The age-herald., 1901-05-24
TUSCALOOSA.
Coal Company Purchases a Steamer.
 Commencements.

Tuscaloosa, May 23.-(Special.)-The Warrior Coal Company has purchased the steamer Martha M, and will run a reg ular packet line from this place to points south of Tuscaloosa. The first run of the Martha M was made today, and its des- tination was Demopolis, with Josh Baker as captain. This will give Tuscaloosa quite convenience in the way of river freight and passenger transportation. As soon as all of the locks are completed on the Warrior river this character of busi- ness will be greatly increased.
 The Kettledrum Club met this after noon with Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce and enjoyed very pleasant evening. This was Mrs. Bryce's birthday, and the mem bers of the club remembered their hos tess with many kind thoughts and wishes. A reception will be rendered Dr. and Mrs Van Lear, the Presbyterian minis ter and wife, Friday evening at the res- idence of Major Spence.
 The programme for the Central Female College commencement has been pub lished and is as follows: Friday evening, primary exercises; Sunday morning, com mencement sermon by Rev. F. H. Ker- foot of Atlanta; Monday evening" Clion- ian Literary Society entertainment; Tuesday evening, grand concert; We'd nesday evening. graduating exercises, address by pr. A. c. Davidson of Birm- ingham and delivery of diplomas by the president.
 The Tuscaloosa Female College com mencement closed yesterday with the .raduating exercises in the chapel of the college. A feature of the morning exer- cises was the eloquent literary address of President Homer Bush of the Andrew Female College of Cuthbert, Ga The grand concert Tuesday night was well attended, and the programme was high grade one and appealed to all lovers of instrumental and vocal music.
 The iust meeting of the Up-to-Date Club until fall was held with Mrs. Glenn Fos- ter and was very agreeable one.
 Col. w. w. Pinckard of Birmingham was in the city last night and today on business. Colonel Pinchard is interested in Tuscaloosa County mineral lands, and 1t Is likely that he will become still larger holder in them. He is stockholder in the De Bardeleben Coal and Coke Com pany, which is now at work at Dudley, in , this county. Hugo Friedman and J. Ward Stickney have accepted positions with the Central Iron and Coal Company at Searles. They are civil engineers and will be connect ed with that department of the new company, which is doing a great deal to develop the coal lands of the north and Coal Company is making strenuous efforts to secure the extension of the Tidewater branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad from Tidewater to Brookwood and Searles. It is now thought that this company win succeed in inducing the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to build this track, which is conceded to mean a fur name for Tuscaloosa.
 Col F. M Jackson of Birmingham is in the city, having come down to attend the closing exercises of the Tuscaloosa Female College, of which he is a great friend. u.
 The programme for the commencement exercises of the University of Alabama has been issued and is as follows:
 Baccalaureate sermon, Sunday. June g.
 Monday, June 3. annual address by Col Joel c. DuBoss and annual meetings of