The age-herald., 1900-12-22
THE LAST WORKING
 DAY OF THE YEAR
So Far as the Courts Are Con-
 Cerned'
VERDICTS AND JUDGEMENTS
Two New Lawyers-Jury Making Up Their Minds on a Damage Suit. Sale of Eight Hundred Acres
 of Land for $27,724.

The courts are winding up the dockets preparatory for the Christmas holidays After today they will not be in session un- til the second of January Register in Chancery Garrett has sold 800 acres of land under order of the court. A corporation gets a verdict, and defendant wins two out of three suits.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court yesterday John P. Evans and Wm. A. Jackson were admitted to practice law.
 In the case of Hattie A. Daniels vs. the Birmingham Railway and Electric Compa- ny, verdict was rendered for defendant. A consent judgment of $176SO was entered in the case of Chambers McAdory vs. w. M. Garner.
 Three cases were tried of the Alabama National Bank vs. Walter Moore In one case there was a verdict for defendant, an- other was non-suited and the third resulted in verdict of $1,5O6SS
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of Mrs. w. o. Miller, who is suing the Birmingham Railway and Electric Compa- ny for -S15,000 damages for alleged personal injuries went to the jury yesterday after noon.
 The case of Henry Simpson vs. United States Iron Pipe &.d Foundry Company, is on trial.
 In the second division of the City Court a judgment of $39.S9 was rendered in the case of R. l.. Mitchell vs J. T. Myrick. A judg ment of $50 was rendered in the case of N. R. Fielding vs. Western Union Telegraph Company. The bill was dismissed in the case of T. Y. Huffman ys. United States Savings and Loan Company.
 In the two cases of William G. Beckley against the United States Saving and Loan Company and Pierre Chavagnat against the same, decrees were rendered sustaining plaintiffs right to recover as claimed in the bill, and a reference was ordered to ascertain the amount due The principle involved in both cases. is the same as that in the Falls case.
 William Nelson has filed suit against J. M. fowler for 5000 damages for an al- legged assault and battery committed on plaintiff by defendant on December IS, 1900, defendant being an officer of the law, and plaintiff alleges that he beat him unlaw- fully.
 U. s. Court. Two damage suits were filed yesterday in the United States Court, both against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com- pany. One plaintiff was J. B. Selman, ad- ministrator of the estate of Eugene Sel- man, deceased, and the other was Irene Walker
 A petition in bankruptcy was filed by Daniel Burson.
 Court Items.
 E. E. Greeneaf, deputy clerk of tho United States Court at Huntsville, is in the city.
 Register in Chancery W. c. Garrett yes terday sold some valuable property near Powderly. Eight hundred acres known as were sold under order of court in the case of Emma S. Drennen ct al. vs. Joseph H. Woodword ct al. The property brought $27 PA, some of 1t selling as high as s10O an acre. The purchasers were l.. J. c. Drennen, R. G. Hewitt, w. I. Grubb, R. H. Bannister and A. H. Woodward.
 Marriage licenses were issued to Archie Harris and Samantha Russell, John Q. c. Martin and Blanche l.. Boomer. John A. McPherson and Amanda Short Seaborn T. Pearson and Fannie Turney.
 
 Building Trades Council. The Building Trades Council will hold a