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Probate Court.

JlhIltE HARVARD.
Estate q Jacob H. COuuselnsn; order granting
letters Of administration 10 Mary @. Rhodes; bond
I.00Q Attorneys Lyons & Lyons.
Estate Of Benjamin +. Whiteside: order granting
leave 10 take stock from final account Attorney,
L. s. Tyler
Estate Of Lunsford G. Orndorf: order granting
letters 70 Thomas 5. Orrdorff. J. Brairard Krcmer
and William stone: bond $1,000. Attorney l.
b. Linton
Estate Of Louis R. Pfcfer: petition for letters
tea;amcntary Attorney J. r. Fague.
IN Mildred T. GrUegor: order for allowance.
Estate Of Annie p. HacSenyor; order 70 invest.
Attorneys. Coldren q Fenning
Estate Of Martin Naught0u; order granting let
teTs testamentsry 70 Edward s. Wescott; bond,
500. Attorney. A. s Taylor
Estate Of August Brnlman; order granting let
ters testamcutary 70 August Plugge; bond. 500.
Attorneys. Montague & Morisrity.
Estate Of Virginia Ecott; order granting let-
tiers Of administration c. G, a. 20 Virginia n. Wood ;
bond. 500
Estate OF Helen v Z. Stricken; order allowing
real estate TO remain. Attorneys. Darr, Peyser &
Curtin
Estate OF Sarah Green; petition for letters Of adj
ministratiou d b. n, C. I. a. Attorney, Leo Sim
mons
Estate Of Arthur L. Green; petition for letters
Of administration
Estate Of Fannie l. Corby; caveat Attorneys.
Mcneil & Mcneil
Estate Of John II. Ghesn; win dated April z.
1877. flied.
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET
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&a5l process. fancy &s2sii; do. fair to good Pa
%; dairy. choice 2a2 do, good. 2oa22; store.
packed. a.
CHEEsE-Nsw York State factory. fancy fats
HulI1 do. small. Hairs do. large l6ihal7
EG0S-NcaT-by choice. rctunablc cases dog a.
West Virginia and Southwestern Yirlinia rpturnabls
cases doz., = North Carolina, returnable case, 81
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens sIrng large ID IS.
DO, medium. To-. IS; do. medium small h. Isl.
hens. small H.. Is; do. large. h.. Is ROSTERS ID
g Ducks, Old H.. l2al3. do spring 8 lbs ana
over. h., l2al4 Geese ID. sai0; do fancy M
loul2. Turkeys. toms h. &c; DO. hens h Ie. do
thin To-, l0al2 keats, H., lsal5
DRESSED POULIRN-Turkeys, choice undravn.
hens. h.. Eals; do. average. undrawn. mixed M
10 chickens, H., l4al6 chickens and hens unlred
H.. Sall: hens. choice. h. tsal4; ROSTERS ID I2.
ducks H.. l0al2i geese, ID. 6alo
DRESSED MEATS-Hams. countrv slgsr c,,e5
ID. l6als; hogs. small and neat Der cwt g. 40
medium 10 heavy. 81: do. rough 7as
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Dbl. L75a2O0. srset ~
tatoes. new. bbl, loOal.35: ysms bbl LOO: cabbage
Dbl. %: celery. New YORK d0z. aOa60
GREEN FBUITS-Apples. loose. Dbl. LSOal75
SUNDBIES-BecsWaX. 29a3o; t2llow 6ag5. din
seng. per b., 5o0a550 seneca, per b. 20; qvolden
seal, ioai5; pink, l2ai; mandrake, 2a3 snake root
IS, ChogtnutS l0nl2
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool unWashed free a.
burs. per b.. &a29; wool. bury. per b. HaB:
hides. green, PER h., II; do, dry. per h. l3al6:
sheepGkins green. each. 75al %: do. dry each Ss
c.; caHskins, Grecn, each, l00il0.
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CIrcuIt Conrf rn. 2.

