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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12
RECORD OF THE COURTS

In the first division of the city court the following cases were disposed ef yester- day:
 vs. Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron com pany, judgment for $44S.94
 The case of Wfkesbarre Manufacturing company ys, the First National bank is on trial
 The suit of Russell chastain vs Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company, continues on trial in the see- ond division of the city court
 In the third division oe the city court a Judgment for $6O was returned in the suit of J. R. King vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 The suit of l.. A. Merritt vs. the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company is on trial.
 A decree overruling demurrers was handed down by the register in the chan cery court yesterday in the case of Web Der & Johnson vs. M. L. Griel, ct als.
 In the case of T. ". O'Byrne vs. Jeb- eles X Colias Confectionery Co.,, a. de- cree was handed down overruling the mo- llDil u ilSSOiNS iiiJulltllOil anu llOiceisll5 the amount of injunction bond.
 Fhe registers report in the suit of N Taylor, ct al, vs. Maggie Taylor, guardian on the advisability of selling certain real estate was read and ordered lald over one day for exception.
 A suit for damages to the extent of $500 was filed in the circuit court yester- day by Kate Johnson vs. the Pittsburg Steel Construction company, this amount being claimed for personal injuries sus- talned by Will Witch, member of the plaintiffs family, it being alleged that these injuries were caused as a result of the defendants carelessness.
 A suit for S1O,O0O damages was filed in the city court yesterday by William F. Cantress vs. Pittsburr Steel and Com st-uction company the plaintiff alleging personal injuries.
 Charles Smith filed a suit against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany for 5000 for alleged personal in juries.
 A suit for 5000 was filed by Mrs. H. A. Davis vs Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, plaintiff alleging that the defendant failed t deliver certain household goods consigned to it for trans port.
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teresting report, part of which is as

teresting report, a part of which is as follows:
 The decorations of Continental hall are generally beautiful. The entrance was guarded by four bunting flags. two at the foot, and two at the top of the white marble steps. Upon the platform back of the president general are two beautiful silk flags in bronze standards, with long ribbons in blue and white. Around the balconies and boxes. in a set ting of small silk flags, are the seats of the 13 original states, handsomely painted on shields. bordered with blue E "In front of the platform are silk flags, set medallion like in wreaths of laurel, festooned together A large life-size DOT trait of Martha Washington occupied the center wall of the platform. On the edge of the platform was a quantity of bloom ing plants.
 "The arrival of the president general caused much enthusiasm. Mrs. Mclean opened the congress, and extended wei come to the daughters in an address so unique and beautiful that I will give it to you in full.
 Daughters of this Congress, I extend a welcome. not only for yourselves, but for the 6O,OO0 women of the society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. am glad to welcome you also on Easter Monday morning. I say to you, "Alle- hua, the strife is over, the victory won" , Mrs. Mclean dwelt some little time on stirring events of colonial times. She paid a beautiful tribute to Virginia for the cor dial support and courtesy shown the Daughters of the American Revolution" "
 One of the most important references was to the condition of Continental Hall Gin which every chapter is interested). She stated that the society had nearly $500,000 worth of property in the hall, and that every arrangement was being made for it's speedy completion. The president referred feelingly to her love for the or- ganization, saying:
 Next year l will be your outgoing pres ident. I will stand here with my arms open to welcome your incoming president and help her all I can, but today I am yours and you are mine, and ohi let it be reported that this is the most successful, the most harmonious continental congress that has ever assembled"
 There are ten vice-presidents to be elect
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congress has never been known tnews- papers to the contrary). It seemed tC | me the beautiful flag was thrown tc seated audience, that from it's folds must have escaped the sweet messenger of peace, bearing in it's beak the "olive branch Good will to all," for from the anti-administration side occasion- ally could be heard low laundering, as warning of an approaching storm, bui the mist quickly cleared, and upon the bow, entwined with the olive branch dripping with dew, each drop a tean in it's srystal setting, tears of joy peace and good will to the roth con gress.
 Alabama, this glorious state and the representatives. I was surprised how apparently they all loved and revernd us, anti as well as administration. Ala bama can have all she wants, if she will only ask for it.
 Can you guess why Alabama has gained this popularity? Who has rep resented her in that kind conservative way which always wins hearts? Mrs. Morgan Smith, and she will be our next president general, if you will put your shoulders to the wheel
 Mrs. McClelland made a fine impress sion, she is certainly lady of the old school, and won the heart of Mrs. McClain. If our chapter regent had only been there our representation would have been complete.
 For the closing meeting of the sea- son, Mrs B. H. Cooper entertained the Twentieth Century club at her country home on Shades mountain, "Esperanza '' The two hours drive in the bright, crisp morning air made the bright log fire most enjoyable. This large open stone fireplace, with it's warmth and glowing embers, gave the living room which had been decorated with mouu- tain laurel and roses, u most welcome appearance.
 A short business sesion was held be- fore the dinner hour at 1 o'clock, when a five-course dinner was served. The table was beautifully decorated with mountain laurel and roses. the center decoration was a May-pole in a setting of mosses. The green and white rib- bons, the club colors. were used Be- tween the dinner courses pleasant lit- tie talks were made by the members
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The RoIIinq Years.

