Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-08
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 Paint! Look outr' is the common sign.
 Did you bet on Kentucky?" is com mon street query.
 The State Herald continues to receive flattering compliments.
 The city employees were paid off yester- day. and many old scores were blue pen ciled
 Elections may come and elections may go, but Birmingham moves on forever, ! padding right up the stream!
 Mr T. A Shipman. travelling passen- ger agent of the Southern, has gone. over to Jackson, Miss, on official business.
 General Passenger Agent Atmore of the Louisville and Nashville passed through the city yesterday en roule to New Orleans. A coat and hat has been found by the police near Williamson furnace. The owner can recover his property by idena tifying the articles at police headquar7 ters.
 An Alabama Great Southern switch en- zine struck and demolished vehicle yes- terday afternoon at the Twentieth street crossing. The wagon contained three oe- eupants, but no one was hurt.
 When your name and business appears in the State Herald it is seen and read py citizens of half a dozen states, and hp- orally read by patrons Of Birming nam. Moral: Don't hide your light under a bushel.
 A gentleman yesterday told state Herald reporter that several local cap jtalists could be induced to embark mpn-. ey in the furniture factory which was recently locally suggested in the State Herald.
 The remains of David Langdon, the white man who died yesterday week ago at Waverly Ala, were shipped yesterday to Denmark Station, Carchester county Novia Scotia, by the Birmingham Under taking company.
 Two thousand five hundred pairs or ladies', misses and gentlemen'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 2026 First avenue.
 Dr. Morris leaves this morning with. his family for Nashville. Dr. Morris IS highly pleased with Nashville, and ac- cording to the Nashville papers his church and the people are highly pleased with him. His two first sermons were considered the best ever heard in that city.
 Mayor VanHoose is devising plan to procure United States flags to float over the public buildings, and especially the school buildings in the city. He is trying to procure the flags without spending any money from the treasury and at present he has favorable prospects for carrying out his project.
 The latest and most popular dish is Italian Spaghetti" prepared by Cara vella, at Franks. It is prepared In regu7 lar Italian style, with imported ltailan cheese. If yon want relish that leases oct fn 6cQf If served only twice week. Tuesdays ana Saturdays. letter has been received by prom- inent gentleman from MT. c. w. Bullen, president of the National Bank of the Republic of St. Louis, which gives out the information that the St. Louis board of trade will visit Birmingham about the 18th of the present month. They will first visit the Atlanta exposition in body. Jefferson county candidates are as cool as cucumbers in refrigerat tor. They are all frst-class men, big-hearted and liber7 al. and don't want to get in the way of each other. Hence the delay in coming to the front. They are brave and chiv- alrous to man, and when they do decide to enter the race they will let the people know it. Watch the papers. The lovers of the opera and theatrical performances in general will regret that the possibilities are that the O'Brien op- era house and the Seals hall will possibly have to close business Cause, for fussing among the city officials. and when thor oughly on the stage the lamented Booth couldn't draw the crowd from Birmingl hams city hall. Watch this paper for the dates and be on hand at each perform ance. a.t The holding back of the cotton in the rural districts one would not think effects the trade in manufacturing city like Birmingham, nevertheless it's true. Yes- terday and the day before were the dull- est days noted in Birmingham within the past six weeks. Birmingham receives | a handsome trade both wholesale and re | tail. throughout Alabama and parts of | Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi, hence | feels the least turn in the trade