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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
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Clarence Powell, a negr0k earreateH Saturday night by Patrolman !. w. Bush on a warrant charging him with burglarizing the house of Perry .Fiem@ clothing, was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond by the Record CT yesterday afternoon when. he was larceny. Powell was turned over to the county authorities for imprispn- ment in the county jail pending a fur ther investigation of his case by the grand jury,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16

To Visiting K. of F. Don't fail to see our line Emblem Jewelry. Largest in the city.
 M. D. Pepperman, Jewelex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
RHEUMATISM Mo,RGs ROss sI;1pz 5Ea'

Rheumatism than other dis = .
 
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
LnM nn to RnIIiRa.

There Is, however, a special law for this county, which supcrcedes th.' gem cral law. As far back as 1854 an act was passed especially for this county authorizing the sheriff to employ at S2J0 per day each. as many bailins as might be necessary to attend to the business of the various courts sof the 245 of the Acts of 1S53- 1854. This law remained in force until 1875, when the following act was passed:
 " Be 1t enacted by tile General As. sembly of Alabama, Thatthe Sheriff "f Muntgomcry County be authorized to employ not more than three baiIIfts to attend to the business of any one court unless specially directed by ihe orSler of the court, setting forth the addi- tional number and roasons for ordcI- ing samq: .r,,o. thu ,.os n, .,.n bailiffs shall be $2 Der day, to be paid cate of tpe alerk, showing tho number of days attRIdance.
 "'Section $. Be it further enacted, That persons acting as deputy sneilns shall not be allowed to draw pay as
 dSection 4. That the act entitled an act to authorize the Sheriff of Mont gomery County to employ additional builiffs, approved February IS. lS64. and all other acts ia conflict with this act so far as relates tI Montgomery Coun- ty, be and the same are hereby re- pealed.'
 '',This is the law so far as the e:n- ploymeut Of bailinfs Is concerned, for Montgomery County: but so far as it's provisions are concerned It seems to Dc ignored.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16

Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.
 The Old Standard Groves Tastelesa Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
Purely Clerical Errors.

Tn this connection, it is proper to state that there is np loss to the coun- ty. nor were the claimants in any wise benefited. as the errors are purely cler- tcal. I find that aajor Westcott has been very methodical in the arrange ment and filing of all vouchers. Each month is kept separate and all the vouchers are In numerical order, which, aside from the tediousness. renders the checking comparatively Aasy. I have also examined Jle claims against the road and bridge fund, checked and compared them with the amounts upon record book and find them correct. have also examined and checked the claims against the inc and forfeiture and costs of prosecution fund, and find them all correct and properly entered.
 "I note that ion the two years cov- cred by tnls examination that the large sum of $4,SS6 has been expended for bailiffs in attendance upon the various courts of the county. l desire to call your attention to the law regulating this matter The general law upon this subject is found in Section y25 of the Code of 1896. which requires the sheriff of the county to summon three consta bles or deputies to attend to each term of the court and may, on order of the court, summon additional deputies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16


 examination of the books, vouchers and accounts of Major S. T. Westcott. Clerk Of the Board of Revenue of Montgom cry County, and 1 herewith submit the following report:
 The examination covers the period from April, 1905, to May 1st, 1905.
 Section 1417 of the Code of 1896, pro- vides that no claim against the county shall be passed upon or allowed by the Board unless it Is itemized and sworn 10 by the claimant or some person in his behalf. having personal knowledge that in most instances this law is com- piled with; but in other instances ] ind claims have been paid which were not sworn to. l particularly refer tv the claims allowed for the removal of insane persons to the asylum and also paupers. In no instance, do 1 find the necessary affidavits attached to thesa claims. The law requires all claims aI- lowed by the Board to be entered in a book provided for that purpose. find the law fully compiled with in this re- spect.
 'I have checked and compared the amounts of all claims allowed by the Board, with the amounts specified m the warrants, drawn upon the Treas- urer, and find them correct in every in- stance. l have also checked these rant record and find that all have been entered az required by law; but in a number of instances. l find that through clerical errors, the amounts upon the warrant record have not been correctly entereS. l nave noted each them forth in Exhibit A, attached to and asked to be made a part of this report. do this in order that the clerk pcan make the necessary corrections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL.
A Rare Treat In Store for Lovers of
 Song.

