The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
.29 |NST|TUTESFO TEACHERS OF STATE Two at Bay Minette and M0nroeville This Week ITEMS FROM CAPITAL Henderson Paroles Sherman Harris of Lamar County-Bonner Passes
 Through Capital En Route
 to East Alabama
ITEMS FROM CAPITAL

Montgomery March M-(Special. .)-wfth the close of the present week, % county institutes for teachers will have been held in the state since December l. according to Superintendent of Education William F. Feagin. The institutes this week will be held at Bay Minette and Monroeville. the first of which will be conducted by Miss Lula Bradford and spright Dowell and the second by Miss Clara Pitts and R. E. Ledbetter.
 Superintendent Feagin, in discussing the institute work today, declared that much had been accomplished, and expressed the belief that ultimately the county in- stitutes would prove one of the most im- portant features of the state educational department.
 The superintendent of education attends all the county institutes and discusses with the teachers present the various phases of the activities in which his de- pertinent is engaged. This week he will spend Thursday at the Baldwin county institute at Bay Minette, and on the fol- lowing day he will go to Monroeville.
 Montgomery March M.-(Special. )-Gov- ernor Henderson today granted a parole to Sherman Harris of Lamar county, who was serving a 12 years sentence for dl Olc WdS SISCOlilIIlciiutQ Uy Ln6 state board of pardons and a large num- Der of citizens Of Lamar county.
 The governor remitted fine of s10o in- posed upon James Arlington of Coffee county for violating the prohibition laws and relieved him from serving sentence of six months for the same orrense.
 No action was taken by the governor ip the case of Dr. William GurgaDus of Tuscaloosa county, who is serving sen- tence for murder. The state board of pardons, despite the urgent request of many of Dr. Gurganus' friends, refused to recommend his parole, and the gov ernor abided by the decision of the board.
 Montgomery March A.-(Special.)-J. M. Bonner of Camden, candidate TOT judge of the court of appeals, passed through Montgomery today en route to Tuskegee, Opeika and other towns in cast Alabama. MT. Bonner, who Is well known on account of his activities in the last legislature as senator from Will cox county, informed friends here that he is meeting with considerable encour- agement in his race for the court of ap- peals and spoke confidently of his chance of success.
 Senator Bonner is one of six candidates for three places on the court his op- ponents being: Presiding Judge John Pei ham, Associate Judge J. B. Brown. Gen. C. H. Knight of Greensboro, end Chancellor w. w. Whiteside of Anniston.
 Montgomery, March N.-(Special)--T state military department today an- nounced the resignation of w. S. Garner of Troy as first lieutenant of Company c, Fourth regiment of that place. An election has been ordered In Company c to fill the vacancy caused by MT. Gar ers resignation. asr
 Montgomery, March 21.-(Specialo Friends of w. K. Wyatt of Montgomery, travelfng freight agent of the Southern railroad. were deeply shocked to learn of his death at St. vincents hospital. in Birmingham. MT Wyatt had been con- fined to the hospital with typhoid fever since February 1.
 Mr. Wyatt had been with the Southern for several years, and was regarded as one of the best travelling railroad men in the south. He is survived by family.