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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17
THE DEcATORs.

Capt. ]. B. Minds and daughter Miss
Floy visited in Huntsville.
Miss Hattie Means of st. Louis, is Wis
iting her brother, B. w. Means
DR.. L. A. Neill and brother, J. b. Neill,
paid a visit TO Nashville this week. The
latter went up to enter Vanderbilt uni
versity.
The monthly gospel temperance meet
ing was held at the Christian church
last Sunday evening.
Mrs. W. R. Smith chaperoned a sere-
made party last Wednesday night.
The party of singers and musicians
were Misses Annie Lou Spight, Annie
Laurie Vert, Carrie SpiHman and Mrs.
Emma L. Taylor.
The marriage Of Miss Mary f. d.
Jones to III. T. Hill last Monday took
place in West Decatur in the parlors
of j. NJ. Jones. Rev. S. 2. Spiegle pro-
nounced the marriage bans.
Today will witness the dedication GER
emoniets at Couruand of the new Metho-
dist Episcopal church, south. The deii-
ton will be conducted by Rev. J. J.
Tigegit, LII d.
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charming representative of a very IN
fiuentia1 family connection. and is a
young woman of many attributes and
accomplishments, which have made her
a social favorite Her approaching
marriage to so successful and capable a
young business man as Mr. r. A Mc-
Carly is of interest to many friends and
large family circle.
Miss Ella Simpson entertained num-
Der of her young friends on Thursday
evening al her home ON Seventh avenue,
with a Progressive Puzzle party" Miss
Carrie Handley and Mr. L. K. Benson
won the prizes offered for the most sue
cessful puzzle workers.
MFR. and Mrs. Charles Caldwell have
returned to their home at cambridge,
Ca, after a brief visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles o. Locke.
Miss Olive Olney of Charleston, s. C.,
is the guest of Misses Kate and Willie
Morrow at their home on Seventh ave
niue.
Mr.. Frederick Crisp, son Of the late
speaker Of the national house of repre-
sentatives, has moved to Birmingham,
and is ona of the bright young men of
the Age-Herald staff. Mr.. Crisp will
prove a popular addition to the young
men of Birmingham society.
The w. C. T. U. are planning a unique
entertainment for All Halloween. Tt will
be given at DIR. A. N. Billiards. residence.
N1aa xtiAal ,,1,o Horl
tricks, ETC., will contribute to the enjoy
ment. The decorations and refreshments
will all carry out the ideas of Hal
low'een.
Rev. Dr. D. B. Gray received tele-
gram last night from Mrs. D. I. Purser,
announcing that her husband, Rev. DR..
Purser, who is now at New Orleans, is
critically i'll with yellow fever Dr. Pur-
ser has been nursing yellow fever pa
TENTS at New Orleans ever since the
present epidemic began, and the tidlngs
of his illness will be distressing news
to his friends in all parts of the south.
Mr.. Louis Gelders has arranged to
have Tuesdays and Fridays for the la
dies at his Turkish bath rooms. These
apartments, recently equipped with all
of the best modern appointments, will
no doubt prove a popular resort with the
fashionable women of Birmingham.
The following young ladies and gentle
men attended the cotillion ait The South
ern club Friday evening: Misses Anna
Morrow, Kate Morrow, Will Morrow,
Marie Nelson, Mary Linn, Mittie Sher-
rod, Mary Johnston, Mollie Jordan, Su-
sic Martin, Lutte Sharp, Fannie May
Bergamy, Elizabeth Lowell, Lillian Ro-.
den. The gentlemen were: Messrs.
Shook. Ramsey, Going Wilcox, Redd,
Crowder, Ellis, Weisner, Walker, Sloss,
Kcenig, Bowles, Getzamdanor, Exam
and Pearson.
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UNIONTOWN.

The engagement is announced of Miss
Daisy White, daughter of the late DR..
Thomas J. Whit, of this city, to Eugene
Nonnemaclyer. The wedding will take
place on the 18th of November and will
be brilliant function.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Wal
ker, daughter of Hon. Minis Walker, to
Samuel Morgan of Blocton, will take
place on October 20 at Cedar Grove, at
the residence of the brides father. g
Mrs. Joseph w. Davidson, of Selma,
who has been the guest of Mrs. A. c.
Davidson, has returned home.
Mrs. James Chisholm, of st. Louis is
in the city, and will remain here for the
wedding of her niece, Miss Daisy White.
Robert Lucas, of San Francisco, ar
rived on Sunday and win spend several
months with his daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Selden.
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ATHENS.

w. e. Crawford, a former. citizen, but
for some years of Birmingham. was in
town a few days.
Robert Chandler has returned to his
home at Mckenzie, Term.
A card party was given the friends of
Miss Jess Horton at the residence of her
father, Judge j. e. Horton, last Tues
day evening.
Miss Alline Carter has returned to her
home in Huntsville.
Editor Rawls went to Nashville this
week.
A concert was given in the new con-
cert hall of the Athens Female college
this week. This institution is now sixty
years old, and it's prospects are brighter
than ever before.
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WOMEN AND SOCIETY.


+ Continued from twelfth page.)
Religion" and Mrs. Louis 7. BrsdGe,d
followed with a paper on 1.-THE Northern
German Myths" Mrs. Adams served
Edegwood club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Louis T. BraHfleld.
"A number of young girls are organiz-
ing an afternoon card club The follow
ing young ladies are requested to inset
at Miss Laura Fergusons Monday af-
ternoon at 4 O'Clock promptly to perfect
plans for the club Misses Willie MGR
row, Anna Morrow, Nellie Jordan, Dali "
Moody, Lura Brown. Mamie Earle, Daisy
VanHoose, jamie MuLester Daisy Lewis,
Mary Johnston, Susie Martin, Mauje
Pearson, Emma Leedy, Hannah Elliott,
Bertha Lewis.
MIR. and Mrs E. B. Vaughan, OF Mo-
bile, Ala, are in the city en- visit to
the formers brother, Mr.. II. C. Vaughan
Ne. 514 Einetee nth street. They spent
the heated term in the mountains Of Vi
giilfa and will extend their visit here
until the fever situation improves so as
to render it safe for their return TO their
Mobile flome.
Mr.. w. TT. Wade, of Savannah, is
spending a few days in the city on legal
business.
Miss Grace L. Loventhal Is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Louise Leteck, at Nash
VILE, where she will remain sometime.
Mrs charles u Pioc1x and SON of Port
Gibson, Miss, are the guess Of Mr.. Sam
uel Ullman and family, on Eighteenth
street, North.
prof. and Mrs s. L. Robertson an
noufce the approaching marriage of
their daughter, Isabella Donoho, to Mr.
Richard Ajax Moody, which will occur
at the family residence No. 1928 North
Highlands, Wednesday afternoon, Nov
H. at o'clock. After a trip to Wash
ington, d. c., the bride and groom will
be at home at the residence of Maj. and
Mrs. w. A. Moody, Mo. FOL Twentieth
street South. The fair bnda-to-be is the
daughter of one Of Jefferson countys
most distinguished educa tors and high
ly esteemed citizens, and is young wo-
man of bright intellect and many per-
sonal charms. Mr. Moody is a very pop
ular and capable young business man
of Birmingham, and holds responsible
position with the Miner & Kett.g Hard
ware company. He has a large circle of
fldends both here and in Washington, d.
c., where he resided previous to his re-
moyal to Birmingham, Several years ago.
The members Of the Cadmean Literary
Circle were guests of Mrs. John London
Friday afternoon. After fhetransa ction
of important business matters, the men,
bers of the circle gave interesting his
toMcal and geographical items concern
ing Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Mrs. J. C. Henley, who has spent much
time in those countries, gave much de-
1ightful information about The habits and
customs of these far-away people, gath
cred from personal ohseiva ton and ex-
perience. Mrs. 14ondons home was beau
tifully decorated with ferns, palms and
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the first chrysanthemum of the season.
After the literary programme was CON-
pleted, delicious refreshments were
served. The following ladies were APP
pointed to represent the Cadmean circle
at the convention of the General Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs, to be held at
Nashville on the 21st, 22d and 23d inst:
Mesdames B. L. Wyman. William b.
Leedy, Edward H. Cabarfss, Robert D.
Johnston and George C. Ball. The hand
some club prospectus for THE present
season was distributed to the members
on Friday afternoon. This prospectus,
printed in dark blue, on thick white egg
shell paper, with this legend: Literature
to be of significance, must discuss prob
lens The Cadmeam circle will meet
next Friday afternoon with the presi-
dent, Mrs. Willis j. Milner.
Mrs. Peete 3. Clark and her little son,
after an absence of more than year,
spent in Virginia and New York city,
have returned home, and are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Walker.
Misses Anna May Phelan and Lutte
Sharpe will so to Nashville on Thurs
day to enjoy Alabama Day. They will
be the guests of Miss Phelan's aunt.
MIS-. Harris, during their visit to the
Cent? nnial.
At the informal cotillion given by the
Southern club on Tuesday evening the
dance was lead by Miss Anna Morrow
and Mr.. John Patton. About thirty
young ladies and gentlemen were pres
II A
chaperoned the young folks.
The Bellies Lettres club met with the
Misses Hartwell, corner of Sixth avenue
and Twenty-third street. Thursday, Oct.
a. and after d pleasant and profitable
session adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Parrish at the studio on First avenue.
Miss Copeland and her pupils have
quite a beautiful and artistic display
of China in the windows of Colby &
Roll, First avenue.
Miss Copel ID has designed an Ala
baina souvenir cup of the Confederacy,
which IS decidedly interesting from an
historical point of view, as it has on 1t
a likeness OF the homs of President Da-
Wis when Montgomery was the capital
of the Confederacy. The Capitol is also
painted on the cup with the Confederate
flag and court of arms of the state. The
tanlzard, painted by Mrs Oscar Under
wood, is beautiful in its design and
scheme of coloring. The miniature
painting on china, by Miss Burns. of
Bessemer, shows the feelings Of an art
ist as we'll as exquisite taste and execu-
ton.
Miss En- Goodrich, OF Nashville, Tenn,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Crittenden,
Nc. 1900 Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Guy d. Blewebt, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. r. p. Wet
more. for several weeks, returned to
her horne at Meridian, Miss, yesterday
afternoon.
DR.. ard Mrs. Alfred Eubank have is
susd elegant invitations to tho marriage
OF their daughter, Minnie Brown, to Mr..
Robert Augustus McCarty Wednesday
evening" Oct. i27, 1897. at o'clock. at
home, Elyton, Ala. Miss Eubank is a
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ATTAllA.

