Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-12
SOCIAL.

| Adger, Jan. 11.-Gurly Sellers, aged 93
 years, and Delilia tWyatD Sellers, aged l 91 were married in Raleigh, N C., in 1923, came to Alabama in 1886, settled on
 a farm near the Jefferson line in Tusca- loosa county. Later they moved over l in the southern part of Jefferson, where
 they have lived ever since, except one
 year spent in Mississippi and one in Ten
 nessee, returning to the old homestead | each time. =, 4.,.-s
 | They are the parents of eleven children, | two of whom are prosperous farmers in
 Limestone county, Tex, four others re- | side in this neighborhood, the other five are dead.
 The old people reside at present with their son, Wm. Sellers, near McCalla, on the Alabama Great Southern railway, and are enjoying very good health. Mrs. Sellers has been blind for nearly thirty years.
 The above is correct statement as obtained from Simon Sellers, their oldest living child, man well known in this county. T.
 Alma Rittenberry, by authority of Mrs. Gen. R. D. Johnston, requests the State Herald to say that the Daughters of the Confederacy will meet on Wednesday at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Charles E. Senn, South Eighteenth street. The meeting was to have been held with Mrs. s. P. Fowlkes, but owing to aff1iction in her
 
 made.
 MT, and Mrs. Thompson, of North Car olina, have recently removed to Birming- ham, and occupy the McMillan residence on Eleventh avenue, South. Mrs. Thomp- son is a daughter of Col. Kyle, of Gads- den. -l't4i-5-- sA-tr
 MT. and Mrs. F.. M. Thompson and daughter, of Ohio, arrived yesterday on ,t1it l M. e TN Thompson, who has moved into the Dr. Parke residence on Tenth avenue, South, in order to entertain them.
 MT. o. A. Powell and Mrs. c. M. Whit man, of Murphreesboro, H., were mar is connected with J. T.. Chalfoux & Co.,, and the bride has friends here.
 The observatory in the tower of the government building Is a favorite resort for visitors. It Is the only tower in the city that can be reached by an elevator. A fine view of the city and environment
 can be had from the tall tower of the government building.
 If man should sit down in the theater and smoke a cigar he would be guilty of an offense against good taste, and would do violence to the rights of others. The ushers would order him out. The woman who wears a big hat is just as guilty, and the day will come when she will be asked by the ushers, to remove her hat or retire. It was painful to her friends to see a young lady at the 'theater the other night wearing big hat, while the others were uncovered. And she is one, too, whom others of her sex look to for lessons in good manners. .~s ,t.,.
 Miss Sophie Goldberg, who has been visiting the family of her brother, MT. B. H. Goldberg, in Atlanta, Ga., re- turned esterday after a very enjoyable stay of three weeks.
 Mrs. G. R. Hury and Miss Agnes Hury left yesterday afternoon for their home where they will hereafter reside. ta-tr RA
 It is the custom in England to stand l in the presence of the queen. On one occasion Carlisle kept his seat while all gry, but smiled at it. Carlisle was too | great to regard custom. MT. Smalley mentions this incident and adds "that customs courtesy to the great" He used the phrase without quotation marks | but it is found in Shakespeares Henry the V.," and in the original is much more | forcible. The king was begging his | pretty cousin Kate for kiss. She said | 1t was not the custom for kings to kiss He replied: Mice customs courtesy to great kings, and we areSthe makers of manners
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 The Northside citizens say the South Highlanders are reai country folks. The cows run at large in the streets and eat up the flowers in the front yards. The hogs root up the shrubbery that the cows leave. And then the South Highlanders have country habits. They go to bed at g l o'clock. At that hour the lights are out, 1 the house is dark, and no sound can be heard save the moaning of the wind in | the trees. And they get up before day in l the morning. Long before the sun touches the top of Red mountain and while yet every object is dim in the, gray light of | dawn, thes smoke arises from chimney l tops and lights flash through the win 1 dows. The South Highlanders are socia- I ble, just as our country cousins are and visit each other. They prefer to call on one another and save the expense of car I fare down town, The Northsiders can walk down town when they feel inclined 1 to be socia blsS and can talk to the clerks or acquaintances they chance to meet on the corner. Wen, if the South Highland CTS are like. country people it is all the better It gives color to their cheeks and a healthful tone to their lives. 'Iet not ambition mock their useful toll, Their homnly joys and destiny obscure. Nor Avarice hear with disdainful smile
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