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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-22
Many Passengers Demand the
Transfers Just for Fun
SYSTEM WORKING SMOOTHLY
Every Sunday During the Spring,
Summer and Fall Months the
Company Carries About
$4,000 Passengers.

Yesterday was a busy day on the street
ear lines. but so is every bright Sunday
during the spring, summer and autumn
months. The Birmingham Railway. Light
and Power company hauled sixty odd
thousand people between yesterday morn
ing and midnight. The management ae-
counts it poor Sunday if sixty thous-
and fares are not collected.
Few cities in the country of Greater
birmingham population number so
many street car rides as this city. IT is
said to be a fact that the birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company car
ries more passengers every month than
all the railroads in Alabama combined
carry in a like period.
Manager MeClary said last night that
the transfer system which the company
inaugurated last Saturday, was working
smoothly and as far az he could learn,
was being appreciated by the patrons
of the lines. Asked If 1t had Increased
the business of the company. Mr.. Nc
Clary said it was too soon to ascertain.
MANY passengers ARE tdlliHS lbE lIdHSleT
tickets simply because of the novelty
of the system. Yesterday thousands of
people rode on transfers just to see how
they worked. But Sunday having been
a perfect day, about the same number of
fares would have been paid. Mr.. Nc
Clary thought even had there been no
transfers.
The transfers will be most appreciated,
the management thinks, by those peo-
pie who have to use Two lines on week
dats in reaching their destination. With
this class the saving will amount to a
considerable sum in the course of a year.
The great Sunday crowds are usually
handled without hitch or accident Mr..
MeClary reports that with the exception
of the unfortunate accident at Ensley,
the heavy business yesterday was taken
care of without an unpleasant or awk-
ward incident.
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TO JOIN STATE TROOPS.
Brandon Light Artillery to be Muster
ed in Tomorrow.

The muster-in of the Brandon light ar
tillery, Battery d will take place at the
city hail tomorrow night. and promises
10 be an event of great interest. Prom
inent military officials will be present
and reception will follow the MUSTER
in.
Following is the programmes:
Call to order by W. M. Drennen, mayor
at $50.
Muster-in of battery by w. w. Brand
On, adjutant general.
Election of battery officers, conducted
by S. I. Westcott, major in command
of the battalion of Alabama artillery.
Captain elected by battery escorted to
chair.
Speeches of five to ten minutes dura-
ton by Congressman o. W. Underwood,
r. M. Cunningham F. s. White. G. NJ
Cruikshank. Rufus N Rhodes, w. w.
Brandon.
Cotillion and refreshments,
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MASS FOR CHILDREN.
Father o'Reilly viii Give instructions
to Sunday School Boys and Girls.

Beginning with the first Sunday in Oc-
tober there will be mass at st. Paul's
at 8 o'clock especially for the Sunday
school children. The Rev. Father
OReilly will deliver a short lecture at
each of these masses in which he will
explain the various parts of the service
and instruct them in the doctrines and
history of the church. The music at the
children's' mass will consist of hymns
sung by the boys and girls.
A boys sanctuary class is being trained
to sing professionals and recessiona1s
and the responses at high mass which
will be resumed on the first Sunday in
October
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NOTICE OF SALE
OF the Gadsden Land and Improvement
Company Property.

