The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31


 ingame will conduct the spelling contests. State Superintendent of Education W. F. Feagin is also booked for an address Greenville-A number of Greenville busi-
 ness men are soliciting subscriptions for
 the fund to be used in building the Gen. ter road promised by the citizens to be supplemented by the county. The county board of commissioners some months ago agreed that if the citizens would raise l $16O per mile for this road that they would | appropriate the remainder necessary to 1 complete the 13 miles of road. This road will lead from the Rouse and Thagad road to Industry. There is all ready an improved road from Industry to McKenz and also one to Georgiana. Auburn.-In the annual inter-society
 oratorical contest between the Wirt and the Websterian Literary societies, l.. Pierce Hodnette was awarded the medal for the best oration. The programme fol- lows: William Lee Blanton (Wirt)-"Our President; His Trials"
 Charles L. Isbell (Wirt)-'The Influence of Auburn's Alumni
 Lamar Mims Ware (Websterian)-"An International Tribunal"
 Lovic Pierce Hodnette Websterian)- Perseverance"
 | Gadsden-The light committee of the city I council is considering revision of street 1 lighting rates which may be made in May, | under contract now existing between the 1 city and the Alabama City, Gadsden and l Attalla Railroad company. The city now | has few more than 50 arc lights, at the 1 rate of $SO year. It is possible a pro-
 posal will be made to the city whereby a new form of lighting will be installed at l less cost per light. In the event the com 1 pany does not agree to the city's offer as ! to rate, the contract may be terminated. l Clanton-Dr. J. P. Elsberry, physician | at the Alabama Old Soldiers home hos pital at Mountain Creek, filed in Judge E. B. Deasons office today the last will and testament of Miss Kate Lassiter. who | for nine years was employed by the state | as matron at the hospital at a salary of l $40 per month. The will provided for the | distribution of the $S000 estate as follows:
 Mrs Frank Snyder, $10O0; Mrs. Frank FL
 more, 5000; 'Armes society of Norfolk, Va.
 5000; Capt. J. M. Simpson, 5000, the lat ter legacy to be divided equally between himself Mrs. Carrie McMasters and Miss
 Lucy Simpson of Birmingham. Dr. Els berry is to receive the remainder of Miss 1 Lassiter's property except that severa | jewels are left to a Mobile lady an6
 wearing apparel to, Mrs. Carrie McMas- l ters.
 1 Attalla-Plans which have been received | for the new knitting mill at Attalla to be
 erected by Davis Son of Fort Payne | call for brick building 60 by 150 feet, SC arranged that additions can be made tc l double it's capacity.
 Gadsden-About 40OO bales of cotton have changed hands in Gadsden during the last few days, F cents being paid. This means I $240.0 .000
 Decatur-It is probable that the city | council of Decatur will give the people an opportunity of voting on the issuance I of $5O,OO0 worth of bonds for the building
 of a municipal electric power and light I ing plant. Already plans for the construc l ton of the plant nave been submitted tc | Mayor James A. Nelson by Xanier A | Kramer a well known municipal engineer I of Magnolia, Miss
 | Roanoke-The Masons and other citi l zens of Roanoke are preparing for thu 1 coming of the delegation of Shriners iron l Montgomery April 6. when about 20 can didates will be elevated to the Shrine de 1 gree Great preparations are being mad I for the event. The streets are already
 being decorated for the event. It is ex
 pected that several hundred visiting Ma
 sons will be present.
 Decatur-The Louisville and Nashville
 railroad shops here will commence build 1 ing new freight cars about April 1. Thi will give their men more work. No new
 men vii! be needed for the work, it is an
 nounced, but the men already employed
 will be given more work. For the pas
 year or more the large majority of tn men employed in these shops have beer l working on very short time. After Apri
 l they will be put on full time for whil
 at least.