Phil Memoli will conduct festival chorus rehearsal for sopranos and altos at the Cable eompany's recital hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is especially desired.
 The festival takes place at the Bijou next Sunday at p. m. There have been many rehearsals of chorus and orchestra and the performance will be great musical event.
 Mrs. E. ]. Putnam, who comes from Indianapolis. to sing the soprano parts in the Memolis mass and of Gounod's S Gloria" will arrve this morning. MT. Frierwood will sing the bass solos and Mir Miehaelson the tenor solos,
 Mrs Putnam, as solo soprano at St. Paul's church two years ago, won high reputation as a singer She has a rare colorature voice, sympathetic and fexi- ble. and few professional artists in grand opera equal her in range or tone quality. Her runs and trills are marvels of beauty.
 MT Frierwood has a splendid baritone voice and MT. Michaeson Is one of Bir- minghams best tenors.
 Many tickets are being sold and the Bijou will doubtless be crowded. The pro- ceeds will be applied to the Father O. Reilly Monument fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
Postmasters Recommended.

J. O. Thompson and Charles H. Scott, the Presidents referees in this state, have recommended that these postmasters be appointed at the following places:
 Lena J. Murphy at Gay, Randolph county.
 William H. Hodge at Sykesville. Clay county.
 Augustus F. Duffy at Denver. Talla- poosa county.
 William T. Reeder at Douglas, Dale county.
 Josheph C. Speech at Enoch. Choctaw county.
 John M. Stacy at Range. conecuh county.
 Abner J. Johnson at Mccrea, covington county.
 The referees have been asked to rec- ommend Edward R. White to be post master at Center. to succeed J. w. Por- ter, resigned. They decline to do so until he gets the support of the patrons of the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17

The demand for coal in Birmingham during the past ten days has been far greater than the supply. All of the coal dealers report that they have been doing a brisk business, and in several coal yards the entire supply has been ex- hausted several times recently. All of the coal dealers have booked enough orders already to keep them busy for several days yet to come and if the weather does not moderate soon they will be in as bad condition as before.
 Train loads of coal for domestic pur- poses are brought to Birmingham daily and dumped in the various coal yards. Extra wagons are employed by many dealers to haul the coal to their custom CTS as fast as 1t Is unloaded from the cars.
 The average price of good lump coal in Birmingham Is s4 per ton, while a large amount is sold for s3.50 per ton. Fancy grades bring from s7 to sS, but little of this high priced coal Is sold to consumers in Birmingham. In moderate weather the average price of the coal sold here is $35O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
DIR. RoMAR IN FLORIDA.
Richmond Minister Who Was Reported
 Missing Is III.

The Rev Dr. Bomar, assistant seere- tary of the Baptist Foreign Mission Board at Richmond who has been miss ing for some time. has been located in Jacksonville. Fla. where he is very ill
 A letter was received yesterday by the Rev Frank Willis Barnett, editor of the Alabama Baptist from the Rev. Dr. R. J. Wiilngham, corresponding secretary of the Baptist Foreign Mission Board at Richmond, stating that a telegram had just been received from Jacksonville an nouncing that Dr. Bomar had been located there and that he was desperate ly i'll.
 Dr. Bomar was travelling in the south and disappeared suddenly about two weeks ago His brother the Rev. Paul V. Bomar of Marion, Ala, was notified and at once commenced a search. At first the missing divine was reported in Pensacola. and then it was stated that he was water bound in Mississippi on ac- count of the floods.
 It is understood that the Rev. Mir Bo- mar of Marion has gone to his brother, and that members of the Paptist denom- nation are doing all in their power for him in Jacksonville.
 Dr. Bomar is one of the most prominent men in the Baptist church, and is well known throughout the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
SUPPLY OF COAL NOT
 EQUAL TO THE DEMAND

One coal dealer expressed himself yes- terday afternoon as being of the opinion that the condition Is becoming serious. He said that the demand was enormous. The recent bad weather, he added has flooded the mines in many localities He said, however, with moderate weather that a coal famine in Birmingham or this district Is hardly a probability. Coal dealers say that they are inconvienced, too, to some extent on account of car shortage.
 But little suffering among the poor of Birmingham. for want Of coal, has been reported. Several applications have been received at the city hall for supply of coal, and these were referred to the prop CT authorities for investigation The United Charities, the Salvantion Army and other charitable organizations in the city have distributed coal to number of people in distress during the past two or three weeks.
 Several of the larger manufacturing concerns report that they have a sufficient supply of coal on hand and do not anti. cipate any trouble from a shortage ir their supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
PLUMBING INSPECTION
Alderman 6arbour's Ordinance Will Be Considered at Special Meeting.

