The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-17
Rich Prospect Discovered Near
tuscaloosa
PUMP IS AGAIN AT WORK
City Water Supply, Which Has Been
Shut of for Some Time, Is
Again Resumed-Per-
sonal Mention.

The Cuban-American Petroleum company
is the name Of a new company that has
just been organized here by James r.
Maxwell Mr.. Maxwell has spent some
time in Cuba and has located what prom
Uses to be very valuable oil fields. The
company has secured control of about a
thousand acres of lands that are very
promising, and they expect to begin Dor
ings in the near future
In several springs on the above NELL
| toned property is found petroleum, and
the analysis shows that this is praet-
cally as good as that of Pennsylvania
so it is stated, and much better than that
of Texas
The following are the officers of the
new enterprise President. James r.
Maxwell: vice president Henry A Jones;
secretary and treasurer, Geo. ] Aston,
all of this city. The directors are George
! b. Martin, E. f. Leach, Sidney Leach w
G. Somerviue r. w Blondheim, Henry
A. Jones, George Alston and James h.
| Maxwell, ali of this city except e. Il.
Martin
The City Pump.
The city pump for the artesan well.
which has been out of commission for
several months was started to working
again today The we'll is the pride of the
town, and the citizens are delighted that
|
artesan water will be available at all
! times from now on. The Arm of Allen q
Jemison has taken the contract to run
the pump and to keep 1t in good repair.
This is an electrical affair and pumps
continuous stream.
Carrie Brown, the 4-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs T. Albright, died at the
home of her parents yesterday afternoon.
The little girl was unusually bright and
attractive and a great pet. She was
buried today at Hopewel church. The
funeral services were conducted at the
residence.
| Miss Belle Clements entertained a few
friends delightfully."- Wednesday evening
| In honor of her brothers birthday, Mr.
| Hardy Clements. Covers were laid for
| ten, most delicious menu of nine
courses being served. The place cards
! were heart-shaped and bore pretty girls
| heads in colors on one side while on the
! other was an original acrostic on the
guests name.
Small Fire In Tuscaloosa.
The fire alarm was sounded this morn
| ing about noon the occasion being a
blaze on the roof of w. II. Rafords
! house. The fire was discovered soon after
| II originated, however, and prompt atten-
| ton soon controlled It. 1t extin-
gushed in a short time the only dam
| age being a good-sized hole in the roof
| "A. n
| ter, Miss Emma Weatherford, and son,
James Weatherford, of Chattanooga are
the guests Of their cousin, Mrs. c. W.
| Weatherford, on Tenth street.
Mrs. r. w. Needs and her sister, Miss
Emma Rust, have returned from a Visit
to the carnival at New Orleans.
Judge j. j. Mayf1eld is in Montgomery
on code business.
Car System improved.
| Trndar tho mana Va f,nanf nf the tq.
/ ing young superintendent Sage Monnish,
| the Belt Railway company Is becoming
| more and more metropolitan car sys-
TEN. 1t is stated authoritatlvely that
next month the Belt will put on the new
| loop a gasoline motor car, which will make
a trip around loop every thirty minutes.
This will be great convenience both
| in the frequency of cars and also In the
manner OF locomotion.
| These gasoline cars are rather late de-
partures in street railway systems but
are giving entire satisfaction wherever in
use. Tuscaloosa has long felt the need
| of a regularly conducted street car sys-
| TEN, and with this new equipment the
| need will in all proba billy be met. The
new schedule will go into effect March
| TO- and from that time cars will meet all
of the night trains. which has not been
| the case heretofore.
| A marriage of considerable interest to
| Tuscaloosians occurred on Monday at
! Amarillo. Tex. This was the marriage
of Miss Lottie Nelson. lately of this city,
| to Mr. Joseph Dess. Miss Nelson is the
| daughter Of Dr Robert Nelson. who was
for so long a term a notable physician
in Northport and Tuscaloosa. In fact
the family moved away from this place
| less than year ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Delss left Immediately after the eere-
mony for an extended tour through Mex
| leo and later to California ON their re-
turn they will leave near Dayton, Tex.
Court Adjourns.
| The United States court. which has
| been in session here for two weeks or
more, adjourned today. There were quite
| number of cases before the court, and
the majority Of these were heard and
| determined. Tuscaloosa feels and appre-
| ciates the advantage of having this part
| of the state as district Of the federal
court. II promises quite a busy session
| of the court at it's regular meeting times
| here
Quite an entertaining musical was given
! by the music pupils of Miss Stella Harris
| at the latters studio on Thursday night
This being Valentine day the programme
was ARA nged in accordance with the pre-
| vailng sentiment of the occasion. There
| were number of excellent numbers on
| tho programme. and the musical romance
| agreed with much artistic skill by Miss
| Harris was both appropriate and inter-
esting.
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Suits Are Filed.