The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama • 3

the nxiir rvn.TT wj2dxesda.y, august i 89 s. a in an 8'. is auPW sou emu i tlie mciisic iki ni normin i 1 3 TCSKKOEE. DIsensln tn Hullwuy-Bonrd1 of liliiualixutlon. Tuektgte.

August IS (Special.) A rej rt itrntatlviff of the company that made the. proposition to nuild ah electric railway from Chehaw to this place was- here' veBtrdav lnoklnar ovr' the PARTICUL4RS OP THE KM.MSiG OF A M.VM AT UROOItWOOD. part in It. The german was led bv Mr. Terry M.

Richardson and Miss Tillie Winkler. Following are those who attended the party: Miss Oliene Nabors and (Mr. J. R. Thames, MIbs Minnie Newmann and Mr.

Earl McKlnzle, Miss Ida McMullan and Mr. Stanley Masay, Miss Johnnie Boiling and Mr.1 A. 'C. Knight, Miss "ietta Ehlbert and Air. Louis Stelnhart, iMIss Priscilla Garrett and Mr.

W. B. Flowers, Miss Clara McMullan and Mr. R. A.

Gamble, Alias Lillle Thames and Mr. R. G. Stewart and Messrs. T.

M. Richardson, John Blue of Montsomy, L. J. Beelaud, Theran Smith and E. E.

McCadl. law until the court had adjourned. He said that he had tried to persuade his client to go to the penitentiary and be serving out his sentence pending the appeal, but Espalla would not consent to do this; if he had then he would have been able to have gotten out by, virtue of the mistake of the 'Judge. Mr. Robinson intimated that ho tended to apply for writ of habeas corpus in the case; before one of th'e local judges, but he did not think that be would get any relief in that direction, because, his client Is in Jail by his own choice.

Bids were opened by the County Commissioners at the Court House today for heating ttie poor house and water supply for the There will be no action taken for some time as the bids will have to be examined by tha county board of road and revenue commissioners. Johl the man who was held under bond-, by the city authorities for the shooting of young Willie Case in Person's barroom, gome time "ago, was dismissed In the Mayor's court this morning by the Mayor upon the statement that young Case was steadily improving. It has been claimed all along that the shooting was accidental. The court-martial which has been trying Third Lieutenant W. H.

Hay of the revenue cutter McLane, hits adjourned, but nothing definlie is given out by the. ofticers composing the board as to the finding of that body. The fact that Lieutenant Hay has been relieved from the arrest under which ne was placed at first, is taken as -an evidence that he has beej acquitted by couj-t-martlai. This is the third time that Lieutenant: Hay has been court-martialed, having been acquitted once and reduced in his numbers uiice. On the two former occasions he was attached to "the -revenue tiutter Forward on this Lieutenant Hay was interviewed' this afternoon on board the cutter McLane but refused to say anything about the mattter one way or the other, i Frank Ingram, a colored deputy sheriff from Sumter county, arrived in the city and called on Chief of Police Burke and Informed hlni that he had come down to Mobile to hunt for three negroes whom the sheriff of Sumter county wants to -answer indictments for grand larceny; It is said thnt Ingram understands his business and that he has been of great assistance to the sheriff of his county stae Statute August i3.jp-(Sp?cial.)-' Mti16' fn ol'he banks of tn.s te' the won8 of what av city VUeme to defraud pears efveeWd8laeth a Utter bank curpapetotaNew written upon the oc the firm's Orleans Arm, tu.

be Mobile in Vr. WOolcl present a draft few days and uip Wcb, the for Ta- favor by bank would 'aenliflc-atlori' than was wllU0ut further Wjmi wrUten on a afforded by tne Bud. enclosed, separate piece Jmoye. named in One day later the npV and e-the letter enterea iu manner agree-ted the draf "furnished by Ing LSteer refused payment firm. jessed sarprtoe, dVlSyou notPget on this but who wro ltr responded the teller.

t0 the transaction Th" Setire;" discomfited. To and the vlrf vfry plflm. the teller the ase hlm(sejt. of the man haa starap 0f the irnVs and with these mate-iirm's Th bank of his pror had "otlft robuble that a ltweu arranged was not for scheme so we llarr outwf the 'tiHank but rather of provid-the tor schemer -all along the lug funds toneB tlanta, etc. roan.

