The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE

''You remember Lep Plau, and you will
| be CHAD to know that he is prospecting"
| said r. Gumpf at the Morris. "Lep Plaut
isNworth half million, If he is worth
penny He went into the gas and electric
light fixtures manufacturing business in
| East Twenty sthird street, New York, and
now he employs over six hundred men. Lep
is rich man, and I am glad of it, said
! Mr.. Gumpf. And the information he con-
veys will give great deal of pleasure in
Alabama Very few Alabamians know per-
sonally Mr.. Plaut, but thousands remember
gratefully and affectionately Mrs. Plaut.
| who was the Miss Frances Strassburger, of
| Montgomery, the fair and brilliant daugh-
ter of Herman Strassburger, now of New
| York. No fairer woman, none more beau
! tiful or more gracious has lived within the
| state or left it. Her marriage, fifteen years
| ago, was a great event in Montgomery.
| The synagogue at Motion and Church
streets, was crowded with spectators, there
being many Christians there and no bride
more beautiful ever went to any altar in
| any church in any land. AT the time every
| body in Montgomery regarded beautiful
| Frances Strassburger with affectionate con-
| sideration. Lep Plaut, the strong, faithful
| and affedtionate man of the yesteryears.
| and rich man of today, was, at the time of
! his marriage, connected with Butterick's
| fashion patterns house and had charge of
| the firms store in Regent street, London.
! The young husband and wife took house
| in Portsdown Road, Mazda Vale, west, and
| there they dispensed the most gracious and
most beautiful hospitality ever known in
| London outside of Marlborough House,
| over which presides "thou daughter of the
sea-kings from over the sea-" There is a
multitude of Alabamians who remember
| the Miss Frances Strassburger Mr. Plaut
| has recently purchased a splendid residence
| in Madison avenue, and will remove to 1T
| from his leased house In Lexington avenue.
| Some historian, perhaps it was Gibbon,
| tells us that horse in battle. maddened
| with fright, actually bit off the face of a
| soldier of the enemy. Many stories are
| related of the bravery and the fear evil
| denced by maddened horses. Yesterday
| morning there was striking illustration
| of horses madness in fright and flight.
On account of some cause this horse be-
| came frightened while attached to ve-
| hicfe at Nineteenth street and Morris ave-
nue., and the animal plunged madly down
Ninteenth street, causing great consterna-
ton. The vehile-was upset and at Second
avenue and Nineteenth street it struck
buggy, turning it over and throwing its oc-
cupants into the muddy street. Pursuing
his way the maddened horse saw two men
standing on the sidewalk on Second ave-
| nue. between Eighteen and Nineteenth
streets, and made for them in terrible pas
| sion. The men ran up a stairway near by,
and the horse actually attempted to follow
| them; but after mounting several steps the
| Infatuated beast fell back exhausted Mel
| at that time secured control of the animal,
| and he became subdued.
| John Roszell of Clay county, and John
| Cahill, who is well known in Birmingham,
| have purchased large section of land in
| Clay that is richly stored with IRON pyrites;
! and they intend to proceed at once to the
| development of the property. If 1t turns
| out it is expected to do, both men will
be rich. The iron pyrtes are used for the
| production of sulphuric acid and for other
| purposes in chemistry, and are also en-
| ployed in the production of high grade steel.
| The property acquired by Messrs. Roszell
| and Cahill is eleven miles from the line
| of the Central Railroad of Georgia, and
| they are confident that its great value will
lead ultimately to the building of a spur
track by the Central.
| GIon. Joseph ]. Willett and Hon. John NJ
Caldwell, of Admission, were in town yes
| terday.
| Former Representative Almon, of Sum
| ter, was in Birmingham yesterday.
| State Senator Thomas S. Soweli, of
| Walker, one of the best of good fellows
upon this continent, is in town. Senator
| Sowell is hold-over senator, and will have
vote for United States senator next No
| vember.
|
| in town yesterday.
Joseph Moncrief, of Lowndes, formerly
a citizen of Birmingham, for Whom was
named Moncref station, South Highlands,
was named, is in Birmingham.
1.-THE mercantile interests of Birming-
ham were remarkably prosperous in 1899,
| but they promise to be even more prosper
| Gus this year. said prominent member
of the Boar of Trade. while retail trade
has been somewhat quiet this week, it was
| exceedingly brisk the week before Money
was never so plentiful hereabouts as it is
| now"
Sidney j. Bowie, of Admission, was in
the city yesterday.
Hon. Francis L. Pettus and Mrs Pettus,
| of Selma, are at the Morris.
Former Congressman Howard, of Fort
Payne, who is being urged by the populists
to become candidate for the United States
senate, is in the city, and says that he has
come to no decision as to his proposed