The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-15
BRIEF SELMA ITEMS.
Advertiser Bureau.
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Tn the Central Presbyterian Church, pir,,,ir gham. m June 20, from S:30 to Iii. n m. pr. and Mrs. l.. s. Handley viii celebrate their silver wedding. pr. Handley was born in Dallas county and has large family connection m this and Wilcox Counties. He IS half brother of Captain 5. +. Nunne- lee. formerly of this city. pr. nanuIey was preparing for the ministry when the war broke out. He shouldered his musket, though mere youth, and went to the front with five other brothers. every one of whom was wounded, put not a one killed. The four years that he spent in the army threw him pacK that much in his studies. but he grad uated at the University of Mtssissippi and then took the course at the Theo- logical Seminary of Columbia, 5. e. lie was afterwards pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. and at this time is the beloved pastor of the Central Church of that city. A good many of pr. Handley's former flock have moved back to Selma from Birmingham and they will read With interest that he will soon celebrate ms silver wedding.
 One of the happiest men in the State | over the fact that William ID. Jelks IS  McKinnon of Selma. MT. McKinnon was a schoolmate of Governor Jelks I in Union springs, away back in 1872, | and in speaking of him this morning | said: q remember him well as a school | boy, Will Jelks and Charles Mccall | were considered the two brightest boys | in school. He was very popular with
 his schoolmates and no man rejoices | more than that he has been called to l the helm to guide the old ship a | state. 1 think MT. Jelks will make l Alabama a most conservative and ac- ceptable Governor"
 l Rev. T J. Crosby has been granted l vacation by St. PauPs Episcopal Church during the months of July and l August and will go to New York, i where he will be on the staff of Old Trinity Church during that time. MT. | Crosby is young man of great prom ise and his being invited to Old Erin ity shows that he is appreciated in the great metropolis.
 Sunday night children's day will be celebrated at the Christian Church. An attractive program has been arranged for the occasion. Mrs. Anna Varnon
 and Mrs. Samuel O'Gwynn have the affair in charge. Miss Louise Donner. l
 render solo.
 At a meeting of the directors of the
 EstelIe and the Cawthon Cotton Mills, T. J. Powell was elected Assistant
 Treasurer of both. MT. Rowell is rts-
 ing young business man and there are
 many here and elsewhere who will re-
 ioice At his promotion. Montgomery
 has a claim on him as well as Selma, for he married a Capital City girl and
 brought her here to live.
 The Birmingham, Selma and New
 Orleans Railroad let the contract to-
 day to James Sullivan for tWenty-sev-
 en miles more of road beyond Thom- aston. in Marengo County. The termi-
 nus of the road will be a point near the Tombigbee River. Two car loads of
 mules were shipped through Selma to- day and were put off at Corlcy's Sta } ton, seven miles belew Central Milis. J. A. Minter of Tyler. one of the
 largest planters ir Dallas County, was in the city today. He reports the crops
 in his neighborhood in good condition
 but says that cotton Is from three to
 four weeks late. The report comes from all sections of the blackbelt that the crop is late, and there is no pre-
 dieting now what the yield in the fall
 will be.
 pr. T. P. Gary will leave for Gary
 Springs, Bibb County, in a day or so for the purpose of meeting some men from TuscaIoosa and Marion with the
 view to building a good hotel at the
 Springs.
 Rev. T. J. Crosby and Messrs. R. H. Mabry, B. S. Melvin and k c. Melvin 1 tCv day and had a delightful time at a private barbecue
 The insurance adjustere have been , on the ground since Tuesday last wait : ing for the contractors to put in an P appearance in order to adjust the Court House fire logs.
 v Mrs. Louise Tucker, after a visit to
 her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. E. Waller
 of Greensboro, passed through the city
 yesterday on her way to her home at l Bayou Sara, La.
 The Y. M. c. A. team won the sec
 ond game with Unlontown yesterday afternoon by a score of to 5. kinceS
 and Kerny were the battery for Selma
 and Collins and Brown for Uniontown Mir. W. W. Gill and son Joe, have gone to Perdido Bay for few dayi i 1 sport with the finny tribe. Mrs. J. B. Clay and Mrs. B. J Fowlkes have gone to Haywood Whit
 Sulphur Springs, North Carolina. tt
 spend a few weeks.
 James Gouldman of Montgomery. il
 in the city.
 William Taylor and Frank Tipton 0 Central Mills, were here yesterday. J. H. Cook of Montgomery is in tn
 city.
 Miss Octavia Lauderdale left today
 for a months visit to TalladeRa.