The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-13
CITY ITEMS

CITY ITEMS
Petitions In 5ankruptoy-Petitions
in bankruptcy we're filed yesterday by
Gus Robinson and T. B. Smith.
Negro Fined S5O-John Mays, ne
gro. was fined $50 and sentenced to
500 days work on the streets by Judge
Feagin yesterday on a charge Of lar
ceny.
Knights of Columbus--A party of
Birmingham Knights of Columbus will
leave for Chattanooga tonight for the
purpose of taking part in an initiation
Sunday.
Marriane Lieenses-Marriage
licenses were ISSUED yesterday to VIII
liam Smitherman and May Hall, Otto
Boyer and Cornelia Howe, J. d. Kelley
and Lizzie Densmore, William Morgan
Young and Annie Denley.
Meets Tonieht-The regular month
ly meeting of Camp Bedford Forrest,
U. @. ", will be held this afternoon
at 8 o'clock in the hall in the city
hall at Woodlawn. The officers of
the camp for the ensuing year win
be elected at this meeting.
Taken Home-B. Dudley Blasin-
game, who attempted to commit sui
eide this week, went with his father
yesterday morning to their home in
Zebulin. Ga. He was released by
Judge Feagin on promise that he
would never maze such rash attempt
again.
Lodge Meets Tonieht-East Lake
lodge, No. 480, A. F. and A. NJ, will
meet in special communication tonight
at 1880 o'clock for WORK in the F. G.
degree. 1t is especially desired that
all who have been made entered ap-
prentices during the last two years
attend this meeting.
Carried Concealed Plstol-Will Ma
son, negro, was fined 500 and SEN
fenced to $50 days ON the streets by
Judge Feagin yesterday, the charge
against him being carrying concealed
weapons. This is the first pistol tot
ing case which has been before Judge
Feagin In some time, and he feels that
the practice of carrying rear pocket
artillery is gradually becoming thing
OF the past.
Wants a Road Law-At a meeting
of the board of revenue yesterday
there was a discussion among the
members upon the advisability of
framing a road law and having it pre-
scented to the legislature. 1t is prob
able that this action will be taken, as
the board is anxious for road law
that will be an improvement over the
one now in force.
Receives New MachInery--A large
shipment OF machinery was received
yesterday by the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company, to be
placed In its power house. This ma
chinery will allow the company to
increase It's horse power about 5000
and relieve the present situation. It
will give more current for the cars
and will probably enable the company
to heat them comfortably. Charges on
the shipment amounted to about 300.
A PIng.Pong Socialism enjoyable
"ping-pong" social session was held
by the Eagles of Birmingham last
night at the close Of the regular meet
ing. DIR. James e. Dedman, Wyatt
Heflin, Walter Blackman, Ezra Wyatt
and Carl Kendall contributed to tho
evening entertainment. There were
over one hundred members present
At the meeting Friday night there
will be about twenty-five applications
presented, and several are to be initi-
ated.
VIII Furnish Cars-Mayor Bremen
said yesterday that an official of the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
company had promised to furnish cars
for the hauling of the material needed
to finish improvements on streets in
certain parts of the city, and which
has been somewhat delayed because
the city had been unable to get the
material hauled. 1t is now thought
that the improvements will be fin
ished in short time.
Honor Roll-The honor roll of How
ard college for the six weeks ending
December 9, 1902, includes the follow
ing: Beal, Bell (Fred), Bell (French) i,
Derill, Burns, Campbell, Colley q. o.,
Cooper, Counts, Coggin, Grassland,
Darden, Davis, Dickson, Frazer, Gil
bert, Gross, Gwinn, Hale, Higgins,
Jenkins wv. Al, Jester Keeton, MIL
Ter, Morrow, Mcqueen, McCord, Net
ties, O'Hara 1898, highest averaged,
Pickett (E. p, 9s.S, second highest
averaged, Pickett (R), Partridge.
Payne &c. c., Russell, Reeves q. To,
Roger, Sans, Smith CA. L), Smith e..
W., Spruell, Upshaw, Vaughan, Wood,
West, Wade, Hendrix.