Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-23
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Reporters General Resume
 of the Days Happenings

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 Improving.-Mlss Rebecca Lewis, who, through mistake, took an overdose of ammonia. Is improving and it is possible that shew recover.
 On Red Mountaln.-The Third Pres byterian Sunday school pienicked at Red Mountain pavilion yesterday and about 2i0 people were in attendance. Dinner was spread on the ground in the old fashioned way and was highly enjoyed.
 Delightful Picnic.--The Sunday school children of Temple Emanuel spent a delightful day at North Birmingham park yesterday, the occasion being the annual picnic. A large crowd of both old and young people were out, and the day was most enjoyably spent.
 An Honor Student.--Tn the report of honor students of Powell school the name of Miss Augusta Reid was omitted. This charming little miss, who was a member Of the third senior class, has her honor card and naturally feels proud of it. The omission was not the fault of the Age-Herald
 A Furnace Party.-A party of eight couples from the South Highlands formed furnace party last night, and made the rounds of the furnaces in Har~ ris' four-horse picnic wagon. Messrs. London. Koenig and Parsons were the promoters, and eight Highland lassies added sweetness to the party.
 Small Blaze.-About o'clock yes terday afternoon an alarm of fire was turned in from box &C., A small blaze in stove 1lue in the dwelling house of Policeman Disheroon. at Avenue and TWcnty-third street. was the cause of the alarm. The blaze was extinguished before any damage was done.
 Pig Iron.-A pig iron broker who was in the city yesterday stated that he had sold 132000 tons of pig iron within the last thirty days, which is large increase over the sales of former months. The demand for pig iron Is strong and an other advance of 25 cents a ton is prob able within the next thirty days.
 Will Go to Tuskaloosa-Mr. M. Hoff- stadt returned yesterday morning from Tuskaloosa, where he has made a con tract with Manager Brady to produce "Fogg's Ferry for the benefit of the United Charities of that city. The origi- nal cast will go down, and the prospects are that the play, which was so favor ably received here will be well attended.
 ElSs' Night at Lakeview. ew.-Brmingham lodge No. 70, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. will hold one of their usually brilliant and enjoyable social sessions tonight at Lakeview pavilion. Dancing will be indulged in from to l2 D. m., and it Is safe to say that a large crowd will be in attendance. The Elks never do anything by halves and they will, so 1t Is said, make this occasion an unusually attractive one.
 Engineers Picnic Today-Division No. 156, Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, will have their annual outing today The grounds selected for this occasion are at Piny Woods tank, on the Cahaba river. A large number of coaches have been secured for trans porting those who desire to attend, and the committee have left nothing undone to make the day pleasant one for every body. The train leaves the union depot at o'clock.
 thief or thieves attempted to gain ad- mittancc to the store of MT. Lopez al No 412 South Twentieth street by cutting the heavy plate glass show window near which the safe was standing. The burglar or burglars made two oval cuts, but the glass was too thick for the dia- mond. The thief or thieves evidently seeing that he or they could not gain an entrance dni that manner obtained a rock, and thowing it smashed the window. the rock being thrown with such force that it imbedded itself in corner of a desk, standing about feet from the window. The crash of the breaking glass must have frightened the miscreants away, as no further at tempt was made to enter the store.