Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-24

Gathered, Noted and Condensed by
 Age-Herald Reporters-Ge General
 Resume of Happenings. JAIL ARRIvAL.-F. M. Kelly, a white
 man, is a new arrival at the county jail. | LICENSED TO WED.-A marriage license
 was issued yesterday to J. J. Cook and | Minnie Tate.
 HELD FOR BURGLARY Waiter Foster, a young negro, was arrested yesterday by l Officer Bodeker for burglary. A MODEL MAN.-The South Highland
 Rifle club made figure of man and put it | up to shoot at. The figure was modelled | after the Herculean proportions of Capt. | Paul Gilardoni, the biggest man in the | city.
 ARGUING THE CAsE.-The argument in the Pratt mines massacre case was begun yesterday, and will probably be ended to- day. Attorneys Salisbury and Allen have finished, and there are three more to hear from.
 SEVERE ATTACK OF VERTIGO. Mir. Will liam Snyder, senior member of the popular tailoring firm on Nineteenth street, had @ severe attack of vertigo yesterday morning, but was resting. easily last night, and hopes to be out in day or so.
 RIB TAKEN OUT.-Regio Regis, the Frenchman who was shot during the Pratt mines massacre, had rib taken out yes- terday. The operation was performed by Drs. Gillespie and Parker. Regis stood the operation well, having large amount of nerve.
 MAn Dr hnu Q. o'clock yesterday morning fire occurred on Fifth avenue, between Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth streets, which resulted ln doing damage to the amount of about $500. The house was occupied by MT. l. 2. Philips, and caught in the kitchen, spread ing over the entire building in only few minutes. Both house and furniture were coFered by insurance.
 A RUNAWAY. " esterday morning on Second avenue, between Nineteenth and Twen tieth streets, considerable excite ment was caused by the running away of horse hitched to a carriage. From some unknown cause the horse became fright. ened and ran down Second avenue toward Nineteenth street. He was headed off, sidewalk in front of Zinszer's furnit ure hduse. Some furniture which was in front of the building was damaged, and 1t was 1yl the Iuerest accident that one of the large plate glass WlndoWs was not Droken.
 GIVE ME Two CENTS. The "give. .me-2- cants' mau Is again in the city. He is nothing more or less than fraud and as such should be ignored by all with whom be comes in contact. His scheme IS to have Additionally addressed letter, which he eiholds in his haud,a and, walking up to his intended victim, gives him song and dance, saying he has no money and desires to send letter to his relatives. The un- suspecting citizen goes down into his pocket, fishes out either two coppers or a hand, gives the fellow nickle. The racket is smooth one and he makes suc- cess of 1t. Give him wide berth.
 Two MORE IRON BRIDGES. county commissioners yesterday decided to build two iron bridges, one over the Cahaba and the other over the Warrior. The one over the Cahaba will be located at Bain's ford, on the line between Jeffer- son and Shelby counties. Shelby county will help to build it. A maoadamized road runs from Birmingham through Walkers Gap in the direction of Bain's ford. This new outlet will bring good deal of trade from Shelby county to Birmingham. The location of the bride over the Warrior has not yet been decided, on. Three locations are being considered. The citizens of Warrior want it near the Louisville and Nashville bride.
 CHURCH REMovAL.-A movement is on foot to remove St. John s thodist church from Avenue E and Seventeenth street to a lot more central to the membership. The location of the church is inconvenient to the members, many of whom live further out on the South Highlands. AS a conse- quence they attend more accessible churches of other nominations and send their children to those Sunday schools. The church building, which is of wood, can be moved with but little expense Rev. Thomas W. Ragan, the pastor, is very much in favor of the removal, and as a sterter he has secured the promise of Rev. Sam Jones to deliver a lecture at the wlgwam on the night of September r. THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNITED