The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
YOUNG FIELDS is
BURIED BY ELKS
Watch was Kept by Members
of Selma Lodge
FRUIT SELLER RELEASED
Customer Gave Him $40 Bill and He
Sent a Boy to Get Change,
Who Never Re-
turned.

Selma, December 21.-(Special 1.-THE re-
mains of ]. G. Fields, the young man who
was killed While coupling two cars of
logs at Gates on Monday night, reached
the city this morning and were turned
over II Selma Lodge of Elks. The father
of the young man accompanied the re-
mains to Selma and In compliance with
the request of the lodge agreed to what
ever arrangements the order might de-
sire.
The rcma ms were carried direct to the
Elks' home, corner of Lauderdale and
Water streets. where they were placed IN
the parlors a watch being kept by de-
tails of embers until the hour of the
funeral which took place at o'clock this
afternoon. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. W. 7. Swain. pastor
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
of which faith the deceased was a mem
Der. At the grave the beautiful ritualistc
services of the Elks was gone through
with, each member depositing on the
casket the amaranth and ivy. the anna
ranth from its unfading nature IMPLYING
the Immortality of the soul and the ivy
the floral metaphor of friendship with the
Eks-B rotherly Love.
Shot Negro, Fined SIS.
VIII Gillian a negro, was fined SIS in
the mayors court this morning on the
simple charge of assault, the warrant
having been changed from assault with
intent to murder Last week Gillian shot
a negro by the name Of Will Jackson
three times wih a pistol. neither of the
shots taking effect.
Local and Personal.
Harrison Hill, a negro fruit stand
keeper, was arrested this morning but
afterwards released on a charge of en-
bezzlement and now tn officers are look
ing for his negro clerk on the charge of
'breech of trust" negro gave Hill a
ten dollar bill having purchased five
cents worth of apples Hill sent his negro
clerk off to get the change and the boy
has never returned. Hill demurred against
paying over the change to the negro,
hence his arrest, but he finally paid the
.95, and swore out 4 warrant for the
boy.
Col. and Mrs. F. M. Abbott will be
domiciled al the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Frederic Watson for the winter
MT. Joe Lamar mas purchased the
largest and speediest touring car yet to
make its appearance in Selma. The ma
chine has a carrying capacity of five
persons and is of 20-horse power. 1t
will run IS miles an hour. This is the
third automobile now owned by Selmians.
The remains of Mrs. s. A. Noble reach
ed the city this morning from Birming-
ham, where her death occurred yester-
day afternoon The deceased was a for
mer resident of lis city and had many
friends here who learned of her death
with sorrow.
transfer wagon. impersonated a police
officer at the Union passenger station
yesterday afternoon. threatening TO tie
the hands of a negro boy who had a
turkey for sale for which Fuller did
not want to pay but 70 cents, while the
boy asked a dollar for the bird Full
Ter paid $40 this morning for his frolie.
Rev. A. b. Brown. until the last ses-
sion Of conference pastor of the Meth
odlst church at Summerfeld. passed
through the city today with his effects.
en- route to Mobile. where he will be
stationed during the coming year.
The Elks Christmas tree will take place
in the hall of the home on Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock and the public gen
orally. ladies' specially are given a cordial
invitation to be present and witness the
joy of the little ones.
The Sunday school and Junior Epworth
League of the Water Street Methodist
church. will give their annual Christmas
tree Saturday night at the church. The
little ones are anticipating a merry time
and will not be disappointed