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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
CARNIVAL SPIRIT
HOLDS The CROWDS
MANY PEOPLE ENJOYED THE
GAsKILL SHOWS YESTERDAY
AND LAST NloHT-cARNlVAL
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT.

With continuance of perfect weather
the interest and popularity Of the char-
ity carnival are on the increase.
The crowds continue to tax the ca
paeity of the grounds, and hundreds VINO
had not seen the big show and a great
many who had and were DESTROYS OF again
visiting the stadium turned out In force
last night. From o. clock until midnight
the grounds were packed with people. A
visit to the stadium is well worth while.
There is not a single act that is not worth
seeing and a great many OF them are
excellent. Difficult aerobatic feats are
performed by the different troupes win
evident ease; many of them are new
in Birmingham and would do credit to
any circus performance. Last night all
the big feature acts passed off success
fully.
Along the Esplanade no one attended
any of the different attractions and came
away dissatisfied. The shows are all
clean cut and up to date.
There is excitement and pleasing diver
sion on every hand. Last nights crowd
f7as out for good time it seemed-the
most democratic crowd of the week. me
aeople came from all parts of the city
patrician and pleb side by side, men,
women and children of all conditions came
with but one end in view, and that
was to get all the possible fun out OIL
carnival night.
The country store continues to be
point of great interest, and the trade goes
briskly on.
Tonight marks the close of the carnival
Az there will be but two more oppor-
tunities to see the sights the crowds this
afternoon and tonight Will no ooupt pe
very large.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
COMMENCEMENT AT RREWToN.
Capacity Of Large Auditorium VIII Be
Taxed to Hold Crowd.

Rrewton MAY 19.-(Special)-Th COM
mencement exel cises of Brewton COL
legiate institute took place in the new
court house last night, and were wit
messed by one of the largest audiences
that ever assembled there The seating
capacity of the auditorium is about ooo'
and long before the time for the exef-
cses to begin every available seat was
occupied and standing room was at
premium. The exercises consisted OF es-
says and orations by the graduating Glass;
interspersed with music, the presentation
of diplomas and the address to the class
by the Rev. ]. A. Rice of Montgomery.
The graduating class numbered seven,
Miss Lily Bell Rankin, Miss sallie Davi-
son, Miss Irene Jernigan Miss Annie
Robertson Miss Irene Dendy, Miss Juliet
Luttrell and James o. Robertson, with
Miss Lily Bell Rankin as salutatorian
and Miss Juliet Luttrell as valedictorian
In a few we'll chosen and appropriate
remarks E. II. Lovelace presented the
diplomas to the class. The address of the
Rev Mr.. Rice was mastery effort, and
not withstandlng the llteness of the hour
he held the undivided attention of his
hearers for forty-five minutes. This was
Mr. Rice's first appearance before a Brew
ton audience, but he -ully sustained his
reputation as an orator that had preceded
him.
The grand concert given by Prof. r.
Il. Black anu his students of music the
night previous was largely attended and
well received. The way in which each
number was rendered gave evidence of the
careful training each pupil had received.
Brewton is proud Of her excellent school
which is one of the bele in this section
of the state, and the attendance Is in
oreasing every year. The next session
vii! be taught in a school building that
would do credit to any city in Alabama,
work on which las already been COM
menced
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Found !
Ill.

Tales is out today. Ask your
newsletter for it. 1t contains
seventeen stories, most of them
by authors of worldwide reputa-
ton, and all of them great stories.
These stories. all in English, are
selected frgm eight different Ian
guages. The complete novel is by
Clip" the famous French novelist
of Partisan society. The serial is
by Jean Reibrach, beautiful study
of French rural life. The shorter
tales are by Maxim Gorky, Ernst
Won Wolzogen, Anatole France,
Baroness Won Hevking, Alfred Ca
pus, Emilia Pardo Bazan, Mathilde
Serao, and nearly dozen others.
Tales" is the magazine you want.
GET IT TO-DAY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Salvation Army Services.

