The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-16

opments in Selma dirt have sent proper ty bounding skyward. They bring me rent. however. and those couversant with Selma real estate saw that Mrs. ullman has made no mistake in paying $l0.OoO apiece for these scores.
 Western Wins Out.
 A long session of the City Council of Selma was held last night and the west trn Railroad was granted the priviiege cf extending its track up Peacock Alley to Franklin Street The road was then men Street and extending down Bow Street. back of the st. James block to Washing. ton Street Daniel Partridge, Jr, appear. cd before the City Council and asked that the matter be postponed on account or the absence from the city of l.. F.. Jeffries. division counsel for the Southern, but no attention was paid to ms request end the City Council gave the Western unanimous consent to run up the aiore- said alley and back of the St. James block to Washington Street:
 The Western has been trying for years to get up this alley and would not nave ern had not been given the privilege or going up Bow Street to Franklin a short while ago. The extension of the western uu Peacock's Alley, across Franknn to good many stores on the south side oi Water Street as wholesale stands that have been going begging for good many years past. The oid et. James block is brought into prominence as are the stores east of Franklin Street, Tor cars car now be unloaded at the back doors of all of them and the matter or draying freight to and from the whoie- sale houses located on those two piocks is now thing of the past.
 Short Local Items.
 MT. Charles oioldstein has pur.. chased the Mckee residence on Broad Street for $5.OOO.
 Miss Hattie Epps, beautiful young lady of Epps. Is on a visit to the family of Mir. w. T. Cannon.
 Miss Julia Frances Clark gave de- Iightful euchre party to twenty-four or her young lady friends yesterday atter- noon.
 pr. F. B. Ward. who is the orator of the State Medical Association. Is now In Birmingham in attendance on that body.
 Miss Marguerite Johnson of Selma is the guest of Miss Crawford slo Palmetto Street. Mobile.
 Miss Mabel Conkin will lecture in sel- ma on the 18th and 18th, under the aus pices of the w. C. T. u.
 A Mormon elder now doing missionary Nprk l1 SPlnld, HdS ISSutu d to a local minister to joint discussion of the doctrines of their respective churches. The challenge will moro than likely be ignored.
 The Zobo parade of the local minstrel company attracted a great deal of atten- tion on the street at noon today.
 S W. Dudley of Benton is a visitor to Selma today
 
 J. A. Matheson. wife and child of Pine apple are among tine visitors to Selma to- day.
 The first ten men that were approached by the committee to raise money for the Y. M. C. A. natatorium put down their names for $50 apiece.
 The Y. M. C, A. organization known as the Reds will give q banquet at the Ho- tel Albert next, week.
 Ex-Governor Bob Taylor will be here soon and his many friends in Selma will give him warm reception.
 Conductor Robert P. IIaverIy and Flagman Porterfield were seriously hurt fin wreck between Maplesvlle and Stan ton night before last.
 The local Order of Railway Conductors of the Southern have sent Grievance Committee on to confer with the authori- tieS of that system ana VIII aSk that they be given the same pay that engi- neers get for the same hours and mile age traveled There is no likelihood of strike. however
 News has reached Selma of the death of Miss Lilly Walsh of Augusta. She hag many relatives and has frequently visited Selma.
 The committee representing the local military are out seing how much money can be raised to bring the encampment of the End Regiment to Selma this year. All of our people are hoping that the rumors that the Southern Is about to gob- ble up the l.. and N. will prove unfound- cd in the end The old Louisville and