Under and by virtue of a decree of sale
rendered by the chancery court of Etc
wah county Alabama, ON the 18th day eff
September. 1902, in the cause of John h
Noble, ct al, vs.. the Gadsden Land and
Improvement Company, ct al, 1 will pro-
coed to sell on Wednesday, the 18th day Of
October, 1902, in front of the courthouse
in Gadsden. Alabama, at public outcry,
to the highest bidder within the legal
hours of sale, all the property of said
Gadsden Land and Improvement Com
pany, real, personal and mixed, including
all franchises, rights of way, easements
and every species Of property owned
by it.
The real estate of said company lies in
the Kyle Addition to the city of Gads-
den and in the Thornton Addition TO said
city and in Ewing and Garner Addition
to said city as appears in the record of
Town Plats IA of Etowah county. Ala
bama, and in the inventory filed by the
receivers, r. A. Mitchell and o. II.
Parker. in the office of the register in
chancery, Etowah county, Alabama, Sep
TENDER 16, 1899, which said inventory cor
rectly describes the land now owned by
said company in said additions, except a
few lots sold since the fling Of said in
ventory to the Gadsden Pipe Works and
others; also all unpatted lands now
owned by said company as the same APP
pears in said inventory, consisting Of
some 1853 acres, more or less; also the
lands named as belonging to said company
in what is known as the Belle View
Highlands, as set out in said inventory
The intent and purpose being to sell all
the property of said company whether
specifically included in said description or
not Also one iron safe, desk. chairs. etc
Terms of sale one-half cash, balance
in equal payments at three and six
months. with interest.
The further terms of said sale will be
found IN said decree.
r. A. MITCHELL,
President Gadsden Land and Improve
ment Company. 9-21-te-10-15
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There is no over croWding
in the Taylor School. Indi.
Vidual attention and careful
work are secured through
small claSSeS-seVeral have
only two members. Teach
ers have time TO give thor
ough explanations in and
out of class. Moral and phys
ical. as well as mental train
ing. The principal has over
sight and will come into
teaching contact with every
pupil in the academic de-
partment. The twelfth SEES
sion opens today. See ad.
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THE COURTS.
Many Cases on the Criminal and Mis-
demeanor Dockets.

The third week of the criminal court
session will open this morning. In the
first division Judge Samuel Greene WILL
preside and have charge of the first
division of the non-capital felony cases.
In the second division Judge Dan Greene
will preside and have charge of the mis-
demeanor docket. Both dookets contain
many cases.
The fall term of the civil court will
open this morning and the second week
of the chaneery court will be begun. In
the civil court the dockets are pretty
well filled. The printed bardockets have
been distributed among the attorneys
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-22
RECORD BREAKING TRIP.
Eighty Leading Chicago Advertisers
en- Route to New York on "colliers'

Chicago September 21.-(speciaL) 1.-THE
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail-
way at $3.50 p. m. today started east what
is possibly the fastest and finest equipped
special train that ever ran between here
and New York, consisting of a buffet IL
brary car, four standard sleepers. com
hination state room and observation car
and diner. The passengers are all leading
advertising men from the Lord & Thomas
Charles II. Fuller, j. Walter Thompson
and other prominent advertising agencies.
The party is in charge of Il. c. Pat
terson of Golfers Weekly" whose plant
they will inspect while in New York. The
train will be run on extremely fast sched-
lue-probably the fastest special train
schedule ever made between the two
cities.
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the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in es cry part of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wlnslow' .
Soothing SyruJ," nd take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS fer their
CHILDREN WHILE TEBrHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOO-dS the
CHILD, SOFrENS the GUNS, ALLAYS
all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC, and Is
Twenty-Five cents bntti@
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FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends and acquaintance of Mr.
and Mrs. r. II. Prinkleton are invited
to attend the funeral Of the latter at
the Harmony Street Baptist church,
Avondale. at 10 o'clock this morning. In
terment Woodlawn colored cemetery.
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Report as to Accident,

The following statement WIS read from
the committee:
I'VE. your committee appointed to
consider the matter Of Friday evening S
disaster at the Shiloh Baptist church OF
birmingham, Ala. which resulted In the
death and injury of many precious lives,
report the following.
THE excitement that took place on the
choir platform was caused by an alterca-
ton between two individuals over a seat
and the convention as body dlscialms
any responsibility for the same.
1.-THE statement that there is defect
in the architecture OF the church is mis-
leading and should be corrected by stat
ing that the workmanship and plan is in
every sense modern ana perfect.
I'VE also recommend that the pastors
of the various churches af Birmingham
be appointed as a committee 10 take In
hand the collections that shall be taken
from time TO dime durins this meeting
and all outside eonu utiona for the
benefit of the dead ana injured
"rhe gratitude Of this convention rs
hereby expressed 20 the citizens Of Bir-
mngham irrespective Of race for their
speedy assistance Ia releasing the snf-
fering and dying on the nisht of the dis
aster and to AL others Who have gem
erously offered pecuniarv aid
I'VE extend our sympathy to Pastor
Walker since this calamity occurred in
his church.
THE sympathy of this convention is
hereby extended to the suffering and be
reaved. commencing them to the will of
the great head of the church who doeth
all things we'll.
w. G. JOHNSON. Chairman.
/. l.. CAMPBELL,
J. L. DART,
u O. col III Secretary
By order of the convention.
=. C. NORRIS, President,
w. L. CANsLER, Secretary.
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CAR KILLS MINER.
John Harpin Run Over by an Ensley
Car.