The following is the programme of SER
vices of the Salvation army tomorrow:
Holiness meeting at II a. m.
Sunday school at p. m.
Prayer meeting at $3.50 p. M
Salvation meeting at a. M
Adjutant George A. Dodd, in charge
of the local corps. will preach at the night
services. The public is invited to attend.
The subject selected for Sunday night
by the adjutant Is "A Kiss in the Dark :"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Circuit Court.


Judge A. A. Coleman presiding.
The damage suit of Francis NJ Hinton,
Administrative VS. the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company is still
on trial before jury in the circuit court.
The plaintiff suies for damages to the
amount of $4,000 for the alleged death of
the intestate. The case will probably be
concluded today.
No new suits have been filed in this
court
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Stick Pins Into Flesh.

Crawsfordsville, Ind, May BIN a
crowded court room, directed by the pre-
siding judge two physicians today stuck
pins into the body of William Hostetter
of Ladoga, and held burning matches to
his flesh without producing any apparent
effect. The physical test was decided up
on by the court in order to establish
the truth of an allegation that Hostetter
was shammng paralysis in order to
prejudice the jury which Is trying his
damage suit against railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Sixteenth Infantry to Leave.

Atlanta. May 19.-The Sixteenth infan-
try, L. S. A, Col. Butler D. Price, VIII
leave Fort Mcpherson for the Philippines
tomorrow. They take the place there of
the Seventh infantry which on the ar
rival of the sixteenth will return to the
United States, and it is expected will be
stationed at Fort Mcpherson. The Sew
enteenth is not expected to reach Atlanta
before the latter part of the summer. and
Fort Mcpherson in the meantime will be
practically deserted, excepting for the
necessary guard for the property.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Criminal Court.

FIRST D1VISION-Judae Samuel l..
Weaver presiding.
The case against r. M. Bates, charging
grand larceny is dragging along slowly
in the first division o. the criminal court.
The defendant is charged with acquiring
a large amount of railroad brasses said
to have been the property Of the South
ern Railway company.
SECOND DIVISION-Judge Dan A.
Greene presiding.
In the second division this morning
sentences will be passed on all defend
ants convicted during the present week.
Saturday is always sentence day in the
criminal court of jefferson county,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
TOURING CARS.
1.-THE Trolley Way"

Commencing Tuesday. May 49, and every
Tuesday and Wednesday till further no.
tice the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company will run two tourist RS
through Pratt City. Ensley, Fairview and
Bessemer via north line and return over
south line: then to South Highlands and
around Highland avenue to the starting
point morris hotel)
Trains will leave the Morris hotel at 8
a. M and p. m. on the days mentioned.
Fare for entire trip % cents. 5-13-tf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
City Court of Birmingham.

FIRST DIvIsIoN-Judge Charles w.
Ferguson presiding.
The suit of A. Gordon vs. J. H. Wal
lace and others which has been on trial
for several days in the first division of
the city court will probably be con-
cuded today.
No new suits have been filed with the
clerk of the city court
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
chancery Court.

Chancellor A. III. Benners presiding.
The chancery case of Sarah Schoch VS..
Lillian Schoch was called yesterday, but
it was continued. This was the only bust
ness transacted by Chancellor Benners
Today's docket;
Lula B. Harton VS.. Ensley Development
company.
Mary E. Tarweather VS.. John S. Going
ct al
L. A. Mcmahon VS.. G. H. Bodeker.
M. M. Boggan VS. r. F. Kolb.
Tennie Snoddy VS.. Edward Snoddy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers have
been filed in the probate court:
C. G. Eason and wife to j. C. Waldrop,
lots to 10 inclusive. block 1877, North
Birmingham; consideration $1,000.
Mary Archers and Edward II. Archers
to w. g. Orme, land in section %, town
ship II south, range west; consideration
$1,000
Birmingham Realty company to w. b.
Dickerson, part of lot 5, block $50. Bir-
mingham; consideration $500.
Birmingham Realty company to Frances
c. Reamer parts of lots and g. block
643 Elyton survey; consideration $500.
Birmingham Realty company to B. P.
Minis, parts of lots and 4, block SAB,
Elyton survey; consideration $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
IMPORTANT CASES
TO BE CALLED TODAY
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE BuRGlN
TO TRY SEVERAL MEN ON THE
CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO AMI
MAILS.

