The age-herald., 1902-05-09

MARRIAGE LICENSES-Marriage H. censes were issued yesterday to Miss Stella Gertrude Raymond and MT. Robert J. Greenwood, both residents of Birming- ham.
 PAY DAY AT CITY HALL.-The city hall officials were given their monthly cheeks yesterday, and at the city hall smiles were on every ones face. Treas urer Engsfeldt was kept busy issuing tho vouchers.
 PUPILS TO HAVE PICNIC.-A hay ride and picnic will be given this after noon by First Class A of the high school at Wilson Springs. About thirty will go. They are to meet at 3 o'clock at the high school Miss Bessie Allen will chaperon tho party.
 BOOST ROBBED-Wednesda night g Plymouth Rock chickens were stolen from a roost near Thirty-second street adds to the already large number of chickens stolen in that neighborhood dur ing the past few weeks. 
 WANT TO HOLD DANCE.-A petition from Capt. Walter Gardner for the Jeff ferson Volunteers and Birmingham Rifles asking that they be allowed to use the new armory in the city hall on May 15 for a dance has been filed with the City Council. The matter will be taken up at an early date by the city hall commit tee.
 TO SEE ABOUT STREET FATR.-Nrr. B. W. Brumley went to Nashville last night as the representative of the Birm- ingham Trades Council to witness the Company and see if it is suitable for the free street fair which the council expects to give.
 DEPENDANT WINS CASE. = In the suit for damages against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company by Breitrani, a verdict was rendered yester- day afternoon in favor of the defendant. The case of Johnson vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company is now on trial.
 PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.-Pet tions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday by M. Shapiro who gives his debts as s1994.17 and assets at .Ss; by Wesley Meecham, Jesse Dixon and John Wan. Shapiro was a merchant and the greater portion of his assets consist of accounts and a stock of goods.
 TO ERECT BOARDING STABLEs- Messrs. Fies & Sons, the liverymen, have bought a lot on the South Highlands at the corner of Magnolia avenue and Twen- ty-second street, where they will con- struct boarding stables for the accommo- dation of those who keep horses on the Southside.
 PRODUCE MARKET.-Eggs were dull on Morris avenue yesterday at 14c A few coops of spring chickens were han died yesterday at prices ranging from 25c to S5c. Cullman strawberries were selling all the way from $1.5O to $3.O0 a crate. The best lemons are quoted at sS.5O box, but the market is upward.
 FURNACE MANAGERIAL. J. s. Col yar who is now furnace manager for the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company at Sheffield resigned to accept the position of manager of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Companys fur naces at Sheffield and Florence. His new appointment will be effective June 1. RECEIVES HANDSOME TOKEN-Mr. J. R. Wheeler, assistant superintendent of the Louis Jille and Nashville Railroad 1 in Birmingham, received a handsome dress suit case from employees of the Owensnoro division of the road as a token of their esteem by yesterdays ex- press. The case was made of fine leather with brass trimmings and was lined with silk.
 MAY GRANT PETITION-.The report of the building committee relative to the petition of Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro, Mrs R. D. Johnston and Mrs. Ida Adams to set aside a space in the new city hall for a boys reading room will be made with
 in a few days. It is believed that the pe- tition will be granted for several mem bers of the committee have expressed themselves in it's favor