The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-05

| s' NO MEETING of. the Board of Reve- nue was held yesterday. The Board ad- journed in sympathy to Secretary 1 Charles A. Allen In his bereavement in the loss of his two sons. long
 streamer of crepe hung from the door of
 the Board room during the day.
 JOHN SELLERS of Henry County l charged with illicit distiiling was ar | raixned yesterday before commissioner and bound over to await the action of l the federal grand jury. Seiler'sTstii was destroyed by Deputy Collector Tutwiier on his recent raid through South Ala bama and Northern Florida. Sellers was conveniently absent when the still was destroyed, but Deputy Marshall Green
 made a second trip and gathered him in. THE RESIGNATION of John q. Apsey of Eutaw as Superintendent of Education of Greene County has been received at the State Educational De- l partment Mr.. Apsey assigns as a reason for his resignation, which is to become effective April 18th, that he con- templates removing from Greene Coun- l ty. The State Superintendent of Educa- | ton will fill the vacancy by appoint | ment The place pays per cent on all disbursements which amounts to about $500 annually.
 THE JOINT COMMITTEE of the City Council, which has in charge the restora- | ton of the Heron Street school building which was destroyed by fire, met yester- day at noon in the City Council cham | Der to consider bids for the work. The | joint committee which is composed of the Finance and School Committees Of the Council will report at the next meeting 1 a recommendation on the bids submitted. While the work on the school building will be rushed, 1t Is hardly thought that l it will be completed in time for use dur- l ing the present term of the city school. No announcement was made yesterday as to the action of the joint committee. THE CRIMINAL. division of the City Court disposed of a number of gaming
 cases yesterday The trnp-shooters ale ways have strong representatives before Judge Thomas. number Of other gam ing cases are on the docket. The case against Jack Stokes was the srst called yesterday and he plead guilty to the charge of gaming. He was fined $2o Pink Fuller also admitted his guilt of the indictment charging him with gaming. and he was required to pay fine of s2o A mol prosse was entered In the case or Lonnie Roberts, who was chargeu With gaming. Preston Jarret plead guilty to the charge of assault and battery and was fined $10. The greater part of the day was spent in trying Dolia Segars and Josephine Segars, indicted for assault
 and battery. The jury brought in ver' dict of not guilty.
 WORK ON THE alteration of the public market in the city building will begin shortly. Bids for the work have been accepted and the City Engineer is preparing specifications for the work The large entrance of Monroe Street will be
 run through to Madison Avenue. This entrance has since the remodellng of
 the market when the Auditorium was
 built extended only half way to Madison
 Avenue. To carry 1t through 1t will be necessary to cut off twenty feet from the rear of the stores near the chief of polices office. The market in its present condition has been unsatisfactory. The
 stall keepers have complained that the stopping of the driveway in the middle of the block has initiated against their huQineSs