The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24

Wutcu anu UrhV StOleh-J. w. 4NOel Vi
Avondaie had a gold watch and a black
grip containing valuable papers and $50
In cash stolen from him yesterday.
Had Witch stclen--The Rev. w. s..
Brown of East Brighton station had a
goiS- watch stolen from him yester-
day while he was dining in one of the
downtown cafes.
OratorIo society-The Birmin gh am
oratorio society will meet tonight at
Cable hall. Officers will be elected
for the ensuing u months. Chairman
Fred E. Moore will make q report on
= Sundays concert.
DIR. Boards Appointments-The ap-
pointments of Rev. DR.. Beard for week
after the fourth Sunday are all post
poned to week after the fifth Sunday
as follows: Carbon Hill, Tuesday, May
81; Jasper, Wednesday, June 1; Dora,
Thursday, June q Adamsville, Friday,
June 8.
Vacant House Robbed-The gang of
sneak thieves who confine their oper-
atoms >Sto cutting the plumbing and
fixtures out Of vacant houses are still
at work in spite of the efforts of the
houses at 1880 Seventh avenue and at
$40 North Nineteenth street were
robbed last night.
Alexander Hearing Today-The pre-
Urinary hearing of Robert L. Alex
ander for the killing of A. O. Liddon
will come up this morning in Judge
l. H. Benners' division of the inferior
court. The killing occurred last week
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nue. and Nineteenth street, and followed
the killing of brother of Alexander
by I.iddon at the Seminole hotel.
steal n TeIephone-Two valuable cur
fains. large sign and telephone be-
longing to the Bell Telephone company
were stolen from the ladies of the First
Presbyterian church some time during
the last few days. The ladies had left
street. where they gave their lunches
some time ago, and when they went
for them yesterday they were gone.
Who the thieves might be is mys-
terry.
Carried Bex nd Station-Claiming
that she was carried beyond her sta
ton for long distance and compelled
to wait in the dark for an hour for
anOtneF car BACK, MIS-. Florence Brown
has brought suit for $4,000 against the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
, company. She alleges that she wished
to leave the car at Seventh street.
but that the gates were left open only
for a moment, being closed before she
could dismount The car. she alleges,
went some distance before it made an
other stop.
Seeking Herbert c. Greer-Mell Har-
ris of East Birmingh am is looking for
a cousin, Herbert C. Greer. who was
last heard Of in Birmingham two years
ago. He wishes to advise him of his
mothers death and to inform him that
he may secure trinkets and other things
left by her II he will communicate with
his grandfather, Charles Edward Greer
$50 West Eighty-sixth street. New
Is York Herbert Greer Is machinist.
ana resided with Nell Harris in East
Birmingham for several months. He
left there suddenly about two years
ago, since when nothing has been
heard of him.
Negro Assallant In Jail-John Dor
sey, negro, was placed in the county
fall yesterday morning, having been
arrested upon a warrant sworn out By
Amos Gibbs, charging him with having
attempted to assault an 8-year- old
white girl at Avondale. The crime oc-
CURED several days ago. He had been
hired to work about the Gibbs home
and when Mrs. Gibbs stepped out of the
house for q few minutes he entered It
and attacked the little grill, who was
alone, but her screams frightened him
away. A large posse of men search ed
for the negro but were unable to md
him. He was not located until yester-
day when the child's father swore out
the warrant for his arrest.