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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
NEGRO SHOT BY FARMER.
Hiram Castleberry Killed by Alex
 Hawthorne Near Greenvilie.

Greenville. June 7.-(Specfal.j-- j--Yester- day afternoon Hiram Castleberry. a ne- gre, was shot and instantly killed by Alex Hawthorne. farmer who was cui- tivating adjoining land. Hawthorne says that the negro had been telling lies on him of a damaging character. and that he went to see him about 1t. The negro said he did not tell any lies, and who ever said he did, told a damned lie. Haw- thorne told him he must not call him damned lie. The negro who was stand ing on the other side of the fence with his hoe in his hand raised the hoe to strike Hawthorne and the latter pulled his pistol and fired. The ball entered the breast killing the man almost instantly. Hawthorne at once came in and gave himself up to the Sheriff.
 James Gailard. for many years the sex ton at Magnolia Cemetery died day or two ago. He was an honest ante-bellum darkey. who came here from South Car olina because he heard that his old mas ter was i'll and he wanted to see him again before he died. He was looked af- ter and had every attention from the son and daughter of the former master in his last illness. Uncle Jim had many friends among the white people of Green vile and hefwill -besIaissef by hundreds who paid regular visits to the city, of the dead. t3E r. H.
 The Greenville Rifle Company spent Saturday night and all day Sunday at the fair grounds in camp practicing guard mounting and other tactics. The company is one of the best in the regi- ment. and will make good showing at the encampment.
 The County Registrars are busy and the white men are registering with but few exceptions. Only one negro so far has applied for a certificate but he failed on the examination. There will be as many white voters as heretofore. .
 The various committees for the great reunion in this city on the Fourth of July, are at work and they promise to give the visitors to the city on that day a variety of amusements as well, as good dinner. There will be a number of fine races by the best stock in the Coun- ty an old fashion singing convention. baseball and many other things to aTnuse the crowd. Greenville never does things by halves and this will be no exception. General Harrison is the orator for the day. and several hundred of the old vet erans will be here to hear him. The he roesl of the civil war are held in high esteem by the younger generation of old Butler. r
 The American Cotton Company's round lap plant at this place has been pur- chased by local parties and will be moved from the present site to another lot and the capacity will be increased. All this will be done in time for the new cotton crop The old managers. Messrs. Peagler and Martin. have purchased a regular
 Last night at a regular communication of Eureka Lodge No. 64 the following of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

ficers were elected and installed for the ensuing masonic year: L. G. McMiilan, W. M;' W. F. Shell, s. w; R. A. Bee land. ]. w.; A. w. Metcaif. Treasurer; W. T. Duhklin. Secretary: J. H. Hancock. s. D.: Jap Knight. J. D.; R. A. Lee. Tyler.
 cotton compress, and will have it in op- eration within few months. They ex- pect to gin and compress the cotton ready for foreign shioment. This will give Greenviiie new industry. and one long needed.
 State Examiner German has made a visit to Greenvile and looked into the books of the County officers. It is said he found them all correct with the ex- ception of few clerical errors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD.
Anitston Pythians Decorated Graves
 of Deceased Members.

Annisto,. June M.-tspecial )-Yester. day morning at II o'clock, in the Parker Memorial chI~ch, the three Knights of Pythias Lodges of Anniston held a me- morial service. The members of the lodges met in their respective castle halls and attended in a t 'o.'. Rev. J. H. Eos ter. IT., pastor of Parker Memorial Cnurch, and menbt~ of Anniston Lodge, No. 91, was in chars, of the ser vice. He made an able talk, taking for his cubject Charity" t1n the sfternoon committees from the three lodg-s here met and went to the cemeteries where they decorated with flowers the graves of deceased brothers.
 Sunday night in the Jewish Syna gogue,
 Misses Reba Marhstein. Myra Sterne and Sadie Marcus. and Masters Law l renee Adler and Roy Sterne were con firmed by Dr. Max H. Heller of New Orleans. The entire ceremony was beau- | tiful in its simplicity and impressive in | its earnestness. The prayers and pro- fessions of the confirmants were deliv- cred in a sincere and earnest manner. | which bespeak deep conviction in the
 declarations of faith pronounced by them. | Df. Heller conducted the seivise in an able and eloquent manner. His sermon was clear, forceful and beautifully con- vincing His text was Thou shalt be
 holy for thy God is holy God
 A distinguished honor has been con- ferred upon one of Annlston's and Ala bama's leading attorneys. Hon. J. J.
 Wiliett. who is in receipt of an invitation to deliver the annual address before the State Bar Association of Maryland, which meets July and 3. The invitation was extended by Richard D. Bernard. by or der of the Executive Committee. Mir Willett was forced to decline on account of business engagements.
 Edward A Austin of this city died in Atlanta yesterday afternoon. He had been in bad health for some time and a few days ago was carried to Atlanta for the purpose of having an operation per formed The operation was performed seemingly succes fully, but he was un- able to withstand the shock and .yester- day he passed away.
 L. H. Kaplan has let the contracts for the construction of fine two-story res idence. corner Wilmer Avenue and Eighth Street for George Weatherall. and a residence between Eighth, and Ninth Streets on Quintard Avenue for ]. Marcus to Cr.m & Co., Work on both buildings will begin at an early date.
 L. H. Carre of the Epworth League of the First Methodist Church. left yester- day for Prattville, where he will attend the Epworth League conference Of the State as delegate from the First Metho- dist Church League.
 At the services in the Salvation Army Hall Sunday night four new recruits were sworn into the service. The cere- monies, which were very solemn and inn pressive. were witnessed by a large au- diencc.
 Rev. John E. Barnard. pastor of the First Baptist Church. left this morning for Columbus. Ga... where he goes to conduct a revival meeting. MT. Barnard will be absent about two weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
Livery Stable Burned.

