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The age-herald., 1898-01-16
BY A COUNTY CONVENTION Legislative Candidates Should
 Be Selected. SILVER MEN TALK THAT WAY
 Hasea. Bimetac League Clubs Will Be Organized in Each One of the Nine City Beats
 Thursday Night.
SILVER MEN TALK THAT WAY

The Jefferson Democratic Bi-metallic clud met at the confederate veterans hall last night, with Porter Moor in the chair and l.. J. Haley as secretary. w. c. Gar rett chairman of the executive committee, reported that the committee had held an important meeting at Hon. John w. Tom linson's office on Saturday afternoon, at which the preliminary steps were taken to thoroughly organize the city beats. The country beats are about all organized. On next Thursday night clubs will be organized in each of the nine city beats. Governor Johnston was present at the meeting of the executive committee and took part in it's deliberations. MT. Garrett further re- ported quite a number of names for mem- bership in the club, who were unanimously elected.
 The question of having a convention for the selection of delegates to the state con vention and members of the legislature was discussed by B. A. Thompson, N. L. Miller, pr. J. s. Gillespie, John w. Tom linson, H. K. White, w. K. Terry and oth- CTS. The unanimous expression was in favor of the delegates to the state con vention and members of the legislature be- ing selected by convention. The experi- ence of silver candidates for the legislature last time was cited to show that in a pri- mary, with only six gold men running and probably double that number of silver cam didates, the chances would be in favor of the gold men, while in a convention six sil- yer men would almost certainly be selected As to the county officers the impression prevailed that most of the candidates fa- vored a primary to select nominees for the county officers. ~
 Mr. Tomlinson read letters from promi- nent democrats of the state commenting the work of the club, among them being Hon. E. B. Kirkbride, of Mobile; Hon. M B. Cameron, of Sumter and Hon. John G. Winston, of Marshall and Hon. H. M. Wilson, of Opelika
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Tuesday night, the 1sth Thomas Dixon, the famous orator preacher of New York, will lecture His subject will probably be Backbone" Seats can be reserved by go- ing to Seals store any time Monday and Tuesday, Non-members of the Lyceum will be charged 75c. admission. They can re- serve seats just as members do. The tick cts will be on sale only at Seals store, and at box office of Seals hall. Friday night, the Fist, the famous elocutionist and inn personator Charles F. Underhill, of Brook Iyn, will render Rip Van Winlkle." He im- personates all the characters in the play, including Schneider, the dog Seats cannot be reserved for his entertainment until Fri day the day of the lecture, and the ad- mission to non-members will be 50 cents.
 The Bostonians with all the old favorites- Henry Clay Barnabee, Cowles, Jessie Bart lett Davis and Alice Neilsen-will be in Bir mingham tomorrow night. They will pre- sent Victor Herbert's late opera, "The Ser enade." The event will be made social one, and the aggregation will be greeted by a crowded house.
 There will be five merry nights in Bir- mingham, beginning next Tuesday. Peters & Green and their company of pretty girls and clever fun producers will open at pop ular prices for an engagement lasting until Saturday night. Phil Peters, Jim Green, Billy Taylor, Nettie Peters, Lillian Durham and the DeIvie sisters are pleastantly re- membered in Birmingham. The first night ladies will be admitted free, and the play will be "Finnigan's Fortune
 The Arnold-Welles players at popular prices have been heard from, though news from them will not be pleasing morsel to those so unfortunate as to attend their performances in Birmingham on dead head ticket. A little lad" appears in the Clipper, which states that this company de- sires an entire new company. That they need new faces to take the place of the ugly female visages and the dull, would-be- comedians, who render their performances hideous, will be attested by Birmingham .theater-goers.
 "What happened to Jones'" the New York rage, will be in Birmingham, Feb IL
 Mir. George H. Broadhurst of What Hap pened to Jones" was newspaper man be- fore he took to writing plays. newspaper man in a hustling western town is an inl- portant parsonage, and public men usually treat him or be prepared to take the con- sequences, especially if the journalist Is blessed with sense of humor as keen as that of Broadhursts. On one occasion
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dhis happened in North Dakota) he got up in the middle of the night, rode thirty miles on freight train in a snow storm to intercept man of political importance and interview him on a subject of great local interest. The politician, annoyed no doubt at being aroused from a sound sleep for two minutes interview, was more abrupt than courteous and used language scarcely fit for publication. Broadhurst naturally resented such treatment, after going to so much trouble to obtain the in- terview and he resolved to give the political gentleman a lesson in politeness. And he did it most effectively. In the next issue of his paper the interview itself took up about one inch, but it was preceded by a scare-head as follows: For Once He Spoke the Truth-Senator Says He Don't Know a D-n Thing About It.. D
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ASHFORD TRIAL ON JAN 25 Postponed Because of Browns Condition. CASE CALLED YESTERDAY Doctors Certificate Saying He Was Not Able to
 Attend and Would Not Be For
 Several Days.

