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Birmingham Trust
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TRUST DEPARTMENT
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Acts as executor under wills,
guardian, administrator, trustee
under bond Issues, registrar and
transfer agent of stocks and '
bonds, and trustee under any ex
press trust created by law or
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contract. *
Back of every trust to guar
antee Its faithful execution Is
CAPITAL - $500,000
SURPLUS - - 150,000
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RAILROAD WORLD j
This New York special is from the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat:
Atchison is the puzzle just now, and
it is not wise to accept literally any of
the variegated rumors going tho rounds
concerning that property. Still, it is dif
ficult tc account for the strength of the
stock on the mere theory of a squeeze
against shorts. The stock has been con
sistently strong for weeks, and recently
has advanced sharply. London is inter
ested in the stock, and the buying repre
sents more than mere traders' deals. Of
course, the stock is selling at an abnor
mally low figure, and there is a very
evident reaction from the senseless at
tacks on the property, but it is curious
if certain banking interests are identified
with the buying In one way or another,
as has been positively asserted.
The Union Pacific. Rock island and
Pennsylvania interests have been named
as prospective buyers or control, dui 11
must be confessed that there is little to
recommend these rumors. That is what
makes the situation such a puzzling one.
Eliminating the theories of other roads
being interested in the property, the
strength of the stock can be explained
only on the ground that the short inter
est is unwieldy or that the stock is being
restored to a price commensurate with
Its actual value.
Victor MorawetZf chairman of the Atch
ison board, denied today that the report
that he had been selling his Atchison in
terests and said that, so far as he knew,
E. J. Berwind. whose name was coupled
with his as a seller, had not been dispos
ing of his holdings. Mr. Mo^awetz said
that he had heard rumors which named
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. as purchasers for
Union Pacific control, but he said that
he had absolutely no idea as to the lead
ers, If there were any, in the Atchison
buying.
The season of car famine is Just com
mencing, and from now on until spring
every railroad in the country will suffer
from a shortage of rolling stock. Many
of the larger systems are making efforts
to recruit their supplies of cars by renting
or leasing them. The Frisco, according
to advices which reach New Orleans, is
, in this category. The Frisco wants cars
badly and wants them at once. The man
agement has anonunced its willingness to
either charter or rent. The crops of the
southwest have to be handled, and Vice
President and General Manager B. L.
WInchell says that his road will be unable
to handle the crop with its present facil
ities.
The Illinois Central is receiving 1000
new freight cars, the la?t of the deliver
ies having just begun, and it has let a
number of contracts for delivery during
the current year. Despite this fact it
will fall short of having as many cars as
it needs. The Southern Pacific will enter
into the fall rush with 600 new cars for
use on Louisiana lines alone, but It, too,
has fewer cars than it needs. The Texas
and Pacific, New Orleans and Northeast
ern and Louisville and Nashville have all
been receiving new cars, and getting more
as rapidly as posible. They are all shy,
however, on rolling stock.
A Jackson, Miss., special says:
A mortgage for $5,000,000 has been filed
for record by the Mobile. Jackson and
Kansas City In the Mississippi counties
through which the road is to run from
Hattiesburg to Pontotoc, Miss. The money
has been furnished by a New York trust
company, and the work of construction is
being carried on as rapidly as possible,
and it is expected that within another
year will he running trains regularly all
the way from Mobile, Ala., to Memphis,
Term., and through the center of the
state of Mississippi, midway between the
Illinois Central and the Mobile and Ohio.
Paul R. MacKinnon, city passenger
agent of the Frisco left yesterday for
Kansas City, where he has been called
by the serious illness of his brother.
John Blount, city passenger agent In
Birmingham of the Central of Georgia,
says that the passenger business of the
line is picking up rapidly. He routed sev
eral good sized parties over the Central
of Georgia and the Ocean Steamship
company yesterday. .
tV. J. Rosser, traveling freight and
passenger agent of the Chicago. Burling
ton and Quincy railroad, with headquar
ters in Atlanta, was in the city yefter
dav.
W. M. Rhett, genera! freight agent of
the Illinois Central railroad, with head
quarters in New Orleans, is expected In
Birmingham tomorrow.
J. Q. Campbell, general road master
of the Frisco system, with headquarters
In Springfield. Mo., Is in the city.
Rountree. Publishing Company.
The Rountree Publishing company filed
articles of incorporation yesterday. The
capital stock of the company Is $10,000 di
vided into 100 shares of $100 each, par val
ue. The company is formed with the
■tated purpose of publishing certain peri
odicals. doing a general advertising and
circular printing busines and selling type
writers. The Incorporators are J. A.
Rountree, J V Rountree and W. s.
Rountree.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned until 12 o'clock, noon, Wed
nesday, the 16th of September, 1903, for
;ertain grading, macadamizing and curb
ing. Specifications may be obtained at
Shis office. The right Is reserved to reject
any or all bids. '
JULIAN KENDRICK.
t-9-St • City Engineer.
Alabama Browing Co.
“Bohemian Beer. ”
RURAL DELIVERY
HAS NEW ROUTES
Changes Made in Routes Which
Start from Birmingham
BETTER SERVICE OBTAINED
i Greatly Increased Convenience ana
Much Saving, Both to the Public
and to the Department, Will
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Follow the New Schedule.
The Birmingham postofflce being the
disbursing office for all the rural free
delivery routes In Alabama, Postmaster
J. W. Hughes has been advised of the
establishment of twenty-five additional
routes and the appointment of twenty
five additional carriers. This makes a
total of 170 routes that have been estab
lished since 1900, the year in which the
first rural free delivery route was es
tablished in this state. Seven of these
routes start from the Birmingham office.
The new routes are as follows: Troy,
5; Abbeville, 3; Luverne, 2: Midland City,
2; Goshen, 2; Bridgeport. 1; LaFayette,
1; Montgomery, 1; Vernon, 1; Ozark, 2;
Horse Creek, 1; Mobile, 1: Smith’s Sta
tion, 1; Phoenix, 1; Columbia. 1.
Some changes have been made In the
various routes. Following is the new
official schedule for the routes beginning
In Birmingham:
Route No. 1—Out Eighth avenue to
Owenton college, 3 miles; north to East
Thomas, 1*4 miles; south and southwest,
via Fincher’s and Edmond school to A.
Burgin’s place, 4 3-8 miles; southeast and
east, via Vinesvllle and Burford’s to
Powderly. 2% miles; north through
streets of Powderly and retrace 3-8 miles;
northeast and north, ,ria Dupre's to
Hamilton's, near old fair grounds, 2
miles; w'eet to Edmond school and re
trace to Hamilton’s, 2V4 miles; east and
northeast, via Owenton station and Dr.
.Smith’s to postofflce, 4% miles. Length
of route, 20 3-8 miles, area 15 square miles,
dwellings 310. population 1400.
Route No. 2—Southwest through Ely
ton and West End to Powderly, 5*4 miles;
south, southwest and southeast, through
Ware’s Gap to Redding, 3*4 miles; north
east, via Smith station and Ishkooda, to
Covington postofflce (Grace's), 3Mi miles;
north, via Spaulding mines to Intersec
tion with Tuscaloosa road at Munger
place, near Elyton. 2^4 miles; northeast,
retracing, through Elyton to postofflce,
2*4 miles. Length of route, 167/b miles,
area 15 square miles, dwellings 225, popu
lation 1000.
Route No. 3—Southeast, southwest and
southerly via Taylor’s store and wVlker s
Gap to Oak Grove church. 4% miles;
southwest and southerly via Holcombe
Hill, Draper’s and Oxmoor, to Chamber’s
place on Shade mountain, 4 miles; south
west, along Shade's mountain to Tower's
place and retrace to Chamber’s place,
5 miles; northeast to intersection with the
Columbiana road. 3 miles; northwest to
Oak Grove church. 1 6-8 miles; northeast
to Rosedale, 2 miles; north and north
west. through Rosedale and Parton's
Cap to postoffice, 3% miles. Length of
route. 23% miles; area 19 square miles;
dwellings, 100; population. 1000.