John Harpin, a miner employed at No.
mines near Pratt City. was run over
and instantly killed by the Ensley car
between Ida and Pratt station yesterday
afternoon at Ais. He attempted to board
the car while in motion and fell under
the front wheels, his body being ter
ribly mangled.
He is survived by father and mother
who live at Pratt City.
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Republicans Make Nominations.

New Orleans September 21.-The Sew
enth District republicans nominated
Judge Gilbert L. Dupre of Saint Landry
for congress. Hon. William E. Howell
of Lafourehe was nominated by the re-
publcans of the Third district for con-
gress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-22

Sundays Age-Herald for
sale at business office, con-
tanning list of dead resultin g
from church panic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-22

Sundays .Age-Herald for
sale at business office, con-
tanning list of dead resulting
from church panic.
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BaIIou Makes Statement.

]. II. Ballou, the negro lawyer. whom
1t is said started the stampede, made the
following statement last night:
II have heard since my last interview
that it was being talked that I left the
church and intended Guiding the officers
For the second time I wish to say that
this is false as / walked the streets of
Birmingham Saturday morning, and was
at my regular assigned boarding place up
to the time of my arrest
MY opinion is, from information that
comes to me, that the catastrophe was
caused by the rush of the people from
the main floor and gallery to go out, and
an attempt on the part of the large
crowd on the steps to get into the build
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-22
AMUsF MENTS
At THE JEFFERSON.

Monday-Matinee and night, "a
Stranger in New York"
Tuesday-Matinee and night, "a
Trip to Chinatown"
Wednesday = Matinee and night,
Murray and Mack"
AT THE BIJoU.
Polite Vaudeville all the week.
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CONVENTION
WILL ADJOURN TODAY

help You Ia this great work Of building
up the negroes. and we join in with you
in this work. We come to present 10 You
$3.50 to assist ia the educational and mis-
sionarg work home and foreign She
was given an ovation. The exercises
closed.
Or. leaae's Report.
One of the most important reports
made in the National Baptist convention
was the one made hy the Rev p. ".
d. Isaacs, ID. D., OF Nashville Tenn.
secretary of the national ID. Y z. u. Dr.
lsaacs has been striving to solve the
problem of how TO keep the young negro
men and women doiug something, how
to stop the crap shooters from their
folly and turn their attention into chan
nels of good and race elevation. He has
long since realized that the future of the
negro is in the hands of The young pee
pie and If they throw away valuable time,
become gamblers and h8odlums. the me-
gro viii net BE anything i'm this world
He wants places opened in tha elites and
towns OF the country where yonug men
and women can find places 10 so on sun
day aside from street car rides parks
and saloons. Every church," he said,
should have a place for them qn sun
day and the young people should be
brought together and taught the things
that win do them COED, that will lit
them up instead of degrading thcm.' br.
Isaac in addition TO the financial state
ment made the following resume of his
work.
DAYS labored 80. 49,. ............ 80
Miles Travelled -. .................. 5li9s'
Lectures delivered ...-.. ...... ...... alV
Local Unions organized.... ...... s3l
District Unions organized ...... ~
=afa r4rar4 H4fggaE
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FIFTY FUNERALS TOOK
PLACE ON YESTERDAY

ing to take the seats of those who were
coming out.
Il hear that there was a cry from the
crowd IN the vestibule that the gallery
was caving in or something of the kind,
and that the pastor of the church. upon
hearing the cry went to investigate. This
comes to me through a prominent white
citizen to whom the pastor explained the
catastrophe to-"
Presbyterians Raise $50.
At the First Presbyterian church the
Rev. DR.. A. B. Curry made a tender al
fusion to the affliction of the eolored
population, and told of the circumstances
which had brought young Kassougo, one
Of the killed, from Africa to Alabama
As this youth was being trained under
Presbyterian auspices DR.. Curry re-
quested the congregation to aid in de-
fraying his funeral expenses A eollec-
ton was then taken UP for this purpose
and the sum of $50 was realized
Prof. Philip Werner is expected to
reach Birmingham today to accompany
his remains to Tuscaloosa.
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Momen,s Convention.


