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Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
DIR. J. H. PHILLIPS
Has Consented to the wishes of His Friends to Sand for the Election as
 President of the: State University.
Birmingham, April 3, 1897.

Birmingham. April B, 1897. Dr. J. H. Phillips, Birmingham. Ala: Dear Sr:-We have the homer of pre- senting herewith a petition signed by large number of the alumni Of the State university, urging you 10 allow them to present your name to .he trust ees for the office of president of the University of Ala bama. ..r.-,,..., We trust this petition will meet your approval and That you will grant th.s request. Be assured that you have our bea. wishes and hearty support. Re spectfully yours, H1i7't. r
 JAS. L.. TANNER,
 J-Hs SPENCER,
 D. A. GREENE,
 M A. PORTER.
 W. P. G. HARDING.
 "'A Ccm,nittee.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
aGREENVIELE.
Celebra ton of the Silver Anniversary of the Ladies Aid Society, Baptist Church--Epworih League
 Orga nized. s

GreenvilIe, April 3.-(Special Cores pondence. .)-rhe silver anniversary of he Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church of this city was fitt!ngly celebrated on Tuesday evening. Handsome invit ations. printed in silver. were issued in due time, and most appropriate and epter.ain- ing programme of music and short ad- dresses. followed by refreshments. had been arranged for the occasion. At the appointed hour the beautiful church, made more beautiful by the handsome and appropriate decoraEions, was well filled by many of the bidden. The music, both vocal and iHstrunentn!, was un- usually good, reiiecting credit alike upon the society and those who furnished it-the singing of that tilne~honored hymn, When Shall We Meet Again." ill which many of the old members ofi,he church joiEed, was a b=autiful and touch, ing feature of the evening. Dr. George E. Eager, of Montgomery, had beer se- lected as speaker of the occasion, and after the eloquent and feeling words from the pastor, Rev. W. D., Hubbard, and a brief sketch of the society by MT. D.. NJ Powell, in his usual pleasing style, the doctor. whose repCtation as an orator is well known, and whom our people ever delight to hear, fully sustained Ids es- ta ablished reputation. The subject was "Womlr," and his tribute to her tievo- ton and zeal and her exaa;ed posi- ioE was TO less beautiful and eloquent than deserving. Before closing the exercises in the church, Rev MT, Hubbard. in be- half of the society. presented Mrs. Jef fersun Buland with a handsome silvels walter and bowl as a tokensaf; love and respect. Mrs. Bulsnd. ore of the chacs: fter members, has been presidem. of srhn society for some years. and her unt ring service and devotion have endearsd her to- all yEo know her. After this pre- ssfh htn:tion. all were invited tn the Sunday 'eHAocI rooms adjoining the church, where 1,rtv and delightful refreshments were
 ~rrd nd hcor,ily enjoyed by all pres sYt.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

having, therefore, the interest of nnr "Ama Mater well at heart we consider 1t our duty, as we'll as pleasure, to ask the privilege of using your name as the man absolutely qualified in every way to fill this high and important position We recognize in you an educator en- dowed with great abilfsy, one possessed With practical experience.
 We make this request tn the interest of the university, and urge you to grant it, assuring you that you shall not only receive our hearty support. but that the Alumni throughout the state will. CO., operate with us in giving you their earn est support. Respectfully, <te ! t Daniel A. Greene. Chairman
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

MT. Burdette. of Guinea, west coast of Africa, is in the city. He has many in- terestfns facts to relate concerning that far-away land. He saw the captured king of the Ashantees, who was brought to the coast by the English soldiers. The whites hold the important positions CAT the gold coast. and the menial labor Is done by the blacks. The exports are gold,i oil and India rubber. The country is iYn- proving and railroad to the interior is projected. MT Burdette is pleased with life in Guinea
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

