The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-06
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.


will have floats In the mercantile parade
during the Fall Festival: Benish & Mey-
er, White, Young & Co., William Ullman
q Sons. F. M. Stillwell. Meyer & Elkan,
johnson Hardware Co., Lester p Cook
Horseshoeing Co., j. s. Gilmer, Topper
Bros. d. Rhoades. w. E. Allen, Wilcox
& Co., Herzfeld Co., Wood Book and Sta
tionery Co., H. Lilienthal & Co. A good
many more firms will come in later and
decide to have floats.
Hon. r. H. Tuck of Eleanor, Is Wis
itor to Selma today. He lives In one of
the richest sections of the Black Belt.
and says that the crops in his neighbor-
hood are very short. He does not be-
lieve that the top crop will all open.
The crop on the poor. red lands in his
section is much better than it is on the
rich prairie lands.
A large crowd of citizens was before
the Board OF Revenue today for the pur-
pose of getting a new road opened from
Bankers Mill toward Selma. and closing
up the old road 1t is claimed by those
who wish to have the new road opened
that 1t will be more convenient to a
larger number of citizens living that way
| and will shorten the distance to the city.
Tax Commissioner E. A Baker, Sr., has
| summoned a good many citizens of Sell
| ma to show reason why the valuation
| they are giving on their real estate
should not be raised. Some Of those who
| have received such notices will go be-
| fore the Board of Revenue and make a
| fight against the proposed increase.
All that was mortal of Capt. James E.
| Kennedy was laid to rest from his resi-
dence on Union Street this morning at 10
clock, a large concourse of friends turn
| ing out to do honor to his memory. In
the notice of his death this morning. your
| correspondent failed to state that he was
| so years old last September.
Burton Boykin, the young white man
who is accused of stealing copper wires
| from the telephone and telegraph COM
panies. was arrested at his home in
Montgomery and Drought back here He
| will stand his trial on the charges Fri
day.
| Hon. Paul Carson, who moved to
Gadsden from Selma a year or so ago.
| has moved back TO West Dallas and Is
now living on some of his land in that
section. He owns fine property in that
section of Dallas.
The city convict gang under Capt. John
| Shannahan, is taking advantage of the
| low stage of the river, and is hoisting
vast quantities of gravel from the sand
bar below the city, to be used in build
| ing streets.
| The management of the gas company is
burning about six barrels of kerosene oil
| each day in an effort to help the poor
coal that is being used to produce the
requisite quality and Quantity of gas.
A negro woman, whose name could not
be learned, was burned to death yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock. near PoweIls
Store, fifteen miles from the city on
Southside
Mr.. and Mrs Bishop Stewart Melvin
have issued invitations to the marriage of
| their daughter, Miss Claude. to Mr.. Hugh
Mallory, which event Will occur Novem-
Der 10.
William, the 7-year-old son of w. S.
! Monk. died this afternoon He was a
bright boy and was loved by all who
| knew him.
Gary, Kennedy & Co. will in a few
| DAYS let contract for a large warehouse
on the Southern Railroad, near the freight
depot.
Frank C. Krebs has let the contract for
a store house and dwelling combined on
his lot in East Selma.
E. B. Martin. of Martins Station, is
among the prominent visitors to Selma
today.