The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-30


 his favorite being nominated. but since Gen. George P. Harrison had taken the
 stump for him, he now thought Jelks
 would win out.
 Watermeions seem to have been the only crop that the farmers surrounding Selma have made this year, and from
 the number of wagons on the streets it
 seems that they are plentiful. | Alabama Street Is graded and graveled
 nearly down to General Pettus's resi- de nee. It Is expected that the street will
 be graveled clear through to East End | by the 1st of November D. B. Lacy, who has contract for straightening out kink in the B.. s. and | Mills, is in the city today en route to his | home. in Anniston. Capt Daniel Partridge. who came up l from Perdido Bay to attend the funeral | of Bishop Barnwell. but got here too lntc, will return to his home on the Gulf In day or so. | ]. Shearen Brislin telegraphed his fa- | ther today that he would leave New | York for Selma via Savannah steamship l lire. and may be expected home in I few days.
 The question of whether or not the | members of of the Board of Revenue will be nominated by districts or the entire county. does not seem to be much dis
 cussed.
 E. E. Kirsh of The Age-Herald passed
 through the city yesterday on his way home. after spending few days in
 Greensboro. the scene of his chiidhood days
 Major w. E. wailes's name has been | mentioned as a possible candidate for the | Legislature, but he advises your core | spondent that he will not run. G. Walt Creagh, who was born and | spent his boyhood days in Selma. was | welded a day or so ago to Miss Minnie Boggan at Amory. Miss. l Judge H. Austiil of Mobile was in the I city yesterday. He is still at work on his railroad project for direct line rom | Mobile to Chicago. Rev. Thomas J Crosby Is in receipt of l a tender letter of sympathy from Bishop Clark of Connecticut, on the death of l Bishop Barnwell. | George A. Cunningham and family a1l | Chamblss Keith gre expected home from Perdido Bay tonight. Dan Partridge will be back Sunday. | A. c Berry of Pensacola is in the city | on a visit to his brother Col R. D. Berry He speaks in glowing terms of the future of Pensacola.
 | ,Sf~. ,..E visit of three weeks to friends in Selma. have returned to their home in Montgom- | cry
 Miss Bessie Mallory has gone to Eutaw | to attend a delightful house party that is being given in that little town.
 Hon. Nj. J. Meyer has gone to waynes- vile, N C., to join his family, who are spending the heated term there.
 John D. Frabritis and bride have reach | ed home from New Orleans, where they | we're married a day or so ago. It is reported here that Percy Clark contemplates starting an afternoon paper in the city of Montgomery.
 The dove-shcoters go out to the bated fields every day now. and generally come back with bags full of birds. Rev. L. G. flames of Demopolis ac- companied by his wife. are spending sew eral days in the city.
 Mrs. William UIlman and daughters. Misses Bertha and Carrie, returned from New York tonight.
 J. H. Lumpkin left yesterday for Wau- xzyhare Mrs Tlmnkin is amending l the heated term.
 c. H. Wilson and wife of Coffeeville, | Clarke County, are in the city, guests | of W. T. Atkins.
 The news from B. H. Craig Is that he is | gradually improving and by fall will be himself again.
 Dr. E. s. Starr made his formal an- nouncement as a candidate for~the Legis- lature today.
 Miss Claudia Shields will leave for Point Clear to spend the rest of the summer
 Mrs. B. C. Fowlkes has almost entirely recovered from her recent spell of fever.
 George A. Foote of Rome. Ga, was among yesterdays visitors to Selma
 Miss Mary Graham is spending month with friends at Daphne.
 Rev MT. Murray of Birmingham is in the city today.
 Mrs. J: w Davidson was confined to her bed today.
 Editor J. E. Golson spent yesterday in Atlanta.
 Two Admirals Dismissed.
 Paris. July 29.-Two distinguished na- val officers. Vice Admiral De Beaumont, Maritime Prefect of Toulon and Rear