The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-01

placed under bond as soon as they can
be found.
Lady Loses Purse--Miss Margaret
McAdory, 2512 Seventh avenue, north,
lost her purse. bank book on the
First National bank and her gold watch
while down town yesterday. She offers
$40 reward for the recovery OF the
articles. Miss McAdory does not think
that the articles were stolen from her.
Council Meeting Tonight-The City
council will hold a regular meeting
tonight in the city hall. 1t will be one
of the most uneventful of many months
unless something unexpected turns up.
The committees will be in session be-
ginning at II o'clock. attending to the
detail matters which have accrued dur
ing the past two weeks.
Loses His yPOcIxetboOk-J. H. Hillman,
president of the Hillman- Watts Land
company, lost or had stolen from him
yesterSSy. afternoon at the Louisville
and Nashville passenger station a
pocket book containing 5000 in cash
and some valuable papers. Mr.. Hill
mans name was engraved in gold let
tiers on the inside of the purse. Any
informa ton about the purse should be
telephoned to the offices of the COM
pany, at 202S First avenue.
st. Clair Prisoners Here-Two ST.
Clair county prisoners who have been
in the Jefferson county jail for safe
keeping were turned over to Officers
from that county last night to be
taken back to their respective towns
for trial. ]. L. Robertson. white man,
was one. He will be taken to Pell
City to stand trial for an assault upon
a little 5-year-old child. The other
one was a negro, Herbert Harris. who
will be tried at Ashville for cutting
a negro while on an excursion.
Speedway Meeting Tonight-A meet
ing of the committee handling the au-
tomobile speedway proposition will be
held tonight at s o'clock at the Ath-
Ictic club building. Every automobilist
and public spirited person in the city
IS invited to attend. Already large
number of people have subscribed for
stock in the company. No one is be-
ing allotted more than five shares with
par value of 800. The total cash
amount necessary will be close to $780,
600. The value of the 10 acres In
Shades valley. Will ch has been donated,
viii be decided by the other stockh old
ers.
Special Agent Placed Here-Glover A.
Perrin of the mining department of
the JEFFREY Manufacturing company,
reached Birmingham yesterday and will
assume charge OF the company work in
this district. The Jeffrey Manufactur-
irg company produces line of min
Ing equipment that has won great
favor in this district under the agency
of Scion Jacobs who has been in
charge. The success of the agency in
this district caused the company to
place a special representative here in
full charge of one line. Mrs Perrin was
formerly stationed in West Virginia
coal districts
Clothing Is StO1en-Ralph Harding
has reported the work Of a sneak thief
Early yesterday afternoon he was driv-
ing out in Rosedale and stopped for a
few minutes near a branch and watered
his h rse. Two little negroes came
along and stopped to watch him. He
drove on for few yards and happened
TO glance down for bundle of clothes
which ne had placed in the bottom of
the hnggy and which had been there
but a~moment before. 1t was gone.
Looking up he saw the two little ne
groes running across field with 1t as
fast as they could go. He gave chase.
but they disappeared completely within
minute. After vain search he
gave up.