Al
No. 5l9s2 Mercer ct al. vs. Lea Judgment BY de-
fault Cor A.6sL@ Attorney. John Rid5ut.
No. 4sll5. Waldrun Vs. Diadcne. and
NO. 1880 DieudOrne - Wad-ou: verdict for
defendant in Ssl5; verdict Ter defendant In 81 go
Attorneys, H. Johnson-JOhn RdOUt
No. fS55. Taylor vs.. Warfeld, dismissed. Attor-
neys. L. j. Matter and K. r. HJmGr-D. W. Baker.
Assignment i-r todoy-M0u0us:
so. !. DGtton * Co vs. Parish 60 al. Attor-
ncys. Ncu,ro1 & Rid0ut-C0urrd & Robinson.
No. 3 ParsCn vs. the District q Columbia. At
t0rneys. Th0mas-Thomaz.
No 3. Jacobs vs.. the District uf Columbia At
uJmyS. Gordon g. GurIOn-TlOmaS
No. g. M-CIoskey vs. Fuller Company. Attor-
neya, Johusou-Duvau a Colbert
No 5. Craig sdmiuistrat9r vs.. Parrish admins
traitor. Attorneys Hackett-Conrad * Robinson.
No. s. Levy. SchUadc & Co vs.. Louvre Glove
Company. Attorneys. L0viug-Darr. Peyser & Tay-
lor.
No. :. William ~ the Washington Post Atto--
aeys. WCrta.ugi0n & Bad.gy-BrpUu d Lambert.
No s. Parsoas vs. Gordon. Attorneys. Giesey-
Clayton.
No. O. PrattKhk Company vs. Peoples ct al.
Attorneys, Duyau. jr-RaLstor. siddons 4 Richard
son.
No. 10 Lyon vs. Homer. Attorneys. RidOut-
Wilson.
80. H. Hawkins. administrator. vs. the Southern
Railway Company. Attorneys, Bailey-Hamlt0n &
Galley
No q Jelyu VS.. City ard Suburban Railway
Company Attorneys, owen, Wilson & BarksdaIe-
Darlington. Hoover & sullivan.
No. l3. Ewing &C. vs.. Johnson Attorneys, Gle
Handy.
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Funeral Of Henry Orth.

Funeral services Tor Henry Orth, patent attor-
ney Of Washington. who died Sunday will be held
from his residence. lOll / street northwest This
afternoon at O'Clock. Rev. John T. Huddle pas
tor o. St Paul's Lutheran Church viii or1ciate
IutsmCnt viii take place in GlenwoOd Cemetery
The following viii be pallbearcrs; George Spransy
Philip =. Long. ". ID. Hoover. Albert T. Fox
Thomas Young and H. w Cofners
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Equity Court No. L.

JUSTICE ANDERSON.
No $3.50. Lewis vs. Severance: salo ratifod At
toIneys. 6. h. Lamar-Homcr Query and G. f.
No. 2-sss Cockreil vs.. Roeside: rule returuAblo
November Attorneys. Fred Bean and A. A.
Birucy
No 2Ss2 Ricder vs. Rieder: order Of October
Is revoked and reference 10 examiner. Attorneys.
N. y. Richardson-W L. Pollard
No Eg6. Hcrick vs. Dorcy; X. p. Galley ap-
pointed trustee 20 sell; bond. 500. Attorneys,
Maddox & Gatisy.
Assignment for today-NIotions
No $40. In ~ Saks Fur Company. Attorneys,
Wolf d RosenbcrE-robrincr.
No. %. spiJtles vs.. spittles. Attorneys Clink-
scalcs-Of8ey
No 80. Kasacs vs.. johnson. Attorney. Cuttings
No g. Williams VI Williams Attorneys. Am
30 O. BIldcr - Attorueys Daish-
Eo g. BALDWIN Washington Loan and Trust
Company. Auor- =, MaeSan X strasbarssr-
No q Beur.A vs. HsuH,s. Attorneys, De
Putrun-Eng 81
No 60. Re 70 Reed Attorney. Patterson.
Equity Court No. 2.
JUSTICE BARNARD.
In re lunacy) q. A. Lndgrcn order authorizing
investment
H. re QunAcyl Joseph Neeman; order approving
account q committee
tN'. VA WASH vs.. reagan ulsIctS AulauTllel
% collect insurance Attorneys NJ ]. Keaue-
Hamilton. Colbert. Yerkes a Hamilton
No. EJi9 scaboard Air Line Railway Con
un'ntal Trust COm0any. order approving certain
plan II Adjustment II IFS finances by CHIEF Justice
Clshlughl Attorneys. Herbert & Nncou-Lemon &
ClOtLw0rthy and W. r. Mattirg.y q Son.
40. 1so5. Indian Protective Association rs
rreat 20 a. order extending time b Gle transcript
Attorneys. Charles Poe aud Berry x Miu0r-H. j..
MAY. d. W. Baker. Leckie. Fulton x Coz. A. A.
LpscCmb and !. r. Archer.
Assignment for today-MoticuE
No. - Woodward vs. woodward AttorDeyh
Piumley- Hufty.
No 81. Frost vs. Frost Attorney. OBrleu-
No. s. Scmmes-kely Company Va Sanitary
Grocery Company. Attorneys Wolf & Rosenberg
Darlington X Davis
No. GO. Mo- c- s. Mueller. Attorneys. Mon
taglo s. Bailey IS
No. 6. JoEs al. rs. Baston ct al. Attor-
neys Oflcy & II. bert Ofcy
No. 8. Bl,s vs. Butts. Attoneys Whito-
Abrams.
No. g. England vs.. England. Attorneys. Car
rIgtOn-Fenning.
80. co. Green vs.. Green. Attorneys. King
PCytUu.
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Funeral of G. w. Arthur.

