The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-15
Into Marenso.s rleh agrcultufaI sect0n


 Mir. George K. Cothran took charge of the office of market clerk yesterday, to which he was recently nominated by the Democracy and elected by the peo-9 pie at the general election. Mir; Cothran is one of .he best men in Selma and it Is predicted that he win make fine officer. He is a popular man. personally. and is noted for his honesty and faithfulnes to q trust. He. succeeds Mr. John c, Butler, who has held the petition for two years past! to the entire satisfaction. of the city.
 One of the most promising colts in tra. .1ing at tie race track this season is l.. H. MeCurdy's bay stallion, John Hamilton. by Rex Americus. by Lula Me. This young horse has only been in tral.,ing for ninety days, and yet he has trotted mile in 2:23 1-2., He is sitxe ,ii hands high and is a beauty. Mir. McCurdy has a mare in training by the nam4 of Texas that went . mile in l.lS 1-4 May 1. For the num- Der of horses in training those owned by the MeCurdy's have shown more spe ,i than any green horses at the trask this season.
 Captain William Smoke has assumed the duties of sanitary officer, to which he was chosen at the recent election; Captain Smoke was elected constable of Selma Beat many years ago, posi- ton that pays from q, 1,b00 to $2,500 per annum. He resigned the place and went back to driving cart at the head of the street cleaning department and there he has been until his elec- tion to the office that he now holds.
 Yesterday morning when Mrs. J. Q Dansby arose she noticed that her cool was a little late about coming in t get breakfast. The cook lived in z house on the lot and when Mrs. Dens- by went to her room to see what made her so late. the woman was found dead in bed. having died sometime du' ring the night with heart failure.
 No quorum being present last night the City Council adjourned till tonor. row night. This will be the first meet ing of the new Council, and the mem- bers of that body are looking forward to the meeting with good deal ol cil, Captain V. B. Atkins, will nams the Chairmen and members of the diff ferent committees on that occasion.
 pr. and Mrs. S. F. Jacobi will leave for their new home at San Antonio, Texas, tomorrow. pr. and Mrs. Ja- c3bi have made many friends since they came to selma, who regret to see them leave. Dr Jacobi had e fine business here. Sut Is pulling up and going to San Antonio cn account of his wtfe's health.
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 Britt Craig, nengro. was buried yesterday afternoon. He was walking about the streets up to Sunday, with 2 few white sores on his neck. face and arms. That night he was taken with a high fever and a few hours thereaf' ter died with smallpox. The authorf' ties are redoubling their efforts to wipe out the few remaining eases of small pox among the negroes of the city.
 MT. Louis Johnson of Lexington. ar ex- Representative sin the Legislature from this county, fs in the city today He reports fine rains in his section anc says that the farmers are feeling g great deal better on that account.
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Stoddard are moving to their farm. five miles west of the city, and their elegant residence corner of Church and Dallas Streets will be occupied by Messrs. Edgar and Herman Ullman.
 Albert Thalheimer has let the con- tract for $3,500 residence on his beau tiful Lauderdale Street lot. for which ha Y,oid 02 5hn When c0uanlAted it will