The preliminary trial of T. T. Ashford Brown, on December 23, last, which was set for hearing before Judge Feagin yes- terday, was passed until January 25 As- sistant Solicitor Morrow presented the fol- lowing certificate when the case was called:
 Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 15 We hereby certify that in our opinion MT. Felix Brown will not be strong enough week (say, January 2O, and that he proba- ply will be able to attend then.
 DRS. WILSON & BROWN. He then asked that the hearing be post poned until January 25, which was so or dered by Judge Feagin.
 The shooting occurred in Rosenstihl's jewelry store, Brown receiving three wounds, one in the face, one in the arm, and one in the back, the bullet passing en- tirely through the body, coming out near the right nipple. The shooting is said to have been the result of a family feud Brown shot and killed a brother of Ash ford's at Courtland on December 31, 1896. Since the night of the shooting Brown has been at the Wilson & Brown infirmary, corner First avenue and Twenty-second street.
 A number of msdemeanor cases were heard by Judge Feagin, after the Ashford case had been disposed of Several cases preferred against parties by Tax Collector Gambill in connection with licenses and street tax were also tried.
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GOSSIP OF THE STREET
 AND HOTEL lOBBlES

A man with proverbial populistic whis- kerettes sat in the coach of train con- meeting Birmingham with suburban town. He had no companions, but he was bent on a conversation, and he made a regular "comedy of errors" for the passen- gers by his questions in regard to the nu- merous blast furnaces along the route Some fun-loving passenger pointed to row of shanties, remarking that case Of smallpox had just been removed therefrom. The old mans tongue ceased to wag very suddenly. He looked frightened, and then pulled an old slouch hat from his head and pressed it tight against his mouth and nos trils. The crowd Uttered, but the old man did not relax his grip until a full mile had been traversed. He then pulled It down with the remark:
 'Ill be durned if want any smallpox air goin' down me. I'd ruther 1t ud pass tho my ol wu hat fust."
 w. l.. Lease, prominent lawyer of Lin coin, Neb., is in the city to spend some time with his friend Superintendent R. H. Dwy- er of the rolling mills, and it is probable that he will locate in Birmingham.
 'Times are very dull in Nebraska" said the gentleman. Crops have been bad for several years and the people are heavily indebted to eastern capitalists. No, I haven't any special business enterprise on hand This is the first vacation have had in thirty years, and I am here enjoying your splendid country. Splendid, did say why it is marvellous and you have signs of prosperity that are not apparent in the northwest New buildings are going up and there is always the busy hum of in- dustry which Is sweet music for the ear of a westerner Birmingham is going to be more prosperous, however. Development will come all the time, and Bryan is going to be the president after 190O l am glad to see Alabamians enthusiastic for him just as Nebraskans are"
 Two madens were they as down the street they went on mischief bent. A s'dudelet" with "cigaretteet" between his youthful lips was standing on the corner. The maidens passed and the "dudelet sighed and the maidens smiled-not to pre- cipitate Irritation, but at the queer ap- pearance of the youth. He sauntered on after them with an opinion just the reverse. Everywhere the maidens went. there the "dudelet" was sure to go. He ventured near. "Oh, bootiful gulls, good afternoon" as his teeth shattered. so surprised was he at his own display of nerve.
 What is it?" asked Dolle, with her curly head right in her companions face, and the accent on the ''it''
 1T am sure I don't know, but I wouldn't
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have it if I was Eve and Adam was sitting on the bough of an apple tree, picking his own accompaniment on a mandolin and singing, There's only one girl in the world for me-" she replied loud enough to be heard, and the "dudelet" made his escape around the corner.
 Judge J. A. Bilbro, of Etowah county, who has been presiding in circuit court here for the past week, has created a furor among the local attorneys by converting court at a. m. and never later than S:30. Judge Bilbro is one of those men who does not believe in delay. He is all push and energy. The judge is little different from H. c. Speake who presdes in the eighth circuit, although the latter is quite an early riser. Judge Speake retires at dark unless something very extraordinary happens. He is up by o'clock in the morning, and be- fore breakfast he has covered the town in which he is holding court. He enjoys these long jaunts and always takes them, unless he Is i'll.
 Judge Bilbro is quite poular man in the Ninth district, and also has numerous friends in Birmingham. He will be can- didate for reelection and 1t is said will have little trouble in defeating all corners.
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almost ran, so eager were they to trace the scent to it's source.
 They followed it in a straight line to Third avenue and Nineteenth street, where a vision of tramps paradise met their bewildered gaze. Streams of whiskey, good corn whiskey, were flowing like water, and they had but to stoop and drink! They seized their tomato cans and attempted to fill them with the precious elixir, but a monster in human form standing by smote the cans with huge axe, and To, they could not drink!
 These streams of nectar were flowing from barrels, the heads of which were be- ing knocked out by one of Uncle Sam's trusted servants, and at evoSy blow the hoboes hearts sank.
 Made From Rotten Corn.
 It seems that about the first of December twelve barrels of whiskey were seized for taxes by the Government in Hanceville, Ala. This whiskey was not illegally dis titled. but was made at the still of c. A. Griffith who operates under a government license.
 These twelve barrels, it is said, were made from rotten corn and strong mineral water, the combination making a connection which not even the seasoned stomachs of Blount
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ing was left for the government to do but to destroy it. .. Accordingly Deputy Collector Hanlin ob- tained permission from Mayor Evans to empty it i'm the streets, which permit he immediately carried into execution. The barrels were rolled out on the Third ave- nue sidewalks, the heads driven in with an axe and the whole foo Or more gallons allowed to run into the gutter with the result described above.
 Everybody was glad to know that it was not Mir. Barnard's whisky that was de- stroyed. Some people thought that he had gone into the "wildcat' business and that the officers had gotten on to his game. But this was not the case.
 Mir. Hanlin's card printed below explains how the whisky happened to be in MT. Barnard's possession:
 Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 15, 1898. To Whom it May Concern:
 The whisky destroyed today at the whole sale liquor establishment of H. Barnard was not MT. Barnard's whisky. It was only stored at his place by the govern ment office about December l. 1897, having been levied on at a distillery in Blount county for taxes. The whisky not coming up to required proof it was disposed of &C., cording to law. w. c. HANLIN,
 Deputy Collector.
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VIII Be Completed.
ROLLO REMINDED TO JAIL.
After Hearing of Habeas Corpus Proceedings
 in Brown Crockery Case.

The hearing of the habeas corpus pro- ceeings in behalf of w. T. Rollo by Judge Wilkerson of the city court resulted in his being remanded back to jail under the same bond of $500 in the Brown Crockery com pany case.
 Tbe habeas corpus was instituted in con- nection with the case of grand larceny in which Rollo was bound over under a $500 bond on the charge of stealing silverware from the Brown Crockery company. Wit nesses were examined, MT. Brown testify ing that he did not sell Rolo the goods. Officer Rollo took the stand, making about the same statement he made at the pre- lminary trial before Judge Feagin. He testified that he had purchased the goods from MT. Brown and stated where and how he obtained the money.
 At the conclusion of the testimony Judge Wilkerson rendered his decision, binding Rollo over under a bond of $500. He stated that the testimony was not sufficient to convince beyond a reasonable doubt that the prisoner was guilty, but that he thought there was a probable cause, and would therefore remand the prisoner to await the action of the grand jury.
 It will be remembered that in binding Rollo over in this case Judge Feagin stated that he did not believe the evidence was sufficient to convict before a jury.
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Birmingham is to have a pretty novelty in the amusement line. The managers have secured the large store in the Wilson build ing, corner of Second avenue and Twenty first street, and will place there the cele- brated Crystal Maze. This wonderful n- vention is popular with the masses The Maze to be placed in this city is the same that created much excitement in New York at the corner of Broadway and Thirty eighth street for two years. No doubt the Maze will be a great success in our city as there never has been such an exhibition as the Maze with us.
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L. & N. RAILROAD,
The Only One Sticking to the Old Pay Car
 System-Personals.

The pay car of the Louisville and Nash vile railroad was in Birmingham yester- day. Several thousa and dollars were turned loose and the business men were benefited accordingly
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad is the only road entering Birmingham that still continues the custom of paying its employees in cash from pay car
 All the other roads the check system, and they will pay off some time during this week. They claim that the check sys- tenn has many advantages over the pay- car, saying that it does not necessitate the carrying of money around the country in a car and thus inviting robbers, and that their employees are not so likely to get drunk and spend their money all at once when they have a check as when they have the actual cash.
 These roads make out their payrolls on the first of every month and send them on to the headquarters of the road where they are audited and the cheeks made out and returned to the local offices for distribution. These checks are payable at certain Repositories, but are good at any bank.
 The Birmingham Railway and Electric company paid off it's employees yesterday.
 Railroad Personals.
 L. A. Camp, of Columbus Ga, travelling passenger agent of the Central of Georgia, was in the city yesterday.
 J. B. Bilups has returned from visit to Greenvil.e Miss.
 J. F. Snyder, hand and emigrant agent for the Southern, has returned from Wasf,p in,gton.
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SEWER PIPES
 ON A JAG F)ur Hundred Gallons of Orphan Whisky
 Did the Work. NO ONE WOULD PAY THE TAX And the Government Proceeded to Irfi-
 gate the DitChGS With it. MAYOR EVANS ISSUED A PERMIT To Allow it to Percuate Through the Big Sewers. twas Vile Connection of
 Rotten Corn and Strong Min era Water.
MAYOR EVANS ISSUED A PERMIT

If Birminghams sewer pipes are not on a rousing jag they can withstand lot more than the confirmed drunkard, for yesterday 400 gallons of the Kentuckians' elixir of life were sent dashing through them.
 Every hobo in Birmingham was there. They caught the scent of whiskey and came in droves from far and near Not even the tempting warmth of the coke ovens could hold them, and some of them
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county could stand. Mr. Grifflth very prop erly refused to pay the government tax. It was therefore seized by one of the gov ernment deputy collectors, ". c. Hanlin, and placed in a Hanceville warehouse.
 Henry Barnard of this city said he would pay the taxes on the whisky if it was worth it. and as the expense of guarding the worthless stuff in Hanceville was not a lit
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For all of our 10-cent wall n HsHNlN papers, with wids borders. Nice gilt papers at z, and 10 E OnJA cents. Elegant leather papers H HUH at 20. 25 and 30 cents a roll
 worth 50 to 60 cents. Colby & Rolls Dissolution of Partnership Sale. 2023 First avenue
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Hermitage's work this week is all right. Look out for next Sundays issue. Her. mitage, the painter, Birmingham, Ala.
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Former Lord Mayor Dead.

London, Jan. 15.-Sir Polydore DeKeyser who was lord mayor of London during the years 1SS7-SS, is dead. He was born in 1882
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It matters not where you live you can have the Age-Herald delivered to your home every for IS cents a week.
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Take the best when you need medicine blood purifier. a'f
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SCREENS nND BLINDS.
 J. H. DEHDERlCK,
REPRESENTING WELLER MFG. CO,
 MILWAUKEE, WIS,

Manufacturers of Wire Doors and Window Screens. Inside Sliding, Folding and Venetian Blinds. Will be at Florence Hotel several days and will be pleased to call and exhibit models, etc.. to parties interested. 1-10-2t
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-04-08