The plumbing inspection ordinance is in the hands of the judiciary committee of the City Council for further eonsid- eration It was to have been acted on at the regular semi-monthly meeting of the council Wednesday night, but at the request of it's author, Alderman Ben r. Barbour, of the Fourth ward, the ordinance was referred back to the com mittee for further consideration.
 Alderman Barbour stated yesterday af- ternoon that he had learned there was considerable opposition to the ordinance. He is eager for the committee to con- sider the matter in public meeting, in or- der that the citizens and property own CTS might be heard.
 The committee will meet to take up the ordinance sometime before the next regular meeting of the City Council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
LIVELY FRACAS AT
 HELEN-BESS MINE
NEGROES AND WHITES FIGHT. HOMER CHESTER, A NEGRO, IS WOUNDED La THE NEcK-DEP. JAY sHERlFFs CALLED OUT.

Helen-Bess, the ore mining camp across the mountain from LaKeview, was the scene of a lively scrap yesterday after noon about o'clock, exaggerated reports of which reached Birmingham and caused considerable excitement
 A telephone message was received at the sheriff's office to the effect that four men had been shot and severely wound ed, and that the negroes and white men were up in arms against each other Four deputy sheriffs were sent to the mines at once, but they found comparatively littlc trouble over there
 A negro named Homer Chester was shot in the back of the neck and badly wounded by w. B. Britain, white man. who fired in order to prevent the negro from cutting him and his father-in-aw who were standing together.
 The negro was drunk and was chasing an old white man named Bellinger around with a knife John Renfroe, an other white man, and this negro had been drinking, and it seems that they had a grudge against Bellinger. They went to his house with the avowed purpose of doing him. The old man rose to the emergency and knocked Renfroe down, breaking his nose. but he had no weapon with which to defend himself against the negro. Bellinger ran between Britain and his father-in-law and the negro cut at him as he did so. He missed Belinger, and in his excitement commenced cutting at MT. Britain, who drew a pistol and shot the negro.
 It was feared that the negroes would become excited and take the matter up and cause trouble. Some threats were heard from, them, and for that reason the telephone message was sent to the sheriff's office. The negro who was shot escaped and came to Birmingham to have his wound dressed.
 No further trouble is anticipated. The negro had not been caught at a late hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
CITY ENGINEER TO
 REPORT TO COUNCIL
WILL SAY WHAT THOROUGH FARES IN BIRMINGHAM ARE BE- ING USED BY RAILROADS AND OTHER CORPORATIONS.

Acting under instructions from the city council, City Engineer Julian Kendrick will prepare report to be presented later which will show in every instance where private individuals and corporations have encroached upon the streets, avenues alleys and public places of the city of Birmingham The resolution providing for this report was drawn up and offered in the city council by Alderman John C.. Forney.
 q cannot say just now what the city engineer will report, nor what will be the procedure, said Alderman Forney, in discussing his resolution yesterday af- ternoon. Tn my opinidn several railroads and other corporations are using the streets and avenues of the city, and the municipality is not receiving any revenue from them. It is only just and right that these parties should be made to pay for the privilege of using the thoroughfares, and 1t will mean large amount to the city"
 The street committee will probably re- port at the next meeting of the City Council on the petition of citizens and property owners asking that North Twen- ty-second street from Eighth to Eleventh avenues be opened up and put in proper condition. The Frisco and Central of Georgia railroads have twenty odd tracks across Twenty-second street and vehicles cannot pass over the street at that point. For several years past there has been agitation for viaduct across the rail roads at Twenty-second street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
MIR. DEBARDELEsEN THANKED.
Hillman Hospital Board Express Ap.
 preeiation of Ills Plan.

At a meeting of the board of managers of Hillman hospit held yesterday, after a rising vote of thanks to MT. DeBar- offered and passed unanimously:
 Thoroughly appreciating the broad philanthropy. chafacterizing Mir DeBar- deleben's wisely benevolent and far reaching conception of a plan for endow- ing the two hospitals of our city, enthu- siastically indorsed as practicable by numbers of recognized leaders in financial, political and industrial circles;
 We the board of managers of Hiilman- man hospital, applauding the wisdom of the method and gratefully acknowledging his irresistibly generous example in pledging to underwrite ten thousand dol- lars, one-tenth of the entire amount re- quired,
 Resolve. d) That we do most earnestly commend this proposition, pronounced feasible by those competent to judge, to the citizens of Birmingham and to all public spirited men throughout this pros porous and progressive district, urging that favorable consideration may be ac- corded and prompt action taken to inau- gurate so proud an undertaking.
 @ That we believe Mir DeBardeehen s happy inspiration promises a practical solution of the intricate problem of pro- viding means sufficient to insure prompt care and treatment of the daily increas- ing numbers of sick and injured appeal ing for relief
 t3) Resolved further, that such action. taken energetically and pushed to glorf- ous achievement. will entitle Birmingham tc place along high moral and charitable lines far above the enviable position she now so proudly occupies in the industrial and financial world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
l. B. REID RESIGNS
 HIS NEW POSITION
Gives Up Assistant License Inspector ship to Return to Railway
 Mall Service.

