Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
Gathered, Noted and Condensed
 by Age-Herald Reporters.
SAYINGS AND D0INGs ATH0ME
Items, Personal and Otherwise, Including a General Resume
 of Birmingham Matters.

MORE RAMA season of rain seems to have set in, and the visitations the past few days have been as regular as clock work.
 DRESS PARADE.-This afternoon the troops at Camp Forney, Ensley, will have dress parade at the usual hour, and the public is invited to attend.
 MEETING ToDAY.-The Ancient Order Of Hibernians will hold a meeting this after noon in the old Young Mems Hebrew as- sociation hall, on Second avenue.
 ARMED. The South Highland Rifle com pany received their new Winchesters yes- terday. They were purchased by each member and were not received from the state.
 DOING GooD WORK The regular police force, with the addition of Chef McDon- aids buggy spoke brigade, are doing ex- cell mt work now. They are holding down tue city in apple pie order.
 SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATIoN.-Dr. H. M. Caldwell and the insurance companies have submitted the matter of adjustment of loss by the big fire to an arbitration committee of three disinterested persons.
 CANARY vs. DIAMoNDs.- .--One of the la- dies in tho Caldwell hotel, at the time of the fire, saved her canary bird, but left her diamonds. 1t certainly showed kind heart 10 think of her bird before her dia- monds.
 WANTED IN BEssEMER. A few days ago Sam Melton, a white man, was hued $l5 and thirty days extra by Recorder Me- Crossin. It has since developed that Mel ton is wanted in Bessemer on the charge of burglary.
 Nor A CANDIDATE.-J. M Ross, who was nominated by the republican county convention held recently In this city for the legislature, declares himself out of the race and requests the AGE HERALD to so announce.
 EXTRA POLICEMEN RELIEVED. Yester- day Mayor Fox ordered the extra police force which had been employed relieved, and the city is again reduced to about twenty-three meu-only eleven on shift. The increase in the fire department will continue for the present.
 JOINT DEBATE-Colonel Hubbard and MT. W. H. Skaggs are announced to meet in joint debate at Woodlawn on Monday (tomorrow) night Mir. Skaggs is we'll informed, but dull, speaker. Colonel Hib- bard is the brightest calnpaigner in the state. Go out and hear the discussion.
 AT HoME TO FRIENDs.--M J. J. Free man and bride, nee Miss Pearl Hearne of CarrolltQn, Ga., are at home to their friends lat the residence of Mrs. Perry, TwenlySSeoond street, between Third and Fourth avenues. Mr. Freeman is one of the mo2t popular members of the Birming- ham tif department and his bride a far, intellectual and highly entertaining repre- sentative 2f Georgia fair sex.
 ATTENTION, LADIEs!--Lieutenant Colo nei du Mont, in charge of Camp Forney, requests the AGE HERALD 10 announce to the citizens, ladies especially, that today he will raise the order respecting visitors to the camp. He has announced that this evening between dress parade and tattoo any visitor who applies to Post 1 (the guard house) and requests to see a soldier inside the lines the sane will be sent for and permission granted the applicant to enter the lines. This order is only for to- day, and should be taken advantage of.
 To BE WEDDED The following invita- t1on has been received at the AGE HERALD office: ''Mrs. F. E. Burks requests your presence at the marriage Of her daughter, osceola, to Harry w. English, Thursday residence, Birmingham Ensley A abama, 1o94.' The groom elect is the popular master mechanic of>ihe Birmingham Rail- way and Electric company, and his good fortune in securing so handsome and talented yonng woman as Miss Burks for his life partner is just cause for hearty con- gratulations. Success 10 you and your lair bride elect, Harry.
 A LAEGE SIzED KlCK.-This is what the patrons, of whom there are many, of the East Lake aud North Birmingham dummy lines are now making over their great in convenience now being undergone in get ting to and out of the city. Owing to the menacing walls ot the late Caldwell hotel, these dummies are forced to stop at Twenty third street, and patrons, rain or shine are compelled to meandor to that point and there await the coming of those convent ep6es. The kicks are many and varied and men, women and children are joining in the raising of sand. They ask oue and all, When will thls inconvenience cease?
 Nor ALL LoST.-Mr. Beu Y. Moore and bride did not lose all their bridal presents in the Caldwell hotel fire as reported. Their most valuable presents were not in their rooms. Their loss, however, amounts to about S15n0. The brides dress, 10 which she was attached for sentimental reasons, and several other presents, such as pictures. bric- brac, etc., were lost Mir. Moore's most serious loss was hIs i- brary, costing several hundred dollars. MT. Moore looks on his loss philosoph- ically, and thinks if tlay mad been prese, they would have lest Al, but being absent they saved the personal effects they ad with them.
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