The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-16

Daughters will hold a meeting this after noon at 3:3O o'clock with Mrs. J. R. Rauls- ton at the residence of Mrs Henry liar din
 TAKES vACATION-E. J. Haylow, as- sstant superintendent of the Birmingham division of the Louisville and Nashville. left Saturday for a vacation of a month. He will spend most of the time in Col orado.
 CALLED BACK HOME-Mrs. D. M. Dickson, who has been visiting relatives in Montgomery, was called home yester- day on account of the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Hawthorne Hawkins, of North Birmingham.
 WOULD PARTICIPATE-Th negro draymen of Birmingham have petitioned the Commercial club to be allowed to participate in the parade which escorts President Roosevelt from the un,n pas senger station to Capitol park when he visits Birmingham a week from tomorrow.
 FACULTY RECITSL-A recital will be given by the faculty in the music and elocution departments of the Pollock Stephens institute Friday evening, Octo- Der 20 at o'clock. An invitation has been extended to the patrons and friends of the institute and the music lovers in general of Birmingham to be present.
 IN THE COURTS-With the exception of the chancery court all of the county cou will ho, f, two divisions of the city court will take up the trial of the jury cases on the civil docket. In the circuit court the jury docket will also be taken up. In the first and second division of criminal court number of minor cases have been set for hearing this week.
 OTHER CHARGES MADE-Amos John son, the negro who was arrested Thurs day, October D. by Detective Patton on charge of grand larceny may have to an- swer to several other charges. The de- tective has traced two other thefts to the negro, one of which he says was made from the residence of J. D. Taylor. 2700 Avenue G. MT. Taylor is said to have lost some valuable clothing. DARING ROBBERY--A daring robbery ing on South Highlands Saturday after noon. While w. A. Smith, who was pay ing off, went across the street, it is said one of the negro employees broke open door to a room in which $49 was left on table and escaped with it all. A de- scription of the negro who Is suspected was furnished the police.
 TELEGRAM RECEIvED-A telegram was received in Birmingham yesterday | announcing the death of Mrs. Thomas H. Herndon of Mobile. which occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Lunceford, at Eutaw yesterday. Mrs Herndon was the wife of the late Con gressman Thomas H. Herndon of Mobile and was widely known throughout Ala bama. The funeral services will take place today at Mobile The deceased had a large number of friends in Birming- ham.
 COMMITTEE MEETING Mai Frank Y. Anderson, chairman of the general committee on the entertainment of Pres ident Roosevelt during his visit to Bir- mingham October 24, was called to the l executive committee this morning at 10 o'clock in the Commercial club rooms. At this meeting every detail of the Pres ident's programme will be completed and several other important matters pertain ing to the reception will be discussed. NEGRO WAS KILLED-Jim Smith. a negro, was brought to Birmingham last night by Constable Dynar of Johns and lodged in the county jail on the charge of killing another negro named Brown at that place Saturday night The killing took place in "hop jack stand near Johns. Several negroes were engaged in general row when the shooting occurred. The preliminary trial of Smith will come up before Justice of Peace F. M. Par sons of Johns this week. Coroner Paris left for Johns last night to investigate the killing.