The age-herald., 1902-02-11
CITY

Petitions In 5ankruptcy.-Petitions by Ed Orr. G. T. Tuggle and D. A. Southern, the latter of Pratt City.
 Mir. GambilI Away.-The office of A. A. Gambill. city tax collector, was closed yesterday, Mir. Gambill having gone to Tennessee to attend the fu- neral of his father.
 Directors to Meet-The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Mercy Home will be held this morning at 11:30 o'clock at the Home. The call is issued by Mrs. B, L. Thomas, secretary.
 Makes Bond.-Sam Ellis of Brook side, who was recently bound over by Commissioner Cornish under $500 bond on the charge of raising a s10 bill to S20. made bond yesterday morning and was released.
 Made Notary PubIic.-H A. Rich ardson, private secretary to Mayor Drennen, has been appointed by Gov ernor Jelks a notary Public. He will In the next few days make bond and qualify before Probate Judge Stiles.
 aria llcenses.-Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Daniel W. Hudson and Cora Thomp- son, William Edna Duane and Susie Gallagher. Joseph Foster and Lora Sue Mansfield, Eugene Jones and Ida Campbell.
 Fair Committee to Meet-The ex- ecutive committee of the Alabama State Fair Association, of which Mayor W. M. Drennen is chairman. will meet this week to take definite steps to arrange for fair this fall.
 Ills Case Mol Prossed.-The case against John Whitman, the treasurer Of negro branch of the Knights of Pythias, who was charged with em- bezzlement of $15, was mol pressed yesterday when it came up for trial before Judge Feagin.
 Mrs. Wiedman's Case.-The case 0eoAhoN MI all WleuI0d0 or Ems ley, who is accused of larceny of a pocketbook from Mrs. J. A. Hall at the union passenger station several days ago, will come up at noon today before Judge Feagin.
 Carried Concealed Weapons.-Joe Peoples, white, was fined. $50 yester- oay afternoon by Judge Feagin on charge of carrying concealed weap- ons. He was first fined $90 and 20 days, but Judge Feagin reduced it, as he was able to pay $50 cash.
 For Stealing Meat.-Ed Neil, a ne gro, was fined $50 by Judge Feagin yesterday for. larceny of meat from the Armour Packing Company. It is said the negro has for some time been systematically stealing from the con- pany Two other negroes were ar rested at the same time, but were re- leased for want of evidence.
 Greek Fined for AssauIt.-The two Greeks who assaulted G. D. Harp With baseball bat Sunday were tried by Judge Feagin yesterday and both hned. Tom Matres was fined S5 and V. Kusovalius was fined S15. The bat which the Greeks used was brought into court as evidence. Policeman Marshall made the arrests.
 New Jail Regulations.-The Board of Revenue, for the purpose of in creasing the healthfulness of the county jail and to prevent any con- tagion from smallpox, has adopted a regulation that persons entering the jail must hereafter be vaccinated and must also be bathed and put on an entire change of clothing. The same rule as to vaccinating and bathing ap. plies to the poor house.
 Declaration of ncorporation.-A declaration of incorporation was filed yesterday by the Zac Smith Stationery company The capital stock is S5000, and the incorporators are Zac P smith, P. L. Smith and R. H. Thach. The principal office of the company will be in Birmingham, and 1t has power to do a general book and sta tionery business ana to buy the neces- sary real estate for this purpose.
 Holiday at Postoffice.-Today being Mardi Gras Day, the postoffice will observe holiday hours. The general delivery window. the stamp window and the registered letter window will be open from 8 a. m. until 10 a. m The carriers will make one collection in the residence portions of the city and two in the business section, all collections being in the morning.
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 Washington, February 10.-Senator Mitchell today introduced joint resolu-