Friday afternoon large party of be-
tween nifty and sixty gathered at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs Damon
Snow to an old fashioned sugaring OF.
As is usual at such times the party was
jolly one and did full justice to the
sugar which was of a fine quality. Mr..
and Mrs. Snow have many old things to
show to their friends in the way of china.
and three very old clocks, one at least
being over hundred years old. The al
ternoon was enjoyed by all.
A big fire occurred at East Concord last
Saturday night which destroyed the
Church, boarding house, and several
dwellings, also the post Office and {. D..
Roots store. At this writing we have
not heard the cause of the fire.
{. H. Frizzell has purchased the Baxter
Smith house near Mrs. Kings and will
move his family there soon.
The promenade concert last week
Wednesday evening was success. A
large number of young people were pres
ent and they had very jolly time.
DR.. Leith of Lancaster was in town
Saturday.
Clinton Hartshorn and wife are expect.
ing to go to housekeeping soon in the
Brown tenement.
The listers are now on the war path,
and Judging by the conversation we hear
number OF our people are getting on
their war paint. We hope they are lit
tie too previous, as we don't want any
war If we can help it.
Last Saturday afternoon sixty of their
friends were invited to the lovely home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Silsby to eat new
sugar, doughnuts, etc. A friend asked
Mr.. Silsby where he found such fine sugar
and he answered that he grew it in his
orchard" We all had a real jolly good
time and wish to return thanks to our
jolly host and hostess.
Mrs. Howard Coburn went to the hos
pital i'll Portland for medical treatment
last Tuesday. DR.. Brietling accompanied
her. She is now doing we'll
Mrs. Lougee returned to her home in
Newport Monday of this week.
We came near having sweeping con-
fagration here last Friday afternoon
by the burning out of the chimney OF
Browns store. The root took fire two
or three times but was quickly extin-
guished by the timely arrival of men and
ladders. A high wind was blowing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-04-08
West Concord.

About | O'Clock on the morning of
March 80, the Chair Stock Factory of c..
H. Dudley was entirely destroyed by fire.
When first discovered the engine room
was completely enveloped i'll the flames.
There was a total destruction of all the
machinery. About two car loads of fin
isled stock was also in the building. The
loss is heavy, there being only light i'll
surance. Very fortunately no other build
ings were involved in the contiagratiou.
There is a favorable prospect OF the re-
building of the mill.
Late in the evening of April 2 there was
a heavy fire at East Concord, which de-
stroyed the store of {. d. Root, the NJ.
L. Church. and three dwelling houses.
The fire originated in Roots building. His
loss will be from $4,000 to $4,000. No
insurance. We understand the Churcf,
was insured,
+, w. Wetherbee is in town for a few
days.
James Dunn moved TO Monroe, N. H.,
April 2.
John Davis is i'll very poor health.
w. L. Douglass has purchased the farm
and stock of Ellery Ford.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-04-08
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Taken on execution against Nathan Beechcr
and to be sold at public auction, Monday
the 25th day of April next at l O'Clock i'll
the forenoon at the post Office at Beecher
Falls in the town of Canaan, County of ES
sex and State OF Vermont all the right in
equity which he said Nathan Beecher had
the I'd day OF March, A. D. 1897, the day
OH which the was attached on mesne
process, now have, of red.eming certain
mort ga ged real estate situated at Beecher
Falls in said Canaan, the folio wing described
real estate to wit: The premises formerly
known as the Clement and Beecher store,
bounded on the east by the highway leading
from the villa &c OF Beecher Falls to Canaan
village in the town of Canaan, on the west
by the Maine Central Railroad on the north
by the premises oil Nathan Bcccher, on the
south by premises formerly owned by Nor
man Young also the premises now occupied
by N. w. Becchcr bounded on the north by
premises formerly owned by Is. n. Owens, on
the east by highway before mentioned, on
the south ny store premises first described.
on the west by aforesaid railroad; the first
mentioned premises containing about one
half acre, and the second parcel about one
fourth acre with dwelling house thereon.
Dated at Canaan this 18th day of Febru-
AIRY, A. ID. 1898.
Attest-C. N. GREEN deputy Sheriff.