Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-04
LOCAL LACoNICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Reporters-General
 Resume of Happenings.

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 Resume of Happenings.
 DECIDED UPON. PLAN.-The police commission held monthly meeting yes- terday afternoon in the office of Garrett & Underwood to determine upon plan Tor drawing a warrant upon the city for the salaries of the policemen. The plan was decided npon and the meeting adjourned.
 ALL SERENE. The fires have been lighted at the Birmingham Rolling Mills and the hearts and with but little the worse for their two days rest. The puddlers will re- sume today or tomorrow. All is now se- reue, and one would hardly think by visit to the plant that trouble had been antici- pated day or two ago.
 A NEW CoRPoRATIoN.-The West Ala bama Land company was incorporated yes- terday with $50 ,00J capital stock. The stockholders are E. w. Rucker, Joseph +. Johnston, W. A. Handey, T. 5. Lyons, l. D.. Murphy. w. A. Handey was elected president and Joseph E. Johnston secretary and treasurer. Tue directors are W. A. Handley, Joseph F. Johnston and E. W. Fucker.
 NEARING THE END.-Mr. Underwood has concluded the taking of dispositions, so far as Birmingham is concerned, in the contest of Aldrich vs. Underwood. few witnesses will be examined in Bessemer to- morrow and that will end the contested 8 part. Next Tuesday Mir. Aldrich will be- gin getting evidence in rebuttal. He will have ten days in which to do 50. After that the matter will rest with the Flfty- fourth congress.
 PLEASING SIGHT.-Mr. John w. Tom linson has introduced pleasing innova- tion in Birmingham, which is sometimes seen in other cities. He has built minia- ture house on his lawn aud given it to his little daughter, Miss Joy. This custom gives to girls love of housekeeping, aud early inculcates the virtues of home. By the way, MT. Tomlinson's neighbors say that he causes them to constantly break the tenth commandment-it is impossible not to covet the flowers in his front yard.
 Go TO MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING. - The following IS a list of delegates to the annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will convene in Montgomery today. They will leave o'clock this morning. Assistant Adjutant- General E. D. Bacon, Past Department Commanders w. H. Hunter, w. s. Shy. der, F. G. Shepherd and J. Clyde Millar, Past Post Commander Henry Chairsell i, Post Commander A. P. Stone, Delega ates
 
 Messrs. A. J. Brown and H. M. Austin.
 GOOD CHANGE.-ln order that the peo- pie of Birmingham may be given better opportunity for attending the next anni- versary of the Franklin Literary society of Howard college arrangements have been made whereby the meeting will be held in this city and not in the college chapel, as heretofore. The Southside Baptist church has been selected, and the anniversary will be held there on Friday night, April 19. Besides the giving of the usual number of the best orator with a handsome life- size bust of Shakespeare. The bust is very fine one and is a work of art.
 WILL BUILD AT THEIR PLANT.-A gen. tleman who was in the negotiations be- tween the rolling mill and North Birming- ham Land company states that the negotta- tions are off, and that the rolling mill will put up it's steel plant adjoining the mill. This was the original intention of the Roll ing Mill company. It has two acres of land adjoining the mill, and this will give am- pie room for the steel plant. Several weeks ago one of the tenants on thIs two acres proposed 10 build n addition to the house, out the company told him to wait as they might need the land for their steel plant. The land is near the Alice furnace, and the molten iron can be run to the steel plant, as was the intention at North Birming- ham.
 AUCTION SALE of lots is no new thing to the EIyton company. In the early part of 18S6 the company sold at auction the lots on First avenue between Nineteenth street and Twentieth street, and now occupied by the Morris hotel and Potter block. That was big day for Birmingham. Many sub stantial men from all over the state were there. Among them was MT. Josiah Mor- ris or his representative. When the bids became lively, and MT. H. F. DeBardele- occupied by the Potter block, the crowd went wild with excitement. Birmingham at that time was looked on as country town aud such price was not dreamed Of. This auction sale was the forerunner Of the boom, which soon followed, and the lots that sold at auction for $500 foot rose rap idly to two or three times that much.
 A CHANGE OF REsIDENCE.-Col.J James R. Rogers will remove from Birmingham to Opelika in few days and will publish the OpelIka News. He has exchanged his handsome South Highland home, on Nine- teenth ttreet and Tenth avenue, for the News plant. Mr. Hugh M. Wilson, former owner of the News, and at present business manager of the Daily State, was the other party to tbe exchange. Mr. Wilson will occupy Colonel Rogers former home. MT. Greer, who was associated with MT. Wilson Tn the publication of the Opeika News, also sold his interest to Colonel Rogers and will move to this city and take position iu ihe business office of the Dlily News. Colonel Rogers returns to his first love, having edited and published the Union Springs Herald for several years. Birming- ham regrets to loose him and his estimable wife. The colonel still owns good deal of real estate in Birmingham, and will con tinue to feel deep interest in the city.