p. L. Walker, J. w. Penn and son Les
ter returned from the Centennial Tues
day.
Rev. w. Wester, of Hoke's Bluff, was
in town Monday.
Miss Birdie Vann of Wytam. visited
relatives and friends at Cedar Bluff,
Gadsden and Alfalfa the first Of the
week.
DIR. Foreman has returned from a bust
ness trip to Cincinnati.
Mr. McCarver, of Coosaville, Ga, spent
Tuesday with friends in Alfalfa.
The remains Of Tom Ford who died
late Tuesday evening were inferred in
the Bethany cemetery Wednesday. Mr..
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HUNTSVILLE

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
lamar at Green Grove, near this city
Tuesday, their daughter, Miss Lille,
was united in marriage to Mr. George
Darwin. Mr.. and Mrs Darwin left inn
mediately after the wedding for Nash
vile where they alra spending their hon
eymoon.
harry T. Gill; of this city, and Miss
Mary Ed Jones We're united in marriage
at plhe latter's home in Decatur Monday
afternoon The bride is a very popular
young lady of Decatur and the groom
is prominent young business man.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. O'Neal, of Gurley,
have announced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss l.. M .ldre'd. to Mr.. Hi larry
s. Shackleford. The wedding occurred
Wednesday evening in the Methodist
church at Gurley. The young couple
will spend their honeymoon on a tour
through a number of southern cities.
The groom is editor of the Gurley Herald
and his bride is a very popular young
society woman.
Mr.. and Mis-. Robert Demonbreum en-
tertaned a number of friends at their
home in Patton Grove Wednesday even
ing in celebration of their wooden we'd
ding anniversary.
Miss Klaus, of ViclSsburg, Miss, was
the gu s. of honor Thursday evening at a
whist party given by the Standard club.
John Pampln, of Huntsville and Miss
Ida Pamplin were united in marriage
Thursday at Fayetteville. Mr. and Mrs.
Pamplin went to Moulton to make their
home.
Mrs TT r MartS entertained Thurs
day nigh. in compliment to the members
of the Christian Endeavor society OF the
First Presbyterian church.
Major and Mrs. w. HI. Stovall have
returned to their home at Stovall Miss,
after having spent the summer in this
city and at Hc,.el Monte Sano..
State Senator w. J. Boykin of Russell
county, is visiting here.
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To Persons Having daughters or Wards t.
Educate.