Mamie Fl. Burroughs, representing the
womans convention which has also been
in session during the week rendered her
annual report to that body She found
much pleasure she said. in standing be-
fore the convention. For two years she
had served as corresponding secretary
and had Travelled and worked for the
betterment Of the people. She said that
long since the women had realized that
the race could not go up unless the wo-
men took an important part and for
that reason the auxiliary convention had
been organized and men and women put
to work TO do something for the negro
race. 1--WE have got to take the negro
boys and girls from the streets" she
said and put them to work. Negroes can
not afford to allow their children to grow
up i'm idleness and as loafers. but they
must get something IN their head, and
above all teach them to work. A race
growing up in idleness will grow up in
crime and we have got to teach Our chill
dren that it is no disgrace to work.
I'VE are here to work with you, to
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Hypaotism Friday Night.
July 29sh, 1902.

On Friday night, August 1st, Mr.. N
D. Parks will give in the Opera House
an exhibition Of his hypnotic powers
He has had remarka BILE success in his
practice of the art, and has given a
number OF exhibitions in Scotland
Neck that have pleased all who have
Witnc ssed them.
Doubtless good audience will gree
Mr.. Parks Friday night. He is home
man and the people feel a keen interest
IN his success.
The price of admission will be for re-
served seats, 80 cents; general seats 20
cent?, and children Is cents.
Mr.. Parks has testimonials from the
following gentlemen in Scotland Neck ::
Drs. J P. Wimberly, H. I. Clark, Mess.
A. T. Kltchin, w. A. Durn, J. S.
PAUL, J. P. Futrell, S. w. Morrisett
and J. S. Bowers.
These gentlemen all say that Mr.
Parks holds in complete control the
sujects for hypnotism as they have
seen him handle them.
All who turn out Friday night may
expect good entertainment.
Tickets On sale at Futtrell- Hardy
Haldw Store.
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"Prays Towards Jerusalem"

TIE News ind Observer few days
ago printed the following item con-
cerning Prof. F. H.. Manning who
about fifteen years ago was principal
of Vine Hill Male academy In Scot
land Neck: "Mr. F. H. Manning,
Superintendent OF the Alabama State
School Tor the Blind in Tallula, Ala,
was caller in our Office yesterday.
Mr.. Manning is North Carolina boy
and has been in the old home State
on visit to relatives in Gates county.
His visit was the second in twelve
years. He expresses himself as pleased
to see evidences of progress on all sides
including the colored people as we'll as
the white. Mr.. Manning's love for
the Old North State has never waned ,
and although he has been Lying in
other States for fourteen years he al
ways, 'prays with his window open
toward Jerusalem
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Death Of Mis-. Elizabeth Price.

Early last Saturday morning at the
home of her son, Mr.. H. T. Price, Mrs.
Elizabeth Price died suddenly, aged ~
years. She had been partially paralyz-
ed for several years, but was as we'll
as usual five minutes before che died.
She sneezed and seemed never to
breathe again.
Her remains were inferred at Deep
Greek church Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock, Elders, W. B. Strickland and
w. H. Leggett conducting the funeral
seryices. Mrs. Price had been men,
Der OF Deep Greek church Tor number
of years.
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Distinct Conference.
Reported to the c Commonwealth

Reported to the Commonwealth
First Sub-District Conference of the
NJ. P. Church met in Bethesda church,
Brlnkleyviile, July II, at s 80 p. m.
Devotional exercises we're conducted by
Rev. r. P. Andrews, Chairnean, ad-
dress of welcome. by Hon. T. H. Tay lor,
and response by Rev. J. S. Williams.
The sessions Friday and Saturd. y
we're we'll attended and much enjoyed.
Besides reports from delegates We had
many good addresses, and will only
mention the following as being extra
good Rev. A. G.. Dixon on the Of
ice oi the Christian Ministry; Rev.
G. L. Whitaker, on our work in North
Carolina Rev. C. E. Forllnes, on our
work in other States; Miss Jessie Will
liams, On the work of the Womans'
Missionary Society; Revs. J.F. McCul-
loeb, S. S. Williams and g. E. Forlines,
On cur college enterprise.
Sunday, IL a. M, T. J. Ogburn, For
eign Missionary Secretary, preached a
great sermon from Isasah 52:l
Awake, awake put on thy strength.
0, Zion" Said they expected to send
out four more missionaries in Septem-
Der and the Wowaps' Board expected to
send two moro.
Rev. A. G. Dixon preached a telling
sermon at night Gil the power of un.
conscious influence.
C. E. Convention in the evening and
fine address by Mr.. FL. 7. Powell, on
young men and the church.
Next conference to be at Littleton.
REPORTER,
July 29th, 1902.
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The Thompson Orphanage.