Birmingham has made a contract with the Sloss Iron & Steel Company to take all the city convicts at S5 per month for all who have Q sentence Of sixty days or more and all under sixty days the coni- pany get free. The Weary W.,iies" aye getting the worst of 1t since the contract went into effect, as all wiio. belong to the hobo profession are Jerked up and given sixty days without much, ceremony Mountain Ea gle. ' HH'
 Birmingham has done her share of talk ing care of the Weary Willies," and they, with the other tramps and crimi- nais, had ao well seek other quarters # they don't want to help take care of the city's interest by working in stripes.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

Mir. Moody says: Christ never preached a funeral sermon; Iie broke up every funeral that he attended" This was because he did not look on death as a loss, but a gain. The death Of a good man Is loss to his family and friends, but gain to himself. Christ did not raise Lazarus from the dead for his sake, but for the sake of his sisters.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

The AbbevilIe Times gently reminds the Montgomery Advertiser about how things used to be:
 "The Montgomery Advertiser ought to be the last ,paperjto Kick at the small in- crease of oRe=half cent g. gallon on oil. For we remember a few years ago when our representative, Hon. J. B. Ward, was trying to get an Increase from 25 cents to 50 cents per ton on fertilizer tags, the Advertiser took the position that the small increase of 25 cents per ton would never be felt by the consumer, that the manufacturer paid the tax. Now it raises a howl at the one-haIf cent attached to the ercost-of oil. But this Is because the Advertiser has got outen the swims-and its pets are not appointed to thes fat CD positions"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

The use of a cow-hide in the hands of an offended woman Is getting to be coni- mon in Etowah county. The edltor of an Attalla paper was recently soundly thrashed by fair competitor and now Julia Thomas. of Alabama City, thrashed out Will Jones of the same place. Jones had been passing as a sim gle man and was paying his respects to Miss Thomas when Mrs. F. Jones and the children came uDnn the scene
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

The past six months has been a. pc rfod of surprises-the election of Mc- Kinley, the high waters, the foreign sales of Birnringha m iron, the warlike attitude of Greece, the trumpet-call of Gladstone, the defeat of Spain and the defeat of Cnrheft
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

Bishop Hargrove has relatives in Bir- mingham, and many warm personal friends. In the college of bishops he ranks high as a rliamentarian. fine executive officer and man of deep piety.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

dog sesinE what was the matter. jumped in the pond and. swaTn te the pole and
 brought pole. fish and alin. This is the first lnstaice of the kind we have evers heard of. We propose to take this dog and the Scale hog that feeds on English sparroNlsr and put up a side show. s
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

For that tired feeling Hoods Sarsapa- rilla has nc equal. It invigorates the whole body.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
BEWARE

The b7ersted English will be calling our amba assador "Mr. 'Ay of Hamerica. :"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
Special Notice to Subscribers to tht
 State Herald.

From and after this date, all subscriptions to the Daily State Herald are due and pay able monthly or quarterly in advance. Under no circum- stances will subscription &C., counts be carried in arrears longer than three months.
 Subscribers will please bear this fact in mind and govern themselves accordingly.
 All past due accounts must be paid at once.
 J. A. ROUNTREE, General Manager Daily State- Herald.
 April 4, 1897.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04
STATE HERALD
Entered at the postoffice at Birmingham. Ala, as second-ciass matter.


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Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-04

Hon. D. A. Greene, Chairman, City:
 My Dear Sir:-Your communica ticn of the I'd inst. on behalf of ;he Alumni of the State University, is before me. Until the receipt of this highly complimentary request. I had given the subject but lit- tle consideration. I am fully aware of the exalted dignity of the position and of the serious responsibility it entails. To be indlfferery. to so urgent an appeal from those who have at heart the welfare of the university and of the. state would not accord with my feelings in this crit ical juncture of our educational interests.
 Therefore, after mature delibera ton and consultation with my friends, I have concluded to place myself in the hands of the friends of the university and to acquiesce in their wishes. Should they see fit to honor me with so important a trust, fruught with interests SD vital to the future of Alaba ama. shall deem 1t my duty to consecrate my life to the well fare of our state through the instrument ality of its highest educational ins.itu- ton. . l. sl.
 Recognizing the fact that the honor of the university must be conserved rather than that of any man. and thanking the Alumni of this city for this spontaneous manifestation of their confidence and re- gard, am sincerely yours, '@''i-
 h' J. H. PHILLIPS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
Messengers Notice.

