The Troy Messenger from Troy, Alabama • 3

Weekly Edii ion iri -a Wednesday, March 23, 1910 SPEAKSlH BOAD GANGiGREATEST S. CLERKS LOOK s. BASEBALL THIS TO PIKE II- COHIOi! Oil TIAIIS KNIGHTS OF PYTH-GOOD ROAD COH-i TO REACH YEIITII1 FORI FOB COUIITt ROADS 200 IK I SUCCESS Montgomery, March 16. The midwinter Alabama Good Roads From Saturday's Daily. The Commissioners' Court will put on a new road crew, which will Now that the summer time is coming on and everybody is taking the baseball fever, the fans of Troy aro speculating as to what Troy From Saturday's Daily.

Hon. H. S. D. Mallory, candidate for Governor, spoke here today at the auditorium of the court house Sunday School workers 'who.

attend the State Sunday School Cotr--vention at Mobile, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 23, 24 and 25, may count upon on of the greatest conventions of this nature that Alabama has ever seen. Among the notables upon the That the local lodge of Knights of Pythias, Pike Lodge No. 86, may reach the 200 mark in membership is predicted by the more knowing members of the lodge and it is predicted that that mark will be reached this year. Pike lodge now has well over 160 members and there are many applications now pending, several of them being for membership by affiliation or withdrawal cards from other lodges, while many others seek initiation. The lodge has been very busy of The clerks in the various stores and business bouses of the city are Already looking forward to April 1 in the fond hope that the business houses will observe the Same rule from April 1st to September 1st that thejr have for several years past, the closing of the stores at 6 p.

m. Many clerks have already spoken to The Messenger in regard to the natter, looking toward this paper to bring about the relieved conditions. The Messenger anticipates no change this from the usual customs. The business men will likely be glad to close their doors at 6:00 o'clock, giving the clerks a few hours for recreation, which will stimulate them and enable them to do more and better work on the following day. In this matter the business men have acted in concert, each store closing at the appointed hour.

The Messenger will publish the signed petition with pleasure. will do for a team this year. Troy has not yet reached a suf fie lent size to figure in league work. unless a league should be formed of a half dozen or more of' the sities of like size of this section of Alabama and Georgia. This might be easily accomplished if Dothan, Bainbridge, Eufaula, Cuthbert, Columbus, Union Springs, Troy and Andalusia could form a league and support good teams in each of the towns.

Montgomery might be. let in, so that her dates would not con- fiict with the Southern League dates. All of this minor league talk, however, is only the fertile Imaginings of an ardent fan, but could easily be accomplished if the right parties would take hold of it. Baseball has to be run on a strictly business basis if it pays, and sometimes then it does not pay. No Troy team, to ur knowledge, letters from people who were antl-haa ever come out with a surplus, amendment' supporters, but were A program are: Dr.

F. B. Meyer, of I London, Engla-d, president of the World's Sunday School Convention Marion Lawrence, "The Prince of Sunday School Workers," secretary of the International Sunday School Association; Dr. A. L.

Phillips, 'in charge of the Presbyterian Sunday School Work; Mr. W. N. Hartshorn, president of the International Sunday Sohool Convenflion, "the man with the Sunday School Prof. E.

O. Exceil, the great singer, of Chicago; Congressman Richmond P. Hobson, and a number of prominent Alabamians. pike county has reached the highest standard in the organization scheme, being a "gold star county." There are not bo many stars in the galaxy, but Pike has always been content only to rank with the leaders. Many entertainments have been planned for the benefit of the delegates, chief among, is a free boat trip about Bay and perhaps out to the Gulf of, Mexico.

I Troy will send a good delegation to the convention and there will perhaps be other delegates -from the county, out side of Troy. Last year Pike had a very large repre sentation, but the convention was nearer. This year a cheap rjite has been granted, so the disiance will make but little difference. RAINER YVILL RIDE IN A BUICK. From Thursday's Daily.

Joe Rainer, of Brantley, the veteran, stable man, has tabooed his horses to a certain extent. That i is, he will ride in an automobile. He was in the city yesterday and closed a trade with John W. Bowers or a handsome Buick five passe. ger car.

