The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-11
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 A WARRANT has been sworn out against Geoige si.er. charging him with the murder of Calvin Law. The lat ter negro, it will b., recalled. died from the effects of a wouj Id inflicted by Foster in a fight two weeks ago. As soon as Foster learned that Law was dead, he gave himself up scnd he was transferred from police headS iuarte to the county jail.~ Sunday the warrant charging mur- der was sworn o ht before Justice Screws. Foster wilt clai ei that the shooting was in self-defense. In evidence of this. ne shows his oy.E'coat with long gash which, he says. was inflicted by Law With murderous-lfsoking knife. The hearing will be before Justice Screws on the 18th.
 HON. JOHt; V. SMITH, President of the Alabama, Railroad Commission left yesterday evening for Birmingham from which place he will go to Sawyersville, a station on tne Southern Railway between Akron and, Greensboro. The people of Sawyerevilte have complained to the Rail- road CemlUission that the Southern Rail- way does not maintain an agency there and MT. Smith goes there to investigate the merit. of the complaint. He also de- sires to ls,ok into the railroad situation in western Alabama. portion of the State with wlsich he is not entirely familiar. MT. SmiSh expects to return to Montgom- cry Thursday or Friday.
 TEACHERS were awarded certificates yesterdsly by the State Board of Ex- arninel;s as follows: Hattie Dunlap, Ashbyt w. R. Hicks Liberty; Miss Fan nie Thomas, Modena: A. F. .Trimble, Fredonia; R. R. Redden, Hinton: J. c. Phillips. Brantley; T. R. Owens. Line ville;s A. T. Rudder. Bergamot; L. E. Byntm, Kncheon; T. P. Ashford. Motts Mils M. K. Dinsy. Elyton: A. J. Will Iianls, Opeiika; C.. w. Reaves. Abbevilie; c. R. Hudson. Auburn; Miss Kate Myers, Livingston: Miss Mary Dooley. Ivey.
 RECORDER ARLINGTON ordered an attachment issued and entered condi- tional fine of $1o against a defaulting
 witnes yesterday at police court, The case was that of Clement Taylor charged with stealing chickens. and the witness | who failed to respond to the summons was of such importance that the case was postponed until this afternoon. The Re corder is determined to make witnesses respect the law, and says that in every case where they are properly summoned and do not appear he will enter fine against them.
 SIX YOUNG negro men were arraigned in police court yesterday afternoon charged with drinking whiskey and curs- | ing on the streets. It appears that they were armed with sticks and were having things their own way out Decatur Street. When other negroes passed they would use their sticks to make them go faster, and the language they used was describ- ed by one witness as too vile to repeat in court. They were fined sl0 and cost each. which means that they will work on the streets for thirteen days.
 MISS LILY HAXWORTH Is delivering a series of lectures on the art of cooking in the old Joe De Vie Club rooms over the store of the Brock Grocery Company. The first of the lectures was delivered yesterday afternoon to a large audience | of ladies, who followed the lecturer with | the closest attention. She is an instruc- | live talker and the housekeepers learned great deal from her explanations. Two more lectures will be delivered. These lectures will take place Friday and We'd nesday afternoons at 5 o'clock.
 DR. HOLMES a well known evangelist of South Carolina preached to large con- gregations Sunday at the Adams Street Baptist Church. He will continue the services at the Adams Street Church this week. preaching at 3:3o o'clock in the afternoon and at 7:30 o'clock at night Rev. w. D. Gay, pastor of the church says all Christian workers in the city and all ministers are invited to attend the services.
 SERVICES will be held at the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church twice a day during this week and Rev. P o. Cope land of Birmingham will preach. The meetings will begin each morning at 10 o'clock and each night at o'clock. A large congregation was present at the church last night. Services will also be held at the Court Street Methodist Church each night during this week
 THE CREDITORS If Rosenberg. Ca. hoon & Norton, the local firm which flied petition in bankruptcy on February 24th, were to have held a meeting in the office of Referee Stratton yesterday, but a postponement was had until today number of attorneys representing the creditors met yesterday afternoon, but an. adjournment was taken until this morn- ing at 10 o'clock.
 FOR IDI5ING and loafing. Joe Bradford and Joe Lawson, two negro boys. were nne0 70 ana CoSIs edcn Dy hecOfuer AT rington yesterday afternoon. The police intend to arrest every loiterer who has no visible means of support It Is said that a large per centage of the crimes committed in Montgomery are by this class of loafers.
 THE SUFFIENCY OF CHRISTI was the subject of a most interesting experi- ence meeting al the Young Mems Chris tian Association Sunday afternoon. The meeting was led by Secretary L. D. Dix. The attendance was large and a good meeting was held The Secretary and a number of others made feeling talks.
 HUGH MORGAN. @ young white man, was carried to the county pesthOuse yes- terday afternoon suffering from an attack of smaIlpox He is one of the very few white patients who has been sent out Morgan lives in Ward 8 There is no smallpox in his neighborhood. He is collector and his business had carried him into some of the infected districts. where the negroes developed the disease.
 FRANK PRTETT and Dee Pruett. young white men were arrested in West End at Il 30 o'clock last night by Mount