Route No. 4—Southeast and south; out
Twentieth street and Parton's Gap.
through Rosedale to intersection with
Montevallo road. 3% miles; northwest on
Montevallo road to Waddell, 1% miles;
southeast to reservoir miles; southeast
and east to pumping station, 2% miles;
southeast via W. H. Duke's to Rocky
Ridge church, 5% miles; northwest, north
and northeast to reservoir, 4% miles;
northwest via Waddell through Brown's
Gap to postofflce, 5% miles. Length
25 miles; area, 19 square miles; dwellings,
222; population, 1100.
Route No. 5—Northeast out Fifth ave
nue through North Avondale to Lind
say's conservatory. 3% miles; east through
Woodlawn and Gate City to Red Gap, 3
miles; northeast on Trussville road to W.
R. Bass'. 3% miles; retrace to James Wil
son's, 2% miles; southwest through Iron
dale to Chastine place. 3% miles; south
west to R. N. McDaniel’s. 1% miles north
east to N. O. Dozier’s place, % mile; re
trace to Hardy Chapel and southwest to
W N. Moseley's place, 1% miles; retrace
northeast to J. I. W. Pool’s. % mile; north
to R. N. McDaniel s, % mile; northwest
through Irondale Gap to postofflce, 3%
miles. Length, 25 miles; area, 17 square
miles; dwellings. 380: population, 1700.
Route No. 6-North to North Birming
ham furnace, ?% miles; northeast on Ten
nessee road via Barton school, Plott and
Dolcito to Katona quarry, 5% miles;
northwest to Springdale church. % mile;
south to Tennessee road at Dolcito, 1%
miles; retrace on Tennessee road to Bar
ton school, 1% miles; southeast via old
Enon church to new Enon church, lva
miles; southwest via Vanderbilt furnace
to postoffice. Length. 17% miles; area, 16
square miles; dwellings, 180; population.
800. ...
Route No. 7.—Northwest, norm, nonn
eaat and north on Stours road via Mary
Lee to Jugtown road on Mitchell place. 10H
miles; southwest on Jugtown road to
Arkadelphia road near Lpper Coalburg,
3% miles; south on Arkadelphia road
through rpper Coalburg to McCarty dis
tillery, 6V4 miles; east, south and south
east on Arkadelphia road to postofflee. 4V.
miles. Length. 2VA miles; area, 21 square
miles; dwellings. 230; population, 1000.
Postmaster Hughes suggests that it will
be a great saving to the merchants ot Bir
mingham and also to the postal author
ities If the former will preserve this list
for use In making out-of-town shipments.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS. j
Miss Ella Musgrove.
Mrs. Ella Musgrove, wife of J. E. Mus
grove. died yesterday morning at Bangor.
The funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at 2 o’clock and the In
terment will be in Bangor cemetery.
James T. Neale.
Telegrams were received In Birmingham
yesterday announcing the death of James
T. Neale of Richmond, Va. He was the
father of Mrs. Charles Ledbetter and
Miss Mary Neale, the latter of whom be
longs to the faculty of the Pollock-Ste
phens Institute.
Miss Emmie Austin.
Funeral services over the remains of
Miss Emmie Austin were conducted yes
terday from the residence, 909 Rose Creek
avenue, Avondale, and the interment was
in the Union Grove cemetery.
Stole \»r«. Taliaferro's Watch.
Robert Fuldenwllder, a negro, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Bodeker, Hamilton and Patton on a
charge of grand larceny. He is accused
of larceny of a gold watch from Mrs. E.
T. Taliaferro, of the Pollock^Stephens In
stitute.
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Alabama Brewing Co.
“Bohemian Beer."
JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL
EXHIBIT AT WORLD’S FAIR
The Commercial club committee has de
cided to have a Jefferson county exhibit
at the St. Louis exposition. At the meet
ing of the committee held yesterday at
noon in the office of Secretary Gibson
a motion was made by W. P. vr. Harding
that it was the sense of the commit
tee that Jefferson county h>m.l have
the exhibit and that as «.n as everyone
had returned to the city the committee
proceed to raise $15,000 to bo used for
that purpose. The motion was seconded
by Robert Jemison and unanimously
passed.
The committee was scheduled to meet
Saturday afternoon, but was unexpect d
ly called yesterday morning instead.
