The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-02

counter. The police department was noti-
fled of the missing of the timepiece, and
later Cobb was arrested, the clock re-
covered and In mayors court today the
fine above named was assessed by Mayor
Atkins.
Yesterday three boxes of tobacco were
found in the saloon of L. Rosenberg on
Washington street. The tobacco had been
brought there and left by Judge King
a negro. The latter in mayors court de-
clared that John Burns negro dray-
man for L. & e. Lamar had not given
him the goods. 1t developed after the
trial today that King had confessed that
yesterday while Mr.. Marshall, the ship
ping clerk for L. & E. Lamar, was at
dinner, Burns got the key and opened
the room in which the tobacco is kept
and gave it to King through the back
door. Burns had been discharged by the
firm this morning, although not found
guilty in court. King was assessed fne
of s45.
Warehouse Robbed.
This morning when Herman Blanton,
employed by Howard, Kornegay a. Co.,
went to the waehouse of the firm, located
on the Southern railway tracks, he found
the door of the warehouse partly open
and evidences where the staple had peen
drawn and the lock taken Off the door.
during the night burglary mad oeeh
committed.
About ten days ago the lock on the
door was broken off and two cases
of lard were taken. new lock
was secured, but last night the
thieves drew the staple and carried polh
lock and staple away. An inventory
elbows that about thirty sides of meat
and nine or ten cases of lard were taken
1t is thought that a wagon was USED IN
carrying away the booty
Former Selma Boy Returns
Can't. James e. Shelley is a visitor to
Selma. his boyhood home. Captain smell
lev was reared here and here attenoeo
school. He is a son of the late Gen.
Charles M. Shelley, whose death occur
red in Birmingham few days ago Cap
tain Shelley Is now in command oi d
troop of the Eleventh cavalry, Unlteo
States army, and is stationed at Flniar
|. Del Rio, Cuba.
service around Santiago Immediately aIter
the Snanish war and has won the place
he holds He has seen service IN the
| Philippines and other places since tnen,
| He has a number of boyhood FRIENDS III
Selma who are giving him cordial wei
| come In conversation with an age
| Herald man he stated that Selma mas
/
In 1895. many new buildings having been
erected and the city greatly enlarged.
| However. he declares that as soon as ne
walked the board grass bordered streets
| Of the CITY he was aware that 1t even
| smeled like Selma.
'eWhy | used to ride pigs down Broad
| street when / was wee shaver, SAID
| Captain Shelley. you know hogs were
| allowed to run at large in those days,
| and we boys some thirty years ago would
| catch one by the ear, jump astride his
| back and away we would CO. hei.er
SHELTER over the city" -.
Captain Shelley is the picture OF healtn
| and a perfect specimen of a man. lie
will remain in Selma for several days
and is the guest of Houston Armstrong.
Three Iron Bridges.
Three iron bridges which have been
will soon span three streams of the coun-
| ty Mr. Hewitt. the well known repre-
| sentative of the Chattanooga Bridge
company is in the city today making ar
rangements for the commencing OF WORK
\ on the structure.
| The three bridges will span Kenan'
| branch, Valley Creek near the Chruch
| and Big Cedar creek at Rosie's ford. The
! first bridge to be built will be over Ken
ans branch, which is just beyond Kenan'
| bridge, and is small bridge about
| twenty feet long. The next one will be
the Cruch bridge over Valley creek, which
| is at the old Blair place. 1t is seventy
five feet long. The third bridge is a
| large one and is 200 feet long and over
| Big Cedar. near Carlowville.
1t is possible that the officials will ex-
pertinent with putting in a concrete flooI
| on one of these bridges