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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
GREENSBORO EVENTS.

Return of Rev. Mr. McGehee Pleases
 the Citizens.
 Greensboro. Dec. 19.-(Special. )-Greens- boro is delighted with the decision of the Methodist Conference in allowing Rev. o. r. McGehee to remain as Presiding Elder of this district. and also in sending here Rev Thomas McCarty as pastor of the Methodist Church. MT, McCarty has many friends in Greensboro, made hers when he was a student of the Southern University.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

A party of seventy-five homeseekers from Iowa and Wisconsin. arrived here yesterday afternoon and left today for points in Baldwin County across the bay to winter and. if possible. secure homeS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
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Mobile. Dec. 19.-(Special. Jon all sides may be noted unusual activity in the business district of Mobile in that the Christmas holidays are close at hand. The usual clearing up, repainting. etc. in the several city markets have been going on for several days and. with only a few days remaining. this work is being rushed as much as possible It is an invariable cause for speculation that the work of cleaning and repainting in these marts of trade Is put off year after year until but few days before Christ mas. yet no one has been enabled to give an explanation therefor. Notwithstand- ing the repair work and cleaning up in- side the principal city market. known as the Southern Market, Is always most thorough. the three alleys which extend through. parallel with the two dividing buildings, from Royal to Water Streets are neglected to the extent that they present, at all times. . decidedly disa- greeable appearance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

& The Advertiser is now deliv- j
 < cred and on sale in Mobile be- J & ginning at 8 .. m. y ' CIRCULATION BUREAU. j < Orders for delivery or com s S plaints of non-delivery may be \ < left at 116 N. Royal Street, cor. t' S St. Louis Street, or telephone S' < Bell, 4s7; Home, 3S6. Deliv- J S cred by carrier at 65 cents per Ss < month. John K. Evans, y < supt. Circulation. IS
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

The Norwegian steamship Mt. Vernon, arrived up from Bocas del Toro, to the United Fruit Company with a full cargo of fruit and two passengers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

A. R. Sompayrac, general insurance agent of the Southern Railway is in Mo bile from Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

The annual reception of the Athestan Club took place this evening in the hand some ball room of the new club. The rooms were beautifully decorated and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
The N Matinee Girl
at tho Play
THE MOST ATTRACTIVE CALENDAR
OF THE NEW YEAR
 faAMNa

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 Consists of six sheets, each 15 in. by 10 in., ip IA colors, with an added special finish that gives it the trus water color effect. The accompany ing reproduction of ono of tho sub jscts, greatly reduced in size and without the enlivening effect of the rich coloring, gives but an imperfect idea of the beauty of this charming series of plates.
 How to Obtain Et.-Sent any. where, prepaid, on receipt of 50c. coin or stamps: OR. prepaid on re. ceipt of Sc tn stawpe and Q Globe design label taken from Gold Band Ham: OB, for So postage and the Globe design label from g piece of Gold Band Bacon OR, for Sc postage and c white Label English Bacon label; OR, if your dealer hasn' these meats. .Ye will mall calendar on, TO. cefpe Of Sc in stainpe If you send ue an order for one piece of either of the three products mentioned and also give us the name of the dealer through whom you wish it delivered to you. Thus 42c of tho price of this srtistic calendar can be saved by the purchase of either of the above mentioned choice goods
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Lee NJ. Otts of the First National Bank. has returned from New York. where he has been for some weeks. having under gene serious operation on his ear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Messrs. Frank Burkitt and A. T. Stov- all of Okalona, Miss. are in Mobile for a visit of a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

James Bell. white. wanted in Brewton Escambia County. for concealed weapons was arrested this morning by Sherin Powers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
Arrested for BigamY.