at. Montgomery Tbr T'he lower Mobile and Ohio Bouted nVh'WnTug. and the entire sni'lhor eigr hundred was alive fnn. Thre were three with animation at the wnan, aim ocean strains each of them ocean taking on or end of the wharf Just i nt the foot of Dauphin Street, ,1 steamship Clearwater was a 8 15 o'clock this morning Belize Honduras, with 13,000 of bananas linger There a hundred or pTr Sarthv negroes 'were carrying nSS buncb4 of fruit from the 1 1,1 ot the vessel into the Mobile and 0 oars which were in readings on sidetracks awaiting them. Occupying the middle section of the.

wharf was rhe German steamship Amrura, of 4 ew York. Mobile 'a tid Mexican st'amship line, which camein Sunday ami was today loading some thirty bushels of corn in sacks for lleniran ports. The, orn 1 the cars thnt stood aloAJaide the steamer and not more than twenty-five or tnlrtv feet away nd was -borne on the shoulders of the negroes to a point alongside the vessel, where they ivpip deputed in nets made of rope and tfcus hauled aboard the steamship. Just south of the Amrum was the plant hln Florida, which was tak ing in a large cargo of miscellaneous msrehandise preparatory to tailing ner depnrtuie. She left in the afternoon fur Tampa with a good cargo.

(Inrrier left this after- fnr Splma aid. Montgomery and Intermediate points on the Alabama river with a fair summer time ireignt. The manv friends this city and elsewhere of Mr. Milug Dodge, foreman of the Mobile and Ohio roundhouse at Okolona, will regret to learn of the death of his wife, which took r.lnr vesterdav Mr. Charles Grlee, nf Bladon Springs, and Miss Ee'tha Randall, nf tins oitv, wece married at 5:30 this afternoon in Trinity Church, the rec tor.

Rev. Douglass Peabody, There was a large attendance of the friends ana relatives of the. x-on-tiacting parlies. There were no atten dants. and the ushers 'were Messrs, R.

Vldmer, Vv F. Johnston, James McAuley, and Max Hamburger, Jr. After the the bridal couple were driven to the Hattie B. Moore, mi which they took passage tor Bladon Springs, where they will spend a few days, after which they will visit Lookout Mountain and Mammoth Cave be- it.re returning home. The Mobile and Birmingham Rail road received ten oar loads of the new steel that has been ordered for the purpose of relaying the tracks of that read, and the work of putting down iih; new sreei oegan this morning.

Among the passengers who, arrived In this city this morning on the steamship Clearwater from Belize. Honduras, were General R. A. Ijver otirt H. VioleU Both are directors of the uiua wavigation, Land, Commercial and Colonization ComDanv.

nf tho Re. public of Honduras, and have been down in that country in the interests or that company. General Lever is irom New Orleans mA Mr. Violet' home Is In Oklahoma City, O. T.

He went down to Honduras in the Clear- "juer in July. and has been down there ever since irivpsaMsrnHncr tho mm. nihilities of that country. Mr. Violet wys that it is a wonderfuljcountry, nat- ami tnat it is la as wonderfully Behind this 0r any other country a far as man's efforts ara concerned, as it is ahead of them In natural advantages.

The population are very primitive niore arv than Kltouo without a personal Inspection and vis- iu me country. He says that coffee grows there more readily weeds in this country, but you can go for Wo days at a time without being 'able to get a cup ot coffee, All that it) riec- 77, ,0 develP the country Is little capital and th nhtuti, in h.n capital to the best advantage. The is favorably disposed anv movement that looks to the oI the country, and the rnn 1 fovantagca. of the country lbt "Ped. at a very little cx- 1 1 "no tninK tnat it is so Hurlni tx Ulere are ralstaken, for h.

e. month of July, which it Z. he found thnt II.18 much cooler than here on H8reS" month. "Rohw counsel1 for waa convicted of (Ct tl? last rm of the City yr, WM "efencea to" two In the nnnltaxtli tCTo eeen. yesterday In: rete.