PEARY GETS A COLD DEAL IN ATLANTA. Convention closed with Tuesday night's session. Two things were, accomplished by the men who gathered In Montgomery to talk good roads. First, is a strong committee, which has been appointed to present the best plans for good roads work before the next meeting of the State Legislature and to ask that the State will take part in the work. Second: Resolutions were passed demanding that every candidate for office pledge himself that if elected, he will see that the Legislature takes steps when, it meets that will assure the State of the enactment of good roads laws.

The feature of the evening's program was the extemporaneous address of United States Senator John H. Bankhead. Mr. Bankhead kept clear of politics, not once utilising the opportunity of advancing his personal interests before the many persor-s present, but talking good roads from a knowledge secured through years of study of the situation. Senator Bankhead said he had left Washington a few days ago In a snow storm, and that the sun seemed to he shining brighter when he reached Alabama than it did in the National capital.

He said that he was more than gratified to see the fine work the good roads advocates are doing, for he has bee- a member since it was founded with only eight, or ten men years ago. FOR THE CONSIDERATION OP PIKE COUNTY CANDIDATES. "If the day looks kinder gloomy And your chances lender slim, If the situation's puaziin' And prospects awful grim An' perplexities keep piessin' Till all hope is nearly gone Just bristle up and grit your teeth, An" keep on keepln' on." GOOD STREET WORK. Overseer John Walters is doing some good street work on Montgomery street. The Troy street force is splen didly equipped, having about eight mule scrapes; road machine, road roller, etc.

Overseer Walters can cover a good stretch of road in a short time and is 'doing the best street work perhaps that Troy has ever seen. Much of the timo of the street force is taken ap iin jobs, such as cemetery grading, the grading of college and library lots, filling ravines, etc. The street cleaning is also done under the supervision of this department. TAI5EXTFM ITEMS. Tarentum, March 14.

Rob ert Flowers and children spent Sat urday night and Sunday with -rela tives at Center Ridge. A. E. Johnston and family visit ed relatives at Fresco last Sunday. James Childs and J.

G. Johnston went to Troy Noah Prestwood and family df Roeton, were the guests of the family of J. Z. Johnston. Sunday.

Several from here ser vices at Chestnut Grove last Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Prestwood and children of- Roeton, spent Thursday lelatives 'here. R.

E. Flowers, J. P. Taylor and Elmer Alien visitel Trior Uast Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs, W. C. Flowers and little daughter, Nellie, visited rela tives at Chestnut Grove, Sunday. Manse Dickens, of Brundidge, was the guest of friends bene Sunday afternoon. Coda Tillman, who ts attending school in Troy, spent Sunday with relatives here.

Thursday morning at ten o'clock, occurred the sad death of Mrs. J. Tohnston. She had been ill for some tic Her death was caused from pneumonia. She was a good woman and was loved by everybody.

She leaves a husband and a bright little son, and a large number of friends and relatives to mourn her sad death. The funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at Union Springs Church by Elder B. J. Wilson. To Dr.

Johnston and his little son we extend our heartfelt sympathy. Mrs. Filllnglm, of Sprlngvale, and Mrs. Chambers, of Parrott, returned home Sunday after attending the funeral and burial of Mrs. J.

D. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tillman, of Chwtnut Grove, spent Thursday here.

A nrmber rf frl-nds attended the burial of Mrs. J. D. Johnston at Colon Springs, Thursday afternoon. begin work on the roads on Monday morning.

The new crew will be in charge of Mr. Albert Parks and will begin work in the Banks vicinity, running over and grading the public good roads in that section. The new crew will be a permanent one, making three crews at work on the county good roads, the other crews being those of Supt. Gunnels and Supt. McBryde, the latter being he convict squad, but the two former being free labor.