There was a full attendance and or.e of
the most representative held In a >mc
time. Many of the promlret.t business
men were present and they were all In
favor of the exhibit, and with the backing
the movement has to start with it seems
an assured success.
What plan the committee will adopt
for an exhibit is not known, but sev
eral of the members look with favor on
the suggestion of J. A. MacKnlght for a
large figure of a man made out of Iron,
steel and coal, the same to lie about 60
feet tall.
The committee will report back to the
Commercial club at the next regular
meeting.
CINCINNATI EXCURSION
HAS BEEN CALLED OFF
The Cincinati trip of the Commercial
club has been called off. It was decided
yesterday at noon that the trip would be
impossible, not enough people having sig
nified their intention of going to warrant
the club in ordering the Pullman sleepers
to come to Birmingham.
The railroads were officially notified
yesterday afternoon that the trip had
been abandoned. The roads had made a
rate to the.club provided 100 people took
the trip, but the number which signed
the register in the office of Secretary Gib
son fell far short of that number.
The lack of interest show'n in the trip
is said to be due to the active mercantile
business which has Just commenced, re
quiring all the time of the various mom
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bers of the club. The failure to get up a
party is a great disappointment to those
who were working it up, as preparations
would have been made in several cities
| to entertain the party.
The Chamber of Commerce and the
Manufacturers’ association of Cincinnati
had made extensive arrangements to en
tertain the party, and had issued most
cordial invitations to them to come to the
Queen City. The Manufacturers' associa
tion was the guest of the business men
of Birmingham several months ago, and
the members were accorded a cordial re
ception. They invited the Commercial
club to get up an excursion and spend
several days in Cincinnati during the fall
festival, which is now in progress.
RAMSEY MOA D TO
THE COUNTY JAIL
MARION R. HEFLIN BEING HELD
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
RAMSEY TO GET PRELIMINARY
HEARING BEFORE ABERNATHY.
Marion R. Heflin, a young white car
penter, was arrested yesterday by Po
licemen Burke and Culpepper on request
of Detective Bodeker, so that he might
be investigated relative to the murder of
J. P. Warren, who was hit on the back
of the head in the woods near North Bir
mingham last Sunday afternoon. Heflin
was not implicated in the confession of
Mary Harrison, but the detectives think
he can throw some light on the case.
J. W. Ramsey was yesterday moved to
the county jail from the city jail. A war
rant charging him with murder wras sworn
out before Justice of the peace II. B.
Abernathy, and a preliminary hearing will
be given him as soon as Mary Harrison
is able to testify.
PECULIAR CASE OF
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
FARMER FROM BLOUNT COUNTY
HAS TEETH KNOCKED OUT AND
HIS MONEY, HORSE AND WAGON
STOLEN.
J. M. Smith, a farmer who lives in
Blount county, reported at police head
quarters last night that he was knocked
in the head and robbed about 8 o’clock
at the Twenty-first street bridge near
North Birmingham.
Smith claims to have lost $27. He
states that he was driving across the*
bridge when some one halted him. He
pulled up his team of mules and Just
as he did so he received a blow on the
mouth which knocked out three of his
front teeth.
When he appeared at police headquar
ters he was in a semi-conscious condition
and did not know where he was. He
claims that when he regained conscious
ness after the blow was struck his team
and his partner, a man named J. R.
Love, had both disappeared.
The man's mouth testifies that he re
ceived a heavy blow. His lips were bad
ly mutilated and his teeth were gone.
He seemed to be suffering great pain.
The police have two other theories as
to the trouble. They believe that Smith
may have been drinkinr heavily and pos
sibly fallen out of the wagon, or that ne
got into a fight with Love and the latter
threw him out of the wagon and took
his money. Smith admitted that he had
a drink or two.
Policeman Ray went to North Birming
ham to imestigate the case, but w'as un
able to find any trace of Love or the
team. Later Smith recovered somewhat
and was able to give the police a de
scription of Love.
It was ascertained later that Love had
carried the team to Wood’s wagon yard
in North Birmingham and left it there.
He had not returned for the team at a
late hour. W’hen he put the team up he
did not mention being held up, or having,
any trouble with his partner.
WANTED IN GEORGIA.
