The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-28
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
 Alpha Tau Omega Smoker-The
 Alpha Tau Omega society will give
 smoker in the private dining room at
 the Hotel Florence tonight at 7:S0
 o'clock. full attendance of the mbership of the society is requested.
 Nesro Convict Escnpes--Jim Cooper, a negro convict imprisoned at the city jail on Avenue p and Nineteenth street, succeeded in making his escape yester- day and has not been recaptured. Tn Q negro still had 26e days to serve for the city when he effected his escape. Bunch of Keys Found-A member of i the police department found large bunch of keys at the car barn at East Lake yesterday. It is believed that ttle
 keys were swept off of an East Lake car as no one about the barn claims them. Most of the keys apparently fit
 Yale locks. The owner may secure
 them by calling at police headquarters.
 Alexander Shot Negro It was
 learned by the police yesterday that l Essic Crockett, the negro who was
 killed on Thirteenth street between
 Third and Fourth avenue Sunday night. ] was shot by A F. Alexander, night i foreman at the gas plant. Mir. Alex i ander declares that he caught the me-
 gro stealing coal and arrested him.
 after which the negro tried to do him
 violence hence the shooting.
 Looking for George Meyer--Mayor i Frank P. OBrien has received a let ter from George P. Rang. assistant city | editor of the Cincinnati Preie Presse,
 requesting him to try to locate George
 Meyer, an iron molder supposed to be
 in Birmingham. The letter states that l the mans mother. Mrs. Kate Meyer.
 met with a fatal accident in Cincinnati 1 few days ago, hence Meyers pres
 encs in Cincinnati is desired.
 1 Dog Still In JniI--Ihe white bulldog.
 the property of MT. Morgan. assistant
 sup erintendent of the Alabama Boys
 Industrial school at East Lake, which l was placed in the county jail a day
 or two ago, is still imprisoned in the
 "carbuncle." The dog is said to have
 been stolen from MT. Morgan and is
 being held until ownership Is estab- l lished. The case was to have been ] heard by Judge I H. Benners yester- day but it did not come up.
 I McCormick Will Recover-William
 Mccormick. who was brought to this
 
 l ago with a bullet wound in the ab- ! domen, is on the road to recovery at St. l vincents hospital. Mccormick was accidentally shot while on . hunting trip with his brother The bullet lodged in the hip. later penetrating into the abdomen, with what were
 feared would prove serious results. Mo- l Cormicks home is at Gallon.
 Christmas Boxes to Mount ain Creek 1 Capt. J. Lawler Darby acting as rep | resentative of Camp Hardee, United l Confederate Veterans, has sent his usual Christmas boxes of supplies and clothing to the old scldiers' home at Mountain Creek Captain Darby has been instrumental in supplying tho old soldiers with these comforts for the last eight years. Three boxes we're shipped this year. Tho contributions are made by various citizens of Bir- mingh am upon application by Captain Darby.
 pr. Foster Comes Next week--Dr. J. H. Foster. the new pastor of the First | Presbyterian church, has been released by his presbytsry in Virginia and win arrive in Birmingham next week to preach his opening sermon on tho sec l ond Sunday in January. Next Sunday. being communion service. and the first Sunday in the year, will be the occa- sion of a reunion of the ch urch mem- bership preparatory to the new pas torate. Dr. Snedecor will lead, and the elders will expect general outs pouring of Presbyterians.
 Man Dhet by Ofncer--In attempting to escape from officer R. V. Edwards yesterday, Fred R. Slaton, a young man who gives Griffin, Ga, as his home was she in the leg by the policeman. Officer Edwards. assisted by Officer Camp, made raid on tres passers in the yards on Railroad ave- nue and Thirty-second street and ar rested five white men and nve negroes. Slaton broke away and attempted to escape and was shot He was carried to a local hospital where it was found that the injury amounts to only a nssh wound and is not . serious ono. New Insurance C0mpsny-The Iron Ore Accident and Health Insurance company has been incorporated with an authorized capital of s20,000, ap- plication for charter being filed yes- terday in the probate court office. It is the object of the new company to carry on general business "as . mutual aid, benent and industrial as- sociation." with offices in Birmingham. The company will begin business win $6562 of the capital paid in. Offers and incorporators arc as follows: Pres ident, D. B. Manasoo; vice president. Hugh L. Allison; secretary. c. w. Carr; treasurer, D. F. Enslen; medical director, pr. W. H Bell. assistant suf- Eeon. Dr. B. M. Prince; 6. P. King. c. B. Grove, c. J. McEirey. !. R. Pill. R. B. Watts.
 winiamssn May nseover-Ths condi- ton of F. P. Williamson win o was shot in the abdomen Sunday morning at Psii City. wAS reported last night at St. vtnesuAsp hospital as being most favorabae. WntiAmson returned the fire ef hAu assatiant with deadly re- suits, e the other party to tho en- counter Ie said to bs mortally wound ed. IL is alleged that Williamson in- terfsre4 in . quarrel between tive