once of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State OF Maine. Cumberland IS, September
fHsHIS is to give notice. that on the 10Th dav
Il OF September A. D.. 1897, a Warrant m
insolvency was issued out of the Conrt of In
solyency for said County of Cumberland.
against the estate of i''iu'
ALDEN DIAS. of Brunswick
ad1udged to be an Insolyent Dsh+or
on petition of said debtor, which pet-
ton was filed on the 10th day ",
September, AID. 1897, to which date Interest 10
claims IS TO be computed. A
That the payment OF any debts to or nv
said Debtor. and the transfer and
delivery OF any property by him are for
hidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said
debtor, TO prove their debts and
authorize tie same to choose one or
more assignees OF hts estate, will be held
at Court of Insolvency TO be holden al
Probate Court room in said Portland, in said
County of Cumberland on the goth day OF
September, A. d., 1897. at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. c. J.. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger OF the Court OF
Insolvency fol- said County of Cumberland
sep11&1S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
Messengers Notice.

ONCE Of tie Sheriff Of Cumberland County
State OF Maine. Cumberland IS. September
10th. A. D., 1897.
THIS IS to give notice that on the sth day
L OF September, A. d. 1897, a Warrant in
Insolvency Was issued out of the Court of Insol-
y,ency for said County OF Cumberland, against
the estate of
GEORGE E. STARBIRD, of Portland.
adjudged to be an insolvent Debtor. on petit
ton of said debtor. which petition
was filed on the 9Th day Of September, A. b.,
1897, to which date interest on claims is to be
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are forbidden by law.
That a meeting OF the creditors of said
Debtor, to prove their debts, and in case there
are sufficient Assets to authorize
more assignees of his estate will be held at
a Court of Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room. IN said Portland. in said County of
Cumberland. on the Goth day of September,
A. D.. 1897. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
C. L. BUCKNAM,
Deputy Sherip, as Messenger Of the Court OF
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
Sep11&1S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT,
Maine District.

Cases in which notices for trial at
September term, ~ have been given.
Samuel G. Miller VS.. Ernesto Ponce.
Looney and Thompson for Miller; Meaher
for Ponce.
Thornton W. Sargent VS.. Arthur Sewell.
J. W. Remick, Verrill and Verrill for
Sargent; Symonds, Snow and Cook for
Sewell.
Jason w. Kimball, admir-. VS.. G. T.
Ry Co. of Canada. A. S. Twitchell for
Kimball; A. A. Strout, G. A.. Hight for
Rumford Falls and Rangely Lake r.
R. Co., vs.. Alfred B. Nelson, ct ais. w.
H. Newell, Symonds, Snow and Cook
for railroad company; Anthoine and
Talbot for Nelson.
Ansel Dudley VS.. Samuel A. Warren,
ct ais. Savage and Cakes, Symonds,
Snow and Cook for Dudley; Bird and
Bradbury for Warren.
Blanche A. Tufts VS.. Belle F. Gilman
and trustees. Edgar J. Rich for Tufts;
George e. Bird for Gilman.
The Patent Button company VS.. The
Consolidated. Fastener company, in
equity. George Cook. Richard Webb for
Button company; VIM. B. II. Lowse for
Fastener company.
The jury of trials have been summoned
to attend Friday, October LIST, at 10 a. IN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL r. r..
III effect Sept. 12, 1897.