ypaterdav iW TZl WI was 'mentioned necti Z.in..these dispatches In con- In ne error of, Judire Spmme Prisoners to the two yparg. when the WslatnA Passel by the last th ri sentences to than twi "id "a 2, Mr. Robinson was to thVflXe'Un the apocal 'miary the peni- court 1ply he thnt Sot MrS ''Iff aaJumed he could ,0 to hlv 'f would have t-whed 7h'" he appeal when It ''tie hon Court- bul he had Mr tnnt he Would be uciM.f.ii Ilslatur" th.r" "pmher 01 thi that the law, and! hy- atrane that he a'l no ProvlHlons. ot think of the change in the groufcbl He said that the company was reaay, to Degin, worK as soon as Tusae-gee g'uarantees that its terms will be complied with, which are to pay $5,000, fnrnlBh. the right of way and build a dopoif.

Tfhe town is anxious for the road, and many citteens believe that ft reasonably" amount-would be contributed toward Jt if the road will guarantee. jsatihfAcJbrjr 'freight and passenger Btif'tip' actiop has been taken the matter. If the road would issue certificates or receipts to amouii.t of "tha'subscrlptjona, and receive of freights after the. road built there is very little' diiuht that amount demanded would be r1- TheBoard, of J5q.uallzation Of taxes was in session elght.nd ope half days at its July.erm', ijie law provides that in counties paying more than $12,000, and Jess than $20,000 property tax, the Board 'shqll not 'it for a lunger term than si1 days'. Acbording to last year's tax books the State and county property tax (Sf thisfijounty Was of which amount State ta was one-half, 6r Upon rendering an account by, the members of the fdr eight.

anjd one-half days services, the upon the advioe of the Attorney General, decided that the amount of taxes which is to be taken a to control the Board, should be theamount of State taxes alone, and thai as Macon county paid only a frac-tion' pver State taxes, the Board pot authorized to elt over six dayn, ahri the rrJeinbers could only draw pay for thai length of time. Hade, has fallen in every section of the county In the last ten days, and It was badly needed in some portions, Wile, lt' was acceptable In all. There is no do'iibt that the present corn crop will' be an unuscually large one, both because the acreage is larger and the yield la those who- have traveled oyer the county most estimate that, owing first, to too much rain, and later to drputhj: the cotton crop will be at least oneAthird less than last year. Mr. J.

a Tuskegee boy now living in JUew Orleans. Is hera for the benefit, of his health. He received a warm welcome from his former associates, and will remain for several weeks. Mr. E.Shelden, wife, and of Mobile, are visiting Mrs.

Wade, the mother of Mm. Sheldon. Solomon, who came here tw-6 years ago, and won his i way at first Into- the of all of our citizens, left Saturday for Ozark, where he has accepted a position as drugglFjt, IXION STRINGS. Clirnlt Court In Sciislon anil Some Importunt Cuses on the Docket. Union Springs, August 13.

(Special.) Circuit Court convened yesterday morning with Judge J. M. Carmiehael presiding. Mr. D.

C. Turnipseed is the foreman of the grand Jury. There are several civil of interest and importance on the docket. Among them was the case of Chesson vs. Bodenhelmer.

An action of ejectment for the recovery of a fine piece of prairie land. This case was tried yesterday and at a late hour last night the Jury returned a verdict In favor ot the plaintiffs, for the land and $450 damages. A motion for a new trial was made this morning and overruled The case will go to the Supreme Several cases of minor Importance were disposed of this morning. The c-uuri is now engagea in the trial of i damage suit. About two years ago oiuttutttvtijf wits iuruwa irom ni wagon and his hip dislocated.

He lis now suing his attending physician Dr. VV. B. Thomasson for malpractice, nr for failure to reduce the dislocation, claiming that he was treated for fracture of the thigh, when his hip was dislocated. Dr.

Thomasson claims fhat there was both a fracture and a dislocation, and that he treated the -case; with skill. The case will go to the Jury tonight. Hons. J. P.

Stallings and Thos. Clark will discuss the money question here tomorrow. -j The community was shocked at the untimely death of Mrs. T. R.

