The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-05
ANOTHER LARGE COTTON MILL.
Huntsville Continues to Add to Its
Industries.

Huntsville, June 4-(Special. )-Wealthy
New England capitalists have closed
deal with Tracey w. Pratt for the loca-
tion of another large cotton mill in Hunts
vile during the present year. Mr.. Pratt
has been in New England for a month
past and has met with a large number
of capitalists who are interested in plac-
ing mills in the South. The new mill
will be a large one and will be the
eleventh cotton factory here. Deals for
the location of others are pending.
The directories of the Lowe and Eastern
cotton mills have passed a resolution to
increase the capitol stock OF the Lowe
mill to $500 900 and the Eastern mill to
100000. Both mills will be doubled in
capacity within the present year Con-
tracts for construction will be awarded
In short while.
T. w. Pratt president of the West
Huntsville Cotton Mill. is authority for
the statement that there Is small proba-
bility of any of the Huntsville mills join
ing the cotton spinning trust, which Is
conceived by the New England spinners
to discourage the building of new mills
in the South.
Sheriff Rodgers believes that in the ar
rest of Clinton Berry an 1S-year-old negro
boy. he has the criminal who burned the
valuable barn of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist school and several times attempted
to burn the dormitory of the institution.
Berry is charged with arson in the first
degree, which is capital offense in Ala
bama.
The Evening Tribune of this city has
announced that a special edition will be
issued June 10 and the proceeds of the
issue will be given to the Confederate
Mt Mountain Crack
PRINCIPALS and teachers for the city
schools were elected last night at meet
ing of the City Council. Professor s. R.
Butler was unanimously reelected prin-
cipal of the white school with Profes7"r
w. ]. humphrey as assistant and the fol-
lowing were elected teachers; Misses
Fannie Talioferro, Hattie Seay. Marion
Merits, Mary Slaughter, Mary Dill. Alice
Rowe, Matte .Thurston. Florence Hardie
and Pearl Dotson. II. c. Binford was
reelected principal of the colored school
with teachers as follows: Mrs. S. D.
Scruggs, Miss C. C. Fackler, Miss e. l.,
Chapman and Miss Bessie Gregg.
The average enrolment at the white
school last year was SIG pupils.
The electric light power house suffered
an accident last night and the city was
In total darkness from 10 o'clock until
daylight.
Steps are being taken by the relatives
of Hal Manley who Is in Jail here charged
with committing a criminal assault upon
Miss Leila Benson at Decatur. to secure
the release of the prisoner. The Manley
family is understood to be wealthy ana
prominent at Laurel Miss, and they
claim that the prisoner did not assault
the young lady or use drugs on her. Miss
Benson has not made statement and,
having returned to her home IN Atlanta
It Is stated that she will not appear as
a witness at the trial and that the
charges will be dismissed.
One of the most peculiar damage SUITS
ever filed in a Madison County court was
instituted yesterday by James Henry OF
West Huntsville who seeks to recover the
sum of 81. 500 for the alleged spoitation OF
his watermelon patch. Henry claims that
nv the construction of railroad sloe
track to the Merrimack mills. the said
track passing through his field, ma
iority of his melon vines were kliieu ana
tho "iavor of the remaining melons was
spoiled The defendants to the SUIT are
Merrinack Manufacturing COMPANY
Nashville, Chattanooga and 81: Louis
Railroad. Southern Railroad and Madison
| County.