From the May Bohemian.
 Our beauteous heroine had seen. nine teen summers when the gallant young naval officer, whom she had promised to marry, sailed away in the cruiser kala- mazoo Years rolled on Nothing was heard from the ship. Our heroine grew pensive Our heroine wept. Once more years rolled on. and finally she gave him up for dead Years rolled on, till quite unexpectedly the Kalamazoo returned from the Antarctic ice-fields, and the long separated pair were united. How old was she?
 Answer: Having been born in June, she was only eighteen years and small frac- tion of age when our story opens. Each time the years rolled on they amounted to one and one three-hundred and sixty ffths years, and as they rolled four timem the total rolling was four years and four days, which would make our heroine, at the time of the happy fnis. twenty-two years old,
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trunk shaped) would carry about half peck of grain. A pin with Washington's hair was another presentation.
 Loving cups were in evidence and many were presented to the retiring officers.
 The reports of the regents were good, but the most interesting was that is Miss Berry of Rome. Ga, upon the children of the mountain region of the state. This noble woman seems to have done things and she certainly aroused the daughters enthusiasm.
 Miss Berry, in describing the origin of her work said in the beginning she got a few children together and taught them. Finally the number increased, and from a shabby den originated the schoolhouse. She said she found the chief assets were children and dogs. with a few parents. Miss Berry's description of the shiftless habits in these mountain homes, and their great poverty, was pathetic
 Miss Berry has built up a school of 15O boys. for whom she cares It is an industrial school, and is one of the best in the whole south. Her father gave her a piece of land, and upon this, at her own expense, she had put up a building to accommodate the pupils. She stated in conclusion that she had traced the ancestry of many of her pupils back to ditinguished Revoln tionary ancestry stock, and they were entitled to as many bars as any of the D. A. R.
 Immediately there were tenders of $50 scholarships from individual chap ters, and when the day closed $500 was contributed.
 must speak of the beautiful pages who ably represented the different states and came of distinguished paren- tage Marie Humphries, who repre- sented the District of Columbia; Miss Adams, Mississippi; Miss Carrie Louis, Missouri: Miss Gaines, New Hampshire; Miss Miss Mary Custis Lee. Virginia; Miss Flora Mason, Virginia; Miss Gladys Roosevelt, New Jersey; Miss ! Jennie de Mavela Trimble, Alabama. Several entertainments were given them at the "New Willard" and each were presented with a gold souvenir spoon.
 I wish also to add to this document that a more orderly or harmonious
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ed this year. The retiring Vice-presluenls are:
 Mrs. Robert Parks, Georgia.
 Mrs. Richard Barker, Rhode Island
 Mrs. H. Newbeury, Michigan. Mrs. William Kearfoot, New Jersey.
 Mrs. Theodore Bates, Massachusetts.
 Mrs Bowman, Connecticut.
 Mrs Drayton Bushnell, Iowa.
 Mrs. Sallie M Hurdy, Kentucky.
 Mrs Ira Evans, Texas.
 Mrs. D. E. Hamberger, Virginia.
 The administration candidates now out are as follows:
 Mrs. Summer Newbury, Michigan.
 Mrs. Sallie Marshall Hardy, Kentucky.
 Mrs w. E. Sterling, Kansas.
 Mrs Drayton Bushnell, Iowa.
 Mrs Egbert Jones, Mississippi
 Mrs. William A Shoot, Louisiana.
 Mrs Ira Evans, Texas.
 The proposition as to the bonding of Continental Hall for $2oO,OOO and the for nal contributions of the state to the fund to complete the structure, was ably dis 'cussed As Chairman of Continental Hall Mrs Mclean reported that the treasury now had more than $570OO, she stated the advantages of completing it at once rath- CT than attempting to do so in piecemeal Mrs. Lockwood of the district offered d resolution empowering the national board of anagement to enter into negotiations with sucn bank or with such individual capitalists as may be willing to consider the matter, with a view to secure. by means of a loan a sufficiency to enable the society to complete thes work upon Continental Hall.
 4 The bond issue has been ordered. The D. IA. R. congress decides to complete Continental Hall. The dues were declared to be as safe as United States bonds.
 Many valuable gifts were made to Con- tinental Hall. Mrs. Goode of Mobile pre- sented an original prescription of Dr. Rush. A grandfather clock by the Berks chapter Pennsylvania) chimes every quarter of an hour, and the tone is soft and musical Mrs. Harriet Keim, life member of the Berks chapter of Pennsyf- vania presented a hair trunk Which be longed to the Randolph family of Vir- ginia and was used in the. early days revolutionary and colonial. It is small affair, quaint and cumbersome for the purpose for which it was designed.--fn the trunk were contained the jewels and inn portant papers of the owners. and were in charge of the maids. The trunk (for 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12
Fireworks Tonight.

