The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
Still Under Forty.

The ReGiStrarS Of Dallas County have about completed their first round and less than forty negroes, out of the vast negro population, have been given regis tration certificates. It Is not likely that more than ten or fifteen negroes will re- ceive certificates on the registrars second round The Democracy of Dallas County warts the people of the State to under- stand that they are carrying out the spir- 1t and intent of the new constitution, re- gardiess of whether 1t Is going to affect our power In the future councils of the party. When the Registrars started out. 8 good many white Democrats wrote notes to the three men selected to issue these certificates. suggesting that this man or that man. negroes. was a man of good moral character and should be given registration certificate. but the general public raised such a howl that there is no longer any pressure brought to bear on the Registrars and they go about over the county and register whom they please without being moiested or annoyed by such requests.
 Local and Personal.
 Jesse Seay. one of Selma's best police men and detectives, has returned from the Canebrake, where he went to try to arrest the negro who shot and broke Fiagman williams's arm the other day. The negro is hiding in the swamps and could not be found.
 The attorneys for Messrs. Frith Caw- thon and Nichols, the three white men now in jail on the charge of murdering the old negro, Bill Cookery. will probably bring them before Judge Mabry on writs of habeas corpus next week.
 Selma is now enjoying home-grow peaches and imported watermel0ns. It Is sight to watch negroes go by the stands and thump watermelons and throw up their hands in astonshment when they find that tkey cost T5 cents apiece.
 Mrs. Z F. Mahon of Kansas City, who has been the guest of her aunt. Mrs J. s. wauchope. for some time past. has re- turned to her home in the far West, more charmed than ever with the beautiful Southisnd.
 The pfle-driver Is now at work on the pier on the south side of the Alabama. It Is thought that all the piers will be in and that the bridge will be ready for L. and N .cars to pass over it by Octo- Der 1st
 Miss VIII Nell Lavender has been re- quested to sing at St. Paul's Sunday, and has accepted the invitation. She Is gifted vocalist and a great many will be present on that occasion to hear her sing.
 Capt. W. l.. Quinn has received pos- tai card from Colonel Graves telling him to hold his command in readiness to go into camp on or about June 18th. The date will be definitely decided on later. 
 July 1st a mail car and clerk will be put on the B., S. and N 0. between Selma and Myrtlewood. This is great thing for Selma business men, and those down that line of road.
 Messrs. Alex Cawthon and George Clinic reached Mobile all right in their napthss. and had them lowed around In the Gulf from Fort Morgan to the mouth of Perdido Bay.
 Mrs. Rothrock one of Selnias oldest and~best women has been in an uncon- scious condition all day and 1t is not expected that she can live over twenty four hours.
 The Selma Y M. c. A. baseball team will play series of games with the Southern University team in Greensboro. Qur1ng commencement Week III thdt City.
 A telegram was received in Selma this afternoon conveying the intelligence that the President had approved the bill giv- ing Selma a s75.000 postoffice building.
 Capt A. NJ sledse, who runs the trains between Selma and Tuscaloosa. Is taking a few VI weeks' rest down in Florida Cap tain Sledge is d great sportsman.
 The Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday School will picnic at Whitehall tomorrow and will be met there by the Cumberland Sunday School of Montgomery.
 The Washington Street public school building is progressing nicely and from present indications will be ready for oc- cupancy by October.
 Masters Brantly and Lester Converse will leave in a few days. to be the guest of Master Barnwell Partridge on lovely | Perdido Bay.