The age-herald., 1898-10-23

banner with the words: Patriotism. Pro- lection and Prosperity" The moving of the 1 headquarters from Birmingham here. it Is | said, caused much dissa tisfaction among bTmlngham republicans, but leaders of the party here claim that there will be a very neaVy republican vote from this section There will be an important meeting of the district republican executive committee held at the headquarters here on Monday
 waiter K. McAGory, clerk of the circuit court, has appointed w. L. Howard chief clerk of the court in Birmingham, a posi- ton which MT. Howard has held for many years. Mir. McAdory has appointed James MeAdory of this place clerk of the Besse- mer division of the circuit court, succeed- ing Bruce Ragsdale. All of them enter upon their duties on the third of November
 AL o'clock this morning Mir. and Mrs, John Reynolds, who reside on the corner of Dartmouth avenue and Twenty-second street were awakened to find their house in names. The house was a small cottage, but recently erected. and burned rapidly 10 the ground. 1t was the property of Mir. Reynolds, and there was no insurance on 1t or the furniture. Nearly everything In the house was saved, except the kitchen furniture. The origin of the fire is mys- tery, but it is supposed to have started from smouldering cinder on the roof.
 A handsome lamp which is on exhibition Tn window of the Lewis -Rorden Hardware company Is being voted, at 10 cents a vote, so eAiS AAfoSt PoPuidt yOuHB ldQy Tn BSSSG- mer. The proceeds will go toward defray. ing the debt on the Methodist parsonage.
 The funeral of Frank Seems, who died Ihursday at Raimund, took place this afternoon at o'clock. The interment was In Union cemetery.
 There was d large attendance at tha meeting of the Young Peoples Baptist union at the residence of Mrs. w. D. Perry last night.
 The Rev. George L. Jenkins will preach a special sermon to men at the city hall to- morrow afternoon at o'clock.
 The Montezuma university now has 125 pupils, about twenty-five of whom are boarding pupils. A full company has bern formed and the boys are receiving military instruction under Captain Theo. JohnsaE. uniforms have been ordered, and are ex- pected in few days. The pupils of the university now issue regularly a monthly paper called the "Montezumian," of which MISS Aurelia Jones is the edtor-in-chief 1t is very creditabe sheet
 The new residence of Lawyer L. Y. Lips comb in Arlington, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. is rapidly nearing conn pletion, and when finished will be one of the prettiest homes in town.
 The people of Bessemer are showing A marked desire to own homes of their own here, which has not been the case 10 any great extent beforee. A numbr of very af. tractive new residences here have been erected within the last few months. one reason for this may be that the land com pany has greatly reduced the price of lots. enabling many to buy who before found it impossible. At the same time desirable houses to rent are in steady and constant demand, while tenement houses for tha lower classes are rented as soon as finished. and yield large Der cent on the invest. ment.
 F. B. Nichols, who expected to be in town for several days longer, was called s,,d3 denly to St. Louis yesterday by importanK business.
 Harrington Heflin, of Birmingham, is in town on bushes today,
 Dr. H. T. Hefiin who has been attendina family reunion in Roanoke, is expected back tonight.