Bessemer, May 9-(speciaf)-A num-
Der of cases of alleged cruelty to animals
will be heard in the court of Justice of
the Peace J. C. Burgin the morning The
charges are preferred by James L. Nail,
who swore out warrants against a num-
Der of drivers. foremen and overseers on
the construction work of the new South
ern railroad line. being built from Mo-
bile junction to Ensley
1t is alleged by Mr.. Nail that some of
the mules being used in the grading have
been abused to the extent of violation of
the law.
Riroad Traffic.
According to the report of the Alabama
car service for April about 5000 cars were
handled in Bessemer by the several rail-
roads operating In the city during that
month. From the present business~of the
railroads so far this month May will
exceed this record by several hundred
cars.
Sumter Mines.
The indications are that Sumter mines,
which were greatly damaged by fire a
few weeks ago. will be in a condition to
be put in operation in months time.
| The water is being pumped out and the
woodwork of the mines being rebuilt
Personal and General.
Yesterday afternoon at Montgomery
Miss Kate Breen was married to Mr..
S. r. Orr. Both are of this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Orr arrived in Bessemer yes
terday and will make their home with
Mrs. Carwile of Third avenue.
The Rev. o. p Spiegel preached at the
First Christian church tonight on DUTY,
Dignity and Destiny of the Christian"
The graduating class of the Bessemer
High school completed it's examination
yesterday. The highest average for the
past three years, 972 per cent was made
by Miss Lula Allen, who will win the
scholarship prize given each year by the
Bessemer Trust and Banking company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Railroad Changes Hands.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 19.-The Eel Paso and
Southwestern railroad today announced
the purchase of the Eel Paso and North
western system. The latter connects with
the Rock Island, and has a branch line
to the Dawson coal fields. The Alamo
Gordo coal fields and timber tracts are
included in the purchase.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
UNION REFERRED TO
AT WINONA LAKE
Plea for Uniting the Several Branches
OF Presbyterian Church Greeted
With Applause.

Wiona Lake, Ind. May 1s.-The reading
OF reports, appointment of clerks ana
committees and discussion of evangelistic
work by speakers, several of whom men
toned incidentally the proposed union
with the Cumberland Presbyterians. to-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Arrested for an ARRAY.

M. w. Parsons, constable for beat No.
81, and o. d. Stewart, were arrested and
put under bond last night by Officer ]. NJ.
Nix on a charge of fighting. They became
engaged in a difficulty at the corner of
Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street.
Neither of the men was seriously hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
BANK cLEARlNGS.
Birmineham's Gain Over Last Year Is
18 Per Cent.

New York, May 1.-THE following Ia
BILE. compiled by 9radstreet shows the
bank clearinrs at the cities named for
the week ending MAJ 10, with the per-
centage OF increase and decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year Totals include clearing oi flfty-two
other cities. Canadian totals include clear
ings of seven other cities in Canada:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued by
the probate judge as follows:
Dudley L. Poe, Birmingham, to Gussie
Baker.
John w. Burke, Littleton, to Nancy A.
Hall.
Charles Montgomery, Warrior to Mat
tie Creek.
w A. LINING, Ensley, to Mary A.
Snowman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
BUILDING Permits.

Building permits have been issued from
the office of Inspector John p Lind as
follows
j. T. Aver, to repair dwelling on Ave-
nue. II and Eighteenth street. at cost
of SIS.
Mrs. Brezendine, to repair store on
Twentieth street, between Second ana
Third avenues, at cost of $3.50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
CITY ITEMS.

Lane Is lmproving-Charles M. Lane
who was shot by James A. Norris last
Tuesday afternoon at Fire Station No
., resting much better and his attend
ants are now hopeful of his recovery.
There was decided change in his
condition yesterday for the better. He
Is at the Hillman hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Matte FIourine Cook.