Trains leave Portland as follows:
7G0 a. m. For Brunswick, Bath, Bootnbay.
Popham Beach, Rockland Augusta Water
vile, Skowhegan, Lisbon Falls, Lewiston via
Brunswick.
Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls, Bemis, Lew
iston. Liyermore Falls. Pennington, Phillips
and Rangeley.
land springs,) Lewiston, Waterville, Moose
mead hss Lake, via Foxcroft, Aroostook County
ST: John and Halifax, via Vanceboro
l240 p; m. For Danylle Jc, Poland Spring.
1s s1,s IN Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls semis
Tnlilps and Rangeley
vd G;5o ?. m. Express for Brunswick, Lisbon
ppanss, M aug Matervlls Newport Bangor
Vile '''N'i' oiu'o"h anu Ufe'"
a aon Winthrop Oakland, Bingham. WaterviIla
Eo sa PAM ana al S09ihbsy rOpham BeacS
Lincoln division, Watervile, skowheaan ReI
fast, Hartland, Dover and Foxcrnft Gres T
vile e. Bangor oldt4wn and Mattawamkeag
and saton For IN Bath Rocfand
Lisbon Falls. Augusta and WaterviIle.
5.1op. m. For New Gloucester, Danvills
Junction nh,Io Poland Springs Mechanic Falls,
s1 lloS n 0n Night Express every night TO.
vile, Bangor, .Moosehead Lake Aroostook
county via Old Town. Bar Harbor Bucksport.
St. Stephen, St; Andrews. St John and all
A Ar 9s County via vanceboro Halifax and
not run to Belfast, Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft
or beyond Bangor excepting Bar Harbor.
Sleeping cars to st; John.
Tor Brunswick, Augusta, Waterville Bangor,
and Bar Harbor
White Mountain Division.
s45 a. m. For Bridgton, Fabyans. Burlington
Lancaster, st. Johnsbury, Sherbrooke, Mon
treal, Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis and all
points west, with through sleeper to Chicago
1:25 p. m. For Sebago Lake, Bridgton via
Rail and Songo River, North Conway, Fabyans,
Lancaster, Colebrook, Quebec, Lunenburg, ST
to Quebec.
5.55 p. m. Fer Sebago Lake, Cornish, Bridgton,
Fryeburg, North Conway Fabyans, Lunenburg,
to Montreal.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.2o a. m. Paper train for Brunswick, Au-
gusta, Watervile and Bangor.
1880 p m. Train for Brunswick, Lewiston
BHath, Augusta. Waterville, Bangor and Bar
HOO p. m, Night Express with sleeping cars
1855 a. m. Mt. Desert special for wateryille.
DdllSOr duu DAT ddrDOf.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal, Fabyans, Bartlett, Bridgton.
Cornish and Sebago, $40 a.. m. Lewiston and
Mechanic Falls, $50 a. M; Waterville and Au-
gusta, s.S5 a. m; Rangeley, Kingheld, Phillips,
1140 a. M; Skowhegan and Lewiston, 11.45 a.
m; Bangor. Augusta and Rockland, ii be g. m;
Quebec Colebrook, Lancaster, st. Johnsbury,
Mattawamkeag Bar Harbor, Greenyile, Ban
gor,. 1.20 p. M: Skowhegan, Waterville.
Rockland. 5;25 ?. m; St. John, Barnarbor:
Aaoesr County Lake and
RumfOrd Falls, Lewiston, 6.45 p. m.; Chicago
and Mont .cal and all White Mountain points,
800 p. m; Mattawamkeag, Bar Harbor, Rock,
Harbor, Waterville and Augusta, $50 a. m
daily; Bar Harbor at 1910 .. m. and from
Waterville and Augusta at BIS p. m.
GEORGE +. EVANS, General Manager.
f. Z. BOOTHBY, G. P. g. T. A
Portland, Sept. 2, 1897 ie1sdtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
GRAND TRUNK
Railway System.

