Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-30
PERSONAL.

Mr. L. A. Shipman has returned from Atlanta.
 MT Solon Jacobs has returned from a visit to Atlanta.
 MT w. P. Ward returned from Atlanta yesterday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry B. Gray returned from Atlanta yesterday.
 MT. Walter Gulley of Tuskaloosa has been visiting in the city.
 MT. w. H. Smith, travelling auditor of the Southern, was in the city yester- day.
 Hon. J. J. Mayfield and MT J. NJ. Eos ter of Tuskaloosa were in the city last night.
 Mrs. P. T. Hale and children have re- turned from quite a pleasant visit to Kentucky.
 Mr. c. H. Greer returned from a visit to his mother at Jefferson, Tex, yester- day morning.
 Messrs Lee c. Bradley and A. c. Crowder returned from Atlanta yester- day morning.
 MT. M. L. Robertson, editor of the Ala bama Tribune, of Cullman, was in the city yesterday.
 Miss Willie Yarbrough of Limestone is visiting Mrs. John D. Strange at 2217 Eighth avenue.
 MT. w. c. Agee of the Southern Ex- press company left last night for a short business trip to Memphis.
 MT. R. F. Beasley, passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville, came up from Montgomery last night.
 MT. Jeff Clay, formerly of Birmingham, now of Jacksonville. Fla, is circulating among his many friends here.
 Mrs. c. g. Simmons is visiting the At lanta exposition and will make visit to Athens, Ga, before returning. MT c. P. Lewis, commercial agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad, is in New Orleans on business. Master Wallace Wheeler, the bright young son of Maj jor Wheeler of the Flor ence hotel, left last night for the Atlan- ta exposition.
 Miss Fife Smith, daughter of Capt. D. T. Smith of Opelika, is visiting the fam fly of her uncle, Ex-Gov. w. H. Smith, on South Highlands.
 MT. George Latham, whose aesthetic taste pleases the custom of the Florence hotel bar, has dispensed with the crutch that he was compelled to use after straining his foot several days ago.
 Two thousand five hundred pairs of ladies' misses and gentemen's 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. c. King,
 
 Miss Amy Whaley formerly a Mirror correspondent, is studying singing at the Birmingham, Ala, Conservatory of Mu- sic, where her fine voice is being ad- mirably developed. Miss Whaley in tends to become a professional singer- The New York Dramatic Mirror.
 Mir. w. J. Kilduff representing the Lumber Trade Journal of New Or leans, La. was in the city yesterday in hn ,fn,. ct gNf 1f recognized among the lumber interests as the leading trade paper of the south MT. Kilduff reports the lumber business as improving. and predicts a bright fu- ture for the mill men.
 Judge Banks of Birmingham is the guest of MT. George P Jones this week. The judge, accompanied by MT. Jones and Mir Jere Ellis left Tuesday for a duck and goose hunt at Muscle shoals Judge Banks presided in place of Judge H. c. Speake at one term of the court last year and made many friends in the city.-Sheffield Reaper.
 Dr. s. M. Hosmer, presiding elder of the Birmingham district, received tel egram from pr. G. c. Kelly early yester- day morning saying it was doubtful if the latter would be here in time to fill his pulpit at the First Methodist church tomorrow. telegram urging him to come If possible was sent to Dr. Kelly, but up to late hour last night no an- swer had been received. Florence Hotel Arrivals-John S. Queen, Ensley Jacob Hecht, St. Louis; Lake Moore. Fort Payne. Ala; J. w. Grayson, Gurley; B. H. Hardaway, New York; B. P Hammond, Attalla; E. Da- vldson Cincinnati; Willis Banks, Colum- bus, Miss; L. B. Johns, Cincinnati; s. B. Echols, Jackson, Miss; c. E. Leonard and wife. Fort smith. Ark; A. H. Smoat, New Orleans; B. L. Taylor, Kansas City; T. A. Monroe, Atlanta; Ben l.. Stevens. Chicago; M. l.. Robertson, J. B. Brown, Cullman: A. S. Johnson, Ed M Buell., Nashville: R. s. Lewis, Shelby; George T. Stribling, Atlanta; A. McLauchlin, Charlotte. N. C.: D. T. Obert, Jackson, Miss: F. C. Rankin. Southern railway; S. B. Troop and wife. Anniston Louis B. Connor. New Orleans: J. B. Cotton, Ches- ter, Pa: T. w. Grayson, Gurley's Ala Judson Davie, Spiegner's; J. r. Conall. Queen and Crescent; R. M. Richardson, Nashville.
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