There will be a large display of fire works on the lake at East Lake tonight in addition to the band concert this aft ernoon and tonight Every afternoon this week at 4:30 o'clock. Pro-. Ed R. Hutchi- son makes balloon ascension and para chute drop, carving his act frequently with single. double and triple parachute drops and the bomb explosion in mid-air There is band concert every afternoon ,,;aI,f
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distinctive style of treatment Other at tractive posters were drawn by Miss Bessie Mlner, Mrs. Ernest L. Mounfoot, and Miss Margaret MoAdory.
 Col. and Mrs. T. G. Bush have returned from Mobile. Colonel Bush will spend the remainder of the week in Washington.
 MT. and Mrs. R. B. Ransom enter- tained a week end house party at Bluff day and Sunday Maj and Mrs Frank Y. Anderson, with their little daughter Kate left Sunday for Baltimore.
 Coy. w. D. Jelks has returned from Mississippi.
 Mrs. Frank Crochard is in Washing ton, D. C.
 Miss Eva Conner is in Washington, D. C. The reception to be given this evening by Pelham chapter to the visiting Daugh- ters will be a brilliant occasion, taking place at the home of the state president. Mrs Charles G. Brown.
 Mrs B. E. Ross of Auburn will be the guest of Mrs Robert Hemphill during the medical convention. Mrs Ross is one of the notably brilliant and charming women of the south.
 
 Livingston, May 11-(Special)-T fol- lowing is the programme of the com- mencement exercises at the A. N. E., Sunday. May 24 Commencement sermon will be preached at the Methodist church by Rev. K. N Matthews of Birmingham. Monday, May 25, at o'clock D. m., senior class play Tennyson's ,"Princess." Tuesday, May 26, at 10 a. m., art levee. Tuesday, at D. m., grand concert Wednesday May 2S, at 10 a. m., class day.
 Wednesday, at p. m, graduating ex- ercses. The address will be delivered by Gov. B. B. Conner
 Thursday, May 2S, the summer term will begin.
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An ideal place for ladies-all conveniences; private writing desks-the greatest display of up-to- the minute Post Cards in the country. Post Card Elk change, Brown Marx Building. New branch store 223 North 19th-opens today-you are in- vited. W. H. FALKNER, Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12