Negro Accused of Running a Gaming
Table in Macon.
J. E. Bunch, a white man, was arrested
last night by Detectives Bodeker, Hamil
ton and Patton on a request from the po
lice authorities of Macon, Ga., where
he is wanted on a charge of running a
gaming table.
The arrest was made at the corner of
Nineteenth street and Second avenue. The
man was carried to the chief s office,
where he will be watched until the au
thorities from Macon can send for him.
CITY ITEMS.
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Advertising Committee.—A meeting
of the press and advertising committee
of the Commercial ciuh has been called
for this afternoon at 4 o’clock by Chair
man F. W. Dixon to discuss some im
portant matters.
Accepts Call.—The Uev. Quincy Ew
ing of Meridian, Miss., who conducted
the services and preached at the
Church of the Advent last Sunday, has
accepted the call to the rectorship of
this church.
SOUTHERN CAR AND
FOUNDRY STARTING
GADSDEN PLANT AT WORK AND
THE CAR PLANT AT ANNISTON
WILL RESUME AT ONCE—OUT
LOOK BRIGHT.
The Southern Car and Foundry’s plant
ot Gadsden has started operations once
more and within a fewr days it is expected
that certain legal formalities can be com
plied with and that the plants at Annis
ton and at Memphis and Lenoir, Tenn.,
will be started.
It is not the intention of the receivers,
at least for the present, to start the
furnace at Gadsden, but that may come
later on if the demands of trade should
make it advisable.
Manager Wrenchall of Anniston, who
is in charge of the plant there, was in
the city yesterday in conference with
General Manager Duncan, who, in the
absence of Col. T. P. Bush, is in control
of the affairs of the bankrupt company.
It was decided to begin the operation
of the Anniston car works only at the
present time and to do nothing with the
rolling mills or the foundry, those de
partments being left for future determina
tion. The car plant will employ about
600 men.
Arrangements have been made to meet
current pay rolls and as soon as it is
possible the receivers will pay up all back
wage claims.
As soon as ail the plants which it is
Intended to start are in operation the
company will have from 2000 to 2500 men
employed, and strong hopes are expressed
that arrangements can be made whereby
the business may be run permanently.
PREMIUM LIST IS
BEING DISTRIBUTED
STATE FAIR MANAGEMENT HAS
REVISED THE LIST OF LAST
YEAR—MANY PRIZES ARE DO
NATED BY MERCHANTS.
The premium list for the Alabama
state fair has been completed, and is be
ing distributed from the fair headquar
ters in room 5 of the Alabama National
bank building.
The list has been revised since last
year, and the practical experience ob
tained at that time has greatly assisted
the management to better it this year.
In addition to the premiums offered by
the association, there will be a number
of prizes which have been donated by
merchants, a list of which will be given
out in a few days.
Applications for space in the various
exhibits and also in the midway are be
ing received. Manager Firs of the rac
ing department, is busy securing good
horses and he expects to have better
races than were given last year. The
fair will run from October 15 to the 25th.
Alabama Brewing Co.
“Bohemian Beer. ”
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DOOMED DOGS GET
CRUEL TREATMENT
Homeless Curs Herded in Dark
and Hot Cells
HUNGERED AND THIRSTING
Their Dying Struggles the Sport of
Hardened Urchins—City Pound a
School for Cruelty—Humane
Methods Demanded.
“Only a dog! Only a poor flea-bitten cur
that has no owner, and so presumably no
one to fight his battles. His is a super
fluous life. He fills no useful place In the
economy of the world, and so, for his own
good and the good of the community, it
is desirable that he should be put out of
the way.” Such was the plaint of a
lover of the brute creation.
“But that is no excuse for brutality.
It is no reason why the dog should be
starved and allowed to perish of thirst
before he is killed. It is no reason why
his death should be compassed In a cruel
manner. It is no reason why the scenes
of his torture and death should be turned
into a school for Ihe Instillation of hard
heartedness. Still all these things are
! the every day incidents to the manner in
which the ownerless, tagless dog question
is handled by the city authorities of Bir
mingham.
