Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-30

ton performed.
 FORMALLY OPENED.-The Cababa river
 bridge was accepted by the county commits
 sioners yesterday. A bottle of wine was broken and other ceremonies had. County
 Engineer P. s. Miner and other county
 officials drove out in buggies to be present at the ceremonies.
 INTO NEW QUARTERs.-Tbe Birming- ham Wheelmen have given up their quar- ters and have gone into quarters with the Athletic club, on Nineteenth street. Be- sides having splendid rooms they have in their new quarters access to one of the finest gym Dasi ums in the south. A meet
 ing will be held tonight for the election of new officers.
 OFF ON A BIRD HUNT.-United States
 Collector k. O. Randall, United States Marshal J. c. Muserove and Capt. Joseph
 r. Johnston left yesterday afternoon for Wetumpka, where they will be the guests of MT. William Perry HowIe. There the party will be joined by Montgomery friends, and together they will go on bird hunt in Elmore county.
 WILL HAVE HEARING ToDAY.-Jim Kennedy's trial will come up in Justice Moore's court at Pratt City this morning at 10 o'clock. Kennedy shot and killed Tom Cash, colored, at Pratt City Saturday
 
 citement at the time, and the trial will no doubt attract a great deal of attention. Kennedy was deputy sheriff, and worked in Pratt City and vicinity.
 VENERABLE VIsIToR.-Rev. Dr. Mitchell of Summerfield is in the city. He Is SS years old, but still in active work. He shows but few of the infrmities of old age. His tall and stalwart form is som mawhat bent and his steps are not so sure as they were, but he goes from place to place aud takes no thought of the weather. His memory is not so good as when a younger man, but his mind is still active and true. In his sermons he does not wander off after the various fisnIs' so popular with younger men, but sticks 10 the beaten pathway be has travelled for so many years. IN THE INTEREST OF THE EPwoRTH LEAaUE.-Rev. Dr. Steele of Nashville was in the city yesterday in the interest of the Epworth league. This league holds general convention in Chattanooga this spring, and it was largely through Dr.. Steele's influence that Chattano nooga was selected. There will be thousands of del- egates at the convention. The Epworth league is an organization within the Meth odist church and is composed of young people. Its main object is to enlist young people in charitable and benevolent work and educate them suitably. The league has charitable, literary and social features. It's rapid growth in the past few years has been marvellous. h OLD TIMERs. The Martinnettie family is one of the oldest theatrical families in the world. For more than 150 years this family name has been before the public. Beginning in France during the time of the | first Napoleon, down to the present, the name of Martinn nettie has been distin. l guished one. Coming to this country with the Ravels in the early 40's, until today they have held their places through father and son generation after generation as the leaders and originators of all the panto. mime novelties of the times. Edwin, To- To Snd George Martinnsttie, thsl boats. Iinesl descendants of the original Martin.
 n6ttie family. They will appear with the Al c, Field minstrels and psntomims of Aladdin st O Brien's tonight.