Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-25

 by the Southern to Washington, thence via the renowned Pennsylvania system through Baltimore. Havre de Grace, Will mington and Chester 10 Philadelphia, passing from there through Trenton, Princeton, New Brunswick, Railway, Elizabeth and Newark, en route to Jer- sey City. From Jersey City the cars will be transferred around to East river and there placed upon the tracks of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad, and leaving via the Grand Cen tral depot from New York. From there they will pass along the beautiful shore of Long Island sound; through the ele- gantly built cities of Fordham, N. r.; Greenwich Stamford. South Norwalk, Bridgeport. New Haven, Guilford, Say brook, Lynn, Mantle. New London, Stonington, Ct; Westerly and Provi- dence, R. l.. and the short run of forty miles from there to Boston, reaching the latter city Sunday about D. m. The estimated attendance in the parade at Iioston is 25.674 sir knights, Pennsyl- vania leading with 20S4. Delegations from Mobile. Greensboro and other Ala hama towns swelled the departures by the Southern yesterday morning to about sixty sir knights. aside from special train carrying Memphis and other SIT knights that passed through via the NdHSdS tlty, httIiphis eiiN A'A' and Southern railways.
 Mr. Bain Thompson, the popular and efficient abstract clerk in the freight or iie of the Central Railroad company Tn this city, will leave tomorrow Tor snort vacation to visit relatives in Kentucky: "l3ain's is one of the most popular or Birmingham's younger society set, and besides enjoys a most enviable reIAta- tion for his sterling business qualities. His many friends in the city wish him pleasant trip.
 Monday was most perfect night for trolly ride and seldom did more joy ous party board the beautifully decorated mogul car than the forty couples invited as a compliment to two charming visl- tors, Miss Katie fHury of Columbus, Miss, and, Miss McGloin of Savannah, Ga Sweet singing and music were dis coursed during the entire ride over the electric car system of the city, with a short stop at Avondale park. The merry party arrived in the city about l o'clock, voting it the most delightful event of the season.
 Speaking of marriages, Dame Rumor, that busy old lady who knows every body's business better than they them selves know it, tells of several weddings that are to occur among Birmingham SOCitty lnc NOIlluS WlHlSi. hV "iitS' hesitates to mention any names, but should all whose engagements are re- ported to him marry at the times sug- gested before the winters festivities are over there would be hardly enough un- married people left in Birmingham's social circle to form a corporars guard. But then 'tis said Madame Rumor is not always correct
 FLORENCE.
 Miss Katie Reed of Pulaski, Tenn, visited Miss Mary Crow of this city this week.
 Miss Mary P. Jones has returned home from an extended visit in the north.
 George Allen of Atlanta visited his brother, Wade Allen, here this week.
 B. A. Rogers, Jr.. will leave Tuesday for New York and Boston, to be absent a couple of weeks.
 Mrs. Hicks Briggs of Troy, Ala, is visiting Mrs. J. w. Hall.
 Joe Martin of Memphis, who has been at Bailey Springs for ten days past re- turned 10 his home this week.
 Miss Carlysle Turner passed through | the city Tuesday on her return to Mem phs, after pleasant sojourn of several days at Bailey Springs. pr. and Mrs. D. D. Saunders left Wednesday evening for New York state, where they expect to live in the future.
 Miss Cassie Dean, after pleasant vis- it to the Misses Wood at Locust Dell, re- turned Monday to her home in Louisville.
 Miss Lula Hall, who has been the charming guest of Mrs. McPeters, on Seminary street, for several weeks, left Wednesday for her home in Birmingham.
 Prof G. w. Duncan, an old student Of the state normal college, who has been teaching at Fort Smith, Ark, for the past twelve months, was in the city this week. shaking hands with old friends and former schoolmates. He and his estimable wife will spend several weeks in Franklin county, with the parents of the former, thence they go to Auburn, Ala, where the professor will teach an other year.
 Mrs. Inez A. Kennedy and sons of Dixon, H., arrived in the city this week with the view of making Florence their future home. Mrs. Kennedy is a lady of high accomplishments, having edited a morning daily, the Dixon Sum- for num- Der of years.
 Prof. R. E. L. Dinwiddie has resigned his chair of language and literature in the state normal college to accept posi- ton as instructor of English in the Teachers college of New York city.
 Chace's band, led by the