The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-06
NEWS IN BRIEF

THE EXCELLENT PROGRAM of Eas- ter music at St. Johns Episcopal Church will be repeated today at the Il o'clock service. The choir at St. Johns is one of the best in the South, and the "Hai- Ielujah Chorus and '"re Deum," rem dered on Easter were especially pleasing. Their rendition caused so much favor able comment that it has been decided to repeat the program.
 AT A MEETING of the Board of Direc- tors of the Alabama and Texas oil and Transportation Company, held in Mont gomery Friday, & five per cent dividend was declared. This company is under the management of citizens of Montgomery, and Phares Coleman Is President The company has already sold several thous- and barrels of oil from it's Texas gush. CTS.
 c. c. MCCLELLAN and Robert Doron, the mounted patroimen who. by prompt action and quick work, rescued twenty mules belonging to the City Tee Delivery Company from a fire early Friday morn ing. were yesterday presented with tick cts representing 10000 pounds> of ice by Capt. T. H. Moore, manager of the com- pany. Messrs. Mcclellan and Doron yes- terday expressed their great appreciation of the kindness of Manager Moore, but said they had only done their duty
 THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT will convene Monday morning at 1C o'clock, when under the law cases from the First Judicial District will be taken up. This district is composed of the counties of Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke pected that large number of South Ala bama lawyers will be present. According to It's custom the court will do little more than meet and adjourn Monday. morning at 10 o'clock. The Court will continue in session under the statutes un- til the last day of June.
 JOHN P. JORDAN. a negro. was ar raigned for trial before United States Commissioner Elmore yesterday morning on a charge of pension frauds. On mo- tion the case was continued until next Saturday. .
 JOHN SCOTT. negro buggy boy, was arrested yesterday morning on the charge Of stealing diamond from Mrs. G. P. Waller. Scott admitted that the diamond had been in his possession and that he had carried 1t to a jewellers to have it set but he claimed that he had found it. Scotts story, however, was proved to be false. It was shown that he had tried to- sell the diamonds. The stones were Recovered. No charge was preferred against Scott as he had been employed about the house for long time. He was later released.
 YESTERDAY CLOSED the fourth week of the registration of the voters of Mont gomery County. All the time so far has been spent in the city. When the Board of Registrars closed the books yesterday afternoon 1,970 voters had been registered.
 REFEREE ASA E. STRATTON return ed yesterday from Roaupke where he has been conducting an investigation in- to the affairs of Charles E. Taylor of that place. Taylor, who is well known in Montgomery failed for @ sum that Is said to be in the neighborhood of $60.000. Captain Charles T. Pollard of this city was appointed receiver of his affairs. He experienced some trouble in securing the books and papers of Taylor and the off, cers of the Bank of Roanoke who had some of the books were summoned to come to an investigation that was held in Montgomery. The books were finally turned over to tho receiver. Referee Sratton has for several days been inves- tigatinfi Taylor's affairs in Roanoke It is said that assets to the value of $l2,000 have been disclosed by the investigation. Taylor has disappeared from Roanoke The United States deputies were unable to locate him.