The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-13

to await the action of the grand jury | The total fines assessed were s1,oe4. and the total expenses of the department foI the month were st9a. Clsibe Jones. the weli-known newspaper carrier and negro politician. who got drunk and lost his registration certificate some time ago. fell by the wayside again yesterday and in police court this morn ing Mayor Mcleod fined him SEQ or forty days.
 Central City Masonic Lodge elected the following officers last might: T. B. Creagh. W. NJ; Louis Bamberser, s. w; James P. Doherty. J. w: I. Yaretzsky, Secretary; Louis Phillips. Tiler: John F. Knowlen. S. D.; Henry Franeiick. J. D.
 At their meeting tonight the Dallas Light Dragons arranged for their an- nual bar becue. The annual barbecue of his popular company is always a great success and those who get invitations all ways enjoy the outings very much. The heat of the past few days is doing old corn a great deal of damage and farmers are praying fer rain. They re- port that cotton has quit gro wing. Unless rain falls in the next few days. great damage will be done.
 An excursion train with two engines and thirteen coaches passed through Selma today bound for Birmingham. The excurs.onists. mostly negroes. were from DemopoIis and Greensboro and interme- diate points.
 Willie Baker, who has made his home in Nashville for the past two years, Is on a visit to his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. F.. Baker, Jr. He is a bright young man and is fast forging to the front in his new hone.
 The |. D. c. of Selma sent magni- ficent collection of magnolias to Column bus. O.. yesterday afternoon. to be used tomorrow at the unveiling of the statue to the Confederate dead, buried at Camp Chase.
 pr. A. J. Lamar of Montgomery was visitor to Selma yesterday. For several years Dr. Lamar was pastor of the First Methodist Church in ttis city and he has hosts of friends in Selma.
 The Y. NJ. C. A. tent at Elkdale during the encampment of the 2nd regiment will be provided with literature and every soldier who visits it will be made to feel perfectly at home.
 
 Anniston's baseball team will cross bats with the Selma team Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next at Riverside Park. Selma will have some good ball on that occasion.
 A magnificent reception was rendered Mir and Mrs. F. q. DuBose last night after the marriage ceremony. at the home, of (s1I D at af ha bride.
 A negro suspected of having a case of smallpox was found in the city today. He was broken out all over and the person who saw him notified the police authori- ties
 NJ ss Kate Crawford of Mobile is in the city today en route to spend the summer guest Of Miss Margaret Johnson.
 NJ. Ely and Jake Marx will open a bank in Linden. Some Selma men were contemplating such a move, but were little too slow, 1t seems.
 Rev. w. P Hunt pastor of the First Methodist Church, is able to be out after being confined to his bed few days.
 Miss Gladis Gamble. accompanied Rev. A. A. Lttlc's family to Blowing Rock, N. C., to spend the summer
 Another big barbecue was given today down at Kings Bend. three miles below tfe city.
 Mrs. Stearncs and daughter have gone to Cleveland. O., to spend the summer.
 
 J. H. Dunwoody has gone to Tybee to spend a few days at that resort
 Herman sEliasberg has gone to New York for q few weeks.