Judge Edmonson states that ail of the county good roads will soon be reworked, the rest of the roads being out at contract. The new squad is to have eight mules and plenty of road working machinery, all of which are now in the county's possession, none of the equipment having to be purchased. ELKS STILL AWAITING THE NEW GOATS. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is still awaiting the arrival of its new paraphernalia, which has long since been ordered but which has never put' in appearance Tracers have been sent out for it, some of the members thlnk- ing perhaps that the new William Goats have been lost in one of the Northwestern Bnow storms. Meanwhile there are a number of candidates who are getting very anxious, dreading the ominous suspense before the fearful ordeal.

The first meeting night in April, after the new officers have been installed, has now been set for the banquet and initiation work. The candi. dates will not need to give the sign oi uisiress mat nigm every one wil lbe able to read it on their coun tenances. They will no doubt eb sorry that they ever "left home 'and mamma." M'DOYVELL BUYS A REO CAR. From Thursday's Dallj.

A. B. McDowell, of near Banks, has purchased a Reo five passenger touring car from R. J. Barr Co.

The car is of 1910 model, and is quite a handsome one. It was de livered yesterday. PROF. CARLISLE IN TROUBLE. Hartford-Times-Herald.

On last Friday night, in Slo. comb, Prof. Carlisle, Principal of the Slocomb Graded School was se verely beaten by Val McGhee, of Hartford, assisted by his brother, Sid McGhee, of Slocomb, and Jas. Black, of Geneva, so it is alleged. It seeioB that Prof.

Carlisle has been paying attention to' a sister ot the McGhee boys, to which they object ed, hence the altercation. We hear so many versions of the affair that we will not say anything until the preliminary trial, which is set for today. It is a very unfortunate affair. We will try and give the evidence as brought out at the trial. FOREST YOUNGBLOOD DEAD.

From Thursday's Daily. T. J. Youngblood received a tel ephone, message this morning stat ing that Forest Youngblood died at Prattvilie last night at the home of his wife's grand-father, Rev. J.

R. Caldwell. Mr. Youngblood had been sick for about a month or more of Brlghfs disease and went to Prattvilie on a visit where he was taken worse and died. Mr.

Youngblood was about twen ty-live years of age, and was born and reared at Youngbloods, a few miles east of Troy. He was a prominent Mason and he will undoubtedly be burled with full Masonic honors. The young man was a member of the Baptist Church at Lebanon, at which place he will be buried tomorrow morning at 10. o'clock. Mr.

Youngblood leaves a wife and one child, who have the Sympathy of a large circle of friends In their great bereavement. He was a young man of splendid character and a devout Christian man, loved and respected by all. From Saturday's Daily. The funeral and burial of Forest Youngblood, the estimable young man who died in Prattvilie, occurred at Old Lebanon Church yester day, there being a large concourse of relatives and friends present. Rev.

John R. Caldwell, grand- father-ln-law of the deceased, con ducted the last sad rites. The family has the sincere sym pathy of rountle-is friend. 1 before a splendid audience. The introduction was made by Judge Thomas Lee Borum who was an ardent anti-amendment man in the late campaign, but who is now supporting Mr.

Mallory for the Gov- ernorship. Mr. Mallory made an eloquent address, touching ably upon the resources of the State, upon education, upon the Confederate heroes, upon prohibition and upon his own record as a Democrat. Only once did he mention the name of Colonel O'Neil, saying then that Mr. O'Neil was not friendly to State wide prohibition and that he expressed his views freely thereon, Mr.

Mallory said that the late constitutional amendment was not I an issue in the present campaign and that he met hundreds of peo- Pie and had received hundreds of now supporting him, declaring that the amendment was a thing of the past and had no place in the campaign The speaker referred to the card of Hon. Charles Henderson, but did not mention Mr. Henderson's name, telling of the significance of that document. Mr. Mallory stated that he was i in favor of giving prohibition time to prove to be a good thing or a had thing to the State.

Leave the question to the people to decide, as they had decided all great questions the questions working themselves out by time. Mr. Mallory referred to his record as a Democrat, a record which he felt proud. During the course of the address frequent applause was accorded i when views upon one or the other of the several subjects discussed met the hearty approbation of the I people. Mr.

