. There was no change in the board of directors. Those present
 at the meeting were T. o. Nicholson, Bos- ton: E. Chappell, Atlanta, Sumter Cogs-
 well, E. A. Ledyard and T. H. Rennle,
 Pell City.
 Victim of Tuberculosis
 J. F. McMurrian died at his home in Riverside yesterday afternoon after being
 confined to his room and bed since about
 January 10. MT. McMurrian contracted tuberculosis about ten years ago. He
 leaves widow and three children, besides
 several hundred friends to join in the
 mourning of his loss.