The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-25

NEGRO HAL G1SIolJ,- Jlhl OuutA-
 wood is the latest negro to be caught
 with a concealed weapon He was arrest
 ed yesterday by Policeman Byars and
 locked up in the police jail. The trial
 comes up today.
 GOES TO TEACH.-Miss Francis Cobb
 Fell will leave this afternoon at o'clock
 for Littleton, N. C., where she has ac-
 cepted a position in the Littleton Female college as first assistant in the pianoforte department for the ensuing year.
 SENT TO MINES.-The following pris- oners have been sent to Pratt mines to serve their sentences: J. T. Jones, a white
 man, 40 days; Jerry Grigsby, a negro,
 20 days; Lizzie O'Neal, a negro, 20 days;
 Della Thomas, a negro, 10 days; Dan Clark, a negro, 100 days; Charles Watless,
 a negro, two years.
 SHOOTING CRAPS.-As the big court house clock tolled the hour of midnight
 last night, Policeman Williamson spotted three negroes in the rear of the Hillman. Come seven; come eleven" rang out upon the stle night air. They were cart ed to the police jail where they register
 ed as Ed Williams, Walter Blair and Sam | Cades.
 HANDSOME PAINTING.-J B. Hoff-
 man, the well known decorator, has com pleted a handsome painting of the river
 Jordan flowing through a valley, which
 will be used in the decoration of the new
 Masonic Temple at the corner of Sixth
 avenue and Nineteenth street The paint
 ing is about four by six feet and is con-
 sidered a fine work of art.
 SHIRLEY IS BACK.-Thomas J. Shir- l ley. desk sergeant at police headquarters, | resumed his duties yesterday afternoon, after enjoying a leave of absence for five days. He says he enjoyed the time he
 was off duty. but was glad to get back | in harness. His vacation was quiet one,
 much of his time being at home During
 his absence the place was filled by Po- liceman Murphy.
 MEETING AT Y M. C. A.-The Sun day afternoon religious meeting at the
 Young Mems Christian association yes-
 terday was well attended and close att tention was paid throughout to the ser vices. The meeting was presided over by General Secretary J. P. Jackson. Ar | ter the religious services refreshments were served and nearly an hour was | spent in the customary social gather | ing.
 l ATTENDING MEETING.-Several em-
 ployes of the Birmingham Railway, Light | and Power company are in Philadelphia attending the annual meeting of the American Railway association, which | convenes today and will be in session un- | til October 1.
 Among those attending the convention l from Birmingham are D. M. White. as- l sistant treasurer; c. M Cory, treasurer and auditor w. A. McWhorter, master
 mechanic and c. T. Doer, purchasing | agent
 | RAIDED CRAP GAME.-The largest | number of arrests made at one time yes | terday was in the raid of crap game. | Nine descendants of Ham were picked up | in a group by Policemen Bennett and Cole and shipped to the police station by the | omnibus route. They registered as John | Caldwell, Luther Daniels, Martha Lee, | Beula Rockwell, Ed Williams, Mack | Meadows, Frank Turner, Will Billingsly | and Arthur Leewesler. The arrests were
 made at TAO o'clock.
 | WAS STILL STANDING.-Left in the | position of the man with the proverbial | snipe bag John Meelkin found himself | holding a $l0 Confederate bill. He had | received 1t in exchange, he says, for sz | of Uncle Sams best coin with the un- | derstanding that the man to whom he ad- | vanced the silver would return in "a few | minutes and redeem 1t. He was still | standing in front of a saloon on Eigh- | teenth street when Policemen Ray and
 Elledge passed that way and heard his | tale of woe. This was late Saturday night Yesterday the patrolmen spotted
 a negro answering the description of the | man who needed "change in hurry
 and placed Will Jordan under arrest. He
 was charged with swndling.