Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
TERSELY TOLD.

The executive board of the Knights of
Labor were in the city yesterday sizing
up the general situation of things.
Rev. W. T. McElroy, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Woodlawn, has
been called to Louisville, KY, by the
death of his son. The deceased leaves
a wife and three sons.
The woman's auxiliary. of the Young
Mems Christian association wish to
kindly return thanks to Warner & Co.
and Minis B. Stoneand Winton for liberal
donations of ice cream
The republicans of DeI<alb county in
structed yesterday for Mckinley and
Vaughan. Alexander of Etowah and
Curtis of Winston were chosen as dele
gates to the national convention.
Talking and seeing have no dividing
line after an inspection of Chaiifoux a
Co.'S ladies' waists. You do the seeing
as to the exquisite patterns-and the
prices do the talking, both being in per-
feet sympathy.
Ladies: I have Just received all the
newest styles in black and tan Oxford
ties, A, B, G, d and e lasts We have
a large quantity of hand-sewed winter
shoes that are going at factory cost.
Phone, No. 922. 7. c. King.
A gentleman from Shelby county yes
terday told a State Herald reporter that
the county contains thin sprinkling
of Sherman democrats, but that the
great solid majority were Thurman DEM
ocrats and will cast their ballots for
Johnston.
Yesterday morning shortly before noon
a telephone alarm called the Northside
fire department to First avenue and
Twenty-fifth street Some clothes in the
residence of a Mr.. Hardie at that point
had become ignited, but were extinguish-
ed before any damage had been done.
One of the prettiest sights at the
Northside vegetable market yesterday
was the stalls of Reitta Bros. Beans,
beets cabbage, lettuce, peas caulifiow-
ers, radishes, tomatoes, and, in fact, al
most every kind of vegetables were to be
seen in abundance. Strawberries were
also to be seen in lavish supplies 1t was
indeed a refreshing and appetizing sight.
Mayor VanHoose has had the plans
drawn for the industrial school for negro
girls that he proposes to build in Bfr-
mingham He is confident of getting
share of the Slater fund and other help
from the north. The northern philan-
thropists win contribute literally to edu-
cate the negro in Industrial pursuits.
while they won't give cent to educate
them for the professions.
The demand for more hotel room in
Birmingham has been very apparent re-
Gently Mr.. E. Erswell has realized the
demand and proposes to meet It, He has
divided the three upper stories of his
building on Nineteenth street. between
First and Second avenues, into rooms
and will turn the building into hotel.
He has already made an outlay of $4,000
Erswell hall will be badly missed until
the auditorium Is completed.
Those who are familiar with the inside
workings of the new steel plant say that
Mr. T. T. Hillman will be president. He
is believed to be eminently the man for
the place. He was the pioneer IRON
master Of Birmingham and will be the
pioneer steel maker. He has given the
subject of steel thorough study. He is
conservative and successful business
man and his interest in the steel mill
enhances the assurance of success. His
name had much influence in inducing the
moneyed men of Birmingham to sub
scribe so literally. s