The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE

The marriage of Miss semmes, The daugh-
/ ter of Judge oliver Semmes Of Mobile, to
| Percy Finlay, young lawyer of Memphis,
| is of something more than passing interest,
| Il view of the fact that the bride is the
| granddaughter of Raphael Semmes, the
| immortal commander of the Alabama. Her
| father is, and has been for many years,
| THE judge of the city court of Mobile, and
| is the worthy son of an illustrlous father.
| Two sisters of Judge Semmes married
| Memphis men, and so his daughter goes
| as a bride to dwell where there are repre-
| sentatives of her race. Judge Semmes is
| personally a man of many charming traits
| of character, and it scarcely needs to be
| said that the daughter adorned the So
| ciety of a City that is famous for beautiful
| and brilliant women She was born to a
| name cherished by Alabamians as pre-
cious heritage from a glorious past; and
| all these people will wish for her as wife
all manner of good things. Her full name,
Amante Electra, Is poetic and suggestive
of romance; and now as bride she is in
| the full fiood-tlde of the poetry and pathos
| of human life. The splendid deeds of her
ancestors fill great volume of the world
| history; and The world hopes the story of
| her joy will occupy princey space in the
record Of human happiness. Full-crowned
| wifehood is of more consequence than all
| the thunder of all the guns that ever
sped death on land or sea. 50 This fair
bride of fair Mobile, this daughter of
southern chivary, shall speed along the
daffodii way right joyously
Reference to Raphael semmes leaves
very pleasing import. DR.. Joseph Greene
of Birmingham was with Dewey in the ma
val battle of Manila. He is attached to
the Marine Hospital service, and was the
surgeon of the Mccullough that May day
when Dewey found fame. DR.. Greene is
younger brother of Judge Samuel Greene,
the noted judge of the criminal court and
OF Mr.. Paul Greene. Judge Greene has a
nine-year-old son, Samuel the younger.
AS matter of course, in the family circle
there has been great deal of talk about
Manila and Dewey, and DIR. Greene. who
has recently spent several weeks with his
brothers, and VINO proceeds Immediately to
Germany to stand guard against the in
PRODUCTION of plague into the United States.
This talk about great events and loved
one has proved to be intensely interesting
to young Samuel In his mind, Dewey was
commonplace as compared with his Uncle
joe. The other night the youngster was
SHOWN portrait of Admiral Dewey, and
asked to say whose portrait it was.
That's the man that helped Uncle Joe
whip the Spaniards!" he shouted exult
antly.
Judge Greene, Hon. John Mcqueen, DR..
George Eubanks and George w. Sherling
nave returned from a hunting expedition to
the low grounds along Teusas bayou in
Louisiana. They were the guests of A. E.
kinds in Madison parish, and there is not
the slightest excuse for doubling that they
mad great sport and a good time generally.
John Mcqueen says that the party slew six
deer, one bear, thirteen coons and one hun
dred and seventy duck and a great quantity
of other game. Pressed for particulars as
to the deer, Mr.. Mcqueen acknowledged
that the death of at least two of the deer
was suppositional One big buck, high
antlered and lusty, which fell to Judge
Greenes gun, "booded' the ground near
where he was shot and sped through the
| forest A darkey was seen afterwards who
| saw the buck three miles down the bayou,
and his tongue out. The inference clearly
| is that the buck died from the effects of
Judge Greene's shot. Mr. Mcqueen himself
| shot another deer fatally. He knows that
the shot was fatal, for two or three days
afterwards a dead deer was found several
| miles away; and there could not be any rea-
sonable doubt that 1t was the deer at which
| Mr.. Mcqueen took his deadly aim.
|
All accounts agree that the Birmingham
Nimrods were treated by Mr. Kinds and his
hospitable neighbors in most hostile"
manner, and that they had great good
time Mr.. Kinds was regardful of their ev-
cry comfort. Weary of the chase, they
| whipped the waters where fish actually
| laughed to be caught. So, with vast plen-
| ty of fish, venison, bear fat, ducks, coon
and other game, they Toasted right royalty.
| There was Total lack of spirituous refresh
ments but this statement made quite with
out reserve, is not meant to cast doubt up
on the successful sport or the joyousness Of
| the good time which fell to the men of Bir-
mingiham. 1t is proper to say that the man.
ner in which the bear was slain has not yet
| been made quite clear. The bear was slain;
| but just how or by whom are matters for
| further investigation. Another bear was
| shot at, and presumably wounded, and like
| wise presumably the bear retired into the
dense thicket of the swamp and there gave
up the ghost beyond the reach even of Bir-
mingham hunters. The thirteen coons were
| very properly killed at night. The one hun
bred and seventy duck-but that is a long
| story
Yesterday was the forty-eighth anniver-
| sary of the birth of the good John HerZfeld,
| the Nineteenth street furniture dealer, and
! he received more presnts than the num-
1 Der of years he has dwelt upon the earth.
One he priced most highly was superb
i dressing robe, the gift of the employees in
his establishment. Mr.. Herzfeld is a bust
ness man of great energy and deserves the
profitable trade which he has won for him
self His house is one of the oldest now ex-
listing in Birmingham He came here
nearly twenty years ago, and has prospered