Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-15
MOBILE.
Arrival of Famous Half Rater-Statistics
 of Last Week.

Arrival of A Famous Half Rater-Statistics of Last Week.
 Mobile, Sept. 13.-(Special Correspond ence Possibly there has been no event in yachting circles in this section in re- cent years that has aroused so much ln- terest as the purchase by MT. T. G. Bush, Jr., of this city of the little half-rater, Fl Heirie. lately of the Seawanhaka Co., rinthian Yacht club of New York, which defended the cup in the international half-rater race against the Glencairn Of Montreal, Canada, by which yacht she was defeated three times. The interest in this purchase has not been confined to yachtsmen of this city. from this city to New Orleans papers and the yachtsmen of that city have eyinced as much interest as If she had been purchased by one of their number. The famous little half-rater arrived in the city this morning about 4:30 o'clock on freight train No. 72, over the Louis vile and Nashville railroad, from New Orleans. The little yacht was due to reach New Orleans Friday on the Crom- we'll line steamer Hudson, but the Hud- son was delayed in getting over the par, and as a result she did not get over till 6 o'clock Friday afternoon SC that she did not reach her wharf until daylight Saturday morning. The boat was loWef- ed ashore from the steamship ana was placed on props till about noon in order that the yachtsmen of the Crescent Clty might examine her lines. She was then placed securely in a box car and yester- day morning she started on her journey for her future home.
 The following permits to build were is- sued by the city engineer during the past week:
 Essig & Zundel, days's work-To brick oven 256 Dauphin street, y2I5.
 B. Schottgen, owner, days work-Shed South Spring Hill avenue, third west of Broad street; $lO.
 John F. Brown, owner, days work Two story frome North Marion third and fourth north of Conceptions; $75O.
 J. P. Zachery, owner, days work-One- story frame West Conception street, south of North Carolina street; $15o.
 City of Mobile, owner, H. F. Feel, con- tractor-One-story building foot or St. Michael street; $500.
 McMillan Bros., owner, days Work- Frame building covered with corrugated iron east side of Water street, between Cont and Dauphin; $250.
 Michael McGoyern, owner, days work To repair two-story frame northeast corner of Hamilton and Elmira; $35.
 F. Gomez, Sr., owner, days work-Ad- dition. to one-story frame southeast Ce- dar and St. Anthony; $397.
 Ellis Long, owner, days work-One, story building south St. Michael, third west of Wilkinson; $25.
 P. F. Alba, owner, days work-Shed north side of Government fourth west of Water; $10.
 Marriage licenses issued last week Peter J. Mckay and Katie A. Collins, Frederick LA Pfester and Sophie Bur- gin, Manuel s. Macias and Marie Green wood. Robert S. Goodwin and Gertie Lu- ter, John A. LeGros and Annie F. Terrill, I William Kirsch and Ida Jennie Smith, Emile Brex and Annie Hicht, John A. Prentis and Elizabeth Erkwood.
 Births last week-John R. and Nettie Finch, a boy; Willie and Mary Ellen Gel lins, boy; B. and Sadie A. Davis, boy; Julia Hines, boy; Peter and Annie Carl lege, a girl; J. M. and Leila Williams, a girl: J. J. and Susie G. Young, a girl; Richard and K. l.. Mellett, girl; John Reed and Sallie Courtright, girl.
 Deaths-MaIy Watts, Adolph Carlscn, Eliza Longstreet Vass, August Metzger.