Funeral services for George Winfield Arthur n
prominent member Of The Association OF Oldest In
habitants Of Washington. viii DO held this after
noon at 8 O'Clock az St Paul's r. Z. Church. Rev
Charles r. Buck. rector win 0ficiate Interpept
vii take place in Rock Greek Cemetery Mr.. Arthur
was sIty-dJe years old and vas employed ia the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing lie Is survived
by his wife and one daughter
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Tribute 20 z. A. Poe.

Tho centenary q the birth OF Edgar Allan Poe
was observed at recent meeting Of the Collegiate
Club. the members Of which listened to an address
On the life aDd works of tho poet delivered by Abe
Cohen. Following the address, there was a general
discussion Of uc merits Of Poe's contributions TO
literature. Refreshments were served James Eden
q member a the club viii present paper on John
MlLnn 40 DO naEt r.guLar m.atIng
The Washington herald., 1909-10-29

New Orleans. Oct %.-The steamship
Imperador arrived to-day from Bluehelds
Nicaragua, with large number Of pas
sengers. The passengers report the Tevo-
lutlonary government is preserving peace
and order on the Atlantic coast.
Several victories in the interior are
claimed by the revolutionists. and the
occupation OF several towns. The revolu-
tionists, however, are handicapped by a
lack OF ammunition.
A boat fitted out by Emile Bradagan a
swede in sympathy with the revolution
lists. set sail from BlueheIds 10 Puerto
Barrios. Guatemala. where0it was hoped
to get the needed arms and ammunition.
as President Cabrera. OF Guatemala, IS
understood 10 be favorable 20 the revolu-
ton.
Seized Loaded Vessel.
The vessel was compelled TO put into
Puerto Cortez. Honduras. where she was
captured by the Hondurans. who are sid
Ing with Zeleya- While all foreigners.
and particularly all America 80. -
~ 20 the revolution, those WIZ %
ed interests in Nicaragua are preserving
a strict neutrality fearing zelaya's ven
geance In case OF success.
Sentiment on the Atlantic Coast is prac-
tically unanimous against Zelaya. on the
ground that he ruined the country. the
charge IN part being
THAT he owns the entire issue OF .
per cent government bonds. and that
through his agents lie places them on the
market for his own private purposes;
also that the cocoanut concessions drove
hundreds OF small exporters completely
out or business.
THAT the beef outChering concession
forced Nicaragua public 70 consume
meat most of it TOO toCgh for a dog TO
eat. at the neat little price OF 40 cents
pound.
That the effect Of Zelaya's administra-
ton on the tobacco and liquor industries
has been OF q most bureful character.
THAT the Caribbean navigation rights
have been monopolized with "A stransle
hold by Zelayas pets, and that this fea-
ture OF government graft was past re-
demption as long as Zelaya remains In
control
EspfnOso Joins Estrada.
DR.. Rodolfo Esplnoso. who has resigned
as Minister 10 the United States under
appointment from President Zelaya, will
act in a similar capacity as the appointee
Of provisional President Estrada.
Gen ManZeua, commander OF the Ze-
lava force which was lately defeated at
Roca de San Carlos. has joined Gen.
Chamorra, the insurgent general who
defeated him. About 500 of Manzena's
troops have gone over with him.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Extra. pcr cwt.. 4.5Oa50O: do. butcher
a60afr0 do. common. 200a30c.
HoGs-Per cwt.. gross. zooa7.50; do. ordinary
per cut e5aTOO
saEEP-Prime. clipped. 3Ta4OO; common. clip
ped. 9O0a3.O0
LANDSCAPES spring. Per H., 6a7i d. me
dium s.
cALvEs-Pnme, pr h.. 9; do medium. g. do.
grass, ..
COWs-Prime fresh each. 55.0oa45.OO: do com.
mOn each. z5.0oaco0o de-, Old and dTy, lo.o0al5O o.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Delaware avenue between L and NJ streets north
east-Square 7ss. lot s; Elizabeth O'Donoghue
et al to Wilbur T. Nash. So
Northwest corner Of Eleventh and . streets north
weSt-Sliiare 81, lots A. 20 s. inclusive; Robert
A Golden et ux. 20 Barbara NJ. Graf $40.
Sd Fourth street n0rtheast-SQuare SO lot 81:
Percy W. Pickford 10 Robert a. Golden. So
Girsrd street, between Twentieth and TwcutY-
second nogtheast-Squsge sz5 lot SIS; Ira ].
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NIiss EmIIy smith Die..