Cullman. Jhne 1s.-(spcciai )-Sunday afternoon about 6:30 o'clock. the livery sts ble of A. J. York was discovered on fire People hu red to the scene and did what they could to save the contents- horses, ya,hicles. harness, etc.. as it was evident that no, effort could possibly save the stable It being Sunday, most of the teams were out No effort was made to save the building. but all turn ed their attention to saving the sur rounding buildings. The nearest build ing vas Frank Arndts saloon, which was almost within reach of the flames The fire company made hard fight and no damage of any consequence was done to the surrounding buidings. many of which were at times on fire. There Is no clue as to how the fire started. The building and contents destroyed was val ued at s1 200; insurance. $500. This is the second loss MT. York has sustained by fire. He will rebuild. but has not de- cided yet on the location.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
A BIouNr COUNTY MYrrrnr.
Finding a Suit of Hair Causes
 Speculation.

Oneonta. June 17.--(Speciai.)-C -Consider- | able excitement prevails here over the | find of suit of blonde hair supposed to
 have come from the head of a girl about F years old.
 1 Last Friday afternoon Bud Argo was passing an old house about one mile west of Guthre mill and about six miles west of here when he noticed his dog come from the house with a bunch of hair in his mouth. MT. Argo went to the house and found suit of light silky hair about fifteen inches long, but could find no other remains of the person. He went to his neighbor. w. J. Milner. and tol him of the circumstance and Mir. Milne went immediately to the old house and gathered up the hair. He Is in town toe day with lock of the hair and the peo- pie are of the opinion that it came from the head of. Mrs. Nancy vaughan's great- grandchild.
 Mrs. Vaughan was murdered here last April. This little child is now missing. Her mother. Bilious Johnson and Andrew Cook went to Gadsden last fall and re- turned to a house near the cottage where Mrs. Vaughan was murdered. claiming that they had married in Gadsden, and while on this trip, this little girl was left alone in her mothers cottage for a night or two. with but little food.
 James Sanders, young farmer living about half mile away. heard the cries of the child the first night of her moth- CTS absence. and going to the cottage found the little one hungry and alone. He carried the child to his home, where Mrs. James Carnes made her comfort able They asked the child to remain all night but she declined. saying that her mother told her to stay at the house while she was gone and she had to obey.
 J. r. kelton heard of this little one be- ing there alone that night and he went from here to the house to see about her as the night was cold. When he got there. he could not find her, though ha says the bed showed that she had re- tired. It Is supposed the little one hid from him.
 A few days after Andrew Cook and the child's mother returned, they moved to this house on the Strickland place near Guthre mill. where they staid a few days. They took the little girl with them. They then moved over near Hanceville in CulIman County, and about this time all trace of the little child is lost
 Cook and his wife are now living near Hanceville and the authorities will in- vestigate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
DAMAGE BY STORM.
Crops are Injured and Fences Biowr '-l ''' Down

Crops are Injured and Fences Blown Down.
 Eufaula, June 17--(Special)- re- ports from yesterdays wind storm indi- cate some damage to crops. In some To- calities fences were blown down and much fruit was whipped from the trees.
 A number of young men of the city so- licited subscriptions from the citizens this morning to organize first class baseball team. They met with such sue cess as will insure a good team and some fine ball playing this Summer.
 It was learned here this morning that 100 mules had arrived and been put to work grading the c. E. & C.. road in this direction and that 1t had progressed up to this time two miles out from Pitts boro.
 The first ripe water melons of the sea- son made their appearance on the streets this morning. They were raised by Vim son Richards fifteen miles south of the city.
 Mrs. l.. Fl. Brasseil is quite sick at her home on the south side of town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

