Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-17
THE CENTRAL CITY.
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Selma, July 15.-(Special Correspond ence.) ce.)-Yesterday evening Miss Kate ConwiII, one of Selmas most beautiful and lovely young women, was laid to rest in Live Oak cemetery. She was stricken with typhoid fever four weeks ago, and at an early hour yesterday morning she passed away. She was a lovely woman and a zealous Christian. Her death has caused the shedding of many tears.
 Manager Rosendorf of the Selma base ball club has arranged two games of ball for tomorrow and next day with a picked nine from Montgomery. Selma has good nine, and fine sport is expected.
 MT. Virgil G. Weaver, one of Selma's oldest citizens, was buried this morning. He was the son of Phil J. Weaver. known to many Alabamians. He has been in i'll health for many months, and his illness eliminated in his death at o'clock yes terday afternoon He leaves a vile ana four children.
 While a negro was blowing a young mule on MT. T. w. Halls plantation, twelve miles from Selma, a few days ago, the blow turned up a huge rattle snake, which immediately attacked the mule striking it five times. The negro killed the rattler after hard nSht. IL was nearly feet long and had t"elVe rattles. The mule is still living, but runs about the lot apparently frantic with pain and fright.
 The board of directors of the Young Mems Christian association, with the able assistance of General Secretary cum mings, is constantly adding to the at tractlveness of that institution. The lat est improvement, completed today, IS beautiful gymnasium ground in the rear of their building, lighted with arc lights. It is a great improvement on the sym nasium rooms in the third story of the building.
 The positive announcement in the Mo- bile Register that the Mobile and Bir- mingham railroad will break dirt Tor their new shops in Mobile next month IS by no means pleasant news to Selmlans. It means that at least two score skilled mechanics with their families will be re- moved from Selma to Mobile, and this means quite a reduction in the annual pay rolls.
 A large Newfoundland dog belonging to MT. Dave Vaughan went mad yester- day evening at his home on Lauderdale street and snapped and bit at every thing it passed. It was locked out of the house and in it's frenzy tried to knaw it's way through the lattice work of the back porch The police were called in to shoot it. They killed dog which had been bitten with but little difficulty The shots scared the mad dog under the house, where 1t remained several hours, and as it was coal black it could not be discov- cred. After several hours it came out and was killed.
 The dog was greatly attached to MT. Vaughan's little child was affectionate in it's disposition, and a great favorite with the children of the city.
 A well developed chicken with four legs and two bills is on exhibition at Galts drug store on Broad street. It was found by Master Edwin Hull in an abandoned hens nest. Two hens were sitting on the nest, and had a falling out before the chicks were matched. It is quite a curios- ity.
 David Lloyd, Jr. while playing with an- other little boy in his fathers yard yes- terday fell off a small box and in some unaccountable way broke his arm above and below the elbow and crushed the el- bow joint. The doctors fear amputation will be necessary, and escaping that per manent stiffness of the elbow joint is certain.