The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-16
New Hospital opened.

The opening exercises of the new Hill man Hospital this morning were attended by Birminghams most representative men and women.
 The exercises opened at Il o'clock with dedicatory prayer by the Rev. L. s. Handley. Mayor Drennens speech, which followed, was particularly appro- priate and happy one. He said that this little band of women, with a capital of $l0OO0, secured from the insurance re- ceived from the old building at Smith, field, had made a purchase of a lot and built thereon a structure of such value and magnitude that in it's present state 1t could not be purchased for $l00,0O0 This wonderful achievement. he said, could not have been done by as many men in this town, select them as you would from the best and most successful business mel. He pledged the Board of Managers, the nurses, and all connected with the hospital. his hearty cooperation in their Work and said that the city, the county, the people and the corporations should fe al as much obligated to support the in- s:ltirion as the ladies who have worked and built 1t, for 1t Is for the former that tie |, Fding is to be used, and not that any great material good should be ob- tained for the personal benefit of any one womal interested
 The ladies afterwards expressed them selves as deeply grateful and appreciative of the stand taken by the mayor in re- gard to the hospital appropriation.
 The speeches following were impromptu and delivered by MT. Samuel Ullman, Dr. E. H. Sholl. Dr. J. c. LeGrande and Col. J. w. Bush, each of whom gave forth his congratulations and good wishes and spoke of the gratitude the people as whole should feel toward the women board of managers.
 Dr. Handley pronounced the benedic- ton at the closing of the exercises and the visitors dispersed to view the hos pital and the Various rooms.
 Fire in Jasper.
 A special from Jasper says that place was visited by a fire this morning at 2 o'clock which did damage to the amount of nearly $6.0O0, if not more, and threat. ened to be one of the most serious con- hagrations this place has ever had. The plucky and hard efforts of the citizens prevented the fire from spreading and saved goodly portion of the growing lit- tie city
 The Ire got dangerously near the Jasper Inn and had 1t ignited that structure there Ia no tolliing where the blaze would have boen stopped. Some little damage was done to the Inn. especially by the removal of all the effects from the building.
 ne ure starteT in the Kitchen of the restaurant of Patrick Bros. on Nineteenth Street. When discovered it had a good start. The restaurant was in a big blaze and the dry goods and general merchan- disc establishment of J. D. Mcdonald was also on fire. The restaurant loss fs about a.5OO with $700 insurance The loss of Mcdonald is about s2.5OO with s1 900 in- surance. The buildings were damaged considerably. E. T. Hendon & Co, dry goods and general merchandise lost some in removing their stock to a place of safe ty. while the proprietors of the Jasper Inn also lost some by the tearing up of the contents of the building Everything is in order again at the Inn and business has been resumed as usual there
 The citizens turned out promptly after the alarm was given and worked hard to prevent the blaze from spreading rapidly.
 Anti-Pool Ordinace.
 The City Council tonight on a vote of twelve to three, adopted the ordinance against pool-rooms. prohibiting the post ing of horse race entries and the calling out of telegraphic descriptions of horse races. Two alleged pool rooms in Birm- ingham will fight the ordinance. Felix E. Blackburn. attorney for one of the places. stated tonight after the Council meeting that the legal fight had not stared yet. intimating that the ordinance would be contested. A large crowd at tended the meeting in anticipation of in-