Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20


ton had a deeper meaning than duck
hunt-"he went away to escape from
Queen Lii" Mrs Eleventh Avenue re-
piled: Grover is not the man to run
away from a woman"
The senior class of the high school has
secured tickets to the Messiah" for
Tuesday night next, and will attend the
performance in body.
The entertainment given by the third
class of the high school possessed several
unique features. The pictures of several
citizens when they were boys and girls
were displayed, and prize given to the
one who made the largest number OF cor
rect guesses. Among the pictures were
those of Judge and Mrs. Sharpe, Mr.. Fac
Smith, Miss b. A. Allen, the teachers IN
the high school and Others 1t was really
difficult in several instances to find the
resemblance between the grown people
and their pictures when children. The
winners of the prizes in this contest were
Misses Carrie Sharpe, Ada Vaughan and
Edna Moore. The first two made tie
and drew for places. In guessing the
titles of books, Mrs. Riggs won the prize,
box of candy. Charles Spencer won the
floral prize, Jackson Falstead the geo
graphical prize and Carl Fox the theatre
cal prize. In the quotation contest the
following were prize winners: Joe Love
man, Carl Fox Eleanor McCrossin, Ben
Smith. The class gave the reporter the
following card:
The third class of the birmingham
high school wishes to express their
thanks to those who so kindly aided
them in getting UP the entertainment for
the benefit of the public library.
The following is list of the donations:
A book "F'loral Bells" by Smith &
Montgomery; vase, by Loveman, Joseph
& Loeb; silk muffier, by Caheen Bros.
picture, by Colby & Roll; a book, LII
cile," by Lyman & stone; "a booklet,
"Pansies for Thoughts." LynfAn & Stone;
palm, by Lindsay; silver cuff links, by
Linnehan; silver soap box, by Lohenstien;
silver nail file by Abbott picture, by
Miss Bertha Williamson; statute by Mr..
| e, G.. Brown; picture, by Heshfield; cam
| dy, by Minis Stone; tatfy, by ozanne q
| Cody; sugar by FoX's Sons; nuts, by Mr..
| Enslen;. cash, by Messrs. Jesse French,
| u. Gluck, II. Saks, s. Rich. p. i. Ezekiel,
| q. e. Forbes, B. Steiner; candy, by war
| ner; ribbon, by Drennen & Co; paper, by
| Roberts Se Son.
The meeting at the Commercial club
| rooms Monday at p, m. for the purpose
| of putting the United Charities in active
| operation should be we'll attended. A
| good man or woman should be elected
president and the organization continued
| in its benevolent work.
The rattle of $100 in gold for the benefit
| of Temple Emanuel cannot take place UNI
| til all the tickets which have been seni
out of town are heard from; DYE no 10.
| tice of time, place and rattle will be
given in the daily papers.
The fruit stands are filed to overflow
| ing. They are found on every corner
and occupy the sidewalks and even the
| streets. The tropics have poured theii
| golden wealth upon us. 1t would be
much better for health, for purse, ano
morality, if men would celebrate Christ
| mas by eating fruit instead of drinking
| it's fermented juice
| Mrs. Thomas A. Hamilton and her ac-
! complished daughter, Miss Mamie, will
| return to Birmingham from Georgia, ant
| will live with Miss Kate Smith, Tenth
| avenue and Twentieth street South.
|
| Prof. Baker, proprietor of Powhatan
| will go to Montgomery and present The
| opera there. He desires to take the, Bir-
| the Birmingham company is the best he
| has organized in any city.
|
| The following girls won the stoves il
| the cooking contest at the Alabama Gas
| Fixtures and Plumbing company: Mary
| Brown Mabel Merritt, Ora Martin
Eloise Terry.
| Miss Fisher returned yesterday from
| Huntsville.
Mr.. Gillies is composing several songs
| which will be published in the spring.
|
| Mrs. Eugene Brown will soon visit hei
| sisters. Mrs. White and Mrs. Weaver, il
| Columbus, Miss.
A boy looking for flre-crackers went
| into the office Of the cracker company
| on Morris avenue, but those sort oil
| crackers were not what he wanted. By