The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-04


Travellers, will hold its annual election
of officers next Saturday. Those elected
will be installed March 20, on which
occasion there will be a, social gath
ering and a dance.
In Search of III. ID. Long.-Miss An
ME Garner of Sewanee, Tenn, is in
Birmingham in search of her cousin,
H. b. Long. who formerly resided at
1891 Fourth avenue, this city. Miss
Garner is very anxious to locate her
cousin and has requested that If any
one knows of his whereabouts that
they will notify police headquarters in
order that she may be informed.
Central of Georgia Officials.-A spe-
cial train of Central of Georgia Of
ficials was in Birmingham for few
hours yesterday. The party was headed
by General Manager T. s. Noise, Cen
eral Superintendent ]. T. Johnston, Su-
perintendent of Transportation G. L..
Chandler, and Division Superintendent
Crawford, Cotter Harlan and Wright.
The officials were on a tour of In
spection
Receivers Automobile.-Dr. Lewis c..
Morris, who reported his automobile
stolen Tuesday night from Avenue F.,
in front of the Medical college. has 1t
again in his possession. The police
found it standing on Avenue T. and
Twenty-fourth street between 8 and 4
o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was be-
spattered with mud, but was in no
wise damaged. A party of miscreants
had evidently had a night of fun in 1t.
The Rev. IT. A. HigdOn.-Sherif Hig-
don is being visited by his father, the
Rev r. A. Higdon of Tallapoosa, Ga.
ic 20 ~ iSf
churches under his charge. While be-
ing but one year less than three score
and ten years of age the sheriffs faith
er hasn't a gray hair in his head, and
appears as hale and hearty as men of
half his age. He will remain in Bir-
mingham for several days.
Building for February.-During Feb
ruary A new buildings were con-
constructed in Birmingham, 81 of
which were frame structures, five brick,
one cement and one miscellaneous"
The estimated cost of the frame build
ings was s79.575; brick, s5b,S00; cement,
$3.50: miscellaneous" $4,000. The
total amount expended on buildings and
repairs was $182,840. Total amount of
fees collected was s274.s5. Total num-
Der of permits ISSUED, "a.
New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of in
corporation were filed in the office OF
the probate court yesterday by the
Alabama Stamp Vending Machine COM
pany, which proposes to handle ma
chimes for the automatic sale of pos
tage stamps, with offices in Birming-
ham. The auth orized capital stock Of
the company is $4,000, but it will be-
gin business with $4,000 subscribed and
paid up. The officers are H. c. Cribs.
president, and o. d. Atkins, secretary
and treasurer.
True Bills Returned-In partial re-
port of the grand jury rendered yes
terday, the following true bills were
returned: Henry Carter, charged. with
burglary and grand larceny George
Wilson, assault with intent to murder;
George Green. grand larceny; Julia
Hill, charged with the murder of jim
Hall; Lena Andrews, grand larceny;
Virginia Goldstein, grand larceny;
Robert Anderson, grand larceny; Bes-
sic Gay, burglary; Jordan Sims, grand
larceny; Matte Clarke, grand larceny;
Webb Lynn, grand larceny; Jim John
son, burglary and grand larceny.