Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-15
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Reporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.

Gathered, Noted and Condensed by
 Aee-Herald Reporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.
 OvERHAULINa.-On all sides can be seen improvement to real estate, preparatory to the fall moving.
 A NEAT CoTTAeE.-Mr. James Mackin, a very popular Southside merchant, is building neat cottage on the South High lands.
 MORE Coop WORKERS. Three more good democratic workers have been added to the campaign committee. They are A. J. O'Keefe, editor Independent, Sylvester Daley and Charles Eckerle.
 LICENSED TO WED.-The following couples were issued licenses to wed by the aud Miss Mary Smith, William A. Hassell and Miss Malisse A. Cowley.
 CONTRACTED FOR WINTER UKIFoRMs.- The winter uniforms for members of the fire department will be here by October l. The contract for the making of these uni- forms was let to the Peoples Tailors yes- terday morning, and the orders taken in the afternoon.
 DIED.-The infant son of MT. and Mrs. John M. Haran, after lingering illness, passed to tho realm of angels on Thursday night at 80 o'clock. The interment took place from the family residence, SIS North Eighteenth street, yesterday afternoon. MT. and Mrs. Haran have the sympathy of a host of friends.
 CHURCH RECEPTION. The Ladies' Mite society of the First Methodist church will hold reception in the church parlors on Monday afternoon, September IT, from until o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex- tended to every lady of the church. Re- treatments will be served, although this, will not be the sole aim oi t5e reception.
 HOME WORK. .-Messrs. Watkins 6 Hard raTay, who have secured the contract for building the bridges over the Warrior and Cahaba rivers, are home men, and they will use home materials in the bridges. They will require 70, GOO feet of lumber, which can be obtained in the Birmingham district. The iron needed is right at hand. Each bridge will cost over S5000.
 RECORDERS CoURr.-The cases of grand larceny against Neil c. Hall, John Hall 1n the recorders court. It was supposed that the defendants had something to do with the mysterious disappearance of gold-flled watch, the property of man uhneu ETiuCe. ln6 TeCOrQeT DOuuu dll three of them oyer to the grand jury.
 THE PARDON GRANTED.-A few days ago the AGE HERALD printed an account ot the attempt on the part of Richard H. Fries, Esq, to secure executive clemency for Dick Morrow, convict at Pratt mines, at the same time giving an outline of the crime for which he was sent up. Yester- day MT. Fries received an absolute pardon from Gov. Thomas G. Jones, and his friends are congratulating him. Morrow has been digging black diamonds for four years.
 Page, son of Dr. J. R. Page of this city, has been awarded the Miller scholarship of the University of Virginia, and has re- turned to that famous institution. Dr. Page had the distinguished honor at one time of filling the chair of professor in the medical department of the university. and the granting of the Miller scholarship, valued at $250, to his son is indeed an honor. Birmingham congratulates Jack Page on his good fortune.
 WILL AGAIN Go ON THE RoAD.-As is generally known Manager Jacob Lit sometime ago secured absolute control of the Swedish dialect comedy, "Ole Olson.o He had determined not to send it on the road this year, but there has been such
  parts of the country that he has changed his mind and it will start out in October on tour of the United States with the strongest cast, including a number of clever vaudeville artists, ever seen in the piece.
 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.-The Birmingham public schools have valuable adjunct to education in the public library, which is located in the high school building. Hav- ing access to this library, the pupils be- come familiar with current topics through the magazines and newspapers, and with the best thoughts of the masters through standard works. This advantage distin- guishes the graduates of the Birmingham public schools from those of the public schools in other cities. The Bir- mingham boys and girls who have stepped from the public school into college have surprised and pleased the college professors by their familiarity with current life and with literature.
 Will Gladstone come to America? If he comes he will find two- thirds of the people using Dr. Price's Baking Powder.