The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
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IfdVel ana VlSlL thy lrleHuS.
Thou hast a chequered birthday and
thy affairs will cause thee much anxiety;
those in employ will lose it,"
"a child born on this day will not be
fortunate in employ, but will be contin-
ually changing its situations"
Astrologer Raphaels prophecies for Mon
day, September 10, 1900:
"Travel, ask favors, and seek work"
Beware of sickness; in thy business thou
wilt succeed with care; but run no risks"
THE young will court"
"a child born on this day will be FORUM
ate and rise in life, yet will not be rich as
it will lose or spend its money as fast as
it will earn It."
1.-THE Robert E. Lee who is about to pro-
coed TO canvass Virginia for Bryan and
Stevenson is not a son of the illustrious
Confederate General, as has been stated,
but is grandson of the great Lee"
virginian said. This Robert E. Lee,Jr..
as he is called is son of the late William
II. F. Lee, for several terms a member of
Congress from the Alexandria district and
one of the ablest men who has ever served
Virginia in a civil capacity since the war.
The namesake of the great Confederate
commander is said to be young gentle
man of considerable culture and oratorical
ability, and, bearing the name he does, will
doubtless be of much assistance to the
Democrats of Virginia
The splendid Walker building at First
avenue and Twenty-first street, the prop
erty of Hon. William A. Walker, has been
leased for a term of years to Robert Good
all and Murray Brown of Nashville, who
have formed the firm of Goodall, Brown &
Co., for the purpose of engaging in the
wholesale drygoods business in Birming-
| ham. They will open for business in the
| Walker building on the LIST of December.
I'VE shall do all in our power to extend
| and build up the wholesale trade of Bir-
| mingham; we shall strenuously and intel
| ligently endeavor to bring trade to Biz
| mingham,' said Mr.. Goodall yesterday.
| I'VE shall have a wholesale stock of dry
| goods worthy of the greatest cities"
Mr.. Goodall and Mr.. Brown have long
| been known as amongst the most publicly
| acquainted and most successful CONNER
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amongst the highest paid. They are mas
| ters of their business, and personally de-
serve the extraordinary public esteem and
| goodwill which they enjoy.
| The opening of this great drygoods
| house is another proof of the growing bus
| mess of growing Birmingham. Amongst
other enterprises, two new and large shoe
houses are about to be opened in Second
hatx.,o CIV ND
Twentieth street. and large grocery house
in Twentieth street between Second ave-
| nue. and Third avenue.
Hon. Frank L. Pettus was in Birmng-
ham yesterday on his way to Blount
| Springs, whittier he went in the afternoon.
| 1t is a matter of regret to all Alabamians
| that the health of Mr.. Pettus is very I'M
| satisfactory. He has been critically i'll
| for two weeks with a renewed attack of
| rheumatism, from which unspeakably pain
| full affliction he has long suffered. Mr..
| Pettus friends here were grieved yester-
day to observe the evidences of his suf-
firing; though it is comforting to know
that he is greatly improved and that there
is cheering promise of still greater i'm
| provement Few men are so close to the
| people of Alabama is Frank Pettus.
| Immediately after Colonel ]. M. Falkner
accepted the presidency of the Alabama
! State Fair Association on Friday, and
agreed to undertake the task of preparing
| for the opening of mammoth State Fair
| and Mineral Exhibit by the first of No
| vember, he appointed Former Mayor Frank
| V. Evans superintendent of the mineral
exhibit, with instructions to begin work
Immediately. By o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mr. Evans had secured four car loads
| of exhibits upon his list, and all day yes
| terday he was busily at work soliciting the
| aid and encouragement of mine operatS--,
| and others interested in the mineral re-
| sources of Alabama. Mr.. Evans mas al
| ready listed displays of coal, iron ore, coke,
| gold, copper, graphite pirates, slate, mar
BILE, and other minerals of Alabama, and
| promises to present the finest exhibit of
| the kind ever shown in the Southland eu
| from Alabama. 1t is the purpose of Pres
| ident Falkner and the directors of the State
| Fair to make this permanent mineral
| exhibit, and those interested in the ma
| terial development of Alabama should Lend
| every encouragement to the enterprise.
| Mr.. Evans, who is one of the most COM
petent of all men, will give full personal
| time and attention to this work from now
until the opening of the fair, and all who
have minerals which they desire to exhibit
should correspond with him on the subject.
| He will promptly answer all communica-
tons and will visit communities or indlvid-
uals in any part of the State with view
| to giving all useful information.
.
Railroad Commissioner Foster of Louis
| lana is in town visiting his old college
mate, Solicitor H. p Hefiin with whom he
has been spending pleasant vacation in
| Tennessee.
Senator Hugh Morrow has reluctantly
| quilted Blount for his law Office in town.
The Rev. Father Lennon, who directs the
extensive building operations of the Sis
| tiers of Charity, arrived in Birmingham
| yesterday, coming direct from Norfolk,
| Va, where magnificent hospital is being