The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur, June b.-(Special.) Decoration exercises for the Confeder- ate dead who sleep In Oakwood ceme- tery here were held this afternoon un- der the auspices of Joe Wheeler chap ter U. D. C.. and Camp Horace King, U. c. V. The exercises were largely attended and were featured by an elo- quent address by Congressman J. Thomas Heflin, who had come here at the invitation of Joe Wheeler chapter, extended through Mrs D. c. Almon. its president. pr. W H. Long presided as master of ceremonies The pro- sramme included many vocal numbers. As the conclusion of the exercises the graves of the dead were strewn with flowers
 After being out for 24 hours the jury in the case of the state vs. William Johnson. a negro, charged with com plicity in the murder of Lewis Brown. a white boy, late yesterday returned verdict of guilty and the penalty was fixed at 10 years in the penitentiary. An appeal will probably be taken Johnson was convicted principally on the testimony of Levi Oldacre, a negro already under sentence of death for the murder of Brown. After he had be- come convinced that his fate was sealed Oldacre made a confession to County Solicitor Hutson in which he inpli- cated Johnson and two other negroes.
 Funeral services will be held here tomorrow morning at o'clock from the residence of his son, w. B. Shack clford, cashier of the City National bank, for the Rev. Josephus Shacl<le- ford. who died late Saturday at Tus- kegee. Interment will be at Trinity Mountain, six miles out.
 Is there an organization of hrebugs operating in this vicinity?
 This question Is being frequently asked here as the result of numerous recent fires that were apparently of incendiary origin At Flint few miles from here, two successive fires occurred, destroying a number of business houses. Two per sons have been placed under arrest in the county within the past two weeks. charged with arson and a state fire marshal has recently been working in this vicinity
 The latest sensation has been caused by the discovery of an attempt to burn the residence of H. c. Burch head of the Decatur NavigatioS company Awakened one night last week by the smell of smoke, Burch began an investigation and found a pile of paper burning inside the stairway of his Walnut street home The odor of kerosene indicated that the paper had been rendered more combustibte by the application of this liquid.
 Do rc' a to be held tomorrow, will discuss tho work of Billy Sunday the noted evangelist, the discussion being led by Rev. MT. Hamby.
 Decoration exercises announctdhmtdhm
 The Swain shows will open here tomor- row at Central park for a weeks run.
 It was announced here today that the Decaturs' operations of the Southern Cotton oil company will spend between s 1000 and S6000 in improving their | rlant here. Additional machinery will he added and the storage room ex- l tended It will take two months to cont 1 plete the improvements planned. Of- ficials of the company declare that busi- | ness is on the upgrade and preparations | are being made for a big business dur ing the fall months.
 Funeral services for the late Rev. | Josephus Shackleford, who died Satur- | day a Tuskegee, were conducted hel e l this morning at o'clock from the home | of his son. w B. Shackleford. cashier | of the City National bank Interment | followed at Trinity Mountain MT | who had attained the age l of S5 years, was widely known as a | minister of the gospel, an editor and | politician, having served in the Ala | bama legislature at one time.