The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-28

burger, IT,, made the presentation speech. It was. one of the happy events of the season.
 Death of Mrs. A. c. Smith. Mrs. Georgia Isabelle Smith, wife of this morning at the family home. No 303 South Claiborne Street, after brief illness. Mrs. Smith was nauve or Montgomery Ala, and 29 years or age She had resided in Mobile seven years Besides her bereaved husband she leaves three small children. one an infant. Mrs. Smiths maiden name was Harris. Her parents reside in Montgomery.
 Calvin Childs is one of Sheriff Powerss s efficient deputies, though as black as midnight Calvin has made some good captures in the recent past. one or which was the arrest of five negroes near Pritchard Station, five miles north Of Mobile, last night. on a warrant charging malicious mischief. The five negroes are said to have gone to the house of Gil- bert Lang, colored, and broken every window aand door in the building. ne place looked a veritable wreck after the men had ceased operations. me negroes are in the hands of the Sheriff awaiting trial
 The Knights of Columbus will tomor- TOW morning at 10 o'clock. at the Ca thedral of the Immaculate Conception, hold memorial service for the repose' of the soul of their late brother, Daniel J. Brown, who met his death at the hands of a man named Wick, on the night or Saturday, July 12, last Solemn high mass will be the special service.
 Late this afternoon two negroes while cutting limbs from a tree on Ann Street and Georgia Avenue, Holcombe quill and wIIe passed in buggy. limb fell and the horse shied. throwing both occupants from the buggy. Mrs. Quill was struck in the face by the limb and was badly in- Jured on the nose and mouth requiring the aid of physician.
 This afternoon a 4-year-old negro child. Thomas Jones, while playing near a fire in a room on the second floor of the build ing on Dauphin near Lawrence Street, got his clothes caught and was fright fully burned from head to foot on one side before the flames were exunguished The child is in precarious condition.
 The British tramp steamship Phoenicia from St. Vincent to Hubbard Bros, light, coming up the channel last night, came to anchor about eight miles below the lighthouse. This morning she was dis covered to be aground and Is now await ing help to be fioated.
 Henry Gelder an employe of Alkemey- CTS since December l, was taken sick. a few days ago and died tonight at a hospital, He was about g. years old and Hel caves brother and daughter in CnIcago.
 Thomas Martin has returned from To- ronto. Canada. where he was called to the deatmbed of his aged father, MT. Mar tin, foreman in the printing house of Graham Delchamps. in the press room, and very popular here.
 Hon. Jules E. Afford, Judge of the h. ferior Criminal Court, who has been des- perately i'll at his home on North Con ception Street. is reported somewhat i'm proved and is now out of immediate dan ger.
 John Walker, aged 40. took an overdose of morphine this afternoon in a bar room on the southwest corner of Dauonn and Lawrence Streets. He was sent t. a hospital in a serious condition.
 J. D. Bowling. commercial agent of the Southern Railway here, has been transferred to Dallas, Tex. as travenng freight agent of the same road. $. (. BIack will come here.
 An aggregation known as the Bloomer Girls baseDall Club arrived here this morning in a special car and will meet local club at Monroe Park tomorrow AlteTIlOOL.
 James Garry, negro boy about IS years old, was arrested today by Detectives Lacey and Brown, charged with carnal knowledge of negro child between and 1 years.
 Masters Aubrey and Richard Semmes, sones of MT. Raphael Semmes of Montgomery, after visit to relatives here, returned home today.
 Ida Autoliso. the 3-year-old daughter of George and Ida Rossen, died this after noon. Inptermentw i'll occur in Magnolia Cemetery.
 The Mallory Line steamship Rio Grande with ful cargo from New York, ar rived up this morning.
 General Manager Charles S. Clarke of the Mobile and Ohio left lastn ight for St. Louis.