New Decatur would grow to town of some importance. but the investment has been white elephant ever since, owing to the hotel being a mile from the Union Station and too far from busi- ness.
 The hotel has had a dozen managers in late years and every one has lost moEey. MT. Hartshorne of New Jersey, President of the Land Company. will be here in few days to look after the property, which is now without a regu- lar manager.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
NEGRO KILLS HIS WIFE.
Tom Smith Shoots His Better Half
 and Escapes.

anu 6SSdPCss
 Hurtsboro. June H.-tSpecial )-Tom Smith. colored shot and killed his wife on the plantation of Dr. G. D. Porchal, four miles east of this place at about 7:5O o'clock last night.
 Tom Is feet 3 inches in height, stoop shouldered, very black and is about 32 years old. He has a peculiar movement of his eyes and brow. Two hours after shooting his wife he was seen in Hurts boro and is supposed to have got on q freight train. He has an uncle near Ab- beville, Henry County, and may go there. Hurstboro will have a cotton seed oil mill this winter with other industries in anticipation.
 About o'clock yesterday small cy- clone passed over the County. No se- rious damage was done but many trees were blown down. crops were Injured and travel impeded.
 The excessively hot and dry weather has injured crops especially corn, very much. The oat crop is very poor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
APPRENTICE BOY KILLED.
Robert Williams Caught by a Broker Balt at New Decatur

New Decatur. June -tSpeciaL)-Rob- ert Williams. an 1S-year-old apprentice boy in the L. and N. shops was killed today in the shops.
 The boy was caught by a broken belt and carried forty or fifty times over a shaft pulley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
DIR. MASON IMPROVING.
Will Resume Presiding Eledership
 of Pensacola District.

Evergreen, June 17.4-tspecial. .)-Dr. ! M. Mason's health has so far improved as to enable hinf to resume his duties q. Presiding Elder of the Pensacola Dis. trict. He will take charge July 1st Rev Eugene L. Crawford. who has filled his place during Dr. Mason's long illness, has been assigned to the pastorate of the First Methodist Church of Galveston, Texas, by Bishop Hendrix, and will en- ter upon his duties early in July.
 
 The announcement of the engagement of Professor Charles B. Glenn. principal of the Paul Hayne school at Birmingham to Miss Elizabeth Roberts Douglass, has been read with much pleasure. the we'd ding to occur June 18th. Professor Glenn was for several years assistant principal of the Southeast Agricultural School here and has hosts of friends in this section of the State.
 Reports come in from all sections of this part of Conecuh County that crops of all kinds are suffering from the drought that has prevailed in this section for four weeks Cotton Is doing moder- ately we'll but corn and gardens are burning up. The Methodist Conference of this Dls- trict will be held in Georgiana this year, beginning on July 17th.
 James l.. Hall of Brushy Creek Beat, who was one of the oldest citizens in Conecuh, was brought here yesterday and sent to the insane hospital at Tuscaloosa. MT, Hall lost his mind several months ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
A Negro Killed.

News reached Selma today of killing at Tyler, a small station on the Western, just this side of Benton. R. S. Roland d white man. about O years of age. shot and killed an old negro who was said tn be about 70 years of age. The old mans name was Tom Dawson. He had heen in the penitenti1ry three or four times for petty thievery. It seems that Dawson had promised Mir. Roland to do some work for him and had failed to keep his promise. MT. Roland mounted his horse and rodo out to the field where the old negro was at work and com manded him to go with him. The old negro picked up the hoe with which he was chopping grass and went along as command. When they got out in the woods couple of pistol shots rang out and the negro was dead MT. Roland was the only witness and he says that old Tom attacked him with the hoe and he had to shoot in self-defense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
NEWS OF GENERAL CITY
LAUNCHES REACH PERIODIC
 BAY IN SAFETY.
Negro Killed by White Man Near Benton-No Primary Will Be Held to Choose Candidate
 for Alderman.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma Iuna l7

Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, June IT, News has been received in Selma that the naptha launches of A. K. cawthon snd Austin Clinic were successfully tow ed from Fort Morgan to the mouth of Perdido Bay.The little launches pulled the schooner down Mobile Bay to Fort Morgan. where they anchored and lay all night. Next morning was beautiful. and they sailed down the coast to the mouth of Perdido. When about two miles from the entrance the rope with which MT. Clinics launch was being tow cd parted and the launch went adrift. He went after 1t in the schooner's yawl and lighting the naptha ran the two miles to the mouth of the bay under its own steam. There was heavy swell at the time but the launch did not dip a spoonful of water and behaved beautiful ly in the heavy sea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
NEW DECATUR TAVERN.
Deal Said to Be on. for the Prop.
 erty -...f

Decatur. June 17.--(Special)-A deal is said to he on tonight between the Deca- tur incerporstors of the new hotel com pany and the Decatur Land Company for the sale of the Tavern Hotel. the new hotel people nroposing to move the Tavern building to their Bank Street lot remodel and refurnsh 1t in up-te-date style. The Tavern originally cost si6o.- GOO, in boom days and was built by the land company when it was expected that
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oRMoND-o'NEAL.
A Marriage of Unusual Interest in
 Huntsville.

