Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-12
CAPITAL NOTES.
Notable Marriages -CoIored Methodist Co., fer ence-Chicken Expostion-SociaI
 and Personal.

Montgomery, Dec. 11.-(special) )-The following notable marriages have been announced for next week:
 On Tuesday, the 17th, MT. Robert F. Scott, superintendent of the Montgomery Street Railway company, will wed Miss Mary Owens in the First Presbyterian church.
 On Wednesday at D. m. in St. Johns Episcopal church MT. Richard Wood, the distinguished young representative from Macon, will be united in marriage to Miss May Crommelin a very charming young woman and a great belle here.
 An hour later at the Court Street Meth odist church MT. Thomas Jordan Rey- holds, assistant cashier of the Mer- chants and Planters bank, will be joined in the holy bonds with Miss Emily Allen, the very attractive daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph G. Allen, and a niece of MT. James A. Allen of Birmingham.
 At o'clock in the afternoon of Thurs day. December 19, at the residence of the brides father MT. Amos G. Futile, on South Hull street. Miss Annie Juliette Futile will be married to MT. Frank Cunningham Fitten, prominent young railroad man of Atlanta and a brother of Maj Frank Fitten.
 All of the contracting parties are prom
 
 The Colored Methodist Conference.
 The Alabama conference of the Afri- can Methodist Episcopal church is in session in this city at St. Johns African Methodist Episcopal church, Madison avenue and Ripley street
 The conference was called to order at o'clock this morning by Bishop A. Grant, D. D. The roll was called and Rev. J. Fitzpatrick was elected secre- tary.
 Bishop A. Grant delivered his annual address, in which he outlined the work to be accomplished, and spoke of the con- dition of the state and the work He also spoke of the death of Bishop Alex ander w. Wayman, the senior bishop of the convention, and appointed a com mittee to prepare a memorial address,
 The pastors of stations, missions and circuits made reports, showing increase in dollar money during the past year. Rev. c. s. Smith, D. D., M. D., secretary of the Sunday School union and manager of the Sunday School Publishing house, Nashville, Tenn, and L. J. Coppin, editor and publisher of the African Methodist Episcopal Review Philadelphia, were in troduced to the conference; also R. M Cheeks of Rome, Ga, manager of the Tract Publishing department.
 Conference will continue in session un- til next Tuesday. Dr. c. S. Smith will preach tonight.
 Social and Personal.
 Mrs L. P. Jones entertained a number Of her friends this morning at whist matinee. The entertainment was one of the happiest events of the season.
 Mrs. Wilcox honored Miss Dunnie of New York with progressive euchre par ty yesterday.
 Miss Lucy Schley, who has been in Cal ifornia for the past four months, re- turned home last evening"
 Miss Mary Ledyard, a pretty debutante of this season, entertained her friends with card party on Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Jamie Adams has returned to to California.
 Miss Corinne Words will entertain the Young Ladies' Saturday Night club on the 14th of December
 The Chicken Exposition
 The southern poultry exhibition is ex- citing considerable interest. Such fine display of birds has never been gathered together in the south, the poultrymen say. The following are among the ex- hibitors:
 R. O. Campbell of Atlanta, Ga, eight Brahmas. Langshons, white and brown Leghorns, golden and silver Seabright Brahmas. black breasted red Game Ban tams.
 H. A. Kuhns, Atlanta, Ga, white Ply mouth Rocks, Buff Leghorns. w. A. Gaines, Atlanta, Ga., Buff Pekn Bantams.
 G. w. Sheckelford, Montgomery, Barred Plymouth Rocks, light Brahmas, Par fridge Cochins. w. H. Wade, Montgomery, Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Rocks. G. B. w. Keynton, Montgomery, Ma lay, Carmish Indian and red Pile Game, Pekin ducks and Tonloosa geese. Judge Zell Gaston, Greenville. Ala, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Bronze turkeys and Fantial pigeons. Cecil Gaston, Greenville, Ala, green and golden ducking Game Bantams, Golden, Seabright and white Fantail pigeons
 pr. B. Witherington. Greenville, Ala, Silver Wyandottes and white Plymouth Rocks.
 w. T. McMannon. Greenville, Ala, Silver Wyandottes. P. w. Johns. Midway, Ala, Buff Ply mouth Rocks. L. L. Alley. Midway, Ala. Golden Wyandottes.
 L. E. Cartledge. Midway, Ala, Buff Plymouth Rocks. w. J. Tallis, Montgomery, brown Leg horns.
 w. B. Howard Montgomery, Indian Game, white Brahmas, black Leghorns, white Wyandottes white, red and black Fantail pigeons, Belgian hares and An gora rabbits.
 M. w. Blue, Montgomery, black Leg horns, Barred Plymouth Rocks, white Wyandottes, brown Leghorns, light Brah- mas, game Bantams, Ring doves, Pekin ducks, rabbits and Guinea pigs.