The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-09
ADMISSION PLANS
CHURCH MEETINGS
Presbyterians and Metho-
dists Will Convene
BELK FOUND GUILTY
Wreckage Cleared on Southern Near
oxford-Mrs. SHE'D Appointed
Postmaster at Alexandria.
Ex-Postmaster Injured

Admission, October s.-(SpeciaI.) Three
big religious gatherings will be enter
tanned in Admission within the next few
weeks The first of these will be the
North Alabama Presbytery, which will
hold its sessions at oxford At the same
time the laymen's missionary meeting
will be entertained at the First Presbv-
terrain church here, and these two gath
erings will be followed by the North
Alabama conference of the Methodist
church, south.
About 500 delegates are expected to at
tend the presbytery meeting, for which
the people of Oxford are making great
preparations. The convention will be in
session from October IA to 16
| An effort Is being made to harmonize
the meetings of the Presbytery and the
missionary conference so that the dele
gates may have the opportunity of at
tending both gatherings. The two bodies
will bring to the city some of the ablest
speakers in the south.
| Plans are being rapidly completed for
the entertainment of the delegates to the
North Alabama conference which con-
been secured for many of the delegates
already.s Between $50 and 400 are expect
| ed to attend this gathering.
Robert Belk, the negro who attacked
| young Thorwald Eros, son of a we'll
known Admission business man. with a
mattock several months ago, was found
| guilty by the city court jury before whom
he was placed OH trial Tuesday afternoon
Belk was charged with assault with in
!, tent to murder. The court appointed a
young attorney to defend him. but the
| charge was sustained, and he will be SEN
| fenced by Judge Thomas w. Coleman
| Belk is still in jail. His maximum sem
tence will be 20 years and the minimum
is two.
| TIL tracks of the Southern railway
south of here have been cleared and the
debris resulting from the freight wreck
| of Monday night removed by crews. Sew
| eral cars were turned over near oxford
and an old tank bust. Persons in that
lneighborhood secured large quantities of
the oil as it flowed alongside the tracks.
! Congressman Fred L. Blackmon, who
| returned home a few days ago and Joined
| his wife at her home here, went to Br-
mingham on business Wednesday, Much
interest is manifested locally to see
whether or not Congressman Blackmon
will take a part in the Clayton Hobson-
| Underwood fight.
Mrs Maggie SHED, widow of the late
! Edward SHED and a sister-in-law of Pa
trolman Martin SHED of this city, has re-
| ceived her commission under the appoint
ment as postmaster at Alexandria. She
lsucceeded Govan Woodruff who resigned
! the place few months ago.
While in the act of moving at his home
| this week, Govan Woodruff, former post
master at Alexandria, fell from wagon
and was seriously injured. His back was
badly sprained. and it is feared that he
sustained internal injuries.
| o. r. Rogers Of the Birmingham office
| is in charge of the Admission weather bu-
reau during the absence of Forecaster r..
M. Williamson, who has gone to Knox
vile to attend the funeral of his father,
who died there last week. He will return
/ in a few days.