Try Macs Nut Sundae, 1917 Second Avenue.
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Commencing May 15, South ern Railway will sell summer tourist tickets to all principal points. Schedule and other in- formation, apply at City Tick ct Office, Morris Hotel Bldg.
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Mrs B. B. Ross of Auburn will be the guest of Mrs. Robert Hemphil during the medical convention Mrs. Ross is one of the notably brilliant and charming women of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12

MT. and Mrs. R. B. Ransom enter tained week end house party at Bluff Park hotel. on Shades mountain, Satur- day and Sunday.
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Maj. and Mrs Frank Y. Anderson. with their little daughter Kate, left Sunday for Baltimore.
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At the last meeting of the General Sumpter chapter, Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, Mrs. N w. Trimbe, who represented the chapter at the Continental congress in Washington, gave most in-
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MT. and Mrs. Lyman s. Berry announce the engagement of their daughter, Claride Vernon to MT Corday Savage Milam
 the wedding to take place early in June.
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Col. and Mrs. T. G. Bush have returned from Mobile. Colonel Bush will spend the remainder of the week in Washington.
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The reception to be given this evening by Pelham chapter to the visiting Daugh- ters will be a brilliant occasion. taking place at the home of the state president, Mrs Charles G. Brown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
POST OFFICE ROBBED
Burglars eiAwsy With $20O ID Stamps and $100 ip Money
 al Brldgewaier.

Bridgewater, Oct 1.-Burglars for the sixth time entered the Bridge water postoffice early to-day, blew open the safe with nitro-glycerine, and got away with about $200 in stamps and s100 in money. There is no clue. This Is also the third time that safe has been blown open in the postofiice. On similar visit three years ago safe blowers secured about $5,000. c. N. Hatch Is the postmaster and the postoffice is To- cated in the general store kept by him. The building stands apart some distance from others, and as there are no lights in the vicinity the robbers stood practically no danger of detec- tion during the dark of the early morning as they forced their way in through window in the south end of the place. Before applying the ex- plosive to the safe they formed soaI mould around the edge of the safe door, afterwards pouring in the nitro. glycerine.
 It was said that persons in a dwelling house near the store heard the sound of the explosion, but SC far as could be learned no one in vestigated and the robbers had ar easy get away. The robbery was dis. covered when the place was opened this morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
STANDARD OIL
Attorneys al Chicago Say Com. paDy Bas Not Been Favor.
 cd By Railroads
TESTIMONY IN SUIT

Chicago, Oct 1.--Standard Oil Co attorneys presented evidence to-day before Judge Franklin Ferriss in sup port of the contention that the oil company has not been the recipient of preferential rates from railroads in different sections of the country.
 The hearing is a phase of the at tempt of the government in a suit in chancery to have the Standard Oil Co dissolved as corporate enterprise.
 Special government Attorneys Frank B. Kellogg and Charles B. Morrison, former United States dis trict attorney in Chicago represented the government and John s. Miller and Moritz Rosenthal represented the company before Judge Ferriss.
 Henry E. Fulton, general traffic manager of the Standard oil Co was the first witness called and will be the principal witness to be examined in the Chicago hearing.
 The defendant company seeks to prove by MT Felton and other wit nesses that the allegations of prefer ential rates and favors are not true and that the oilcompany has uniform ly paid the same rates asked of other companies. Judge Ferriss was ap- pointed as special commissioner by the federal judges of the St Louis dis trict to take testimony in the suit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
CITY NEWS.

The board of finance met this af- ternoon and approved the payrolls and miscellaneous bills.
 There will be an interesting meet ing of Sheridan lodge, N. E. o. F., Friday evening, October 2. All mem bers of the lodge are requested to be present.
 Architect c. Jerome Bailey has plans out for figures for new house to be erected on West Grove street for Miss Martha M. McMahon. Ii will be of frame, 2Sx51 feet, with two furnaces. gas and electric lights and all Improvements.
 Philomena Jamele. who left her home suddenly one day last week and was located the following morning has come back. It seems the girl f. nally landed at Scranton, Pa, where she remained with relatives until one of the family from this city went af- ter her.
 John H. Condon, the well knowr ex-alderman and resident of Wash ington Hill was married on Tuesda! of this week to Miss Rose Shanna han. formerly of this city but now of Sunapee, New Hampshire. Tht marriage ceremony took place 1T Sunapee, New Hampshire. The new ly married couple are now on theil honeymoon and on their return vii reside in this city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
TRIP TO ELM CITY.
Waterbury Was Represented at A. O..
 H. Degree Work.