To Persons Having Daughters Wards t o
Educate.
Owing to the fact that a number Of
counties in distant portions of the state
have failed to send in their quota of
pupils to this school, / can now offer to
the public at large limited number
of scholarships in the Girls Industrial
School, which offers an education fer
Alabama girls at a price cheaper than
any school in the world.
The opportunity here In the way of
a literary education, music, art, telegra-
ply, stenography and typewriting, dress
making etc., is unsurpassed. Amy one
of the departments is worth the cost OF
the entire session. A girl can take the
literary branches and any two indus
trials, together with scientific cooking.
Experts at the head of every department.
A faculty twenty in number, and who
cannot be surpassed.
There are a few vacancies existing
in the dormitory building, and quite a
number can be accommodated in the best
private families of the town. This place
is extremely healthy and free from in
fictitious diseases. No person is allowed
to visit this locality from any infected
district.
Catalogue and application blanks fur
nished fee.
I'll. C. REYNOLDS,
President Girls Industrial School,
oc 16-5t Montevallo, Ala
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Fouid wap about IS years of age and
leaves a wife and five children.
Rev. Ohunn, of Blountsville. spent
Wednesday, with his friends.
DR.. NJ. E. Butte. of Ashville, was the
guest of T. C. Banks Monday.
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OF course you will make
sure of having the correct
kind of frames on your plct-
ures by taking them to Colby
& Rolls Wall Paper and Art
Store.
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ORDINANCE.

Be 1t ordained by the mayor and al.
1ermen OF Birming ham, That TIE time
for constructing the Arteslan Water
works for the city Of Birmingham be and
the same is hereby extended to the first
day of October, A. D., 1893, and BE- 10
further ordained THAT 1.-THE ordinances
passed by the mayor and aldermen OF
birmingham on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1895, to provide for an additional
system of waterworlss for the city OF
Birmingham, Alabama. be and the sa'Irs
is hereby continued dn full force arid
effect in all dts provisions. except as
herein modified and extended. to the first
day OF October, 1892 and the contract
entered into between the said mayor and
aldermen and Caldwell Bradshaw and
associates, their successors and assigns
the Birmingham Industrial company. be-
remain of full force and effect fer and
during the period of two years Begin
ming the 1st day of October, 1897, for
the purpose of constructing ami putting
In operation the said waterworks sys.
tenn; it being the purpose and object OF
this ordinance to continue in full fof'ce
the provisions of said ordinance or wshfch
this is a modifying amendment, and tho
said contract as herein provided and to
grant the add 'tiona1 time to the LIST day
of October. 1899, for construction ard
compIetingthe said waterwof1xs SYSTEM
Provided. however. that work in the
matter OF prospecting for water. or con-
STRUGGLING the works shall be begun with-
i'm six months.
The foregoing ordinance was adopted
F. ". EVANS, Mayor.
1T fsAAfp (yitv CvIar.lr 10-f7-2t
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Surprise in store for you.
Call on E. Gluck, the jeweler,
LOT N. Twentieth street.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-17

For high art custom tailor
ing at moderate prices, call
on Louis Saks.
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DELIGHTFUL AND CHEAP TRIP
To New York. Boston. Philadelphia, Bal
timore and the East.

Via Central of Georgia railway to Sa-
vannah, thence the elegant steamers of
the Ocean Steamship company to New
York, Boston and Philadelphia and Mer-
chants and Miners line to Baltimore
Excursion tickets, including meals and
berth, on ship at very low rates during
summer months The sea air a great
tonic
Steamer appointments equal to finest
hotels.
For rates. reservations. sailing dates.
etc.. apply TO any agent of the company
or to
sOLoN JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
JACK w. JOHNSON, Union Ticket
Agent, Birmingham, Ala.
J. c. HALLE, General PassengeT
Agent. Savannah. Ga
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Special sale of round Hats
at Hirsch's.
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alabama Day"

alabama Day"
This greatest attraction outside of THE
exposition at Nashville is the "ilerml-
tage."
Save 81 and see cid Stonewa1Ps log
cabin ait 211 N. 20th st.
THE HERMITAGE SIGN CO.. CITY,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08
NewsboYs Of Fame.

Nearly forty years ago the New York
Children's Aid Society took charge of
small street wait named Andy Burke. He
had been selling newspapers, but the Society
sent him West to grow up with the country.
He succeeded SO well that he was made
Governor of North Dakota some five or six
years ago,
The ''silver tongued orator" of Connect.
cut was newsboy at the Grand Centeral
depot IN New York when he attracted the
attention of gentleman named Waller and
his wife, who took the lad home with them,
gave him their name and educated him. He
is now Thomas N Waller, well known
lawyer, and has been Governor of thes.Nut
meg State
Thurlow Weed, who for many decades
was great power in New York land Matt.
ional politics, began life as a newsboy and SO
did the late Daniel Manning, who was a
Cabinet Minister during Mr.. Cleveland,
first Presidential term.
Ex-senator David b. Hill wasa train ne vi
boy and his route was between Albany and
Buffalo He worked hard in his business
and before he was IA had made and savet
$500 in profits.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-08