Mallory has spoken in sev eral places in the county this week and has met with much encouraee-! ment. A well managed wagon ought to pay in Troy. factory A beauty expert that riding in automobiles makes women bald-headed. DRAGO SAYS QDOM IS FEIGNING INSANITY Mobile, March 15. Lawrence Odom, the Sims Chapel man who shot and killed ifhree men at Cit-ronelle, is not according to Sheriff John S.

Urago, but is feigning insanity. Jailer Allie Wade says that the man was excited the first day he was in jail, but had sense enough not talk about the case to the newspaper reporters who called on him. Odom has been declared sane by the county physician, Dr. Douglas G. Campbell.

The case against the man is set for a hearing in the inferior crlm inal court on March 18th and at that time the State's evidence will be heard, but the defense will not put any one on 'the stand, letting their prisoner go to jail without the benfit of bail. AWFUL STENCH FROM BODY BURIED THIRTY YEARS AGO. Mobile, March 16, Vandals vis ited the old graveyard on Church street some time Monday night and removed from an overground brick vault the body of Willis Pope, which had lain In the vault in a metallic casket for over years. After removing the casket the in truders broke in the glass face plate, reached inside and disarranged the shroud, evidently searching for something of value. From.

Charles Lewis it was leurn- ed that the desecrated body was that of his uncle, Willis Pope, an old Mobile Creole. Mr. Lewis could give no reason for any one breaking open the vault and taking out the body unless it was supposed that Jewelry or so ire other thing of value was buried with the body. William Lee said that he had been in the grave yard Monday afternoon and that the vault was undisturbed at that time. Although the body was buried thirty years ago and only the skeleton remained, the odor coming from the casket was almost unbearable.

In the same lot on which stands the vault are a number of other graves, one of a man buried in 1825 who at the time of bis death was 106 years old. I i Atlanta, March 15. Governor Joe Brown, of Georgia, and Mayor Robert Maddox, of Atlanta, have declined to introduce Commander Peary when he lectures here Wednesday evening, because they sj4 he has not produced the EsquiRitiS. Bothe men are distinguished explorers. Governor Brown3 fame resting upon the fact th'ayt ence he got as far North as New York, while Mayor Maddox only las tall made a dash into the Polaf faorth, reach late initiating new members and great interest has been manifsted by both the members and the candidates.

The members are very enthusiastic in regard to the big increase made by the lodge. Pike lodge has always been one of the best in the State and it would not surprise many if it should become the banner lodge of the Great Domain of Alabama this year. If it reaches the proposed 200 mark no 'doubt it will carry the banner for greatest increase. The lodge owns its own hall in the second story of the Masonic Temple, having one of the most convenient and most desirable lodge rooms in the city. A number of smaller enterprises would solve the question for Troy.

More work mean's more people, more rent, more schooling, more trade. Let us have the smaller in dustries. PROGRESS OF THE WEEK IN TWO STATES. The Georgia and Alabama Indus trial Index says in its regular weekly issue: "Definite announcement has been made of one of the largest hydroelectric developments eveT undertaken in the "Southern States, the Columbus Power Company, at Columbus, having confirmed a rumor that it will erect a dam and power plant on the Chattahoochee river, a few miles north of that city. A dam of such height will be erected as to cause the waters of the river to take a precipitous tumble of 70 feet, developing 24,000 horse power, and the giant energy thus created will be transmitted to va rious Georgia and Alabama cities aud ti wns for the use of industries.

An interesting fact in connection with the1 construction of the 800-foot dam and the large power plant, the whole representing an investment- of something like one and i a'f million dollars, is that the machinery used in the building operations will be electrically driven, "iiirent boing conveyed to the scene by a transmission line from where the company has three power plants. ''Farm land development is a lire teme both states Just now una in-this, convection several little incidents are very interesting. In county, Alabama, a tract cf iiini is being cleared for 50 families from New Tork, while in Mobile near by, a Chicago company is setting out thousands of fruit and pecan trees on a tract of land it has acquired. The citizens of a leading South Georgia county held a meeting at which it was voted to co-operate with a company that proposes to develop farm lands in that county. It is stated that only one-tenth of the land in the county is In cultivation, although the soil there is naturally quite fertile.

