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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
10
An advertisement touts a stove pipe warming shell that fits any stove pipe and keeps food warm, claiming convenience. It also promotes a milking stool with a 50 cent price and announces a forthcoming sale, calling the invention great.
The Parker House, under the new and excellent management of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dewberry, is rapidly filling up. About fifteen rooms remain on the third floor, with water and conveniences. Rooms available furnished or unfurnished, with or without board. See them for good board and lodging at reasonable prices.
Letters of administration were granted on October 3 1809 to Elwin Thomas W Hayes Jr by Emmett F Crook judge of probate Calhoun county. All persons with claims against the estate must file within the legally prescribed period or be forever barred.
A London Telegraph retells a legend linked to Spion Kop about a native chief whose funeral assembly saw a giant python appear. A youth killed the snake, the witch-doctor claimed it was the warlike ancestor of the chief, the stump tail survived and became sacred, fueling Boer superstition alongside portents at the hill.
A London Tit-Bits note surveys English prime ministers of the century, noting only William Pitt remained unmarried while in office. It records widowers, remarriages, and the single living Mrs. Gladstone, plus Beaconsfield’s wife dying out of office and Rosebery’s widower status in 1894.
King Manufacturing Co advertises plumbing gas steam and hot water heating tin work repairs at 11 West Eleventh Street. Promises prompt attention and invites calls for repair service.
Oxford Alabama May 21 Protracted religious services continue as Rev H L Martin who just concluded a revival at Avondale spoke to a large congregation on Faith and Let Your Light so Shine. Morning prayer at 9 30 and preaching at 10 o'clock. evening service 7 30 prayer and 8 o'clock preaching. All invited.
The First Methodist Church held a highly praised Children s Day Service with fifteen to twenty young graduates from the primary department. The children led most of the program reciting prayers and psalms learned for the occasion.
Heflin New Era notes the commencement sermon of Ross Institute will be preached next Sunday by Dr Battle of Anniston. Dr Battle, president of Anniston College for Young Ladies, is known for long service in teaching and preaching. The school closed with instructive exercises and may be the alma mater of Heflin girls.
The Oxford College closing events start today with 9 30 a m speeches by young men and recitations by young ladies. A 8 o clock tonight program includes class pieces music and plays of Uncle Sam and Columbia. Tomorrow 8 o clock features recitations music and pantomimes. The faculty invites the public to attend.
If your lawn mower is out of order and needs cleaning or sharpening take it to Mather at 15 E Tenth.
Western North Carolina’s Land of the Sky is praised for dry healthy climate and mountain scenery. Asheville, the high city east of Denver, hosts wealth and grand homes including George W. Vanderbilt’s estate. described as an all year resort sheltered by mountains. Inquiries directed to Southern Railway agents or A Benseater in Chattanooga.
Rathbone lodge No 68 will hold its regular meeting this evening. Miss Bessie Nabors of Birmingham visits her aunt Mrs Jobn N Gunnels while Mr Gunnels tours Europe. RKED Irwin Lon Clarke and Jim Orr visited Talladega Sunday. Spanish American War veterans plan a Birmingham reunion Wednesday. George S Allen departs for Calera and southern business trip.
Two story brick building opposite carpet mill cleaned and in first class condition. Downstairs two store rooms 22 by 50 feet with counters and shelving. Upstairs tenement rooms ready for boarding house use with light housekeeping. Stores $10 a month rooms $2 a month in advance. Apply to real estate agents or R. H. Cobb at 100 East Tenth Street.
Wanted twenty more men to have their clothes pressed weekly at one dollar per month. J. Levy seeks to expand his pressing service by adding twenty new weekly customers targeting men who want regular garment care.
There will be an adjourned term of the circuit court beginning Monday, June 4, 1900, continuing two weeks, at which time all civil causes now at issue will be disposed of. All parties interested will please take notice. I, BE. WATSON, Circuit Clerk.
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