The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
PROMINENT ALBANY
 MAN DIES SUDDENLY
Town Sorrows for Loss of A. c. Cain, Pioneer Citi-
 zen, Who Passes

Albany. May Especial )-Funer-
 al services for Addison Chappell Cain,
 aged 4S years, who died here sudden ralysts. will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 1:3O o'clock from the residence of his brother-in-law, Dr. R. H. Wolcott, by Rev. J. c. Persinger, pastor of the Central Methodist church. Interment will be at City cem- etery.
 The death of MT. Cain, one of AL bany's most prominent business men,
 cast spell of gloom over the entire city. Apparently in his accustomed health. he attended the picture show last night and while there became faint. A short while later he com
 plained of growing dizzy and was re- moved to the Wolcott home, where he fingered until 5:3O o'clock. He was un- married.
 Coming here more than a quarter of a century ago from Madison, MT. Cain entered the drug business under the firm name of Cain & Gaston. Three years later he formed a partnership with Dr. R. H. Wolcott, under the name of Cain & Wolcott, continuing the business for Is years with great | success. For the past seven years the firm has dealt in real estate, the drug business having been sold. I MT. Cain is survived by the follow ing sisters: Mrs, R. H. Wolcott and Mrs. A. z. Bailey of Albany and Mrs.
 
 three brothers, T. E. Cain of Lake Charles, La, R. P, Cain and J. H. Cain | of Madison.
 The remains of W. B. Alexander who died here at the home of his
 son, T. H. Alexander, well known | newspaper man and first postmaster | of Albany, will be conveyed to Bir- mingham tomorrow morning. where
 interment will take place in Oakwood cemetery. Rev. j. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of Bir- mingham, an old friend of the fam | fly, officiating. Prayer services were | held here tonight and were attended l by many friends. MT. Alexander suc- cumbed shortly after II o'clock today ! to a fourth paralytic stroke, having
 been i'll since Tuesday He was one | of the leading business men of Bir- mingham in pioneer days and is well | remembered there. Of recent wears | he has resided at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn where he was engaged in the devel- | oping of the rich phosphate fields of Maury county. MT. Alexander is sur vived by his wife and four children T. H. Alexander of Albany, Will R Alexander, Jr, of Boyle, Miss. Mrs
 H. o. Pickard of Mt Pleasant, Tenn and Ralph Pickard of Mt Pleasant l Also by the following sisters and brothers: R. c. Alexander of Birmng- l ham, Judson Alexander of Gaffney s. C., Mrs Ira Y. Sage of Atlanta, Ga l Mrs. W. H. Davis of Birmingham, and 1 Mrs. Annie Johnson of Gainesville, Ga l Announcement by the head offices of the Louisville and Nashville rail- I road of wage increases to shopmen l approxfmating s2000, 900 annually and the adoption of the eight-hour day is expected to increase the local pay roll some s500.000 a year. About one fourth of the 10, 900 men employed in the Louisville and Nashville shops reside here. Details of the increase have not been received locally, exec pt that an increase in salary of cents an hour will be allowed machinisls Is and boilermakers. It is expected that the raise will become effective at once.
 Although little late about getting l into the game, Albany and Decatur Will probably subscribe nearly s100,- 900 to the liberty loan. Of this sum | about s25,ooo has already been taken hA 1nr
 was for s1oooo and was made through the City National bank of Decatur | the name of the subscriber being withheld. Most of the bonds are for | small amounts and are being sub- l scribed for by working men