The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-11
Judge Woods Funeral.

News reached Selma yesterday that the | remains of Judge P. G. Wood had ar | rived in New Yo'k. They will reach Selma via Montgomery, at F o'clock to- | the First Presbyterian Church tomorrow, Friday. afternoon, at o'clock. The active and honorary pail bearers have already Wood was a leading Methodist and was | delegate to the Ecumenical Congress in London at the time of his death. The fact therefore. that he is to be buried from the First Presbyterian Church may cause sone surprise throughout the State where the facts are not under stood The olo Methodist Church where Judge Wood worshiped so many years new edifice is being erected upon its site The congregation of the First Methodist Meth Church is using the lecture church s being erected. but as 1t only seats 400 persons it will not be half large enough to hold those who will attend the funeral of Judge Wood. The First Pres of 1,40o to 1,5o0. Y,
 The editice will be taxed to It's utmost capacity omorrow afternoon. A great many rs for flowers have been re- ceived by the florists of the city and on on the caskrt will be the choicest of flow CTS, sweet, silent emblems of the love of the people for the distinguished dead Not only the citizens of Selma will turn out to do honor to Judge Woods memory. but they will be here from all parts of Dallas and from far beyond the confines of the county lines. If there ever was an office holder who was loved by his constituency, that man was Judge Wood
 On the arrival of the Western train at F o'clock tonight a delegation of citi- zens will meet the train and the casket containing the body will be carried to the Presbyterian Church, where it will remain until the funeral obsequies take place. The stewards of the First Metho- 6teN hAlA ftK1Or ing and named a committee to remain at the church all night with the casket. The Confederate Veterans. of which Judge Wood was an hOnored member, also held a meeting and appointed six old Confederate soldiers to stand guard over the bier during the hours between the time of arrival and the breaking of dawn in the morning. Judge Wood was gal lant soldier and the boys who wore the gray are only too glad to perform the sad duty of watching by the casket or their departed comrade in arms. A com mittee of ladies will be at the church tomorrow to receive and care for all floral tributes that are sent in to be placed upon the casket.
 The Foundation Laid.
 The contractors for putting in the piers for the L. and N. bridge across the Ala bama River at this point have at last succeeded in getting in the coher dam for the first pier and will pump out the water and commence to lay the concrete foundation In a day or so now. The contractors have had an exceedingly hard time putting in the coffer dam. During a heavy storm one night the flat boat containing the engine and the pile-driving ing machinery valued at g, ,5OO went to the bottom of the Alabama, The flatboat, relieved of it's heavy weight ;1t ,od of ma ma heen dumped out. and although water
 logged it ated and landed on raies the s3hd cerne dawn during the storm of the night before were general, however. and the river soon rose and carried the iiat6oat ,nt o, tbrae rnonths ago, and the contractors have been at work eyer dsm since btt then tsy InS .o tho sudden rises in the river 1t S"b Sas been M impossible for them to sink the coer dam While the aId PaHks TetsinR iR wae sae coea etsI,,, ,be fiatboat containing the en- zine par has viii nefH be %HveS PHt dowD