The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-02
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville June 1.-(Special. 1.-The closing exercises of the Wills School were held in the Elks' theatre on Mon day night and the annual address to the graduates was delivered by Dr. Lee Bidgood of the University of Ala bama. The graduating class was com posed of Aubrey Bickley, Elaine Boeck- man, John Cain, Charles E. Champion Virginia Butler Coles, Olive K. Crebs, Paul H. Davis. Myrtle Eleanor Drake, James A. Gay, Robert A. Hembree, Mary E. Howard, Gladys Holmes, Sydie E. Jones, John s. Jordan, Hattie F.. Knowles, Bessie B. Landers, Will liam N Leslie, Bedford Matthews, Ed P. Miller, Wayland l.. Matthews, Am prose Overton, Fred H. Spelce. Milton
 Tate, Estelle Woodall Lawsie Wall and Jane Webster.
 Miss Elizabeth Simpson of Florence and Prof, Winfield Burchard of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas will be married Wednesday at the home of Judge Richard w. Walker, relative of the bride. in this city.
 A. l.. Rison president of the Rison Banking Company of Huntsville was reported critically i'll in Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore yesterday, but later reports today told of some inn provement in his condition. | E. w Mclean, cashier of the Shef- | field National bank at Sheffield, has resigned and will come to Huntsville l to assume the duties of vice president ! of the Henderson National bank oi | this city June Is.
 | Prohibition enforcement agents here announce that they are authorized te 1 pay a reward of $10 to any person who reports dstillery for the raid thai results in it's destruction, and $5 addi- I tional for the arrest of each operator captured on the strength Of such m | formation furnished. Besides this 1 there is an allowance of 10 per cent of the appraised value of any automo-
 bile or other property seized as re-
 suit of having been used in violating
 the prohibition laws. conditioned upor
 the per cent not amounting to moro than $50.
 Prohibition officers working out O. Huntsville have destroyed six distillins outfits in this district during the las
 week.
 | GunterSVllle ana MdTSHdll county citizens are organizing a corpora tioi i for the purpose of bridging the Ten nessee river near Guntersville with
 toll bridge. Traffic across the rivel
 has grown enormously during the las ! few years in spite of the restricted ferry service, and it is believed th' bridge would pay. Representative Rainey has introduced bill in thu lower house of Congress granting per mission for the construction of tn proposed bridge half q mile abov, ! Guntersville. The bridge will be knowi { as the Florida Short Route bridge an,
 it will also serve the Jackson high
 way.
 | Preparations are already under wa. l for celebration of the Fourth O ! July in Huntsville on an unusual, large scale, larger than ever befor attempted except in 1899 and 1916 Tn general committee that had charge o the last big celebration has been ap pointed to serve again
 | w. T. Branum, aged I3 years, wei known farmer and Confederate Veteran of Owens Cross Roads. is dead after brief illness. He and Mrs. Branuu celebrated their fiftieth wedding ami versary last week. Mir. Branum
 survived by his widow. three son.
 John B.. James B. and w. s. Branun
 and Mrs. John w. Carpenter and MT:
 R. M. Spivey.