The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-05

cieties with appropriate ceremonies ob- | served the glorious Fourth today. The works suspended business and observed | the holiday.
 I The election of new officers for Damon Lodge No. IA. Knights of Pythias of this city was held Monday and the following l chosen: Charles Shafer. L. D. c. C.; Q. | Stowe. preiate: c. E. Weber, M. of w; J. H. smith, M. of E.; W. M. Hopson.
 sharman. M 1a n na at "A A. % w. x F. aeS Chester i q; J. s. Whittlesey. O. c. The lodge is in
 fiourishing condition and has large
 membership.
 | The efforts of Congressman c. W. | Thompson to have mall clerks placed on | the afternoon train between this place
 and Columbus and Birmingham have been
 successful and the people along the line of that road are enjoying the best mall | facilities they have ever had. MT. Thomp-
 son has also had a rural mail delivery es- tablished at Alexander City. l MT. Kishee of Japan. who has been att | tending Emory College at Oxford. Ga, I made an interesting talk at the Metho- | dist Church on the customs. manners and | religion of his country Wednesday night. which was greatly enjoyed by his hear | CTS, he being an entertaining and instruc- | tive talker.
 J. c. Clements of the telephone company at this place was on top of a pole testing some wires when the wire was struck by | lightning at some other point. He was | badly shocked. and falling. caught on some other wires. where he hung until he recovered.
 The announcement of Hon. Thomas D. | Sanford for the present State administra-
 tion meets with hearty approval m this | have been made. His sentiments seem to be the sentiments of the majority. The excellent new system of water | works, which the progressive city or | Phoenix has put in was completed yes- | terday and that place is now safe from 1 the ravages of fire, with which 1t once | had to contend.
 l Hon. Emmett c. Jackson of this coun- l ty, ex-member of the Legislature and or | the last Constitutional Convention, IS out | in an open letter urging the election of Another cotton exchange has been open | ed here and the one already here Is being handsomely refitted. large business or \ that kind Is done at this point. Miss May Shepard of Montgomery has | returned home. and was accompanied
 there by Miss Annie Shapard. whom she | fdS DcCu NtSAdh6s
 The residence of Julien Phillips caught l fire yesterday and narrowly escaped de- struction. Prompt work saved 1t from | the flames.
 Miss Lucille Meadows of Cusseta and
 Miss Fannie Crawford of Atlanta are the | guests of Mrs. J. I. Meadors. l Miss Minnie Kennedy has returned from l Banner, Ala. where she went in the in-
 terest of Sunday School work. l Miss Black entertained the R. A. R's. | at their monthly meeting in an elegant
 and artistic manner
 Mrs. W. c. Dowdell and Miss Lizzie
 Dowdell are the guests of Mrs. A. l.. DowdelI this week.
 Miss Mary Lou Hall of Talbotton has returned home after a visit to Opelika relatives.
 Miss Florence o'Brien and Miss Tommie Kindred are in Atlanta on a visit to friends.
 Miss Ruth Barnett of Montgomery wis., I ited her brother and his family here this week.
 Mrs. J. F. Gay and son are in Oakland.
 Ga. where they will spend some time. Mrs. T. l.. CoDD mas Teturneu rom an extended visit to Hot Springs, Ark. Miss Julia Persons of Brooklyn, N. Y. | Is the guest of Mrs. J. L. Cowan. Miss Annie Dowdell of Montgomery Is ! the guest of Miss Virginia Dowdell MT. and Mrs. J. C. Farley. Jr., have returned from Asheville. N. C. Miss Mary Burton has returned from Vadosta after pleasant visit.
 SUMMER EXCURSIONS BY RAIL AND SAIL. The Central of Georgia Railway and connections are now selling round trip tickets to New York, Boston. Baltimore and Philadelphia via Savannah and
 Steamship Lines at very low rates. Tick cts include meals and berth aboard ship. Much less than all rail. For further par ticulars, berth reservations, rates. etc. apply to any Agent Central of Georgia
 Railway, or to
 R. c. Rogers, T. P. A., Commerce St, Montgomery Ala.