Matte F'lourine Cook, aged one year.
seven months, died at the residence of her
parents, at East Lake. The funeral SER
vices will be conducted from the residence
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock The inter-
ment will be at the Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20

Acting Chief of PoIIoe.-Capt. J. s.
Johnson will act as chief of police in
the absence of Chief Wier, who leaves
for Washington today. Chief Wier
goes to Washington to attend the an.
nuai convention of chiefs of police
His wife will accompany him, and thew
will be absent for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Assaulted a Boy.

Wiley Summers, negro. was arrested
and placed In the city jail last night by
Officers McCollum and Donaldson, charged
with assaulting a negro boy with a
knife.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
a. ~! ! S
AAMAcAzINE II
g. msNaRLD'S BEST
FiCTJsN
q WEST doth STREET, NEW YORK
ADJUSTMENTS
At the eIIou.

1.-THE Telephone Girl will be presented
at the Bijou theatre at a matinee this
afternoon and a performance tonight,
which will close the weeks engagement.
The offering for next week will be Billy
Clifford in How He Won Her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Mortgage Filed.

The Peoples Home Telephone company
mas Med mortgage in the probate court
In favor of the Dollar Savings Trust COM
pany for 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20

Commercial Travelers.-The United
Commercial Travellers will meet to.
night and hear the report of Hughes
b. Kennedy, chairman of the commit.
tee to choose place ond time for a
big picnic. The committee will rec
ommend that the picnic be held at
look Springs on June 10.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
THE RAIN MAkER''

"Ranmaker' making
WATER WAGON
board the the
(Raeh
happe haveb
period o
is said that three WATER WAGON
will the thirst either Whisky
Morphine and busy Birmingham thirst
anxousy awaiting this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
PERSONAL

Dr. Percy Nixon is out of the city. lie
will return Monday
Billy Clifford, the comedian who will
play next week at the Bijou theatre in
How He Won Her" will be the guest
of honor at the EllSs social to be given
at the Elks hall next Tuesday night
There are eleven Ellls in Mr.. Clifford s
company, all of them enthusiastic mem
bers of the order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20

He places his liabilities at s215 and as
sets at $40.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20

The best drink for hot
Weather-Ice Tea. The best
teas come from Fox Sons g.
Smith Co
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
Petitions in Bankruptcy.

B. Mitchell has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy with the clerk of the federal court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
sundy Picnic.-The first annual mic

sundy Picnic.-The first annual pic.
mic of the New Era Literary associa.
ton. which was to have been given
April 80, but which was postponed on
account of inclement weather, will be
held at Pleasant Valley Park tomor-
row. The public isinvited. The pro-
ceeds will be applied to the night
school and literary work conducted
under the auspices of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20

The Y. M. C. A.-The annual meet
ing OF the Y. M. c. A. will be held next
Monday night at the associations
home. 1t will take the form of a ban.
quet in the gymnasium. 1t will be the
largest affair ever held by the asso.
citation in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20

The Eiks.-The Elks will have a
social session Tuesday night at the
Elks' home on Nineteenth street and
Eighth avenue. Invitations have been
extended to large number of friends
of the members of the lodge, and
large attendance is expected. This
VIII De the first social session of the
Eiks in a long time.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-17
4 SENTENCE OF CON-
SIDERABLE LENGTH

