The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-19
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known to Colonel Altman's personal friends
that he would be pleased to secure the .
nomination; but none seems to know wheth-
er Colonel Altman will ask the democratic
party to name him for the highest office
of the state. There Is this to be said in
truth about Colonel Altman, that no man is
more deserving than he of the peoples
trust, and it is not venturesome. to state
that he would prove worthy of any public
trust. He is one of the strong, true, brave
spirits that have contributed to the political
supremacy of Jefferson county. Whilst this
cannot be considered news, inasmuch as
the facts well known, it will be accept
ed as fact regarding one of the best
of all the good citizens of the first
county of the first state of all the southern
ssterhood in the union of the great nation
to which all Americans swear glad allie
| glance. .5..6 7 III
| Talking about Americans of the Ameri-
| cans it is not inappropriate to recall GER
| tain statements heretofore printed in The
| Age-Herald respecting the Jefferson Volun-
| teers a volunteer company distinguished in
| the national guard of Alabama. 1t has
been The Age-Herald's privilege to attempt
| to pay just tribute to this company. The
other day something not adequate was
printed concerning the superb armory of
| the company in First avenue. Now comes
| a formal invitation from the Jefferson Vol
| unteers Ito be present at the opening of
| their armory, Tuesday, October a. 1899,
| at $3.50 O'Clock p. M There will be dane
| ing from II to 1870 p. M. The gallant citi-
| zen soldiers mean that their guests may
dance, if they like, from II o'clock p. m.
/ to 1890 o'clock a. m. The Jefferson Volun-
| teers have perhaps the handsomest quarters
| possessed by any national guard company
of the SOUTH and they pay for their own
accommodation. An appreciative communi-
ty will not fail to pay the tribute of just
| praise to the Jefferson Volunteers.
|
Edmund Terence Curran. worthy bearer
of great name, has been formally and ac-
cording to the law, admitted to the privi-
lege of practicing law in Alabama Mr..
| Curran becomes a member of the bar of
| Birmingham, and there is none at the local
| bar who will not wish him well. Mr.. Cur
ran is not native here, to this local
| manner born He comes from New York,
| after distinguished university career, and
| elects to make birmingham his home. He
is young man of many rare gifts of in
tellect and of goodness of heart He is
pleased here and will prove himself to be
| pleasing to all men whom he shall know.
| He has many gifts that please He Is
| right royal gentleman, is Mr.. Curran.
Clyde Shropshire, of Atlanta is in Brm-
ingham. Mr.. Shropshire comes hther
| casionally, but not so frequently as those
| men who know him best would like best for
| him to come. He for several years
| yiee-consul general of the United States
| at Paris, whittier "all good Americans go
after DEATH" and thousands of Mr.. Shrop-
shre's compatriots owe him debts for cour-
tesies that may not be numbered. He is
| a polished scholarly man of the world,
| cyclopaedist in truth, and one of the best
all around good fellows He bears about
him the charm of culture, and is possessed
of that gifts now unhappily rare-he is
| good converse tionalist. The Scotch would
! say of him, The is a good sort" which Is
| equivalent to the more ebullient American
designation, you are all right my boy;
| God bless you'll"
| Bob Burdette tarred mere day or two.
and has passed on his bright way or hope
and life and laughter. No gentler truer.
| drawer soul makes bright this world. In
that soft voice of his there is a ring of
| pathos, nope, love, and trust not surpassed
by any man who talks to the American
public He is the most charming of all
| the urea cheers of the doctrine of cheerful
ness Yet no man has walked thornier
| path of suffering. About him is the glow
and the CLEAN of love tested in the white
| heated crucible. Upon his radiant face is
| emolazoned the Sign of the Cross as love
accepts The token of ttae redemption. There
| shall come aither shortly Father Stafford
| a high priest of light and learning and
| leading For the first time Birmingham is
to have the notable privilege of listening
to ple golden words OF Father Stafford. He
comes Burdette came, in the local Ly
| eeum course.
P. Sid Jones, the restless and indefatig-
able Louisville and Nashville immigra ton
| agent, is spending two or three days in
| Nashville 1t is scarcely possible to know
today where Mr.. JONES will be tomorrow.
For him there is never a morrow; it is
| always today. He is deeply interested in
Vinemont, culman, Crosby, and more
Things generally than you could shake a
| stick at"
Captain III. C. Reynolds, of Montevallo
was in town yesterday.
Colonel A. NJ Shook and Mrs. Shook, who
were recently the victims of a carriage
accident in Nashville, continue to improve.
Colonel Shook hopes to be present at the
beginning of steel making by the great
| plant at Ensley about four weeks hence.
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