Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-10
SEIMA ON A BIG BOOM,
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 T Wis Demopolis Following Close .S in Her Wake. Z : : JUR DAYS OF RAGING
Is the Order at PreSent-The Political Muddle Tn the
 Fourth District.
AGE HERALD BUREAU,

OELmA, Oct. ;, 1oSt'
 No town in Alabama has been on a more substantial building boom for the past two years than Selma. Within that time, three years at the outside, over s500, ,000 has been invested in new buildings and inn provements on old ones. The remodelng of the handsome Hotel Albert set the pace, to be followed by the construction of ths handsome new Presbyterian church. The beautiful three-story Gilman block on Broad street has just been finished and vault is being placed in one of the ground floor stores, which will be occupied by the Commercial bank. The top floor is occu- pied by the Odd Fellows lodges, and they have the handsomest quarters in the state, it is said.
 AN INFANT DEAD.
 The B. mon ths- old girl baby of MT. and Mrs. Miles Hardy is dead. The body of the little one was taken to the family burial ground across the river for interment. The parents of the sweet little babe have the sympathy of all our people in their sore bereavement.
 BUILDING IN DEMOPoLIs.
 Your correspondent was in Demopolis few days ago. That town is on tremen- dous boom. The river gives them the same freight rate that Selma and other towns have, and the merchants are taking advantage of it and are ordering goods in job lots. There are several wholesale houses there that would do credit to much larger place. Demopolis has suffered very much from fires, but 1t does not seem to affect the people much, for there were thirteen new brick stores in process of erection or under contract. Webb'5 Ware- house, on the banks of the Bigbee, is the finest warehouse ID the state. As soon as the next legislature meets this thriving town will ask the privilege of erecting water works.
 AS GEORGIA MAJOR.
 Allusion was made to the fact in yester- days issue that thief robbed Mir. Dun- woody of all of his clothes. There were two of the sharpers. They took all of his soiled linen and sent it to the laundry and waen it came in they quietly packed 1t aDd all of hls Sunday clothes in their valises and left for pastures new. They v-ry con- siaerately left him a beaver hat, white necktie and pair of pump-s sole shoes. If he would come down dressed in that uni form he would create as much of sensa- tiou as that famous Georgia major did when he rigged out in pair of spurs and paper collar.
 WATER WORKS CHANGES. |sz rhere isanswell authenticated rumor on thex$rests today that Capt. Hugh Hsralson WIt Qe appo1nted to eoocoo3ax..k Gatcnei- = sdpeyl1 yl1teodent of tte x4l1R works. Capla air Hara1soo is . brotA< .2Be. back to sslna from zunl9la6 & iks''ss ago. Tho WnkeK Worke 0o<5 3{ pump with q minimum oeqo11& 115 GOO gallons per day. lt 1e of GXI proved make, and is expectedz<l 1ll. remedy the dsfect in the supp y of 6<fI1z furnished the city.
 THREE OUT OF ONE.
 The two scoundrels alluded to above as robbing a boarding house played other sharp tricks while in the city. They went down near the depot and sold widow woman receipt for making three pounds of butter out of one for the sum of Slo. They are pair of slick ducks.
 FOUR DAYS RACES.
 At a meeting of the board Of directors of the Selma Fair and Driving association it was decided to have four days races, be- ginning Move uber 21, provided the coop eration of the citiz ms of our city could be had. committee, consisting of J. Nj. Baker and Earnest Lamar, was appointed to call on our citizens and see if they are wil- ing to help. It is the belief of the asso- citation that if the fair is held they can get not less than forty horses to winter here, which means not less than S1 per head per day to bs spent in our city. Besides this, it will bring large number of people to our city from time to time and will be a step toward making Selma what the promoters of the track intended It should be--a winter resort for blooded horses.
 THE FIRST FALL MEETING.
 The ladies of the Wonan's Christian Temperance union hold their first fall meeting in the rooms of the Young Mems Christian association today.
 COLONEL HAM TO LECTURE.
 Col. H. J. w. Ham, the Georgia humor- ist, will hold down the lecture platform at the academy tonight. His lecture will bs for the benefit of our two local lodges of Odd Fellows, and there will doubtless be an immense crowd out to hear him.
 TO MEET TOMORROW.
 Col. H. 8. D. Mallory and M. L. Wood, members of the state executive committee, have received notice to meet in Montgom- cry tomorrow, when the Fourth congress sional district muddle will bs settled, and also the appeal of the Cullman democratic club in the Seventh. Our people are lock- ing anxiousy to a peacaable settlement of affairs in this district. There are several conditions in Captain Plowman's offer, however, and if the state committee should decide that it cannot name a candidate in MT. Plowman's place, there would hardly be time for the congressional committee to meet and do so. In that event, MT. Plowman would still be the nominee of the party. The good of the party in this end of the district demands that another name be substituted for his.