Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

called special meeting of Birmingham division Ancient Order of Hibernians at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose of consider ing important matters. full attend ance is desired.
 The Dance at East Lake.-The young people of the South Highlands will go out to East Lake tomorrow night and spend the evening in dancing and other amusements. The party will go out late in the afternoon and remain until mid night.
 Cumberland Presbyterian Plcnic.-The Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday school will have their annual picnic al North Birmingham park tomorrow. They have made great preparations for the oc- casion, and it will, no doubt bs an en- joyable day
 To Arrange for a Picnic-St. Paul's Total Abstinence society will hold a spe- cal called meeting on next Thursday evening at 7:3O o'clock to make final ar engagements for the picnic which will be given next Tuesday. It is important that all members should be present.
 Sunday School Picnic.-The Central Presbyterian Sunday school will picnic at Red Mountain park tomorrow Cfhurs- day) The school will meet at the church, corner Fifth avenue and Eigh-
  baskets, and from there proceed to the park in a body
 Republican Barbecue.-Dr. R. A. Nose ley Jr, 1t Is reported, has leased the fair grounds for the 4th of July for the purpose of having a republican barbecue. It is also reported that he and other re- publican leaders will address those as- sembled there on that occasion on the political issues in this state as well as national political questions Moonlight Entertainment.-The ladies of the Third Presbyterian church will give a Moonlight Entertainment in l the pavilion on Red mountain. It will embrace several novel features, and no better way of putting in a cool, enjoya-4 ble evening can be desired. Ice cream, | strawberries and cream and other re- treatments will be dispensed. | An Ugly Weapon.-Deputy sheriffs raided a crap game near Ensley City and in addition to the eleven crap shoot CTS, cards and poker chips they got the | following personal property: One razor, nine knives, four pistols and one slung | shot. The latter is a novelty and is con- | sidered by the officers to be as perfect a weapon for thug as one could wish | for.
 Missed Their Train.-A number of young people who were enjoying the de- | lightful dance music at East Lake pa vilion last night missed the last train, which leaves the lake at Il o'clock, and | were forced to charter a special train to come to the city. Those of the party fortunate enough to catch the train enjoyed the discontinue of their | companions.
 Related Trains.-Some freight cars were wrecked on the Louisville and | Nashville between Montgomery and Mo | bile yesterday afternoon and all trains | were laid out about three hours. The | Louisville and Nashville northbound No. was three hours and thirty, minutes | late. Trouble on the Cincinnati South ern yesterday afternoon caused Queen & Crescent No 1 to be marked up four hours late this morning.
 Presbyterian Social Session.-The dea- cons and elders of the Presbyterian churches of Birmingham and vicinity held social session at the South High | lands Presbyterian church last night. | Many good things were said and the seS- sion will be productive of good in the fu- ture. The ladies of the church furnished | seasonable refreshments. This social session is held each quarter the last be- ing held at the First Presbyterian l church.
 Runaway Boys.-Albert Barnes and Will Comstock, two white boys, aged F and IA respectively, ran away from their homes in Montgomery last Wednesday | night and beat their way to this city, l where they arrived Monday. On tele- gram from young Barnes mother they were arrested and held to await instruc | tions, on default of which they were turned loose yesterday afternoon 10 make their way back to their homes in | Montgomery.
 They Went A-Maying.-The South Highlands children to the number of 150 gathered in the picturesque woodlawn at the head of Nineteenth street yester- day afternoon and engaged in innocent | sports for three or four hours. Tho May queen was selected by ballot and Miss Eloise McMillan was chosen, and Miss May Frank was her maid of honor. The | queen was conducted to her rustic throne and was crowned by Miss Bar bour. This May day festival was gwen the children by the ladies of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, and they did not neglect to gratify the hearty appetite of the children by a bountiful supply of good things
 Boys as Builders in Botany.-Some col lege boys once stuck the wings of butterfly on caterpillar and asked their 1 professor what sort of insect 1t was. The old gentleman looked at it carefully | through his glasses and declared that it twas of an extinct species. probably existing before the Paleozoic period, certainly before the Cretaceous." If the learned professor would visit the big spring at Avondale he would find an unknown plant growing up from the bottom. It has whitefiowers on it two CT three inches apart and is topped on the surface of the water by a red blos- | son. While it looks like strange plant it is really the product of the ingenuity of children They tied white clover blossoms together and capped it with red rose. and tying rock to the end