The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18

comnllllee composed or F. A. l1lltlct ' l D. DeJarnett and Frank O'Rourke tc report back at the adjourned meeting to be held next Wednesday night, Jan uary 24. when the clerks and mana gers of the election will be named ano the date set for registration. On the l ticket will be placed the city clerk anc treasurer, chief of police, city attorney street superintendent. license collector city physician. day warden and sanl- tary inspector.
 1 In the city court yesterday the case of (. C. Dickens vs the Birmingham was compromised by consent judg- ment of s45 1 The case of the Bessemer Grocery company vs. O. II. Walton was con- promised by consent judgment of s70 I In the city court yesterday the en- tire day was taken lip with trial of the case of w, D. Houston vs. the Jeffer- son Fertilizer company for $50 dam age for killing COW; the jury. after ] being out a short time, brought in q verdict for $35.
 In the case of John Hunnicutt vs. the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, compromise was effected by the defendant agreeing to pay the complainant $235
 Last night, while playing basketball a ball struck a window of the Athletic I hall breaking out pane. w. P Gunn who was walking along Third avenue hearing the noise, looked up just as the glass fell. It struck him on the head cutting a gash, making it necessary for five stitches to be taken.
 The basketball game last night be- l tween the Bessemer Athletic club team and the Birmingham Athletic club team | resulted in a score of 52 to g in favor of Birmingham. The game was rougt | on both sides, but was good one. Besse | mer gave Birmingham the strongest gam, l it has had this season. A ten field goa was made by Bailey. The line up wal as follows: Birmingham, Satterlield. for ward; Ritchie, forward Gilbert Rtchie center; Wharton, guard; Nesbit, guard | Seals, guard. Bessemer. Johnson, for
 ward; Bailey, forward; Donaldson, for ward; Houston, center; Clay, guard; Bumgardner. guard.
 The game between the two girl team! resulted in a score of to 5 in favor O the Blues. The teams were evenly
 matched and put up a good game. Tht line up is as follows: Red. Mae Harris
 center; Pauline Murray, forward; Ger trude Fielder, forward; Jessie Bum l gardner, guard; Jeannie Fraser, guard Blues. Fay Falkner, center; Mary Smith
 forward: Mary Tinklepaugh, forward
 Lena Hatcher guard; Jessie, Huey guard.
 The Baptist Young Peoples Union hel,
 a meeting at the church last night anC the following officers were pelected fo l the ensuing year. w. S. Glazenor, pres 1 ident; C. II. Smith, vice president; J II. Phelps, secretary-treasurer; Miss Ka tie Lacey, organist Tue programm, | committee was named with Miss Lizzi, I Herbert. chairman; Miss Maud Smith anC 1 Miss Tera Marks. The society will holt it's regular meeting Tuesday evening al 7.30 o'clock at the First Baptist church l At the First Baptist church last night
 a large crowd was present to hear th' l addresses delivered by MT. Green and
 Leon C. Palmer. two of the most prom lent Sunday school workers in the state l They spoke in the interest of the work The committee composed of Mrs. J s
 Winters. Miss Ellen Davis and Garret
 Webb selected the name ''I1Xcellentor'
 
 mer. Little Miss Minnie Jackson handed
 in the name and received the So in golC
 offered for the best name.
 Mrs w D Taylor yesterday afternoon
 entertained the Wednesday Whistsclub n honor of Miss Ruth Alright of Natchez Miss. the house guest of Mrs. R. F. Cook. Those present were Mrs. Walter UnzieSer, Mrs. T. T. Cornwell. Mrs G. R
 Lewis, Mrs. w. M. Dennis, Mrs. w. r 1 Golson Mrs. John Perkins. Mrs. J. A 1 Williamson Mrs. A. A. Persons, Mrs Phil Lacey Mrs, Pierce Mrs. H. Grigs'
 by, Mrs Andrew Mitchell, Mrs. G. n
 Walls. Mrs. A. S. Fitzpatrick, Mrs J. 8 | Winters. Mrs Lacey Edmondson, Mrs
 Lora Barl<is, Mrs E II. Lopez Miss lne2
 Lopez. Mrs Wisdom, Mrs. ]. w. Car.
 ter. Mrs. cora Handy. Miss Lucy Knox Miss Kathryn Adams, Miss May Adams
 Mrs. r.. A. Little, Mrs. R. T. Smith, Mrs l R L. Crook Mrs. Alexander Cecfl, Mrs | Charles F DeBardeleben, Mrs. P. Y Bradford, Mrs Alice smith. Mrs. l.. D. 1 McCullom and others.
 l. The city council was, called to order Tuesday night by the president George Ross. with all members present. The
 report of the city clerk and treasurer IT. B. Houston, for inc month of De- cember was read and received as in- l formatfon The report of meat and milk inspector. Robert l. llazelwood | was read and received as information 1 The report of chief of police. T. E. Wal lace. and the report of the detective de- partment for December were read. The report of pr l.. A. Spencer, city physi- | cian for the month of December was read He stated that there had been very few contagious diseases In the city during the past year. The sanitary | committee and mayor, to which the complaint of l. n. O'Gara of seven negro houses on the lot joining his property on Sixth avenue reported that las long as the houses are sanitary II l is beyond the power of the council to 1 compel them to be removed. The mis- | lcellaneous committee report that they recommend the passage of an ordinance ] for amending the license of the Arm I our company, Standard oil company and the s. and w. green trading stamps w. A. Morbut was granted a free H. cense to run a pressing club. An ordi- nance was passed to raise the reward from s100 to $200 for the murderer oi Officer Stoutenborough who was killed 1 in December. A resolution was passed to request the governor of Alabama to offer reward for the murderer oi Officer Stoutenborough.
 The contract for lighting the city was brought up and discussed and was | referred to the street and railway com. mittee to report back at adjourned meeting next Tuesday night, Januar, ! 23.