Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-19
TERSElY TOLD.


 er!anS here today.
 The inspection of the Woodlawn mill tary company which was to take place tomorrow night, has been postponed.
 Wilson R. Brown, Esq, of Sheffield, democratic nominee to represent Colbert county in the legislature, arrived in the city yesterday.
 The first trolley ride of the season will be given by the First Methodist church Epworth league next Thursday evening, starting at o'clock All young people are invited to join in the ride.
 The famous chariot race in Ben Hur" is acknowledged to be the most thrilling ord-painting in modern prose. Lecture and views at Southslde Baptist church Tuesday night, April 2l. Admission, 20 cents.
 The Sunday school of the Church of the Advent will picnic at-Blount Springs next Saturday. Trains will leave this city t S:15 and return at 6:3O D. m. Price of tickets: Adults, $1 round trip; chil- dren, 50 cents.
 At Il a. m. today at the residence of the pride near Mary Lee, MT. Jere Fountain and Mrs. Lucy Mamie Smith will be joined in marriage. The bride elect is a daughter of MT. Amos Sharit of Mary Lee MA
 There will be a strawberry supper on Tuesday night, April 2l at the residence of Mrs A. B. Reyes, corner Avenue G. and Seventeenth street, for the benefit of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. Admission, 10 cents St Paulsi Catholic Total Abstinence. society will give a picnic in the near fu- ture A committee has been appointed to look after site for the days outing and they went to Bangor yesterday to take a look at that place
 Delegates to the state convention can Ianvn here Monday afternoon on the o'clock train and reach Montgomery in time for the convention Chairman Knox has secured a reduced rate for delegates over all railroads in the state.
 Among the estimable recent acquisi-
 tiors to Birmingham business and so- cial circles are Mr. and Mrs J. K. Eng
 fish, formerly of Aberdeen, Miss. MT. and Mrs. English have bought a pleasant home at 2612 Avenue r, Southside. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of large shipments of black and tan shoes. Our styles are the newest, and can save you money. Just ask any one about Bannis- ter shoes and they will tell you they are the best. Free shine every day. Phone 922. T. c. King.
 The Rev. J. V. Dickinson arrived over the Alabama Great Southern yesterday afternoon to aid Rev. P. T. Hale in se-
 ries of services at the Southside Baptist
 church. MT. Dickinson will preach at
 
 meeting of children at p. m.
 A large number of excursonists from Decatur spent yesterday in the city. The excursion was run for the benefit of the reading room of the employees of the Louisville and Nashville shops at New Decatur. There were nearly 300 people on board the train when it cached this | city.
 The Louisville and Nashville has an- | nounced a rate of fare and a third for delegates to the state democratic conven- | ton at Montgomery Tuesday. and also | for the peoples party convention at the | same place on the 18th instant. The tick cts on these dates at this rate will be sold | on the certificate plan.
 There were two young ladies during the | past week soliciting aid in the name of | St. Paul's Aid society, and that society's | president requests the State Herald to | announce to the public that they were do-
 ing so without the knowledge or instruc- | ton of any one connected with 1t. Give | them cool reception.
 | The artists are busy on the illustra- | tions for the special art edition of the | State Herald The time for sending in | stories under the prize competition offer | has been extended to the 18th of April l Applications for space in the edition | should be made as soon as possible e'Il- | lustrated advertisements will require a | few days for engraving. tf7 {L. | Birmingham enterprises offer competi- | tion against the world in a great many cases. Yesterday MT c. M. Burkhalter | of Bur<halter & Co.,, contractors, left for | Eufaula, where he goes to bid for his | company on the water works and sewer | system to be constructed in Eufaula. | The work will require considerable out | lay of cash, and the Birmingham firm l will figure close to get the contract. Nbl | Col. Louis V. Clark, Maj. E. L. Higdon
 and Captain Hayden of the Demopolis, | Rifles in company with Superintendent l J. B. McClary of the Birmingham Rai- l way and Electric company, went out to
 East Lake yesterday morning to inspect | the encampment site. Captain Hayden | was greatly pleased with the location l and said the Third regiment, Alabama | state troops, would certainly enjoy the | ten days spent on the banks of Lake | Como. | Fraterna1 Mystic circle, Bon-Ami Rul- | ing, No. 497, meets every second and | fourth Friday nights at 8 o'clock in Mag polis hall A very interesting meeting | Friday night and an interesting talk | from Brother R. A. Denny of Bes-
 semer, F. M. c. Ruling. At the next
 meeting all neighboring Fraterpal Mys- | tic Circle Rulings are invited to 1 meet with us in a love feast. The second | death of this order in two years was re- | ported from Huntsville. Worthy Organ i1ar Dozier order the immediate navment