The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-10
TROY

Troy, October 9.-(Special) l)-The Pike County Fair grounds are beingi put in shape now for the big show which opens October 27, and continues through No vember l. The weeds are being cleared away and everything placed in readiness for the fair. Considerable whitewashing will be done on the building and fences. Che of the big features of the fair this year will be the fireworks. put on by the Newton company The programmes will be very elaborate each night and special programme will be given in the daytime on school day.
 The dog head sent to Montgomery for examination Tuesday was found to be very badly infected with a well-devetoped
 case of rabies. The dog followed chill
 dren into the auditorium of the city ele mentary school at the morning exercists and bit four boys rather badly and in-
 flicted scratches on two little girls be- fore it could be killed.
 The children have gone to Montgomery to take treatment at the Pasteur insti- tute. Several stray dogs have been shot since this dog was killed and the tragic incident has awakened the people to the danger of stray dogs, so that a rigid enforcement of the law requiring dogs to be muzzled will be demanded.
 The Coast Line railway is now filling
 in the roadway on the opposite side from
 Union Hill, where two grade crossings will be eliminated from the public road.
 These crossings are about 300 yards apart, and very dangerous. The trestle about three miles from Troy, which car sries the Coast Line track over the Gen. tral track, is also being rebuilt.
 Saturday morning at the State Normal school meeting of the Pike county teachers will be held for the purpose of organizing the Pike County Teachers as- sociation. At the same time meeting of the county board will be held.
 Lotta, the world-famous dancer, is to appear here on the night of October 27
 under the auspices of the Music Study club. Troy is very fortunate in securing
 this great dancer and only did so be- cause of the banding together of several
 music clubs to bring her to Alabama for series of performances She car- ries her own orchestra and scenery. Mrs. Oscar Harp of Perote ended her life at her home there Sunday by hang ing herself She had been in/ill health
 for some time and was very( blue. Her husband and little daughter went to church Sunday morning to attend pro- gramme for orphans day, in which the child took part. While they were away i Mrs. Harp went on the back porch or in a rear room, N placed a rope over rafter, stood upon box and tied the
 rope about her neck, then pushed the 1 box from under her.
 | The city council this week made it's regular appropriations. including the one to the city schools against which fight had been made since the passage of the additional 3-mill tax in August It was found absolutely necessary for the school. however. so the appropriation was made
 President Josh Copeland of the city council states that it may be necessary to levy an additional tax of a cent and half in order to meet the actual needs of the city this year, as now the City is operating at a loss.
 The following city officers have been elected City attorney, J. H. Wilkerson; city clerk. c. r. White: superintendent 1 light and water, E. TT Freeman; city sex ton J. B. Champion; chief of police W. c. Carroll; policemen, L. E. Pitts, Joe Will son Will Vaughn Street oyerseer. w F.