It was announced that one large property holder would place 10,000 acres on the market In another South Georgia' county a com pany is being formed for development and colonization purposes, i.i Sumter county $36,000 more of South Carolina money was invested In farm lands. "Bids are invited for $400,000 of street t' sewers for Corey, the new industrial community of the Birmingham district La-Fayette, voted Improvement bonds and Dothan, is inviting prosposals for paving and other street work. Anniston, is to secure a large modern hospital. Mobile county, Alabama, will erect several school houses. A $165,000 tourist hotel is announced for Thomasvllle, Ga.

Tuscaloosa, Is to exempt new industries from taxation. A fertilizer company Is to be organized at Montezuma, and a $60,000 crate company applied for a charter at Rome, Ga. A lialf-mlllion dollar lire insurance company Is to be organized at Ga. Twenty-six new corporations were formed during the AToek, their minimum capital stock "lelag $849,000. A tract of eleven teres In Atlanta, was sold and to be substantially Improved by he erection of a ware house nd manufacturing plants.

One and rofecbly two new banks art p-fcswsGd; ti Vidslla, Oa," but oa the contrary ail have been left "well in the hole." Troy has had some warm arti cles in the baseball line, however. What man is there, through whose veins flows any pure sporting blood, who does not point with pride to Troy's old record, when she had the champion amateur baseball team of Alabama, when the Andrews boys formed the main bat tery and other teams fell before them ltke ripe oats before the reap er? And then a little later in years when another chfampion amateur team was though many of them were "hired men." Who does not remember time when SySacaoga met d'feat at the hands of the Trojans, she had conquered the teams the State? Her losses were so heavy here that her team was abandoned. Then Troy, proud Troy, powerful in her self-confidence and conceit, sallied forth to smother Montgomery and liever lived to tell the tale, for victory crowned hef effortsthe-' first day and the world applauded vocvlerioujsly, but the second and the third games, Well, let's not speak of it. Troy has 6ome splendid material for a good team this year; the new athletic grouds of the College, well fenced and with a handsome and athletic grounds of the College, well ing completion would afford an excellent place, and there seems no reason why there should not be some 'of the iteal baseball (article here fhis season. If the games are good and exciting there will be plenty iof patronage, but Troy does not encourage "punk" baseball and a bad 'team and bad games are worse than none at all.

-Troy's mills bring a batch of Into tthe city. It would lbe tfine to have such factories along other lines. A man knows how many elever jteople there are until runs for office, and sometimes later finds out that there are a of liars also. It does a fellow good to run for office. He finds out how many real friends he and how much deceit is practiced by the people in general.

MISS CHAPMAN BlillE OF BECOMES MR. HASTINGS. From Weduesdayx At 8:30 o'clock last night at the home of Dr. Robert B. Chapman, on East Elm street.

Miss Anna Chapman Rev. Frank G. Hastings were united in marriage. Presiding Elder JL JR. jK.

Spain ofr Delated in the beautlul. ceremony. The marriage was a aery quiet affair, only a few of the xelatives being present, therefore it came as a great hut pleasant surprise to the many friends of the charming young bride and the popular young minister. The bride is a beautiful and ac complished young lady, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

Robert Chapman. Her sunny and congenial disposition has won for her many true friends. The groom is a member of the Alabama Conference of the M. E. Church South and is pastor of the Troy Circuit, composed of nine churches In this vicinity.

He has been preaching for the past four or five years and is one of the brightest and most promising young ministers tin the Conference and one held in the high esteem of the ministry and the people. Mr. and Mrs. Hastings have to day been receiving tho congratulations of their many frlenlt. They will be at home for.

the present at the Chapman residence, on Elm street WflLSON-PRUITT NUPTIALS. 1'iem Wednesday's Daily. At the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, on Mongomery Btreet at o'clock this morning. Miss Jaaie Pruitt, of this city and Mr. Wilson, of DeFuniak Springs Florida, were united in marriage.

