The age-herald., 1901-11-27
TUSCALOOSA AIDS
 4 NEW RAILROAD.
Subscribes Money Towards the
 Birmingham 6 Vicksburg
FOOTBALL TEAM PRACTICES
Manager McQueen and Coach Harvey Confident That the Team Will Win in the Game Thursday
 With Tennessee.

Tuscaloosa, November 26.-(Special)- An important citizens meeting was held at the court house last night in the in- terest of the Birmingham and Vicksburg Railroad. The committee was presided over by Dr. George Little for many years state geologlst of Mississippi, and familiar with the territory through which the proposed Birmingham and Vicksburg is to pass.
 Addresses were made by A. s. Van de Graaff, F. S. Moody. J. H. Fitts. Mayor Cochran of this city. and MT. Garrett of Carthage. Miss, in the interest of the road. The meeting finally decided to add J. H. Fitts, F. s. Moody and A. s. Van deGraaf to the committee to solicit funds for the Birmingham and Vicks- burg survey, which has already passed through Tuscaloosa, and to call a meet ing of this committee for 10 o'clock. The committee, accordingly met at 10 this morning and found that s4So had been subscribed. Each oneo the committee was instructed to take a list around at once and use every effort to increase this amount to $10C0, the amount asked of Tuscaloosa. This will likely be secured by Saturday night.
 F. R. Maxwell has received a letter from Rev. w. W. DeHart, B. D., of Tampa, Fla, in which he declines the call to the rectorship of Christ church in this place, which was rendered him some time ago. Dr. DeFIart was the guest of the rectory of the church for several days looking over the field, but on his return to Tampa he decided he could not accept the call.
 A non-jury term of the Tuscaloosa County Court is in session today, Judge Mayneld presiding. A number of mis- demeanor cases will come up for trial, but none of them are important.
 The city of Tuscaloosa is filled with travelling representatives of whisky wholesale houses. who are attracted here by the fact that bids are being received by Dispenser Daniel for the opening stock Of the county dispensary to be established here January first. The City Council will meet tomorrow night at which time action will probably be taken with reference to the purchase of the opening stock The dispenser has just returned from a trip of inspection to Troy, Dothan and Marion, all of which towns are successfully operating dispen- saries, and Is greatly pleased over the outlook for the success of this new method of handling the liquor question
 An interesting meeting of the Up-To- Date Club was held yesterday afternoon with Mrs. G. G. Brownell. The topic for the afternoon was San Francisco, and the following was carried out: San Francisco, Mrs. c. H. Barnwell; Literary and Polit- ical People, Mrs. F. G. Blair; Musicians and Artists. Mrs. G. G. Brownwell; Places and Buildings of Interest, Mrs. R. B. Dugger; Current Events Mrs. w. G. Cochrane. Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce, an honorary member of the club, gave talk on her recent trip to that place. Refresh- ments were served at the conclusion of the programme.
 The football team of the University of Alabama. are having practices twice day for the game which is to come off in Bir- mingham Thursday with the team from the University of Tennessee. Manager Mcqueen and Coach Harvey are confl- dent that the Alabama boys will not fail to do themselves credit and win success on the gridiron.
 James R. Forman has been elected cap tain of the varsity baseball team for next year, vice W. E. Drennen resigned. It will be remembered that the univer- sity had one of the strongest baseball teams of any of the southern colleges last year, and they have excellent ma teIial for next years nine