Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-23
LOCAL LACONlCS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age-Herald Reporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.


 Resume of Happenings
 BoRN.-To Mir. and Mrs. ". L. Short a fine daughter. Mother and baby are doing well.
 MARRIAGE LICENSE. The probate judge yesterday granted a marriage license to George w. Ray and Miss Lila Snow.
 CARRIED TO ATLANTA.-J. D. Summers who was arrested few days ago by Officers Bodeker, Gambill and Wiggins in Merid- ian, Miss, was taken to Atlanta yesterday morning to answer the charge against him.
 THE SAKs BUILDING.-Work is pro- gressing nicely on the Saks building, on First avenue and Nineteenth street, and in few weeks one of Birmingham's hand- somest and most substanti business buildings will adorn that corner.
 BIRMINGHAM IGNORED. pr. Elias Da- wis, who will return today from Toronto, Canada, where he has been in attendance on the meeting of the American Associa- tion of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, twas honored by the association by being elected first vice. president.
 EARLY MORNING BLAZE.-At an early hour yesterday morning fire broke out in the house of Mir. La Sales, near the corner of Avenue B and Twenty-second street. The department responded promptly and the fire was extinguished, after very little damage had been done.
 UNCALLED FOR ALARMS. Upon several occasions lately there have been alarms spread that diphtheria prevailed upon the South Highlands. Physicians say that this is not the case, and it seems that peo- pie should be more careful in spreading such uncalled for alarms.
 NORTH BIRMINGHAM PARK.-It is a real pleasure to visit this beautiful park at this season of the year. The forests and flowers are most attractive, and ride to and walk through the park most refreshing. MT. J. T. Plant, superintendent, yesterday pre- sented the AGE HERALD with a bouquet of fragrant flowers cut from the park beds.
 DOLL AND MARBLE HUNr.-The Woman's Christian Temperance union will give doll and marble hunt on Mrs. Wheeler's lawn, corner Seventh avenue and Twenty first street, Monday afternoon from to 6. All the children of the city cordially invited. A D admission of 10 cents is asked, and a prize will be given to the child who finds the most dolls or marbles. Refreshments extra.
 A LOVELY PARK.-Among the many beautiful parks within easy reach of Bir- uOH0 dI6 pTobblGE db bulb bSbSOu of the year than East Lake, and much of the beauty and loveliness of this park Is due to the intelligent supervision and work oJ MT. J. R, Morton, the park superintend- ent, who takes the deepest interest in all things connected with Lake Como, and he has been successful in all his efforts. A great many people go out there every day.
 SENATOR GooDwYN's CHALLENGE Ao- GIFTED. A few days ago Senator A. T. Goo dWyn, Jeffersonian populite- nominee for congress in the Fifth district, addressed letter to Judge James B. Cobb, his dem- ocratc opponent, challenging him to a joint discussion of the political issues of this campaign. Yesterday while in Bir. mingham Senator Goodwyn received a telegram from Judge Cobb, accepting the challenge and requesting the former 10 meet him in Montgomery Monday when the details for the joint discussions will be arranged.
 A MINE OF WEALTH.-Mr. Meighan has been hard at work for several weeks getting out stone from his Red mountain quarry, just above the head of Twentieth street. The stone will be used in building a wall at Oak Hill cemetery. It is splendid stone and hardens when exposed to the air. The formation of the mountain at this quarry is very peculiar. On the sur face IS a layer of iron ore, then comes a strata of sandstone, then limestone, and then vein of iron ore again. These lay CTS of different minerals are clearly defined and level as a floor. Red mountain is mine of wealth.
 IT WOULDN'T Do.-The four bachelors who have given themselves the sobriquet of "The Growlers' have concluded to give up housekeeping. They have tried living by themselves for some months, and like the young fellows who fled to the forest of Arden to escape woman's wiles they have concluded that it is a bad busi. ness. They are thorough converts to the theory that it is not good to be alone there is nothing that will take the place of woman's refining influence. The click of glasses does not take the place of her musical laughter, the ligbt of cigar does not equal the light Of her eyes, nor does the pleasure of painting things red cause such pure joy as the red rose on her cheek.