Special to The Washington Herald.
Winchester. Va, Oct 2S.-The body Of
Miss Emily Smith. daughter Of the late
Charles H. Smith, Of Clarke County. who
died IN Washington last night. reached
Berryville this evening. accompanied by
her brother. Blackburn Smith. Miss
Smith was forty-ons years OF aga
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loss is small The burglars sawed through
the doors Of the Union News stand at the
Union Depot also. These burglaries fol-
lowed the robbery Of Registers candy
store and Dughrs fruit store Tuesday
and Sunday nights.
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Lose. Finger. in Sausage Grinder.

Lynchburg. Va. Oct. 2S.-Henry Paul.
n butcher. lost all the fingers Of his right
hand to-day while feeding a sausage
grinder His hand was caught and be-
fore the machinery could be stopped his
fingers were ground of up To the hand.
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DISTRICT COURTS.
Conrt of Annenn.


Assignment for November 2 la0a-special calendar:
No T. Healey vs.. Maroney. Attorneys Lambert
and Neatman-Thomas.
Regular call:
No. A0S Brown vs.. selfridse. Attorneys. Lam
bert and Neatman-Gordon. Davis & Gordon
No. 900 Mcfarland ct al vs.. Umhau. After
neys Thomas-lIaddo1 Galley
No. 1l7. Dig Commissioner o. Patents. At
tornCys Williams and Creene-R uckman
No. Dl8 AIadduX vs. Bultncau Attorneys, Pat
nam and Robinson-Lockwood Fay. and Ricnard-
son.
No. 22o Littlepage W. Neale Publishing Com
pauy. Attorney. Conrad.
No. A2& Nickcrshsm vs.. Dubois. Attorneys
Mchenney FlanneTy. and Hitz-Coldren & fleming
and levin.
No. 2A White ct al vs.. Connecticut General
Life Insurance Company. Attorneys. Mcneil nd
COlbeTt-BOud.
No. ~. Great Falls nd Old Dominion Railroad
Company Hill Attorneys. Lambert. Lrcl,io
Fulton & Cox
No. 20l Las Ooas Company Davis ct al
No. Us Davis et al. vs.. Las Ooas Company
Attorneys, J. J. DaTlngton-Putnam and Norton.
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Newspaper office BurgIariued.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Raleigh, n. c.. Oct &.-The Office Of
the Raleigh Evening Times was burglar
lied last night, the doors Of the various
Offices being found broken open this
morning. The cash drawer Of the circu-
Iation department was rihed, but the
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Circuit Court No. !.


No. 5l9ls. Security Trust Company vs.. Cake et q;
Judgment by default against Philip H. s. CAKE
No. $685. Jones U. Capital Traction Company
ard
No. y9l2 Jones vs.. same; verdict for defendant In
each case Attorneys. MILAN & smith, r.
Perry q Son and g. r. Dunlop.
No motions TODAY
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In Nsuits.

No. 5059 Claiming Rudd vs. International
/ Correspondence University; account Sll92G. At
tomeys. Leckie. Fulton & Cox.
| No. dN0 " L. GottWals vs.. Maurice J
/ Shechan; appeal. Attorneys. G. A White and
IL 2. Flynn
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Equity Suits.

