The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

The pleadings of the defendant brings out very interesting legal point and the result of the argument before Judge James Weatherly next Monday will be watched with considerable interest
 Judge William Jackson has been busy this week with the non-jury criminal docket and has disposed of large num- Der of minor cases.
 Notes and~Personals.
 Beginning Monday morning the stock law ordinance of the city of Bessemer will be rigdly enforced. City Pound keeper J. L. Q. Spinks has been instruct ed to take up all stock found running at large on the streets of the city and sell them after a reasonable time unless redeemed by the owners. The law will be strictly enforced as to dogs running at large upon which no tax has been paid. Dogs will be killed after a few days un- less redeemed by the payment of the dog tax. I
 The Bessemer board of trade will meet in regular session at the city hall next Tuesday afternoon and will have business of importance to transact. The commit- tee appointed at the last meeting to draft constitution and bylaws will make report and the same will be considered by the
 
 getting the business of his office in shape and Is prosecuting vigorous campaign for members. He Is making good progress and hopes to enroll practically all the business and professional men of the city as active members of the board of trade.
 Marion Harvey, through his attorney. w. F. Porter, has filed suit for $5O0O damages against T. A. Mclaughlin in the { te nhor hat Mclaughlin caused the arrest of Harvey on charge of entering his (McLaugh- ln's) room and taking money and other things of value. On the trial of the case Harvey was acquitted In the suit for damages false arrest and imprisonment is charged
 Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the Rev Nathan Buchanan will preach a special sermon to men a Library hall, and all men in the city are specially in- vited to attend the service. The revival at Library hall is progressing well and the people are taking considerable inter- est in every service. No service was held tonight but there will be three services tomorrow, at Il in the morning. the mems meeting in the afternoon and the regular service at night.
 The Catholic Ladies' Benevolent Society of Bessemer will meet with Mrs. J. D. Q Gara next lnurSuay afternoon dL | o'clock 1t Is especially desired that all members attend this meeting as officers are to be elected for the ensuing year.
 Mrs. w K Smith, who has been quite i'll at Birmingham infirmary, is re- ported to be considerably improved
 c. l.. ODell has gone to Rome. Ga. where he will spend few days with rel atives
 The Rev. Frank Willis Barnett will preach at the Jonesboro Baptist church tomorrow morning
 Brick & Lefkovits are improving their department store on Second avenue and when completed this will be one of the finest and best arranged business houses in the district A large passenger ele- vator is being erected and the millinery department with others will be placed on the second floor. This is one of the most enterprising mercantile firms in the dis trict
 Ralph Bingham will open the series of lyceum features to be given at Beavers hall on October 23 The course is to be given for the benefit of the hall and sea son tickets are being sold by all members