The age-herald., 1902-05-02

CITY.
 PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY-Peti' tions in bankruptcy were filed by M K Beck John w. Gentry and Harry Byrdy MARRIAGE ICENSES-Marriage H. censes were issued yesterday to MT. An drew c. Ross and Mrs. Florence B. Strick- land; MT. John Keller and Mrs. Maggie ONeil.
 TO SERVE ICE CREAM-The ladies of Woodlawn Episcopal Church Guild will serve Ice cream every Thursday at the corner of First avenue and Fifty-ninth street, Woodlawn, from until p. m.
 USED CAR BUMPER-Burgiars used car bumper to break open the door to Brown Brothers store at East Lake "Wednesday night. They stole smal amount of money and quantity oi cigars.
 WANTED FOR MURDER-Willis Nc Alpin, a negro, was arrested yesterday morning by Policeman Bodeker at First
  wanted in Montgomery on a charge of murder. it being said he killed negro named Henry Cotton last Christmas.
 POLICE DEPARTMENT MOvES-The offices of the chief of police were yester- day moved to the new city hall building, where he has suite of three rooms and q large roll call room. The desks and of- flee furniture were all moved yesterday, and the force will be at home to its friends, white and black, in new quarters today
 BOY PROMISES TO BEHAVE+-Charlie Adcock, against whom there has been a charge in the police courts for some time was yesterday dismissed by Judge Feagin on a promise of good behavior. Judge Feagin has made several efforts to place the boy in a reform or industrial school, but has failed
 RIJILDING PERMIT.-A building per- init has been issued to the Marshall Bates Construction Company for two-story brick bunding at No. 1900 Fourth avenue on the lot formerly occupied by the Hili' man Hospital. There will be severa siores on the lower floor of the building and the cost of construction Is given a s20000.
 ACCEPTS STATE AGENCY-J. H Lynch, form CT manager for Alabama an' for many years connected with the Mu tual Life Insurance Co. of Kentucky, ha' accepted a position as general manager for the State of Alabama with the New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston, Mass, with his headquarters at Birmingham, Ala, as heretofore
 NEW INCORPORATIONS-A declara- tion if incorporation was filed yesterday by the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Ensley. Mr. R. W. Russell, MT. W. P. Hill and MT. R. S. Hickman are the trustees. A declartion was filed by the Birmingham Paint Mills increasing their capital stock from s3O0O to $50,000. This was authorized at a meeting of stockholders held yesterday. The stock holders are MT. A. Eubank and MT. w. II. Priegel.
 GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS =
 
 physical and chemical geology at the National Museum will be held May 6 and [. The position pays a salary of $100 a month and all over 20 years of age are eligible. The subjects on which examina- tions will be held are general geology economic geoligy, photography, minerolo- gy, chemistry, translation of scientific German into English and tranlation of scientific French into English.
 WOODLIFF-REID Marion Den ham Reid and MT. William Joseph Wood Tiff were married yesterday at the First Methodist church, the Rev. J. P. Mo Perrin officiating. The bride is daugh- ter of Mrs. Emma McD. Reid of Birming- ham and the groom is the son of Colone 4. L. Woodliff of Weatherford, Oklahoma Territory. He is in the hardware business in Lline Oklahoma. MT. Woodliff o Gadsden, a brother of the groom, wa: best man and Miss Louise Reid wa! bridesmaid. The other attendants were Mr. Julius Phelps. Dr. W. P. Wilson. Mir Guy Woodliff of Gadsden and Mir Perrin of Birmingham. The couple left last night on their bridal trip to St. Louis.