A good sized delegation from Di- vision of the Ladies' Auxiliary, A.. o. H., attended the meeting of Di- vision 16 of New Haven on last Monday evening in Music hall. The degree work was exemplified on a class of 75, in beautiful manner. After the meeting a reception was rendered the newly elected state and county officers, which was very enjoyable affair and proved Division 16 first class entertainers.
 The committee in charge of the great civic parade, which will take place in Hartford on Tuesday of next week, has sent cordial invitation to Division to participate. Though the ladies have concluded not to at tend in a body, doubtless many of the individual members will go. AS the Hibernians of Hartford will keep open house that day their sisters and brothers from all over the state will be well cared for.
 In common with all the other so- cial and fraternal organizations, the ladies of the local auxiliary are plan- ming for a busy winter. A commits tee consisting of Misses Rose Shana- han, Julia Larkin and Hanna Mo, riarty, Mrs John Allen and Mrs J. w. Mooney was appointed in July to make plans for the social season. Their arrangements are about con- pleted and tickets will soon be out for whist tournament, which will have many novel and interesting fea- lures and which will be sure to add another to their long list of success full entertainments.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
NEW YORK WON FIRST.
Took Game From Philadelphia By
 Score of 4 to 3.

New York, Oct 1.-The complete change in the relative position of the leaders in the National league pen nant race as a result of yesterdays games has served only to give added interest to the sensational contest for leadership. From first place which they held before the beginning of play yesterday, Chicago has dropped back to third, the New Yorks moving back to the commanding position which they surrendered on Tuesday and the Pittsburgs advancing from third to second. The race in the American league continues almost as eXcitingly close as the National. There were no changes in position among the three leading clubs yes terday, Detroit maintaining its lead over Cleveland by margin of only 4 points. As on yesterday there will be only two games in the American league to-day, the three leading teams laying off. Washington will play New York at New York, and Boston and Philadelphia will meet in Philadelphia.
 All the National league teams were scheduled for games to-day, New York and Philadelphia in double header at Philadelphia, and Boston at Brooklyn, Chicago at Cincinnati.
 Score of the first New York Phila- delphia game: R.H.E New York ..3 0000 100 0-4 9 1 Philadelphia 2001 900 0 0-3 10 1
 Batteries-Mathewson and Need ham; Corridor and Dooin.
 In the third inning Philadelphia made a change in the battery and substituted Richie and Jacklitsch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
SOCIETY WOMEN PIGGlsH.
Ethel Barrymore Says Girls Without
 Sense. Culture or Education"

J |
 St Louis, Oct 1.--After the mati- hee performance yesterday of Lady lFrederick" at the Olympic theater, lEthel Barrymore, whose entrance knto the best of American and Eng fish society is unquestioned, made the ieclaration that "the most useless, |brainless, selfish and purposeless or der of beings in the world constitute the society of this country"
 She expressed the opinion that the reason that international marriages with society girls of wealth have proven failures is because the girls Themselves haven t enough mental 3ty, culture, education or serious pur- pose to interest, for any great length bf time, the nobleman of England, oI o meet the requirements of the situa. ion she finds abroad.
 There's no ocasion for brains in Dur society,"" she declared, "at least vnot in New York--that which l have .seen-and consequently girls do not prepare themselves or cultivate theii capabilities. They have enough for what Is demanded of them and do not attempt anything more difficult.
 If you join gracefully in the in antics of an ordinary dinner table you'll pass, but if you. should happen to touch on anything that the real men of our country are doing--the men who are accomplishing things or if you venture into an intellectual discussion on any subject. you would be summed as an intolerable bore. Society men and women arc nerely selfish, piggish and contented
 creature comforts. [
 t a plague were to wipe out the
 society element of New York
 the city nor the country al
 ould be the worse for the loss
 would not be missed"