No. GSSS Nettie l. Cockren and Samuel w
COcrell vs. Frank Z. Recside secretary; Injunction
Attorneys. F. Bcall and A. A. Bimey
No. 2SS9. Male Little Grip Company VS. s.
Ksnn, Sons & Co.; infringement Of patent Attor-
neg, c. L. Parker.
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Criminal Court No. /.
JUSTICE GOULD.
Criminal Court No .
TrrlssTsrfrrr or rrrs1nw

Criminal Court No. 2.
JUSTICE STAFFORD.
No. $3.50 United States VS.. Andrew Adams;
bigamy. nolle U0s entered.
No. &6si United States Charles T. Sanford :
camh knowledge and seduction verdict given 70
jury. Defendants attorney j. b. Archer
United States ys. George Walsh; false pretenses;
committed TO JAIL
Assignment Tor to-day:
Motions. arTaignments and sentences.
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REBELS WIN PRAISE
Americans Home from Mica
ragua Laud Estrada.
HONDURAS SEXES SUPPLIES

Boat Carrying Ammunition from
Guatemala to RevOlutiOniSts CRP-
COnst Unanimously Against PreSi-
dent ZeIaya-SeriOus Charges Made
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New York. oct s-WHEAT-ITJEular slow bust
ness. No. ! Northern Duluth. % arrive. liza No.
2 red (. @. b. nominal. LZ5. No. hard. New York.
T. "a b., L22, No. ! macaroui. 99&. z %. b.. No. !
Manitoba o. b.. 10 arrive November. Ll0A. TX
Paryera took loads mainly Manitoba
CORN-Stesdy: dull No. 2 elevator 09: No ?
T. o. b.. SEA; No 2 Z. o. D.. end October. e9i4. No.
yellow, T. o. b.. 1g11 No . :. q. b.. Dsvmber
20 March shipments 65}a. Exporters took loads
RYE-Steady. nominal. New No. !. T. o. b.. SM.
mn
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ADJUSTMENTS.
cohan and Harris Minstrels.

The Cohan & Harris minstrels, headed
by George Evans. gave a very good per-
Torrance at the Jefferson theatre last
night. The company this year. while
quite large, does not contain as much
talent as It did last year. Last year
the Honey Boy minstrels with Julian
Entinge, Eddie Leonard, John King and
George Evans and several others, was
exceptional It is still an excellent COM
pany, but not extraordinary. John King
and George Evans are the whole show"
this year. Evans is 0he OF the best
.Darltown" comedians on the minstrel
stage and he kept everybody laughing
last night. Evans, however, his a PEN
chant for the risque which detracts from
what would otherwise be Il very clever
monologue. In the farce Of the fremen's
picnic Evans was at his best. He has
a great many comical ways and his wit
is keen. John King proved an able sec
ond In tho funmaking. Arthur Alexander
as q Darktown belle and Sam Lee as
a bad Niger contributed their share
to the general hilarity eliminating In the
picnic.
The main part of the performance was
devoted to dancing numbers and chorus
maneuvers which were at times quite
elaborate and done in snappy style. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23

Tuscumbia, December 22.-(Special.)-M
d. l.. Green, an aged Confederate veter-
an of 10 died yesterday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Helton, in this city.
Mr.. Green served CALAMITY throughout
the war with Company B. Thirty-fifth
Alabama, enlisting with the Franklin
Blues. the first company that left Tus-
cumbia. He lost a leg at the battle of
Peachtree creek, near Atlanta. on July
49, h, 1854. He was member of Camp
Johnson Confederate Veterans. Mr.
Green had been totally blind for twenty
years prior to his death. He is survived
by three children and two brothers, one a
veteran newspaper editor of Brownsville
Tenn. The deceased was a member OF
the Methodist church.
The funeral was held this afternoon
from the residence of his daughter, Mrs
Helton, the Confederate veterans acting
as an escort. The Rev. Ira F. Hawkins
offioated.
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Cornell Glee Club.