Huntsville, June T.-(Special. .)-Thomas s cNeal were married tonight at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at S:30 ocloc,:. The marriage was notable af- fair anI the church was crowded with invited gu'sts. Rev. J. W. Caldwell of- ficiated. The brides attendants were Mrs. E. 0. o'Neal. matron of honor, Miss Whitman food of Montgomery and Miss Katherine ,fllligan of this city. by his brother, Frank Crmond, best man, A. w. McCord of Nash tile and R. l.. Q'Neal.. Jr., of Birmingham groomcmen, The ushers were w. T. Orm,nd of Tus- caloosa, Peyton Thomas of Nashville 1. B. Wyatt and Roy O'Neal.
 The bride is the only daughter of R. l.. O'Neal. publisher of The Daily Mer- curry and is popular in this city and elsewhere. MT. Ormond formerly resided in Greensboro. After the wedding a re- ception was rendered the couple at the home of the brides parents. MT. Ormond and bride will spend their honeymoon in Birmingham.
 The Huntsville Bar Association met yesterday afternoon and made prelimina- ry arrangements fer the entertainment of the State Bar Association which will meet here July 4 and 5. John H. Wallace, Oscar R. Hundley and R. c. Brickell were apointed as committe to arrange the manner and select a place of enter tainment. Paul Speake, J. W. Pride and F.. T. Petty were appointed a committee on finance.
 e. A. Light and other Lincoln County capitalists have formed d company to establish and operate a large stave mill at Flora, Tenn
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Heart-to-Heart hint At this time of the year, when you see bite on the baby 1t p1eanc you must take certain pieces of furniture into the back yard and pour a kettle of boiling water on them.
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w. T. Trimby. W. NJ; Louis Bemish. s. w.; E. s. Garrett. J. w.: B. J. Schuster, Treasurer; E. s. Starr, Secretary
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No Primary Election.

The City Executive Committee met in the Hook and Ladder rooms today and quorum was present The object of the meeting was to decide whether to hold a primary election to fill the va- cancy in the office of Councilman in the Third Ward caused by the resignation of R. B. Kornegay. The matter was fully discussed and 1t was finally agreed ocratic primary. Colonel J. L. Schweizer is the choice of the people of the Ward. and as he will have no opposition 1t was not thought necessary to go to the ex- pense of holding primary election. Colonel Schweizer is one of the most prominent and wealthy citizens of the city and will serve his constituency hon. estly and faithfully.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

The Anniston Baseball Club did not put in an appearance as advertised and on that account the games to take place between that club and the local '. M c. A. boys did not materialize.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18
Local and Personal.

J. P. Maxwell of Pleasat Hill was fin the city yesterday. He has been on a visit to Alexander City and says Mt. Pelee did not destroy ths business portion of St. Pierre any more effectuany than did the fire wipe out that little North Alaba- ma city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

Gust ,dian Turner of the court house says that he Is going to report all per- sons to the Judge hereafter who persist in splitting on the floors of the new temple of justice. He says he is determined to keep it clean.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

MT and Mrs. Pake and family. who have been on visit to Greenv!lie. passed through Selma yesterday on the way home to Uniontown. accompanied by Miss Bertha Lichten of Unlontown
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The Board of Trustees of the City Pub lie Schools have ordered a number of ad unstable desks. which are the latest things out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

The Alabama Street Sunday School will picnic tomorrow at Houston's Grove, and all anticipate having q most delightful time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

Mrs. w. F. Lyman. who died in Tal ladega, was brought to this city toda! and her remains were carried from tn depot to the cemetery.
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Rev. John E. Barnard. pastor of the First Baptist Church, left this morning for Columbus. Ga... where he goes to conduct revival meeting. MT. Barnard will be absent about two weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

At the services in the Salvation Army Hall Sunday night four new recruits were sworn into the, service. The cere- monies, which were very solemn and im- pressive. were witnessed by a large au- diencc ,..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

Aston 2nnie. who has been connected with drug store at Nadowah. Wilcox County, has novel to Citrcnelle, and is greatly pleased with his new location.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

 It isn't every musician who can blow himself on the horn of plenty.
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The Sc Ina Guards will he in splendid shape for the encampment. July 8. if trey keep up the work they are now putting
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Mir. and Mrs. J. ". Thomas will nov to Anniston to reside. Mir. Thomas, fo many years past, has been one of tn
 Peacock Iron Company's most trusted employees.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-18

Mrs. Calvin Young and children are spending few days as the guests of Mai. Frank Boykin in South Dallas.