The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-17
THRASH MADE FORTUNE
STRUCK IT RICH AT BEAUMONT,
 TEXAS.
A Former selmian Said to Have Dis posed of His Options on Lands for 9So,0oo
 in Cash.
Advertiser Bureau.
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Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma, July IS.
 A few years ago Mr. D. Matt Thgash left selma for the Lone Star State. He had been student in the A. and NJ. College at Auburn. and being q good printer he was put In charge of The Department of Printing in that in- stitution and the boys all called him professor. for he was at the head ofsthe dsnartment, When Mir. Thrash came nome from Auburn he had not saved un a neat sum, and having mechan- ical turn of mind as well as knowing Aow to stick type, he worked on The Times every night till the hour to go to press and he then locked up the forms, opened the water motor and sent the old Hoe press to whirling around, printing the morning edition of that paper.
 cured a noeition a. local reporter on \ Waxahitchie paper and deevloped in- to a brst.class naws gatherer. He drifted around to. first one town and then another, but his ability us . re- porter always secured him ready job wherever he went. But MT. Thrash will be away above reporting for awhile at least if the good news that reached Selma from Beaumont. Tex. turns out to be correct, and there Is every reason to believe that 1t is fact, When oil was struck there Mr. I'm ash was on the ground and. like most of the men who went out there. he commenced to turn about to make an honest penny. He took options on all the oil lands that he could get and last week sold out his options to a DIE e.
 
 Miss sudie Hunt, Superintendent of the Summerfield Orphans" Home. came In yesterday and brought twenty of the children in her charge to zee the laying of the corner stone of the First Methodist Church. There were 13 girls and boys in the crowd that she brought in, and a better behaved. more intelligent set of little ones never got together.
 They enjoyed the sights and every body enjoyed seeing the children. Su- perintendent Hall of the street car line wrote out an order to his conductors and handed it to the representative or The Advertiser and asked him to show the children over the city on the cars, which he did. For an hour and guar ter the children enjoyed their first car flde ana tDe1T merry idhShbNi o'SAS s"N street made everybody happy. Conductor Little ran his hand In his pocket and gave Miss Sudie dollar and told her to take the little ones 10 the soda fount and treat them at nis expense. A stranger on the car, when he saw what Mir. Little had done, handed ever another dollar, which goes to show the sympathetic interest that people take in those whom God has bereft of father and mother. The children all enjoyed the ride ana VIII long remember Superintendent Halls kindness.
 The Railroad Y. M. C. A. held an enthusiastic meeting last night. look' in to the purchase of g. permanent home for that institution. Various sites were discussed, but the present location was settled on as the one most suited. II developed that the property could be purchased for $2.200. of which amount only $500 would have to be paid -down in cash, and any time that the organ ization might desire was given to pay the balance. It was decided to buy tho property and spend an additional g., 900 in improving 1t.
 The Railroad Y. M. C. A. is doing e great work in Selma and the friends of the institution will all be rejoiced to know that 1t Is in such flourish ing condition that 1t can afford to pur- chase a permanent home for itself.
 Camp Jones, Confederate Veterans, has elected the following officers to serve the ensuing year: T. D. Creagh. Commander; E. s. Starr, First Lieu tenant Commander; R. D. Berry, Sec ond Lieutenant Commander; F. l.. Mo- Kee, Adjutant; E. P. Gait, Treasurer. A resolution was passed thanking those generous. patriotic citizens who contributed so literally to the fund to complete the Soldiers Annex at the City Infirmary.
 Judge John W. Mabry of the City Court has been removed to the King Sanatarium. He is getting along nice ly and his friends hope to see him en- tirely restored to health in short while.
 Mrs. Watkins NJ. Vaughan has so far recovered from her recent attack of fever as to be able to go to Rodgers vile Tenn, where she hopes to entirely recuperate in short while.
 Miss Wolff, daughter of Judge Wolff of Marengo left this morning for Hay wood White Sulphur Springs. N. c.
 Mrs. W. S. Alexander. wife of Catch CT Alexander of the Selma baseball team left this morning for her home in Palestine, Tex.