J. B. Reid, who recently severed his connection with the railway mail ser- vice to become assistant license collector in the office of A. A. Gambill, the city license and street tax collector, yesterday resigned the latter office and returned to his former position.
 In his letter of resignation, sent to MT. Gambill. MT. Reid says:
 q hereby tender you my resignation to be effective March l. I trust this will give you but little inconvenience, and will return to my old position with the mall service
 '1n severing my connection with your office permit me to thank you for your uniform courtesy, which you extended me at all times I wish you prosperous year which will rebound to your credit and the city's interestr''
 In accepting MT. Reids resignation Mir. Gambil took occasion to praise heartily the fidelity and efficiency with which MT. Reid has performed his duties. It is understood that this vacancy in MT Gambills office force will not be filled immediately. The force consists now of MT Gambil, J. J. Boggin. his assistant who has been connected with the office for five years, which makes his service highly valuable, and Miss Rebecca Lewis the stenographer and clerk. who. though newly appointed to the position, has done the work most acceptably Miss Lewis had for several years been head book keeper in the well-known firm of Caheen Brothers.
 fy, Mir Eopnb1le ar the first fifteen days of this month ex- ceed by about s5OO0 the collections for the corresponding days of 1904 It is predicted that the months collections will exceed by s16,OO0 those of February, 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
COUNTY TEACHERS.
Meeting Will Be Held at City Hall
 Tomorrow Morning.

The Jefferson County Teachers asso- citation will meet tomorrow at 10 a. m. at the city hall. Secretary E. l.. Patton announces the programme as follows:
 Song by association.
 Prayer.
 Why Teachers Prefer Positions in Jef- ferson," Superintendent Thomas R. Walker, Wylam.
 'fWhy Secluded Places Should Be Se- lected for School Houses" J. B. Stovall Irondale.
 Right Reading for Children" Princi- pal J. H. Stephens, Union.
 Round table talks of two minutes each upon, Books That Have Influenced Me Most" Every teacher is expected to take part in this round table work.
 Bue-back Speller and McGuffey's Old Readers" J. r. Mclaughlin.
 All topics limited to ten minutes. All teachers desiring to secure the services of MT. A. r. Icyda for lecture courses for library funds please write to the secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
Clock Savings Bank Free

We are offering to our Depositors in the Savings Department, handsome CLOCK SAVINGS BANK. a correct time piece, in black enamel, which will be kept in repair
 Free of Cost To obtain one of these beautiful and useful clocks free, you are requested to call at the bank and an of fcer. will cheerfully explain to you.
 AMERICAN TRUST q SAVINGS
 BANK,
 BIRMINGHAM. ALA.
 Corner First ave. and Twentieth st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
CONTRIBUTES s2oo.
Col. L. W. Johns Sends His Check fo.
 Vulcan Fund,

Col. L. ". Johns yesterday sent his check for S2O0 to Secretary J. B. Babb for the Vulcan fund. and a note of ac- ceptanee and thanks was sent him by MT. Babb.
 The note from Colonel Johns simply stated that enclosed would be found a check for s2Oo for the fund and wishing success to the undertaking. Mir. Babb in his reply acknowledged receipt of the check and thanked Colonel Johns in be- half of the club.
 The fund is increasing steadily. Yes terday besides the check of Colonel Johns. Ben F. Barbour sent In check for $1o and 1t Is expected that other small sub- scriptlons will be received within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-17
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK &
 TRUST co. 2OO3 First Avenue.
''The strength of a bank is in its individual
 loans.

We have contracted with the Mosler Safe Co.,, of Hamilton, Ohio, to put in our Vault, Safe and Safety boxes, and with A. H. Andrews Co.,, of Chicago. to put in the new fixtures and furniture in our enlarg- ed banking quarters. This insures the very best work that can be done in Amer ca. When completed our quarters will front fifty feet at 2003 First avenue.