“It does not seem to he the fault of any
, particular person or persons. No special
! blame can be fixed on any Individuals, but
it is a faulty system, a cruel system, and
the neglect to speedily remedy it will
cause those in authority and responsible
for the system to be held blampble be
fore the bar of public opinion.”
The above remarks caused an Age
llerald reporter to hurry to the city
pound and this is what be found:
City Pound.
The city pound occupies the property on
the northwest corner of Morris avenue
and Twenty-fourth street. The buildings
consist of a dilapidated stable and some
| old sheds. The quarters in which the stray
dogs that are gathered in by the dog
[ catchers are kept consist of two stalls,
each about 5x8 fet in size. The dogs re
I main here for three days after being
caught, In order that owners may re
deem them by payment of $1 to the dog
catcher as his fee, and in addition the reg
ular city license fee for a tag.
The dogs are supposed to be fed from
the refuse food from the jail, and are said
to be supplied with water to drink, but
when the reporter visited the pound the
dogs, about twenty-five in number, lay
panting in the dark, stifling dens, with
out sign of food or water, and with no
vessels or receptacles In sight In which
either could be placed. Not one of them
seemed to have life enough to respond to
a friendly greeting, but lay apparently
lifeless, excepting for the labored pant
ing.
There wfere a dozen or more boys, white
and colored, in the main room of the
stable, eating water melons, and one of
them, a lad of lf>, acted as guide to the
reporter, and stated that he w'ns in
charge. He said that on “drowning days”
there were “a big bunch of kids came to
see the fun.’’ He showed the place of ex
ecution and explained the method.
The Dogs Drowned.
This is the way they deal with the
dogs, when their time comes: The
canines are taken into a shed, where
there is a box about five feet long, three
feet wide and four feet deep. This box
is water tight and has a grated partition
that is hinged to one end of the box
about a foot below the top, so that when
it is closed down it separates the box
into two compartments, the lower being
three feet deep and the other above the
grating, about one foot. The doomed
dogs are placed in the box. The grating
is lowered and then the box is filled
with water. The dogs die ultimately*
after many struggles and much suffering,
which are watched with gleeful excite
ment by the band of hard-hearted urch
ins who crowd around the place of execu
tion. Of course some of them arc not
hardened at the start, and they become
sick and limp at the revolting sight of
the poor dumb sufferers’ struggles. At
least the guide said that such ^us the
case. Any one. interested may ascertain
for himself, as there Is a public execu
tlon scheduled for 2 o’clock this after
noon.
Methods Used in Other Cities.
Perhaps there is no other city in the
United States in which (logs are disponed
of in the same way in which they are
dealt with in Birmingham. In fact to
deal with them in this way would, in
many places, land the executioners in Jail.
In most of the cities, not only of this
country, but of all civilised countries,
the execution of superfluous and decrepit
animals is turned over to tHe societies for
the prevention of cruelty to animals, and
the methods employed are humane and
painless.
A very common and inexpensive method
which is employed in almost all cities and
is endorsed by the National Humane so
ciety, is asphyxiation by illuminating gas.
An air-tight box. with glass sides is pro
vided with gas connections and after the
dogs have been placed in the box it Is
closed and the gas is turned on. Death
ensues speedily and painlessly.
Of course such a method of putting ani
mals out of the way involves the em
ployment of Intelligent and responsible at
tendants. but as the whole matter is turn
ed over to the Humane societies these de
tails adjust themselves.
CAMP BEDFORD FORREST.
Col. F. W. Dansby Will Deliver an Ad
dress Tomorrow.
The regular monthly meeting of Camp
Bedford Forrest will be held tomorrow* af
ternoon in the hall at Woodlawn. Among
the other important matters to be con
sidered will be the appointment of com
mittees to aid in the entertainment of the
state reunion, which will be held here on
November 4 and 5.
Col. F. W. Dansby will address the
meeting. A number of applications for
membership will be acted on. A cordial in
vitation has been issued to all veterans
to be present. j
MVRRAY HILL CLVB
WHISKEY
This Particular Brand
For Particular People.
Sold By All
First-Class Dealers.
JOS. A. MAGNUS & CO.,
CINCINNATI.
