The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
DIED WITH SMALLPOX
DISEASE STILL PREVALENT
 AROUND sUMMERFIELD.
Only Negroes are Sufferers-Mr. Frank Welch, . Well Known Lumberman, Dies After a
 Long Illness.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma, July 22.
 Smallpox is still prevalent to a certain extent among the negroes in the Sum- merfleid neignborhcod. Saturday night Ape Jones. a negro, died, making the third death to 1ate. There are three more negroes down with the disease. Summerneid is the only place in this section where smallpox still has a hold. It is not known what the county health authorities are doing to stamp out the disease In that neignborhood.
 Mir. Alex Cawthon and family have returned from Perdio Beach, where they entertained house party at their lovely summer cottage. MT. Cawthon was delighted with his stay on the beach, and says that he does not think Palm Beach compai es at all with Per dioo Beach as a place to spend few months in the summer. Perdido Beach in getting to be very popular with Sel- mains.
 MT. Frank Welch of Ridersville died at Il o'clock, after a long illness. He was one of the pioneer lumbermen of this section and accumulated a large fortune. He and his brother owned and developed the property known un- der the name of Welchs Mill, and made an immense fortune out of the lumber business. Mir. Welch was a man of splendid physique. being nearly six and a half feet tall, and had a dis position as lovable as a woman's. He was very popular in Selma, where he bought all of his supplies, and there is regret among all classes of business men that he is no more. He has been tr foi liyr hna fov a m har nf however. and his death was looked upon as only a question of time by his family and friends.
 At the conclusion of the services at the First Presbyterian Church last night, the pastor, Rev. A. A. Little. an nounced that If there were any persons in the audience matrimonially inclined if they would present themselves at the altar he would perform the ceremony. This announcement caused a hutter of expectancy to pass over the congrega- ton. and in a moment Mir. Reub. Hays and Miss Elizabeth Jones arose and went to the pulpit where the solemn and impressive words were said that made this young couple husband and wife. The congregation was taken by surprise, as no one but the minister knew what was coming.
 MT. Arthur Pitts, who graduated at the University of Alabama at the last commencement. has just returned from a trip through several counties of Gen. traI Alabama. He says that every where he went the old cadets and the friends of the University are delighted that Dr. Wyman has been elected Pres. ident of the University. MT. Pitts will go back to the University next session and will take the two years course in the law department of that institution of learning.
 MT. Ed Eliasberg and family left this afternoon for Asheville, N. c. A special sleeper was brought from Montgom- cry on account of the illness of an 11-months-old babe. pr. Goldsby King accompanied them to Asheville.
 Mir. George Houston, President of the Scotch Lumber Company of Fulton. Ala, passed through the city last night, accompanied by his family, on the way to Buffalo.
 Mrs. I. Matt Meyer of Tilden is on visit to her mother in this city.