Rev, w. J. Smith, superintendent OF
the Thompson Orphanage at Charlotte,
Iectured in the Episcopal church FRI
day night in the interest 81 that lnstl
tuition. A large audience greeted MIR.
Smith, and his lecture was listened to
with marked attention.
He gave a historical sketch OF the
institution, the names OF the persons
who first made efforts for it, and traced
thu work and growth Of the institution
TO the present time. There are 6S
children there now and plans are being
laid for it's enlargement. A literal col
lection was taken at the close OF the
lecture.
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A GENTLE HINT.

In our style OF climate, with its sud
den changes OF temperature,-raln
wind and sunshine often intermlngied
in a single day,-it is no wonder that
our children, friends and relatives are
so frequently taken from us by neg
lected colds, half the deaths resulting
directly from this cause. A bottle OF
Boschee's German Syrup kept about
your home for immediate use Will pre-
vent serious sickness, large doctors
till, and perhaps death, Ivy the use OF
three or four doses. For curing Con
sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia,
Severe Coughs, Group, Or airy disease
of the Throat or Lungs. Its success Is
simply wonderful, as your druggist .
will tell you. Get Il sample bottle fres
from T.. L. Whitehead s. Go. Regular
SIZE. rs cts. Get Green's Special Al
manac.
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SAVES A WOMAN'S LIFE.

To have given up would have meant
death tor Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorches-
ter, Mass. For years she had endured
untold misery from severe lung trou-
BILE and obstinate cough. "O!ten", she
writes, II could scarcely breathe and
sometimes could not speak. AL doc
tors and remedies failed till used DR..
Klns's New Discovery for Consump-
ton and was completely cucel." Sui
ferers from Coughs, Colds, Throat and
Lung Trouble need this grand remedy
for it never d'sappoints. Cure is
guaranteed by E. r. Whitehead & Co.
Price SO; and 81 CO. Trial bottles
free.
EFT. Whitehead & Co.
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Littleton Female College.

One OF the most prosperous schools
in the South. Room for 200 boarding
pupils. Twenty-frst Ann,ial Session
begins Sept. 18th. illustrated cata-
logue on application to Rev. ]. NJ
Rhodes, A. NJ, President, Llt:leto n,
n. c..
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Work Commenced.

Excavations have been made for the
foundations OF the new brick stores on
Main street.
Mr.. j: 3. Edwards will build two
stores ON the site occupied by Mr.. Al
l.. burlington and Mr.. burlington viii.
build one store or the site OF the E. w.
Lyman store.
Work Will be pushed from the start
and it is expected that the stores will
be ready for occupancy by the 10th OF
September.
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Houses for. Rent.

One D Room House on 18th Street
$500 per month.
One 4-Room House On 10Th Street,
East Scotland Neck-S5.5 SO per month.
One 4-Room House on 10th Street,
East Scotland Neck-$6 90 per month.
One Broom House on Roanoke
Street-$4OO per month.
One 4 Room House on 7th Street
$500 per month.
HlLLlAhD e HOUSE.
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RARE BARGAINS
f Hoffman and Bro. 5

We have decided 10 sell cur entire
line OF White Goods to make room for
Fal! Goods.
We ara Offering Our entire line of
Piauas, French Lawns, Organdies and
India Linens AT COST, and some be-
low cost. Come early and get your
choice OF these goods.
M. HOFFMAN 6 BRO.
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Market Viii Open 9th.

The Scotland Neck tobacco mar kct
will open August 9Th.
Mr.. J. w. Carlton, OF Durham, will
represent the American Tobacco Co.,
and Mr.. j. S. Jenkins who has been on
this market two years will represent
the Imperial Tobacco Co., OF England. .
Also Mr.. A. .. Peasants, of Oxford +,
will be buyer OH the market.