The age-herald., 1902-03-21
TUSCALOOSA

TUSCALOOSA
 Tuscaloosa, March, 20.-N5pecial)-The work on the Tuscaloosa Water Works filter is progressing rapidly but it can not be finished too soon. The recent rains have caused the water to become so thick with mud that it is almost i'm possible to use 1t.
 Trainmaster J. B. Murphy, Chief Me Gill and Messrs J. Manly Foster and D. J. Perry who went to Carrollton to at ten. the preliminary trial of Albert Hall charged with attempting to wreck the Mobile and Ohio train, near Gordo, have returned.
 There will be a change in the manage ment of the Charles Broadway Rouss store on Twenty-fourth avenue MT. J. C- McCallum, who has had the business in charge for the past year, has resigned and will leave for his home in Knoxville, Tenn. in a few days. He will be suc- ceeded by MT. J. S. Pepper of Athens, Ala Y, nen MT Rouss died it was thought that his business a this place would be discontinued but it will continue as in the past.
 MT. E. D. Smith, a prominent lawyer of Birmingham. Is attending court here. MT. Smith was formerly a popular stud ent at the university.
 The ladies of the Baptist Church are observing this week as one of self-denial and prayer. They meet every afternoon at the church and spend the .lme in prayer and thanksgiving. These meet ings are well attended. The money which is collected by those good women VIII be used to promote missionary work throughout the world.
 The University Dramatic Club will pre- sent the comedy, What Happened to Jones' immediately after Easter.
 Solicitor William B. Oliver, having f1n- ished his duties in Fayette Circuit Court is at home for few days, before going to Greene county.
 The sprinkling of the streets will begin on the first day of April They are al- ready showing need of the watering carts, as the vast amount of dust that the March winds carry with them, renders it almost impossible to keep the stocks free from dust.
 Hon. William Coohrane Fitts, formerly of Tuscaloosa, now from Mobile. Is in the city attending court
 Mrs. N. N Glen ents, accompanied by her son, Mir. Hardy Clements. has gone to Denver where she will visit her daugh- ter, Mrs. Sterling P. Adams, at Fort Lo- gan
 Tuscaloosa, March 2O.-(Special.l Jon April the banking house of J. H. Fitts & Co.,, which was organizeds In 1s6S will be changed to the City National Bank. A meeting of the new stockholders was held in the J. H. Fitts bank yesterday afternoon. The election of directors was as follows: J. H. Pitts. William F. Fitts. Aston Fits, S. F. Alston, William Mo- Giffert, E. B. Nuzum, D. M. Elliott of Moundville The directors elected the following officers: President, J. H. Fttts; cashier, w. F. Fitts; assistant cashier, Robert H. Cochrane. The bank of J. H. Fitts & Go. has been conducted in such a manner for thirty-seven years that there was rush for the new stock The capital stock of the old bank was $50,- GOO. The new institution has $75.000. This change gives Tuscaloosa three first class national banks, all of which are doing excellent business.
 Saturday night Will Moore, who resides at Northport. while stopping dropped revolver from his inside pocket which exploded when it struck the floor. The ball entered his chest, making an ugly wound, glancing upward it struck his rib and then lodged in his collar bone. The wound Is not necessarily fatal.
 Albert Hall who was brought to Tusca- loosa last week, being suspected of at- tempting the wrecking of the Westbound Mobile and Ohio passe; . CT train appear ed before the Justice zs' the Peace at Carrollton on Monday afternoon. After looking closely into the matter, the State decided not to prosecute the case.