The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02
THE NEWS OF SELMA
FLOW OF THE ARTISAN WELL IS CHASING.
Fear Expressed That the Water Will Stop Entirely-Dr. Dickinson Leaves the Central City
 for His New Work.
Advertiser Mureau,

The artesian well in front of the Council Chamber, is about to stop flowing and there is good deal of un- easiness over it.This well is strongly impregnated with sulphur and if 1t were located in some mountainous dis trict a hundred thousand dollar hotel would be built adjacent to it and in conseauence would become a famous health resort. But in Selma that sul- phur we'll has been overflowing so long that the people tane 1t as matter of course and rarely ever even take a stranser there to drink of the water. But now that the well is about to stop flowing there is a great alarm and 1t is more than probable that the city will have an auger put down the well to see if the flow cannot be increased There have been five or six very large wells sunk in Selma during the past year or two, and 1t Is more than likely that the sulphur stream has been struck and the pressure on the Courl- ell Chamber we'll thus decreased. eaus- ing the flow to almost cease. The city fathers should see to 1t that this we'll from which so many families get their drinking water. be kept flowing. if it is possible for It to be done. A great many of the smaller wells have quit overflowing since the establishment of the water works system.
 The annual barbecue of the hospita- ble planters of Union beat came off to- day and a great many from the city went to Lake Lanier to enjoy the meats and to have\ good time.
 News reached the city this morning of the death of Mrs. A. J. Martin at the family residence at Martins Sta ton. She was 70 odd years of age, and was one of the best women in the county. She was the wife of Col. Atlas J. Martin, one of the wealthiest men in Dallas, and the mother of MT. E.. E. Martin, of Martins Station, and of Mrs. V. B. Atkins and Mrs. Phillip Milhous of Selma. The remains will be laid to rest in the churchyard of St. Luke's Chapel and a good many will go on the B. S. and N. O. tomorrow to attend the funeral.
 The officers of the Summerf1eld Or phans Home have acted on five more applications ana the little ones will be taken under the protecting care of that institution as soon as they can be brought here. The District Confer ence met at Summerfield July 24-25 and every delegate present went away sing ing the praises of the management of the Home. and henceforth each one who was present will be an active, working, aggressive agent for the pur- pose of raising funds for the excellent institution.
 Mrs. Vassar gave a trolley ride to a party of her friends yesterday, and a jolly crowd 1t was. There was only one in the party under SO years of age. while the oldest was S4. This party of gay young folks" attracted a great deal of attention as they rode about the city on the swift electric cars, and they enjoyed the ride to their hearts content. Miss Vassar has solved the problem of knowing how to grow old gracefully.
 The Y. Nj. c. A. team of Montgom- cry passed through the city today on it's way to UniontoWn, where 1t played game of ball today. It will play the Selma |. M. C. A. in this city Sat urday. The following young gentle men compose the Montgomery y. NJ. c. A. team: L. Y. LaTaste, Jr., w. Laird. H. L. Stickrey, w. B. Patter- son, Jr.. T. G. Lewis. A. D. Linstedt, G. M. Roper. R. L. Nally, G. Starr ana V. Ss haTI.
 Dr. A. J+ Dickson, who. for twelve years has been the beloved pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city, left this afternoon for his new field of labor in Birmingham. Dr. Dickin- sons congregation here give him up with regret, but there is not d man, woman or child in this city but who hopes for the gifted divine the greatest amount of success and prosperity. Dr. Dickinson is one of the big men of his church in Alabama He is close student, not only of Biblical lore, but of men and events, and great field of usefulness is spread out before him in his new home. The church in Bir- m:ngham was exceedingly fortunate in securing his services, after so many other churches had made the effort and failed to do so His family will move to Birmingham later.