The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

string band. consisting of Niger Bill
ketehum, discoursed the familiar strains
OIL that we'll known melody, Soap suds
over the fence throughout the entire
evening. The next meeting will be with
Madam Susan Cratchit at which busi-
ness of Importance will be transacted.
Battles-Potts. Married at the resi-
dence of her Cousin William, on Satur-
day evening. at p. M, by the Rev, Silas
Deuteronomy, Miss Sis Potts and Mr..
Buck Battles. The bride wore an elabo-
rate Osnaburg, straw-colored jardiniere,
cut shape, looped back with a russet
shawl strap and trimmed with rick-rack
around the. .armholes: her bouquet was
eet-Willidms and dogwood flowers. The
Groom was elaborately garbed in plug
hat, plaid trowsers and a sweater. Old
Man Potts was to give the bride away.
but he got too drunk to distinguish be-
tween his femoral artery and a shot
gun, but Notwithstanding this incident,
all went merry as a marriage bell The
ceremony used by the Rev. Silas h. was
a jim dandy peach of wedding ritual
He referred in a beautiful and touch
ing manner for an hour and three-fourtns
to the happiness of welded life, the cor
ruption of the Republican Party, the
Tariff. the necessity for intervention in
Mexico, the ,iniquitous fee system, the
necessity for dog tax, Woman suffrage.
the doctrine of Immersion, the sinfulness
of dancing, the prospect of new railroad
and the eradication of the cattle tick. The
bride is the nineteenth Vice-Presdent
of the Ladies' Aid Society and she is
conceded to be the best hand to cook
hog jowl and coards In our midst. Tne
Groom is the assistant Editor of Edwaro's
Sour-mash Distillery, and he is ee-
knowledged to be the slckest Artist N
fiipping up a Jack from the bottom in
a game of Old sledge in these parts. Miss
Teenie McGoffln presided at the Organ,
and as the bridal party came in She
dashed into the brilliant overture of Ver-
micelli "The Old Blind Hoss Come a
Tearin Out of the Wilderness. Miss
Teenie has great musical talent, and
we will yet see her on the Stage.
Ben Holiday has been hunting his
stray little spotted steer, with blaze
face. and a swallow fork in his left ear
for nigh on to three weeks It's mighty
curious that Ben always searches right
along by Old Squire Allgoods house. and
that Mandy Allgood is sure tofbe looking
out of the front window with her hair all
banged according to Hoyle every time
that man comes along. Ben says when
ever he looks down the road toward that
house he thinks of peaches and cream.
It is getting to be the opinion of this com
mupity that Ben Holiday is sorter glad
that steer is lost.
Miss Connie Dawxins will spend the
Summer at Green Pond, Bibb County,
studying Art she inherits the artistic
instinct from her Paw. Col. buchanan
Dawkins who owns the only hand paint
ed henhouse in the beat.
'Jud r. Crasher a prominent subscribe
er of Pea-vine ridge laid large tumor
on our table last week Weighing four
nounds. from which he was remd>Hd last
Monday. So far this is the largest tunor
thai has been brought in for SUBSCRIPTION.
Call again. Jud
".JuIius Tugmutton, Esq, our gentle
many Blacksmith. was severely kicked In
the stomach by mule two weeks since,
but julie rapidly recovereh' and is now
going around severely Kicking mules In
the stomach Success TO vou old boy!
Little Henrietta Partridge dropped In
on us for a few minutes last Friday
morning and laid fresh egg on our Of
fee table.
our esteemed townsman, Hiram q.
smithers, Is just busting foarth into the