Morgan, Which occurred yesterday evening; Morgan has a number of friends and relatives who will feel her loss keenly; She had been married only about one year, and leaves an infant about one week old. The remains were interred in Oak Hill Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased was the wife of Mr; T. R. Morgan, Superintendent of the Bullock County Manufacturing Company: GRISE'XSDOno.

Mrs. Wnde Bishop Killed by light-: i i vnlng Cotton Worm. August 13. (Special. Mrs.

"Wade Bishop, an estimable lady, who resided near Carthage In thl county, was killed by lightning on last Friday. She had Jut entered her bed room and was standing mut the' hearth when the lightnlug struck the chimney and passing down it glanced, from, the corner of the mantle piece her Instantly. freight depot of the southern Railway Company here was entered by burfrtars on last Saturday night and probably $15 worth of freight taken. Thei goods which were carried off by th i thieves couslnted chiefly of gro- ''eerieW'-' of the Board of Directors of the public schools was held R. M.

Stlckuey was elected to- Kit the place made vacant by the resignation of Dr. Lawson. Alisa Sal-lle-Pa'steur, a well known and ah" accomplished young woman, was made principal of the white school. -A "tremendous rata fell here on Friday last and Injured the fodder which recently pulled. Cotton la 37iot-' doing well and it is thought by 'many farmers in "this vicinity that the crori will prove'much shorter han that of last year.

The cotton worms have appeared on Mr. D. W. Ward's nine miles south of here. They damaged his crop greatly before he the use of parls green and put a top to their ravages.

GREENVILLE. Board of Eqtinlliittlon In Session A Fleuiiant German, Greenville, August 13. (Speclal jr-The Board of Equalization has been in session at the Court House for the past two days, adjusting the assess-' ment of taxes. The Greenville Baseball Club has received challenges from the Mannlngham and Evergreen clubs to play match games here. Greenville has accepted both challenges.

The game with Mannlngham will be played at the fair grounds next Friday and thfe game with Evergreen will be played one day next week. A very dellghtfr.1 party was given by Miss TilHe Winkler last nigh at the residence of her father, Mr. A. G. Winkler.

There was quite a crowd present, refreshments were served during the evening and those In attendance enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent. Daring the evening an impromptu ger-man was gotten up and quite a number of the young people present took i He Hnd Bad Repntntlon Among i HI Own Race and When Me Resisted an Officer Re Was Killed DeRnrd'jiehen Prospecting for New Fnrnnee for Blrmlngam. Birmingham, August 13. (Special.) From Brookside comes the details of the killine of Will McKay, colored, by Deputy Sheriff Joe Nelson. McKay, who was a miner, worked in Brook-wcod Mines r.nd lived at Brookwood.

His mother also lived there. His mother is reported to keep company with a negro, who was objectionable to McKay, pnd who McKay thought was too thick with her. McKay tswore he would break up their lelations and put in fcis protest, but in ain. Sunday Will thought he woulo. try sterner measures.

He therefore loaded his pistol and went to hlJ mother's house. There he found the objectionable negro on the front steps. Will made some talk wtrich was not heeded, and then drew his pistol and emptied it, putting a circle of bullets around rfhe negro'o head, strange to say, no Dullet had any effect. McKay then tcok out toward Coaling. He told the "folks" he was going to get some more cartridges and come back to Brookwood to stay until hin mother's friend made off for parts unknown.

Last night McKay returned to Brookwood. Meanwhile a warrant wan sworn out fur him. and Deputy Sheriff Joe Nelson was sent to execute it. He found Will in his cabin and ordered him to surrender. Instead of doing so.

forthwith, Will stooped toward the floor as If to get his revolver from his boot. Before he could succeed In his purpose Mr. Nelson had fired a barrel of slugs at him at close range and Will fell to the ground with his breast perforated with lead. This morning he died. It is fltatej that he was a bad negro and had few friends, even among his own people.

J. H. West has accepted a position as brandy gauger in the office of the internal revenue collector. He wiil start out on his duties at once. There are already between 180 and 200 fruit distilleries in the State, and if a report is made of one-half of the brandy that will be manufactured, the" government will receive nigh on to $30,000 In taxa-i.