Dr. H. Holt, pastor of the M. E. Church; pronounced -the Impressive ceremony that made them one.

The bride is a splendid young lady, having been reared at Shady Grove. Che has been residing here with her sister, Mrs. J. T. Logue.

She possesses many admirable womanly traits, and her congeniality and personal magnetism, have attracted to her a large circle of friends. The groom is a prominent young business man of DeFuniak Springs, and is held in high esteem. He is prominently connected in this county. Mr. and Mrs.

Wilson left this morning for their future home at DeFuniak, carrying with them the best wishes of innumerable friends. AX ELECTRIC RAIL ROAD. Aparty from a sister city writes us as follows: We are informed that there is a proposition on foot to build an electric railroad from. Troy, by the way of Brockton and Enterprise, to Geneva, and if this proposition realizes it wilt be one of the best paying roads in the sic; te. Geneva is situatc-d at the head of navigation on the Choctawhatchie river, and the enterprising citizens of this town have already pet one on t'ue river to carry freight to and from Poasacoia.

The Choctawhatchie river is, or caa uv: L.u-ie, navigable all the year rouiri, and as water transportation 'U'j cf-myer. than railroad transportation, this road will be a great de-veicper of the commercial interests cf the auctions traversed. Troy is si.ty in I tea due north of Geneva and from the latter point to Pensacola it is something like two hundred and fifty miles, one hundred and fifty of which is by river, the balance being by the Choctawhatchie Bay. When East Pass has been dredged so that eea-going vessels can enter this bay, this electric road -and the large numbers of steamers that will be put on the Choctawhatchie river will carry millions of of the freight that will pass through the Panama Canal. Troy, Enterprise and Geneva will then have connections with the outside world equal to, or better, than any inland towns in the state, insuring their commercial supremacy.

The sections through which this road will pass are some of the finest In ha Qtnta DnH with tha Mmnlatlnn of the big power plant at Elba, on Pea river, the motive power for operating this road will be considerably cheapened, thereby cheapening freight It is proposed to build this road by individual subscriptions, making every subscriber a stockholder, and then operate it in the interest of the people whose interests it Is designed to protect. It is proposed to make it a road for the people and governed by the people and not by big railway corporations. Merchants, business men, and all will be an opportunity to become stockholders. Electric railways are getting to be quite numerous in the Teat Northwest and in a few years we expect to see all or nearly ail of our railways operated by electricity on account of its cheapness as compared with steam. We suggest that the people of Trojr and the other- points interested encourage this proposition.

We are also authorized to say that the bocks rf subscription wll soon octtued for, this new enterpri. A. WELL WISH A ing as far- as Quebec, wher he at- tended the meeting of the iayor of American cities. Governor Brown branded Cooi- manaer reary, wno claims to Siav discovered the North Pole, fakir. Mayor Maddox gave as his re son for declining, that Peary ws coming to Atlanta as a privat-' izen on a money-making pr Ion and was In no sense a Atlanta.

The Governor said th banded the country a Peary had handed diamond. J- LITTLE ACCIDENT 1 AT LIGHT PLANT, With a hundred and fifty pouruW of steam pressure onj one of the big boilers at the light plant early last night, one of the flange packings on a water feed pipo to the! boiler suddenly blew out causing the boiler room to be in a cloud of steam, while hot water spurted like rain. Supt. Campbell. Mr.

Carter ni others about the plant were given a hot shower bath before they could get out of the way, thoueh non of them were hurt. The blowing out of the packing necessitated the shutting down of that boiler and firing up the twin boiler. The exchange of boilers required some little time and the heating of the fresh boiler addi somewhat to the delay, so tiie Mshts were off pi-rhaps an hour. A oon pa sufficient steam could raised, however, the lihta again. The Bci(lent was one nf the tie things which can not i.

i The boilers are UHed two a time which gave the trouble laat nidit: would have bct-n shut down to.i The damage will he about a orth of asbeiStoH an-l rolnutffs -time of one of the rif es In r'nai L't.