The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-04

THE could not desert 1t at this time to accept the office of Governor or any other office. Mir. Mallory's name was promi- ship; had he run there probably would not lave been any opposition 70 ms getting the appointment. His name is being suggested for Governor by some for Probate Judge. but MT. Mallory Will hardly consent to the use of his name.
 A Thousand Enrolled.
 Prof. Hardaway informs The Advertiser representative that there are few more pupils enrolled in the public schools of the city this year than there were last year. Tn the white schools there are a few the rise of 700. while in the colored great many more could have been taken care of if he had the room.
 As soon as the new school building IS erected at the corner of Washington ana Dallas streets. a great many more .chil- dren can be provided for. As yet no steps have been taken toward the erection of the building outside purchasing the lot of the public schools have asked the city for 5000 to aid in the erection of the school building; but the finance commit. tee of the city council have so far failed | to respond to the request of the able and enthusiastic directors of the educational | interests of the city.
 | Money spent in educating the children be made bv the city fathers. and all | classes of the people sincerely hope tnat | every effort will be exerted by our city | fathers to meet the requirements or tue | situation and raise the amount asked or them between now and spring, so that l the new building will be ready for occu- | pancy by this time another year. Selma g public school system is one of the best in | kh1
 Street Fair Prospects. l The work of putting up the enclosure | around the streets allotted to the street | Fair is progressing most favoraply. large force of hands are at worK ana ana | penters as they drive the nails Tn the | booths along the fence. There will De between twenty-five and thirty atIrac- l let family. acrobats. a Ferris wheel and moving pictures of MT McKinley,s fu- neral Only the. best attractions oiferins are being taken. Everything or ques- | tionabIe nature Is thrown out. The man agement propose to have every attrac- | ton so clean that gentleman can take I his wife or daughter In to see everytnihs on exhibition inside the enclosure' f tho | Some of the younger members or 'n n Elks want to get up tremenaous pa.. n one night during the street Ialr: eur. q v, | at the Hotel Albert or the Dragoons ar- nlace Is large enough. If the weather was not quite so crisp the proposed ball | might be given at the Pavilion. at the end of the loop on @ the ,a,eness stIsee ea of the season this is hardly possible.
 | sible. .x ..r.at fa,r in hand is doing all & m r,s Ipresent powt T indica- i tions will succeed beyond the mos' soh guine expectations. Personal and Otherwise. Dr. Mclean Pitts went to Tuscaloosa yesterday to see ms n,,rss DrU.ne' of law in | inc University Arthur Pitts IS not m robust health and may have to give up his studies for the present.
 The Queen of the Fair, Miss Margaret Johnson. was officially notified this morn ing by the Queen Committee of her cleo tion. The committee met at p; in; tnas a5 l afternoon to devise the manner "i se- iecting the maids of. honor.
 Four of selma's baseball players put in an appearance today, viz. Messrs. Bailey, Frank. Stouch and Cribbins. The three l former will make Selma their home this | winter
 Mrs woolsey and Miss Thomasene | woolsey have returned from an extended trip to New York and other Eastern cities.
 Hal Vaughan is fast recovering from a severe fall that he received while get ting off a moving street car a day or so ago. ---
 Mrs M. A. Blanton, wife of s. F. Blan-
 ton, died at o'clock this morning. The remains will be carried to Birmingham | for interment p .-. 2 ? .-.r
 A paper hanger by the name of Wheel
 CT fell from a ladder while at work in the Hotel Pettus this morning and pain
 fully hurt one of his limbs.
 Rev. J. Haney of Richmond Is in the
 city today. MT. Haney has charge of sev-
 eral Presbyterian churches in that sec
 ton of Alabama.