Mr. Wet will be given a certain number of counties In which to work and it goes without saying that he will perform his duties well. The laundry workers last night formed a strong union, which they gave the name of Laundry Benevolent and Protective Aociation. The Association was formed for the mutual betterment of the laundry employes and for more amicable relations between laundry employers and employes. H.

F. DcBardeleben has closed a deal for th? purchase of two Iron furnaces at Fort Payne which it is Fa'd he will remove to Bessemer to use for working iron for the proposed mill's use. Mr. DeBardelcben. It is also reported will build 300 new coke ovens at Bewuemer.

F.l'FAVLA. Business Ilrnndilng Ont Rale Xew Collon. Eufaula, August 13. (Special.) A feelinir of confidence in the future, outlook for Eufaula seems to be taking strong hdd with every thoughtful husines.5 man of the city, r.nd from facts that are beins daily gained from existing circumstances the indications are that they will not be in the least disappointed. In a conversaitlon with a prominent mercantile man yesterday he stated to your' correspondent that he knew of two of Henry County's wealthy and influential citizens -who (he nast two or three years had been can-ving their cotton and buying their supplies elsewhere had pledged to return to this cty and would sell their ent'e crops and buy every dollar's wrth of supplies here, and it is confidently expected that numerous others will follow their example, believing they can do better hero than in any ot the surrounding cities.

The first, bale of the new cotton crop was brought to the city this morning. It was raised-by David Pou, colored about twelve mllfs north of towii. It classed middling an weighed 463 pounds. It was sold at 9 cents per pound. Hay of the new crjp wsa being marketed on the streets here this morning.

iir. J. L. Pitts has begun the erection of a model dwelling on the west side of North Eufaul.n Street. The party of excursionists who have been enjoying an eight or ten day's outing at Eiue Springs In this county, came home today and speak in glowtns terms of the trip.

Miss Mary Ellen Vaughan is contlnel to hr home from a severe spell of sickness. CAMP MEETING. An Olil-Tlme Arfnlr to Take Place at Avooa. Florence. August 12.

(Special.) An old-time camp meeting, heretofore announced in the Florence papers, commenced at Avoca, on the south side of the river from Florence, yesterday, under the supervision of Rev. H. L. Harsett of the Lcighton Circuit. This is the first camp meeting heid in Northwest Alabama for many years, and doubtless it will make the old land of- the country revert to the memories of other days when this oM-time manner of worship is mentioned.

The Christian people of Avoca have made elaborate preparations fer the camp meeting, and have extended invitations to everybody within reach to "come and spend a week with the Lord and. his servants." A general interest Is felt iu the cause and success is a certainty. LIVINGSTON. A. C.

McMillan Appointed Connty Treasurer, Vice Dead. Livingston, August 13. (Special. A. C.

McMillan has been appoinled county treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Treasurer Birues, who committed suicide Sunday. Th committee who have been investigating the treasurer's books report a shortage of $2,668. No one who knew Mr. Barnes thinks he misappropriated the money, but attribute the apparent shortage to negligence. He has been in bad health for some time and it is thought he failed to make entries of money paid out.

He was a true, honorable gentleman and universally popular. Rather than live with suspicion of dishonesty resting upon him-he preferred death. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. ROCKPORD. I A New Editor for The Advocnt-r l'iirini'rK nrc Feeling Happy Over the FroNiiect.

Rockford, August Mr. Jauies O. Smith, eidtor and prol plietor of the Coosa Advocate, the Democratic paper published here, has severed his connection with that paper, and left today for Montgomery, where he anticipates living in future. Mr: Smith has muny friends here, and throughout the entire county who will regret very much that he has decided to leave the county for other fiei-ls. He is a talented young man, kind and noble hearted, full of life and will succeed wherever he may choose to go.

Not only has this town jOst a valuable citizen, but the Democracy of Coosa sustains a great loss, for it was due to a great extent to the influence ofhis paper in 1894 that the Democratic party made heavy gains. The gallant fight he made in 18112-94 for the cause of true Democracy will long be remembered by his appreciative friends here, and we wish for him the success and happiness In life he so Justly merits. Mr. J. W.

