The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11

hNNAh sion at Northport, closed Sunday. Tho sermon Sunday was preached by Bishop Morrison, and was a fine and much ap- preciated effort. While the conference has no legislative authority much routine business was attended to and many rec 1 concentrations made to the general con ference of North Alabama. The general l conference will convene in this city next l tall.
 l The Rev D. Z Wooley has arrived in this city and will be one of the Baptist 1 pastors of the city hereafter. His special work will be to preach at the chapel, d Baptist church in Southside, and other wise assist the Rev L. o. Dawson, pas tor of the First church. MT. Wooley IS 1 a gentleman of high and exalted charac- ter, and receives a hearty welcome to the city. His family will move here in the course of the next few weeks. Much interest centers here in the an i nouncement that is made through invita- l tons of the approaching marriage of i Miss Bessie Dunlay McLemore of Boligoe l to MT. William J. Hester of this place. l The groom-to-be is one of the most pop ular young men in Tuscaloosa. He has 1 been in the cotton business at Epes TOT | the past two seasons, but is now in Tus- 1 caloosa He is a son of Mrs. William l Hester of this place, and his father was 1 the late Dr. William Hester during nls I lifetime one of the most eminent physl- clans and popular men of the city. MT. Hester is an alumnus of the university, a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and l of the L. F. T. club of thsi place. Miss | McLemore is one of the most popular young ladies of the black belt, and comes from one of the most distinguished fami- | lies of that section. She Is remembered here as the charming guest of Judge and Mrs Henry B. Foster during the uni versity commencement just passed. The wedding will occur at Boligee on the 26th day of June.
 Deputy Sheriff Swindle had an en- | counter with a rather bad negro thls morning near Harris livery stable. The negro was in possession of COW under such circumstances as to arouse the sus- picion that it was stolen. MT. Swindle, upon approaching the negro on the sub ject, got d surly reply, and after a few minutes conversation the negro attempt ed to run. MT. Swinde caught him and a scuffle ensued, but the negro jerked loose from him again and started on a run down the street. The deputy pulled his pistol and fired once or twice, and the negro concluded that he had best halt He was then arrested large pistol was taken from his person, and he was lodged in the county jail.
 The local lodge of Woodmen of the World celebrated with their usual exer- cises the annual Memorial Day of the fra ternity yesterday. They assembled It the hall about 230 and from there went out to the cemetery, where the graves of the deceased Woodmen were decorated with appropriate rites. Quite a number of beautiful floral tributes were arranged for the occasion, and the graves in both of the cemeteries were httingly covered
 Miss Clair Johnson of Birmingham is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. R. c. Ra- bitte, of this city.
 Miss Della Dobbs of Birmingham, daughter of the Rev. S. L. Dobbs, Is the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. s. E. Wasson at the Methodist parsonage.
 Miss Yanita Cribbs, who has been teach- ing at Raleigh, N. C., has returned home for the vacation.
 Miss Ellen Foster and her nephew, | Thomas Foster, have gone to Vincennes, | Ind, to spend the summer with the lat- ter's grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Wat
 
 been teaching at the Alabama Brenau, joined them at Birmingham
 | Mrs. Virginia Pride of Decatur Is visit ing her son, MT. Nicely Pride.
 Miss Elizabeth Speake who has spent the past two winters with her aunt, Mrs. | Nicely Pride, has .eturned to her home at l Decatur.
 Dave Cypress has returned from Brook | wood, where he went to visit his sister. It is with much regret that Tuscaloosa | people learn that this young man will move permanently from Tuscaloosa. Ills brother, Charlie Cypress, who has been quite i'll in a canitorium in Birmingham, | will have to go west for his health, and | Dave Cypress has sold out his business 1 here and will accompany him. | The numerous friends of Capt. J. O.. | Abbott of this place regret exceedingly to | learn that he sustained stroke of paraly- sis this morning about o'clock Captain | Abbott is one of the oldest and most pop | uar citizens of the town and his critical | condition is the cause of much concern | to the people generally.