The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-01
DECATUR

Decatur. February 2S.-(Speeial) l)-News has just been received here of the death of Mrs. Willis k. Proctor, which occurred at Ennis, Tex yesterday. Mrs. Proc tor formerly lived in the Decaturs and has number of relatives and friends here. The remains will arrive here tomor- row. where the funeral and interment will take place. The date and hour of the funeral have not yet been set She is survived by husband and one son.
 Mrs Proctor was born and reared in Decatur. Before her marriage she was Miss Mo1ie Satrina Johnson. She was sister of Charles and Fritz Johnson of the Decaturs. Rupert Johnson of Macon, Ga, and Mrs. Ed Carter of Nashville. She was a daughter of s. G. Johnson of Decatur.
 Mayor James A. Nelson of Decatur and Mayor A. A. Hardage of New Decatur have each just received reports bear ring on the typhoid fever situation in the De- caturSfrom pr. P. B. Moss and Dr. Don i ley of Montgomery of the state health de- partment. The report is very volum- | inous one, covering several pages of type written manuscript. In brief the report says that the typhoid fever in the De- caturs is due to great measure to the water supply. They also criticize the local physicians for not reporting the situation here sooner, so that action could have been taken. It is thought now. however, that the situation has been mastered. Howard Johnson and John Harris. both 1 negroes, were convicted in the law and equity court yesterday and given 10 years each in the state penitentiary on the charge of breaking into Olshine's depart ment store few weeks ago and stealing large quantity of goods.
 The negroes acted as their own attor- neys. Judge Thomas w. Vert sentenced the negroes soon after the verdict of the jury finding them guilty, and giving them each 10 years.
 F. A. Johnson, who was arrested here a few days ago on the charge of being implicated in the robbery of a bank at Sewanee, Tenn, few weeks ago. is still in the, county jail here awaiting the of- ficers from Tennessee who are to come after him.
 It is Ice rned today that the officers from Tennessee will De here in a very few days now with requisition papers, and that they will take Johnson back to Tennes- see for trial. Johnson says he will go and face the trial without requistion papers He declares he knows nothing of the rob- bery and had nothing to do with it.
 C. K. Lide, Jr., of Decatur, who for sev- eral years has travelled for the Warren Paint company of Nashville but who has been laid off for the past four months on account of the bad business condi- tions, will take up his work on the road again Monday for the Nashville firm. MT. Lide says his house has informed him that business conditions have improved to such an extent that he can now go back on the road to his old job of selling paint
 The Rev S. H. Masters of Judd, Ky, preached at the First Christian church, New Decatur. this morning at Il o'clock and again at 7:s0
 It ia probable that the preliminary trial of A. B. McMillem will be held tomorrow before Justice T. J. Newsom. McMillem is | charged with an attempt to criminally as- saut young lady.
 Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond, Va. preached two strong sermons here today. At Il o'clock this morning he preached at the Central Methodist church, New Decatur, and at 7:30 tonight at the First Methodist church, Decatur. Both services were attended by large and appreciative congregations.