On and after MONDAY. June 14th. 1897
trains will I'm as followa.
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston TOO. $40 q. m;
$780, l.So, LOO, 8. 30 and 8.SQp. m.
For Gorham Berlin and Island Pond $40 q,
NJ; $50 and $50 p. m.
For Gorham and Berlin Sundays $50 q. m.
For Auburn and Lewiston Sundays $40 and
For Montrsa; and Chicago $40 e. m, and
For Quebec $40 a. m. and.s.3o p. M.
ARRIVALS
From Lewiston and Auburn $40. s25
lo.15 and 11.50 a. NJ, 3.15, 5.l5 and b.15
From Island Pond. Berlin aud Gorhsm 6. 40
and 1918 a. m and 6.45 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal GAO q. M. and
5.45 p. N.
From Quebec 5.4b p. N.
From Lewiston and Auburn Sundays s.25 a. m.
The $50 p. m. train runs through to Montreal
train ia a Pullman Tor Montreal; also a
through Pullman for Chicago daily. sundays
included.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ON Nigh,
rams ana pari0r cars on day trains.
TICKET 0FEICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
OhAs. M. HAYS. GENT Managsr.
roruand. June latin. 1897. lol&u
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
Messenyer,s Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine, Cumberland. IS. September
10th A. d. 1897.
THIS is to give notice that on the 10th day
Il OF September, AID. 1897 a warrant in insol-
yency was issued out of the Court of Insolvency
for said County of Cumberland, against the
estate of
SAMUEL W. DAVIS. of Deerlng,
ad1udged t,.,t to be. an Insolvent Debtor.
petition was fled on the 10th
day OF September, A. D. 1897. to whic h
date interest on claims is to be computed,
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery of any
property by him are. forbidden by law.
That a meeting of the creditors OF said
Debtor to prove their debts and in case there
are sufficient assets to authorize the same to
choose one or more assignees of his estate. will
be held at Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room. In said Portland. in
said County of Cumberland. on the goth day of
September. A. D. 1897. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
G. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger of the Court of
insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
sep11&18
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
WANTED-To notify the business men nj
wv Maine. that if these words (..While ridinn

WANTED-To notify the business men ~,
w Maine, that if these words ('while riding
as passenger in or on a public conveyance
provided by common earTaer'o are in your Ac-
not now insured while riding in any
passenger elevator, unless you have a special
permit. Many OF you also have the following
prohibitive. restrictive and .evasive clauses IN
your Accident Policy: 1st, this insurance
does not cover Injuries or death OF which there
is no visiblemark upon the body, the body it.
self in case of death not being deemed such
or the rules of company or corporation. .
4th, while handling any explosive compound ,,
9th, "or being ona railroad bridge or road bed p
9Th, lifting" 18th, cover exertion.' 18th, vol
untary exposure to unnecessary danger" 9th,
Injury resulting from an alteration or quar-,
of injury or death within ten days of the occur
ence of such accident shall lnvalidate all claims
under this certificate" The Interstate Casual
ty Company has no such clauses IN its policy.
No business man in the State OF Maine would
buy city, county, or corporation bond ii it
contained from one to ten clauses by which the
payment could be evaded. The same good bust
ness principle applies to your insurance. Read
your present policy. The Inter State Casualty
Company, 176 10 Middle street. corner EX-
change. HERBERT S. DYER. State Agent
n. B. The following words in quotation
marks, you will find IN your Accident Policy
}regardless ofany statementwhich may bemade
is issued subject to the foregoing provisions and
to the conditions on the back hereof; its terms
cannot be waived or altered by any agent or
solicitor or mo agent has power to waive any
conditions of this policy
Solicitors for The Interstate Casualty Com
John.P. Hobbs, Mr.. Newell Lyon, Mr.. Warren
E. LOthrop 1911
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-18
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.

BEF ORE JUDGE HOBINSON.
Friday-Alex. G. Morris. Attempted
larceny from person. Probable cause.
Bound over to Superior court in default
of $500 bonds.
William M. Curtis of Freeport, cruelty
to dog by shooting bird shot into the
dog had been nuisance about the house
and stolen the hens food. He had not
tried to find the owner. Fined $50 and
costs
Patrick Connolly. Truancy A lad
of nine years old. He was sentenced to
the Reform School during his minority,
but the sentence was suspended until
Monday for fu1 ther investigation.