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victed of killing Dr. Moon and is
given five years in penitentiary. No
tice of appeal is filed.
DECATUR.-Westminster Presby-
terian church plans $7,000 Sunday
school annex.
NOTASULGA.
Over 200 fine
fowls are exhibited at show here, and
poultry industry is stimulated.
MONTGOMERY.-Official report
of F. W. Gist, state agricultural stat-
istician, shows 1923 crops of cotton
in Alabama averaged only 81 pounds
per acre.
DECATUR.-Country home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Woodard is pur-
chased by Tennessee Valley Coun-
try club for club house. This is one
of oldest houses in north Alabama.
House was erected on lands bought
from Indians.
FORT PAYNE.-G. L. Brock is
preparing to open new moving pic-
ture theater here with $10,000 worth
of equipment.
ANNISTON.
Plans are under
way for building hospital here as
memorial to number of citizens who
bequeathed sums of money for pur-
pose.
GURLEY.-Body of John R. Potts,
80, well known Confederate veteran,
is found by roadside, where he fell
dead while walking to neighbor's
home.
MADISON.-Joe Caldwell, of
Huntsville, is named liquidating
agent for Bank of Madison, which
failed recently.
HUNTSVILLE.
Mrs. Minnie
Stofle, 26, dies at home here. Hus-
band and two children survive her.
UNION SPRINGS.-Central of
Georgia will enlarge passenger sta-
tion and build train shed.
FORT DEPOSIT.-Motor hearse,
bearing remains of Charles W. Carr,
runs into ditch and turns turtle.
TALLADEGA.-Waterworks plant
is being constructed with 4,000,000
gallon reservoir on mountain top.
TUSCUMBIA. - Residence near
here where Helen Keller, world fa-
mous blind, deaf and dumb was born
will be preserved as shrine by people
of community.
MONTGOMERY.
After twelve
days and nights spent in top of high
tree "Uncle Jim," famous city park
monkey, comes down from his perch
and returns to cage to escape win-
try blasts.
ATHENS.- Several carloads of
sweet potatoes are shipped from here
to Louisville, Ky., and other north-
ern markets, and are bringing good
prices.
TALLADEGA.-In effort to locate
titles to certain property, Judge M.
N. Manning, probate judge, unearths
early records of town of Talladega,
dating back to April 4, 1834.
LIVINGSTON.-County board of
revenue refuses to employ farm
agent, at request of large number
of farmers.
REFORM.-Methodists of Reform
are building house of worship to
cost over $12,000.
MARION.-General John Ken-
nedy, commanding Second brigade
Alabama division Confederate vet-
erans, names number of Parry coun-
ty citizens on his staff, among them
being James O. Bailey as quarter-
master general.
HAMILTON.-Citizens of Anglin
school district commence building
$8,500 consolidated schoolhouse.
LANCASTER.-Leslie West, taxi-
cab driver, only eye-witness in fa-
mous killing case of Harwell G.
Davis, is dead. Sergeant Robert J.
Lancaster and other members of
Tuscaloosa national guards, station-
ed there at time, were charged with
Davis' death. Death of West may
end prosecution.
MONTGOMERY.-Rumors of extra
session of legislature are heard
around capitol. Governor W. W.
Brandon is non-committal.
MONTGOMERY. Albert Rivas,
serving term at Kilby prison for bur-
glary, will be deported to Cuba,
whence he came when term expires.
