The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22

members are requested to write him any
thing of interest they may remember.
Convict Board.
The regular monthly meeting of the
stata convict board was held vester
dsv in the office of the board on The
third story Of the capitol Present were
president J. NJ. Carmichael. Inspector
Thomas Bradford and Physician Inspec-
tor Shirley Bragg. r. c. Jelks, the new
Nv appointed chief manager Of the mines
operated BY the department was present
ana made a report of affairs Under his
control and showed that the mines are
doing their usual good work 1t was or
dered that all convicts be given either
Monday after or Saturday before as a
holiday. as Christmas day comes on Sun
6av and thew are entitled to one dav of
rest at that time. Several contracts were
let for supplies and some convict con
tracts revised and perfected. All convicts
will be given a good dinner. Some of
the contractors who worked men on
Thanksgiving viii give an extra day at
Christmas to even up.
convlcts on Roads.
The Montgomery county board of rev.
enue will perfect an arrangement next
Monday by which a number of the con
victs of the county will be worked on
the roads of the county. Ii has been de-
cided to lease the prisoners as before,
but to reserve the right to keep back
as many as are needed for the road
work 1t will be necessary under this
plan to provide guards and sleeping
wagons. Several counties have taken up
the idea of thus utilizing the eonviets and
very likely other decisions of like char
acter may be made If the plan is a
success in MONTGOMERY county the num-
Der worked on the ROADS VIII be grad
ualiy increased uIl'li most OF the quota
VIII De at sueii seiNlce'
Check for Thousand.
w IT Collins of tbis cit, ,as ,.oaat,.aa
cbecl, for s1Om as a token If orratit,,do
from the parents of ,o,,ny ,,.o,,a,,
saved from drownipo b,. ,,jr, at .tia,,tts
Cgtv last sentember Mr. coll,ns 4,'as
on the beach when ba boord tha ,.a,,,,s,
woman crv He snrans e., ,,,a .aaa ,,,,s1
her il,st in time. The nama Of tba do,,e.
is withheld
oettln9 AFTER Lawyers.
pa ne een1lai eou iili OF the Alabama
Rirn,ineham E,riday ~ - ,en,ie
sairst several la.,,,o, - ~,
In, linz ,,,it1, tho o4a,fo-
to tto,, ,s.a,.a,, ,, ,s,i9,i
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49, - ,'H.. Oailaiiah' geea-
Sl'', ro9' NON.
so.ne. y, - Jones, MONT
t So'neiS "a . va" ue uraal, lusea-
IOosa, 'onh Lo.iuoi ana - u. Weakley,
on on iiilils me recommendations OF
lnis council are acteu upon by the state
"uthorllies.
Negroes Scared.
The negroes around Union Springs are
exhibiting the usual superstition for
which the race is noted. A renort has
been circulated that an earthouake is
to come December "a and shake down the
community for ten miles around Irnion
Springs. Several days ago the negroes
say. a horse slammed his foot on tba
ground at the boundor,, Iinos 80 49, 49,,
rible calamity and tbey arc ratti,,a, -.
from If ,rbe borsa mo-, Id. DID, -,
nronbet +bey Gov ,,bo -. - -
full ~ neeroas al, ~ o,, ~. 'se,,
the,, ara s1aina, - 80. . 49, ~ say
sponnI,a 9,,5 ~, t ous VII 'iieii
pc nv oo o''' VI 'o"n 9aluiuay'
Cost of Waterworks.
According to an exhaustive renort suh-
mitted to the council 1,y the water works
committee 1t win cost the civ s1e4 So9 FOR
the proposed improvements in the wafer
works svstena I2onde n, ~. -,,,,, - sano nno