Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06
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PERSONAL,

Mr.. VIII Crawford is spending the day
in. Decatur.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. G. morris returned yes
terday from Richmond, Va.
Miss Alice Wheeler returned yesterday
from lengthy visit to friends a Tuska-
kOosa.
Il. J. Spratling of the National Mutual
Benefit association went over to Atlanta
last night.
Mr.. Frank Rogers of the Birmingham
police force left last night for his home in
Asheville. N. c.
Miss Bessie Blinn returned today from
a lengthy visit to Old Point, Boston, New
York and Cincinnati.
Miss Ola Orr of Decatur, Ala, is quite
i'll at the residence of her uncle, Judge
H. A. Sharpe, on Fifth avenue.
Mrs. A. M. Dawson of Tuscaloosa, af-
ter few days visit to Mrs. M e. Long
on Twentieth street, returned home yes
terday.
Mr. Mac Sloss informs the State Herald
that the water test at Gate City has been
postponed until next Wednesday or
Thursday.
Mr. L. II. Hutchinson has been during
= the past week serving the city as clerk
Of the police court. Clerk Carpenter is
OH the sick list.
Circuit Clerk Nathan L. Miller, who
has been confined to his room for several
days, is improving and will soon be able
to return to his post of duty.
Mrs. D. NJ. Drennen returned yester-
day from Athens, and was accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. George S. Houston,
and sister, Miss Ella Houston.
Mr. +. p Jarvis, who has been trav-
cling this territory for over nine years
for Adler & Co. and Simmons, Durham &
Co, returned from St. Louis yesterday
Mr.. James McManus. who has been in
Montgomery under medical treatment,
after a brief visit to his family in this
city, returned last night to his physicians
in Montgomery.
He has associated himself with the
Scuddergale Grocery company, the larg-
est grocery house of that city and, to
hear him tell it, he will be Offering some
great bargains to his friends next week
Two thousand five hundred pairs of
ladies', misses and gentlemens fall and
winter Shoes bought at all prices, re-
ceived. Ladies' and gentlemen's summer
shoes will be sold for the next few days
regardless of cost or price. T. G. King
2026 First avenue.
The many friends of Miss Charlie Gar
ner of Columbus, Miss, will be glad to
learn that she is visiting Mrs. Richard
Randolph. 2516 First avenue. She has
just returned from a pleasant visit to
Blount Springs, and is now en- route for
Atlanta to attend the exposition.
Miss Mary Rucker, who participated in
the pupils recital at the Conservatory
of Music yesterday afternoon, spent two
winters at the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music under the instruction of Pro-
fessor Guckenberger. She was instru-
mental in inducing Professor and Mrs.
Guckenberger to come to Birmingham.
1t was her first appearance before
Birmingham audience, but they hope it
won't be her last.
Mr.. John Mcqueen returned yesterday
from Washington. He stopped over in
Atlanta a day or two and while there the
Constitution had the following to say of
him: among the arrivals of prominent
people here yesterday were Mr. John Nc
Queen of Birmingham. He came down
yesterday morning from New York with
First Nice-President Andrews of the
Southern system of railroads in his pri-
vate car Mr.. Mcqueen is one of the
brightest and most popular young attor-
neys in Alabama. He was twice elected
by the birmingham district to the legisla-
ture and made an enviable reputation in
that body by his forcible debating quail
tiles and strong logic. Mr.. Mcqueen is
candidate for the speakership of the
house of representatives next session."