Butson assumes control of the paper and she will still be Democratic to the core. This seel ion ft having beautiful showers now and the prospect for a fine crop has not been better in twenty years in this county. The corn crop especially is as good as the land will make. Cotton, while not so good, is an average and other produce will make more than an average crop. Everybody here is feeling better over the good times ahead.

The farmers now are Improving their of hogs cattle and a spirit of enterprise pervades the entire county. The Board of Equalization has been busy for some days and has raised the taxes considerably in some quarters, which will bring in a handsome revenue to the treasury, heretofore escaped taxation a few of the citizens responded to the summons and met the Board today. The raising of the taxes created a little distrubanee among some but the majority are satisfied With their effort. ASHVILLE. i ijohit IS.

Montgomery Died from the Effects of a lllow. "Aiihville, August 13. (special.) One M'! the most startlitiff events oc- C'uVred In on larit Fridav even- I ihg that has ever happened in the lit tle town. On the arrival of the 4 O'clock train B'riday afternoou W. ti.

iNeison, who is the engineer, was 1 Alitor tha nanV, the rear end, which was vacant except M. John E. Alontgomery, who had remained in the car. Soon after Mr, KWson entered the car some hot words "wei-e heard to pass between them- Mr. left the place, where they were ''standing and walked toward the door, with Montgomery following.

On reaching the door 'Air. Nelson was seen to un-'bolt and partially open it with his left -hdlid at the -same time taking up a pstldt with his right viand and turning rouna struck Mr. JkVitgomery on the left side of his head two blows. Air. 'Montgomery did about 12:13 morning.

A post mortem examination I showed that the skull was fractured Irom Just above the ear on the left sides of the head to same nlace neat1 the centre of the skull ou thi back of the head. The fracture was betwwm seven and eight Inches in length. About a tea cup of blood had clotttd on the left side and was pressing the brain which caused complete The funeral took place from the Baptist Church at 4 o'clock p. m. ves-terday.

The drouth was brokep up by a good rain Sunday. TITSCCMRIA. Important Cnsea DIhdokoiI of In Chancery Com Cooiinlxsloiiers in SesHlon, Tuscumbia, 13 (Special) Chancery court convened Mondav mornlnz. Judge W. H.

Simpson of Decatur the presiding officer. A number of important cases have been disposed of. Judge A. L. Moody, the register in chancery; Is up to date with his work and business is being despatched with great rapidity.

Commissioners Court is in session. Important business will be transacted. Petitions have been made to the court asking that appropriations be made to Keep up the pike roads. Oomlssioncr Hodge, who oposed the building of the roads, will oppose the granting of an appropriation. A petition has also been presented to the court asking for an appropriation to be used in getting up an exhibit for the Atlanta Exposition, Commissioner Hodge will make a spirited fight against the granting of any appropriation except where necessity compels it.

Mr. H. H. Smith preslent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Air. Geddeus.

superintendent the same road, have been In the city the past few days giving instructions about the extension of the road to Tusrum-; bia. The Winston lot which is within a stone's throw of the Memphis and Charleston depot has been purcaased and the Louisville and lepot erected on It. BRl'XDIDGE. A Protracted Meeting by H. L.

Mar. tin Reunited in Much Good. Brundidgc, August 13. (Special.) Sunday night closed a series of pro tracted meetings in this place, the like of which has not been witnessed in Brundldge for a long time. it was conducted by H.

L. Martin of Ozark who was converted under the preaching of Rev. J. L. Morril.

Alartin had a reputation and now he has a greater one. He was once a strong advocate of the devil and his cause, now he is a soldier of the cross and has been the means of winning many souls to Christ, Under his preaching at Brundldge thirty-five have Joined the church and are now "happy on the way." closed his law office, threw himself into the ministry and began preaching the day after his conversion. He held his first revival af Rocky Head and did much good there. Hs Is a man of power and is a strong reasoner. He is aggressive for the right: At Brundldge many who were considered hard caees have turned and are now determined to lead better lives.

