The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13

wide reputation for his rigid enforcement of the prohibition laws and his second term IS proving even more disastrous for vioators.
 J. B. Patrick and Ed Pilliam. two ne- groes arrested in Sylacauga for, vio- iation of the prohibition laws, pleaded guilty before Judge E. A. Hammett, who assessed a fine of $100 and costs in each case.
 Jim White, a negro has been arrested and placed in the county jail on a charge of stealing goods from the store of J. H Samuel in this city White, it is said, co-operated with another negro who has not yet been arrested, in systematically purloining shoes until several pairs had been hauled away A part of the stolen
 goods was found in the possession of a
 negro woman who said that she had
 bought the shoes from White, according
 to officers.
 The minister's conference of the Coosa
 River Association met with Rev T. M
 Fleming in Sylacauga Tuesday. Revs J.
 M. Thomas, F. G. Mullen, T. NJ Nelson,
 J. W. Haynes, l. c. Dewitt and E. A.
 Trawick from this city were in attend
 ance.
 
 Members of the board of stewards of
 Trinity Methodist Church in this city
 were given a banquet at the home of MT. and Mrs H. B. Brown Monday evening. This is the third year in which it has ben the custom of the official board or this church to have a monthly banquet in connection with the. regular meeting.
 Those present Monday evening were: c. P. Fulmer, A. w. Hardin. H. B. Brown. W. J. limbaugh, W. L. Coker R. F. cT
 L. T. Hubbard, pr. W. P. Hammer, Judge F A. Hammett, Mark L. Tucker and Revs J. R. Turner and c. A. Tatum. Only three new cases of influenza were reported in Talladega county Monday. rne situation is showing decided improve ment, while there is little fear of further increase under present favorable weather
 conditions, according to Dr. W. F. Burt,
 county health officer
 There are 4,976 white and 5,211 coored
 pupils enrolled in the public schools of
 Talladega county. The daily attendance
 records show an average of 3,012 white
 and 2093 colored pupils. There are fifty schools for white manned with 100 teach CTS. Two schools in the county, Oak
 Grove and Shelvin Rock, are without teachers at present, due to vacancies ere ated by recent resignations.
 The pay roll for the school teachers of Talladega county during January to- tailed s1S,00o
 The Hat Shop. owned by Mrs. D. T. Howell whose death occurred last week, has been sold to Mrs. Ed R. Wren, who will continue to conduct the business under the same name Mrs. Wren was a milliner in the Hat Shop before her mar. riage several weeks ago to Edward R. Wren.
 meeting of the local Boy Scouts was held Sunday afternoon at the Athletic Club The scouts are reQrganizing and preparingefor some expeditions during the spring and summer months under the di- rection of Tige Garrett, scoutmaster. R w. Henderson, prominent in the business circles of this county and owner of large cottonseed oil mill interests in this section and in the west, is re- pe.rted to be in a very satisfactory condi- tion after a serious operation which he underwent in New Orleans Friday, ac- cording to messa ges received in this city. supply of blank certificates of ex- | omption with application blanks therefor I for all ex-soldiers in the city entitled to exemption from payment of poll tax under the amendment recently adopted in | the state has been received by Judge k. | A Hammett It will lbe necessary for teh ' ex-soldiers to fill in and sign the applica- I ton blanks in order to obtain the certif1- cateS of exemption.