The age-herald., 1901-10-04
COUNCIL DIFFERS
 STREET GRADING tuscaloosa Elks Preparing for
 Their Carnival ENGAGE GOOD ATTRACTIONS Wedding of Miss Bessie Browne To Robert Pittman of Birmingham Announced-Miss Elvira Minge
 Weeds Robt. H. Cochrane.
ENGAGE GOOD AT FRACTIONS

Tuscaloosa, October 3.-(Spec1al.) )-Ihe city council met last night, but the mat ter of establishing a grade level for Greensboro sand other streets was not acted on. but will come up at an ad- Journed meeting to be held next week. An extra policeman was ordered em- ployed for the purpose of ''arresting" vagrant cows and horses Ahe matter of a filter for the pumping station of the water works company was brought up and Superintendent Mccormick assured the board that the filter will be in in the course of few months. The board then recessed subject to the call of the mayor, which will be immediately after the county commissioners nominate three men for dispenser one of whom the aldermen wilf elect at once.
 Manager John G. Brady of the Elks' Street Fair and Carnival has secured the Fifth Regiment band of Atlanta for the fair next week. MT. Brady has also closed with two or three attractions which will make a total of about one dozen in addition to the free shows. One of the attractive features of the carnival is the tournament contest between Charles Allen, editor of lne Sumter Sun, and John Oliver of Columbus, Miss, for s100 per side on October g. MT. Allen is champion of Alabama and MT. Oliver is champion of Mississippi.
 Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Browne to the marriage of her daughter Miss Bessie, to MT. Robert Futile Pittman of Birmingham at her residence in this place Wednesday morn ing, October 16 at o'clock. MT. Pittman is one of the chemists for the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, while his bride-to-be is a daughter of the late Judge Newberne II. Browne and cousin to the present probate juoge, James c. Browne.
 The marriage of Miss Elvira Minge of Lan. vile. haie county, to Robert H. Cochrane of tn4s place was celebrated at the country home of the brides mother yesterday afternoon a. 8 o'clock. The home was beautifully decorated and the ceremony was performed in the drawing room which was arranged in the shape of a chapel. White roses and green leaves predominated in the decorations. The bridal party entered from the rear hall and proceeded to the drawing room where the Rev. J. J. harris performed the ceremony. The bridal party was composed as follows: Maid of honor, Miss Melville Minge; best man. c. c. Simpson; ring bearer, Master Henry Bethea flower girls, Misses Bessie Evans and Gladys Bailey; bridesmaids, Misses Fannie Minge, Bessie Minge, Melville Minge Mary Gladden. Minge Pattie Hob- son, Lucy Harris, Louise Garber and Alice Wyman; groomsmen. J. D. Max well. T. H. Wildman, R. H. Little, R. H. Duggar. Jr., Chadwick Minge, George Brown, Frank Fitts and Dr. Aston Fitts.
 Immediately after the ceremony an ele- gant luncheon was served after receiv- ing the congratulations of their assem- bled friends and relatives MT. and Mrs. Cochrane left for Tuscaloosa, leaving here on the early morning train for Buff falo and the east. The bride is a repre- sentative of one of the foremost families in that section. MT Cochrane is connect ed with the banking house of j. H. F'itts and Company of this place. and is also a member of the firm of Cochrane and Simpson.