This little city is thoroughly alive religiously. The Meth odist people began a meeting at their church Mondav and it is confidently hoped that much more good may come out of, it. To wash a black China silk, rub it with ammonia water and press it between two cloths. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. NAUGHTY MEN.

have said naughty things about us De-cause we sell so mucn so cneap, but nobody who knows us would believe -''em under oath. Now for men who are looking for neckties, outing shfrts, underwear and all kinds of furnishing goods wen, every such man who Iras drifted oar way or been drawn by the tide has foufio lust what he wanted and tor less casn than he ever expected to pay. pricef now. Levystein Arbiters of Fashion. N.

B. We are selling a line of. sample Alpine Hats at $1.50, worm a.00 and a.m. Look at them in our show window. RITLEDGE.

The Town Sot on Boom, But Many Improvements Being Made. Rutledge, August 13. (Special) mie cms town is not on a boom, Jet it has been steadily growing. Quite a number of modern dwellings have been erected during the past two years. Business is beginning tD pick up.

The merchants expect a large trade this fall and winter. The moiai lone of this little town fias increased five hundred per cent, during the past eiehteen montha. Thi is attributed to the tact that whiskey 11.10 ueen driven irom its borders. The extension of the R. and J.

railroad has been surveyed as far as Black hock Church, eight miles from town. Work wiil begin very soon on the road bed. All- honor Is due Air. J. W.

Ivej- the enterprising merchant and mill m-an. The crops will fall short of the estimates placed upon them thiee moutus ago. Nevertheless there will be an abundance of vorn. potatoes, ground-peas and Deas. harvested.

Thp farm. ers throughout this section have pldnty Capt. Jim Johnson of Grenvllle was In town few days of last week. Mrs. J.

S. Roberts and children of Pensacola, alter a ten dav's visit to Mrs. W. S. Street left for Greenville last week.

Miss Alma Reddock has returned from a visit to the country, very much to the deiisht of her rnanv friends. F.ev. Air. Gafford of the Christian Church is conducting a series of revival meetings at their arbor one and one- hnlf Rev. J.

M. Dannelly of Ft. Deposit is expected to assist Mr. Street in his special meeting at this place beginning, on the 4th Sunday in this month. Hon.

Zell Gaston of Greenville, harangued a small crowd for near two hours at the court in Luverne lest Friday. His speech w-as inelegant, uncfciste, and wanting in logical, as well as truthful i-onclusions. How a white man, claiming to be fair minded and honest, could make such a to the prejudices of an unlearned people, leiiiug only halt of a truth, when he must have known that if he had told the other naif, that an entirely different complexion would have been given to his argument. Is more than your scribe can understand, as a whoie, his speech was a heterogeneous conglomeration of ovsurdities. A few more such speeches and there will be no trouble to cam-Ilia next election in this county.

It is needless for me to add, that The Adveitiser received its portion of HALF RATES Via Southern Uuilwuy to Boston, Jlns anil lie turn. For Triennial Conclave of Knight! Templar, August 2U-30, rate onii fare for the round trip. Tickets to bn sold August 23-25; good returning until September 10. 1895. Tickets may be extended until September 30, 1SS5 on ap- plication to ticket agent of terminal lines at Boston.

Rates open to everybody. Route via Washington, Baltl. more, Philadelphia and New York where stop-overu will be allowed. For further information, call on or I address John Metcalfe. T.

P. I 1M Montgomery, Ala. OXFORD. Good Rains Did Much Good Every, thing Looking Prosperous. Oxford, August 13.

(Special.) This i section had a tolerably good rain last Sunday evening, which I think waa i general in this section, though not thor-I ough season, but will do great good, as cotton on uplands was squares badly. Impossible to tell yet certainly, but prospect now is, that corn and cotton will be at least, 25 per cent short of last crop In this section. I think cotton will be one-third short of last crop. The X. H.

Barry two story brick store, iron and glass front on Main Street i receiving the finishing touches, of painters brush and will be very' i handsome. I J. W. Gallagher is erecting a nice residence on College Hill, i The sound of the saw and hammer, reminds one of old times, when every-I body who wished to work could secure it, and this scribe believes such I be the case again in all this South land; I before free coinage at 16 to 1 will be the law of the United States. If the money I we now have in the United States was properly distributed and public confidence restored we would have old fashioned good times.