To Senator Bacon, of Georgia. is as
cribed the credit of evolving the most
marvellous sentence ever emitted in de-
bate in the Senate 1t was when the
Agricultural bill was up Friday. Ba-
con reeled this combination of words
off when discussing the syrup ques-
tlon. 1t is asserted today that no man
can parse the sentence and that only
Bacon could have emitted it without
falling by the wayside. Read:
The Senator will probably rem IN.
ber that last year when this matter
was before the Senate we had some
little colloquy about it, aud tried to
explain to the Senare that the purpose
of this appropriation was to endeayor
by experiments OH the part of the Gov
erhment to determine upon a process
which when generally used, would re-
suit in such uniformity of production
as would enable the article to become
an article of general merchandise, or
rather, generally marketable, explain
ing, as did, all the time, that while
this syrup had been made for century
all through that part of the country,
and successfully, it was made simply
by farmers for their own use and for
little local consumption, so that al
most as many different processes were
used aud as many different grades of
syrup were produced under those cir
cumstances as there were different
producers that in consequence, when
an article of the kind was put upon
the market nobody knew what that
particular article was without sam
pling it; and it was the design of the
department to establish plant by
which regular standardpTocess should
be inauRurated and so generally be-
come known throughout the country
that it would be generally adopted
and the product would be of uniform
character -
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-17
State to Own ArmOrieS.

Pending In the State Assembly at
present is bill providing for the ap-
pointment and maintenance of an arm
ory board and for the payment of its
expenses and for the erection and
maintenance of armories throughout
the state.
The bill provides for the creation OF
an armory board to consist of five
members to be appointed and the Gov
ernor and Adjutsnt General as ex-
offioio members, whose duty it shall be
to locate and erect armories for the
use of the National Guard in suol
cities as it may be desirable to main.
tain organizations of the guard. This
commission is given authority to pur-
chase ground and erect armories the
maximum amount to be expended be-
ing 920, 900 for company of Infantry
and $50, 900 for a troop of cavalry or
battery Of artillery, the amount to in
olude the purchase of ground where 1t
is necessary.
Title to all such property is to re.
main in the State Of Pennsy lvanis aud
whenever any organization possessing
an armory snail bs disbanded Tor any
reason the building is to be sold and
the proce sds revert to the armory fund 4,
the creation of which is provided for
in the bill.
For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of the act the sum of $500,
600 is appropriated. The bill has been
reported favorably and will come up
in the house in few days for final
action. Every officer in the Guard and
q great many Of the enlisted men are
at present using their best end, avor
with the legislators from their district
In order to bring about the passage Of
the measure. y
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-17
Died IN
" CHURCH PEW

Joseph Elder, one of the Oldest resi-.
dents Of WIlliamsport, died suddenly
Sunday morning shortly after 10 80
pollock. in the Pine Street NJ. E. church.
The services had not yet begun. He
had just seated himself i'll his pew, and
was preparing to enjoy the morning
service. when he was seized with
stroke of apoplexy and passed away a
few moments later in the hall at the
rear of the church. where several peo-
pie had carried him.
Mr.. Elder would have been seventy
years Of age next June, and had walk
ed all the way from his home, No. 722
East Third street. through the severe
snow storm. to attend service.
He was apparently in the best of
health and reached the church in his
usual time. In gong up the stairs to
the main auditorium. however. he re-
marked to young man whom he met
on the stairway. that the long walk
had made him breathe rather hard. but
joked aud talked, and appeared to be
in the best of spirits.
After seating himself in his pew he
sneezed twice, violently, and a lady
who was seated near him noticed that
his head dropped over to one side, and
at once went to him to inquire if he
we're i'll.
He WAS already unconscious. Sew
eral men ran to his assistance and he
was carried to the room in the rear of
the pulpit. and placed on couch,
where he expired in few minutes.
DR.. g. d. Mutt was hurriedly call
ed in, but death came before he arriv-
ed. His brother William was attend
ing the Love Feast. in the class room.
down stairs when he was passing away,
and he was sent for, but Mr.. Elder
died without reRaining consciousness.
Joseph Elder was born in Williams
port. and resided there all his life,
with the exception of few years.
which he speGt at Montoursville and
at Hepburnville He at one time work
ed on the old Pennsylvania canal. and
later engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness, which he continued until about
fifteen years ago. when he retired. He
conducted grocery store on East
Third street, for about thirty years,
and later conducted -four and feed
store.
He had been a member of the Meth.
odist church for many years and was
one of the most faithful in attendance.
He was also strong advocate Of pro-
hibition.