CORNER STONE TO
Impressive Exercises at New
First Baptist Church
MASONS TO PARTICIPATE
Addresses by Eloquent Speakers—His
tory of the Various Pastorates of
the Churches—Magnificent
Building of Indiana Stone.
The corner stone of the new First Bap
tist church will be held next aSturday
afternoon at 4:19) o'clock, with Masonic
ceremonies, conducted by the grand mas
ter or his representative.
It is thought that the Hon. John G.
Smith will represent Grand Master Red
den on this occasion.
Several prominent orators will make
addresses and Capt. Frank 8. White, the
senior deacon of the church, will preside
at the speech making and Introduce the
speakers, who will be Rufus N. Rhodes.
James Bowron. the Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg.
the Rev. Dr. J. P. McFerrin, the Rev. Dr.
A. O. Davidson, Rabbi Morris New field
and others.
Indiana Stone.
A platform will be erected at the north
west corner of the new building, Sixth
avenue and Twenty-second street. Music
will be furnished by a chorus under the
charge of Capt. R. F. Manley. The church
is being built of Indiana blue stone
trimmed in gray and when completed will
be one of the handsomest and most impos
ing structures in Birmingham as well as
one of the most commodious, convenient
and modern temples of worship in Ala
bama.
The ground for the building was broken
in May, but for all large and massive
buildings It takes time to c rve the rough
stone, and it will he some time In March
before this house of worship will be dedi
cated. The cost of the church when com
pleted will be $40,000. These services and
this occasion will bring to mind a bit of
interesting church history.
History of the Church.
The First Baptist church was founded
by the Rev. J. L. 1 Til Iyer, as a misison of
the home mission hoard then at Marion.
Ala., now at Atlanta. Tie was succeeded
by the Rev. Dr. Waldrop, the pioneer
Baptist of Jones’ valley.
The next pastor was the. Rev. Dr. Hen- i
don, who in turn was followed by the
Rev. D. I. Purser in 1882. It was during I
Dr. Purser’s pastorate that the old wood- j
en church was built in 1886. In 1885 the j
North Birmingham mission was establish- j
ed from which sprang up the North Blr- i
mlngham Baptist church and in 1888 the j
Southside mission was established from 1
which came the Southside Baptist church, j
During the year of 1886 Dr. Purser was j
succeeded by the Rev. Dr. Pickard, and
during his pastorate the Avondale mission
jind the Fountain Heights mission were
started which have grown into two pros
perous Baptist churches.
Dr. Pickard was followed In 1893 by the
Rev. Dr. B. D. Gray, under whose admin
istration the church was placed on a
sound financial footing. Dr. Gray was
succeeded by the Rev. A. J. Dickinson,
under whose able administration the
church has realized materially its fond
est hopes which will be consummated in
a house worthy the great congregation.
The First Baptist church has now a
membership of 661.
SMALL FIRES YESTERDAY.
The Department Had Three Runs.
Losses Were Trifling.
The fire department had three runs yes
terday morning, but none of the fires
amounted to much. The first was the
fence to the old car barn of the Birming
ham, Railway, Light and Power company
at Ninth avenue and Thirteenth street.
Rome old cars were being burned, and the
fence caught from them.
A negro house on Fourth avenue and
Fourteenth street was slightly damaged
about 11:20 o’clock, but the West End de
partment extinguished it before any dam
age could be done.
The house of Nathan Bright, on Twen
ty-fourth street, between Avenue F and
Avenue G, was slightly damaged by a fire
j caused from a defective flue. The loss
I was small.
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DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.
Three-fourths o!
the persona who
come to me to get
cured of Syphilis.
Gonorrhoea, Gleet,
Stricture, Lost
Mannood and other
private crtaeas^a
have tried to get
| well by using oth
1 er means. Why not
k come ss soon aa
^ you And that you
are afflicted? U
will net only nave f>u uisiressing pain
end valuable time, to % will coat you less
money. There le ale » a satisfaction :n
knowing that the very ^est poealble treat
ment In being given tc you by a compe
tent physician who has experience In such
matters and is capable ot curing you In
the quickest end most perfect manner
possible. 1 have treated private diseases
as a specialty for the past fifteen years
In the city of Birmingham, and J am
therefore known to a great many. But
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