The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
KAPPA ALPHAMEN
ARE GIVEN BANQUET
John Bennett is Stabbed in the
Back
MORE WEDDINGS IN Sci MA
Alfred Banks, a Negro Drayman, Pays
Another Fine Rather Than Take
out License to Conduct
His Business.

Selma, December .-(Special.)-L
night at the Hotel Albert the Selma
Alumni Society OF the Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity rendered a banquet in honor of
the new members who are home from
the several colleges spending the holidays.
Rev. A. d. Andrews, president of the so
ciety presided and during the repast
many addresses of interest were made.
Those who spoke on various subjects
were Rev. T. r. Best Monroe Jones. D..
G. and II. wilkinson OF Glastonbury. L.
Tibbetts, C. M Howard and l.. K. Nc
Voy. There were eighteen present at the
banquet The Selma association will
give another banquet In the spring.
Stabbed In the Back.
Word reached the city today OF an
encounter at Beloit, night before last. in
which John Bennett was stabbed In the
back Bennett came to the city last
night for medical attention, having be-
come paralyzed from the wound. He
stated that two negroes were fighting at
Beloit and that he attempted to act
the part OF the peacemaker when he re-
ceIved the blow intended for one of the
ccnsbatants. Tonight he Is considerably
improved and the paralysis having passed
off and 1t is now thought that he will
get well.
Two More Weddings.
Today at IL o'clock occurred two more
weddings followed the two of last night.
At the home of Mrs. A. L. Dickinson,
sister Of the bride, occurred the wedding
n
Cooper OF cambridge, Ga. The Rev. A.
l.. Andrews, pastor of the Church street
Methodist church, performed the cere-
mony which was witnessed by only rel
atves and intimate friends.
At the Catholic church Miss Maude
VoltE and Mr.. Will Aicarol were married.
number of friends being present to
witness the ceremony and extend con-
gratulations and best wishes.
Local and General.
Alfred Banks, a negro drayman, has
peculiar ideas of business. On December
Il he was fined $3.50 IN mayors court for
doing business without license. The fine
was just the amount of the license and
the negro was warned that he must get
out the license in addition to the fine. He
failed to DO so and this morning was be-
fore the mayor again for the same Of
Tense. He was fined so this time. He
has paid $3.50 and hash taken out the
license yet.
Officer Philon, who shot the negro
George Childers Tuesday night and who
was himself badly bruised up by the
negro before firing upon him, is able TO
be out today, but is still feeling the e1-
fects Of the encounter He expects TO
be all right in a day or so. The negro
l. not eeriouslv wounded and will stand
his trial about Saturday morning.
Mrs, A. ]. Bethea and daughter, Miss
Annie Bethea, passed through the city
TODAY from Texas en- route to their home
at Faunsdale. They went to Texas In
the hope of lettering the health of the
latter.
Hon. Alex M. CARRIER was visitor to
Selma today He was the guest of j. b.
Ellis while In the city
The old police bell which has done
service for so many years in the tower
In the centre of Washington street Is
being moved today to be placed in the
tower Of the new city building me peil
was made in Selma by George Peacock
in his foundry long before the war and
is one Of the best bells in use in the
Mr.. Morgan Richard, the popular secre-
tary Of Selma Lodge of Elks has return
ed from spending Christmas in his old
home, Saundersville, Ga.
The Selma friends OF w. c. Hunter or
Montgomery rejoice in his promotion to
be commercial agent Of the western Mr..
Hunter was a clerk in the Westerns
freight office here for a number of years
and left here TO become local agent at
He succeeds Mr.. Tyler, who
has gone to St Louis to succeed w. j.
Taylor, deceased.