Vestlbnled Coach Tin- Southern By. The Southern Railway, desiring to promote every convenience for their patrons, have inaugurated a vestlbuled coach service on their limited trains between Atlanta and Washington. No Pullman fares charged, and parties leaving Montgomery on the vestlbuled train can secure coach service through to Washington, there early the following morning. For further information call on John Metcalfe, i I 1 T. P.

A. 13-3t Bnnk Closed, Memphis, August bank of helbv. a small institution I starting here in 1892 assigned this 1 morning. The liabilities are $107,000 and assets $137,000. The officers of the "bank say they will pay dollar for dollar ana will have a surplus for the stockholders.

The bank was started in 1892 and would have gone under In 1S93 but for the assistance of the associated banks. Mn running down bad negroes. i SEALE. The Bonrrt of Uqnnliintion Doinnj Good Work Free Silver erase Dying Onl. I SeaJe, August 13.

(Special. )-The mo-i notony of this town has been broker! this week by the assembling of persons from all' parts of the country who are in attendance upon the Commissioner's Court and the meetings of the Board of Equalization. The latter board ha in a great many instances raised the original assessment, in fact in almoS every instance where, the parties were, summoned to appear, their property has raised. This has caused" a great deal of hard talk about the noard but it. makes no difference.

The Board deserves a great deal of credit for taking the bold stand they have, especially when one takes into consideration the fact that two of the board are candidates for county officers at the coming election, i The cotton crop in the different parts of the county are considerably below an average. Corn is very fine and there is more planted iu the country than has been for years. We will cer tainly have plenty of "hog'and hominy'! next year. An abundance of fruit of every description is bein? put away for winter use; and on the whole our people are in A prosperous condition. The town is alive with visiting younq ladies and socially It is on a Mr.

R. Illges and family of your city are speuQing somer time at the Henry Hotel. There is a case pt miscegenation in Jail here. The parties have bn mart ried for several years, but have been living in a very remote, part of the county and It was not known until very lately that tne woman was white. The "free silver craze" is slowly but surely dying, and before the next (Dem ocratic convention assembles in this county it will be a thing of the pasti There are a few candidates who' ari trying to keep the issue alive, but their patient is sinking aim if they don't looK out he will, kill the doctors in his death struggle.

1 TROY. Rev. Mr. BrlKics Called Away, Hat the Meeting Will Go On. Troy, August 13.

(Speclal-iRey. A. J. Brlggs was called by a tele-t enc Saturday moruing by a tele: gram announcing the sickness of Miss Monte smith, his sister. He expected to begin a big meeting Sunday and had secured the assisiance of Dr.

Leftwlch of Nashville. Dr. Leftwieh is expected to arrive tonight and go ahead with tne meeting tomorrow. by the explosion of the ba'rrel last weeK is out again looking as fresh as a man can to have a bandage, on nis neaa. Prof.

E. M. Shackelford and who have been visiting relatives', ii Montgomery county have. returned, home. Prof.

C. L. McCartha has lust closed a prosperous summer, schoo) J. D. Slkes had 'three 'hbgs'klflea'jr lightning yesterday.

He had" thirteen killed the eame way two years airo. Alfred H. Rains left idgh'ipt Many Trojans will attend the revival at Brundidge Mrs. Collier and lier grand 'daugnter; Mis Kate, have gone to Virginia. to visit their old home.

They sent several weeks. rr Many people attended 'theSuridAjt School Convention at Ansley "Sunday! This meeting was a great 1 COME IN siiiJOIUilyj A New Supply of Scientific 'AppAl rains lor the nornuti. College, has placed an order "with a JNew York firm for a new supply of paratus to Imaorted free n'fliiTvi To save this certam''afHdav'(ts nave oeen iorwaruea to tne proper, apa thorttles. T.he college is always af the1 front, both as to aualitv of the tus and In the; matter of'avlng the uuny.on toreign articles: onward" and iipward is a motto of this' Instttutipri and proapects are' brighter. 'tbdSyi man at any previous aate, i t'll'it, it When They're RrbMHonif hnit Shirk i Duty.

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