College singers and her songs are
usually unique, not only because of the
delight of harmony rendered, but by rea-
son of the spirit of humor and frolic
which characterize their efforts. The Cor
nell organization of this year numbers
60 musicians, selected from a list Of
more than a thousand asnirants for po-
sitions on the clubs. The repertoire of
songs to be given here is almost en-
tirely new, containing only II few of the
traditional songs of the university, such
as Alma Mater and the Evening
Song" The concert here will be given
at the Jefferson theatre ON the even
ing of December 49, at SIS p. m
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for the presentation ceremonies, and of
the great crowds that visited the mag
nificent vessel
The names of the thousands of per-
sons who contributed TO The purchase
of the silver service are not given to
the legislature, but they are OH file and
can be furnished on very short notice
IL ever wanted.
The financial statement that accom-
panies the report shows that the cost OF
the service was S7063
The amount collected by Mrs. Lock-
wood was $6.1ls.76; the amount collected
by Governor Vardaman was S1,7O4S0,
making total of $7,S245s.
The expense of collecting the money.
printing, postage, etc, amounted to
s7597l, and which added to the cost of
the service made S,s22.71, so that there
is s1.S5 left in the hands of the COM
mittee.
Trustees C. C. Smith and w. A. Mont
gomery of the penitentiary were in Jaclr-
son today for the purpose Of selling the
state cotton from the Oakley and Ran
kin farms and the Parchman farm in
Sunflower county, the latter to have
been offered at Greenwood tomorrow, but
the sale was not made-in fact the cot
ton was not offered The weather was
terrific and Trus.ee Taylor sent word
that he was sick and was not able to
attend the meetings, wherefore the sales
was declared off for tho present An
other factor that ertered into the re-
fusal of the trustees to sell was the fact
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s-~8%-----------@----
WILL COMPLETE BUILDING.
Contract is Let For Remainder of
Work on High School at DadeviIle.

Dadeville, December 22-(Special.) 1.-The
building committee for the Taliapoosa
high school met yesterday and let the
contract for the completion of the build
Ing and work will begin Immediately
after the holidays. This will be a great
relief, as the high school is now crowded
In the grammar school building.
Lee Allen Griffin a well-known young
man of this place. married Miss Mabel
Written of Opelika day or two ago.
Their courtship was quite romantic. Mr..
Griffin being a telephone operator here
and his bride holding similar position
at OpelilSa. Their acquaintance began
over the long distance phone.
The regular state teachers examination
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Amendment Is Surprise.

Mexico City, December 22.-The APP
pointment of Philip 3. Brown to be
first secretary of the embassy here
came as a surprise to the attaches, rs
James G. Bailey recently arrived from
Sweden to take that position, and is
now acting as charge d'affaires pend
ing the arrival of the new ambassa :
dor. The report is current here that
Mr. Bailey is to be accredited to some
other country as minister. although Mr..
Bailey himself disclaims any definite
knowledge Of such intent on the part
of the Washington government.
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At the Jefferson theatre tonight
Charles Frohman will present Kyrle Bel
lew and his superb company of distin-
suished players direct from the Hudson
theatre. New York, In one of the sea-
sons most important dramatic produc-
tions, a new four-act play from the pen
of that masterful modern English dram
Builder of Bridges"
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orpheum Box office.

The box office at the Orpheum the
atre opens this morning at o'clock for
the sale of seats for the initial per-
Torrance next Monday evening when
this theatre formerly the Hippodrome,
will be thrown open to the public as
the latest chain in the great Orpheum
circuit with modern vaudeville. General
Manager Martin Beck has sent a well
balanced, typical Orpheum bill for the
opening week. Tickets may also be Sc
cured now for any perfo1 nance next
week. The box office will be open in the
future every day, a m. to p. m.
There will be a matinee daily after
the opening and performance nightly.
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"The Red Mill.v

The sale Of seats for THE Red MIL
engagement at the Jefferson theatre Sat-
urday (Christmas) matinee and night will
open this morning at o'clock Owing
to the many inquiries for seats raserva-
lions by telephone wifi have to be can.
celed for this engagement. but mail or
ders with proper remittances. when ac-
companied by stamped addressed en-
veiope for return, will be filled in the
order they are received.
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that prices were on the down grade and
a rising market, such as IS believed will
be the case about January l, will be
awaited
In the meantime Secretary Yerger has
received another check from the pur-
chasers of the last lot of cotton sold,
this time for s30.OO45o making a total
of about $4,000 that has been paid In
so far In three separate and distinct
checks, the cotton being paid for as
shipped out. This last check of $50 0o4.5o
is for Ss1 bales of cotton at 10 cents per
pound.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23

has been in progress here this week with
about 80 teachers present. This is not
nearly SO large a number as usual.
The vacancy In the office of county
treasurer caused by the death of w. NJ.
Vernon Is still existing. Judge Sorrell
will call the commissioners court together
next week to elect some one for the office.
There are a number of applicants.