The necessities Of life are now at a pre-.
MUM in Phoebe. Very little flour is to be
had, butter has been sold out sometime,
bacon cannot be had for love or money, and
fresh meat is out the question altogether
There is large quantity Of freight laying
at Milford waiting for Transportation here,
which has been there from one TO two
months, but teamsters will not load, il cost.
ing them more to get here then they receive
for hauling The roads are on :he improve
aud we expect goods will arrive shortly.
Heed not the man however glib,
Who tells you lust as good as Trib
Not true he tells
And il he "better than Trb" tells you,
BE sure il he succeeds and sells you,
lis you he SELLS.
An Ohio girl who was baked in attempt
TO commit suicide escaped from her guard
ians aud got married before they could catch
her. Thus does the Ohio girl as well as the
Ohio man show capacity for accepting
with an equal alacrity anything that comes
handy, says the San Francisco Call which
rightly observes that everything goes in
Ohio. Death or matrimony, Cabinet office
or a cheap clerkship.
There is rule in the Ajax mine, in U tab,
that no one may be admitted to the mine
without passport from the board Of direct.
ors. The Srlenf'" Press says last week the
owner of lis, 00n Jut of 300, 900 shares Of
the capital stock of the country, Samuel
Mcintyre, in the absence of the manager,
went into the mine without passport. In
consequence, three men who admitted Mr..
Mcintyre lost their jobs.
A report reaches us of very good strike
being made in the claim called the Rustler,
near the Half Moon, it is owned by parties
who live here, but they are very reticient
about it, 1t leaked out though, through a
reliable source, that vein Of ore some six
inches in width has been uncovered, show
ing very plainly free gold.
Mrs. Lease assures her Kansas audiences
that "the.coming man will be a quadruped
and will walk upon his hand and feet.
This interesting woman evidently looks for.
ward to the day when society will be one
vast Populistic menagerie, and life itself al
unbroken round of peanuts and pleasure. :
New York Mail and Express.
At the Chutes, in San Francisco, 70(
people paid admission to see Fitzsimmon'
and few days later 5000 paid to see Cor
bett. Corbett is still the more popular ant
seems to stand better with the public since
his defeat than before. News,
Governor Sadler has commissioned Dr. s
c. Gibson of Reno, DR.. James Guinan o
Carson and DR., T. p. Mcdonald of Virgins
city, members Of the State Board of Healtl
for two years, from April /, 1897,
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Complaint Against Jones.

Thursday afternoon s. T. Davis Of the
Appeal filed complaint against Charles
Jones, U. s. District Attorney OF Nevada,
charging him with an assault Of brass knuck-
les. The complaints was sworn to before U.
S. Commissioner Edwards, who was at
loss how to act as he had no right to issue
a warrant unless directed to do so by the U.
S. District Attorney. Judge Hawley, when
consulted, declined TO give any advice on
the subject, as he would probably have to
try the case il it comes up. Mr.. MeGowan
then telegraphed to Washington to Joseph
McKenna, the U. S. Attorney General, set.
ting forth the fact that the U, s. District
Attorney had been charged with felony
and that the Commissioner wished instruc.
tions before acting, 1t is probale that "a
reply will be received Friday.
The U. S. Grand Jury will meet on Mon
day They will take up the brass knuckle
case and also are quite likely to investigate
the charge made by the newspapers that
Jones compelled Stuart to pay him money
under threats of causing federal interference
in the Corbett. Fitasimmons fight. carson
Appeal
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Arbor Day Proclamation.

In accordance with the provisions of an
act if the Legislature, approved FEBRUARY 10,
1887, ], Reinhold Sadler, Lieutenant and
Acting Governor of the State of Nevada, do
hereby designate and appoint Friday, April
%, 1897 as Arbor day. And earnestly re-.
commend that said day to be observed by
the people of this State in the planting of
tress, shrubs and vines. in the promotion Of
forest growth and culture and in the adorn.
ment of public and private grounds, places
and ways, and by appropriate exercises and
ceremonies in the public schools. Provided
that nothing herein shall be so construed
as making this a legal holiday, so far
as the courts and civil contracts are concern.
ed
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of State, at the Capitol, 10 Carson city, this
25th day of March, A. d. 1897, and of the
Independence OF the United States, the one
hundred and twenty. first
REINHoLp SADLER,
Lieutenant aud Acting Governor.
EUGENE HOWELL,
Secretary of State.