 4s Neyspapers from Shelbyville, Ind. an- nounce the arrest of John F. Gleason, who was at one time a deputy constable in this city and afterwards a fiagman on the Southern Railway between Birming- ham and Greenville Miss, and still la ter an engineer on the Southern. He was arrested on a charge of bigamy, prefer red by a young woman of Birmingham, claiming to be his wife, formerly Miss May Adelinc Franks. Her father is a shoe maker of this city.
 According to The Shelbyville Democrat of the 16th instant. Gleason denies every material allegation. He denies, says that paper. ever having married any one but Miss Nellie Jones of Waldron Ind, whom he says, he married in Cincinnati twen- ty-five years ago. A preliminary trial is set for Monday next.
 Gleason lost one of his hands while out hunting in this State and received a large amount of accident insurance. A friend of Miss Franks stated this morning: Miss Franks was a good look ing woman. She was employed in a tail bring establishment on First Avenue and was married to Gleason. She joined the church of which Gleason was a member Miss Franks was in Birmingham a few weeks since and left on several the i'm pression that she was going to q con vent"
 In Compliment to Mrs. Glass. The Birmingham News today in its social column had the following item: Mrs. L.. J. Haley entertained at cards | on yesterday afternoon in compliment to Mrs. Frank P. Glass of Montgomery. The house was artistically decorated in ferns and red carnations. the reception hal where fha hou Dla aA l among 5bower of flowers. being espe- cially attractive. Punch was served by Mrs. Oscar Smith and Mrs. Frederick Dimmiok. The color scheme of the en- tertainment, red and white, was carried out in the score cards, the game ones being white and those used to score the lone hands being red
 The prizes were all of glass, as this was the idea followed in the details of the entertainment. Mrs. A, A. Adams ! won the first prize, a handsome Vene- tiap glass toast cup and the lone-hand prize, a cut glass bon-bon dish, was | awarded to Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr. The consolation prize. a pair of glass | csndlesticks was given in a unique and interesting manner. Small glass balls, red and white, were drawn from a waiter. the lucky one being indicated by a small silver horseshoe attached. Miss Lena Trotter drew this.
 More than one hundred guests enjoyed the afternoon. and the large number. to- gether with the appointments of the en- 1 tertainment, made 1t one of unusual bril- liancy.
 Those who assisted Mrs. Haley in re- ceiving were Mesdames J. B. Cobbs, George M. Morrow, Frederick Dimmick, William Byrd Jr.. Dan A. Greene, c. G. Davidson. W. A. Chenoweth, Oscar Smith. c. H. Miles, J. D. Elliott and Miss Trotter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
WILL REPLY TO BRAGG
JEFFERSON MEDICos WILL ANS
 WEIR CRITICISM.
Deputy Sheriff Albert stradford Says That Few Prisoners are Sent to the Walls from
 His County.

Birmingham, Dec. 1s.-(Special)-The Jefferson County Medical Society at its meeting on Monday evening next will an- swer the criticism recently passed by pr. Shirley Bragg. Physician for the Board of Convict Inspectors of the State on the County jails and prisons, so far as the 5ails and prisons in this County are con- cerned. The report and discussion to be made and to follow promises to be inter- esting. Deputy Sheriff Albert Stradford, of sherin Burgin's office here. has pre- pared statement as to the number of prisoners sent to th penitentiary iron, the County jail at this point. Since March l. ls0z, about 70 convicts have been sent up from Jefferson County and of this great number only seventeen have been sent to the walls because they were not in sound health and the companies who contract for convict labor would not have them. Only about per cent of the total number of conyicts 70 to the walls and they go there because of their constitu- tionally unhealthy condition. The great bulk of the prisoners are healthy and strong and are leased to the big corpora tions to dig coal. The healthfulness. of the prison. therefore he argues. cannot be judged by the few who go to the walls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
NEWS IN BRIEF

HENRY TAYLOR. a negro. was confined yes terday in the Montgomery County jail a charge of petit larceny by order of Justice W. A. Taylor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
Mobile .society News.

E. O. Sykes. Jr.. ot Aberdeen. Miss. is visitlnEN in Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Mrs Richard Inge entertained at cards yesterday afternoon About thirty ladies enjoyed Mrs Inge's hospitality. and Mrs. II. c. Benners won the prize, a pretty vase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

J. c. Elgin of Corinth. Miss, arrived tn Mobile this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
Death of Mrs. Judith Mccoy.

Mrs. Judith Mccoy. wife of Major John Mccoy. one of the oldest citizens of Bir- rningham died at 3:15 o'clock this morn ing as a result of pneumonia. She had been i'll only a few days. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning. inter ment in the Elm Leaf Cemetery. Besides her husband one daughter Is left Miss Belle Mccoy, organist for the First Meth odist Church. and . grandson. Walter Percy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Mir. and Mrs James Cain and children and Mrs. Narcissa Smith, recently of Cordele, Ga. have arrived in wetumpka and will make this place their home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
Expect Good Trade.

The merchants are evidently expecting great things during the next few days, and all of them are securing extra help and preparing fer grand displays in show windows and inside decorations. Ths usual street hawkers are coming in and Old Santa Claus, on his annual visit, will find Mobile similar in appearance, in this particular, as in the good old days of yore.
 To him, however. another very familiar sight will be presented, in the business district, such as he had occasion to note the past three or four years. to wit: The streets in a most desperate and. con- gested condition. due to the several kinds of improvements going on in what is known as District No. 2. On all sides workmen are engaged in cutting ditches. putting down conduits and sewer pipes. and the Electric Street Railroad Company also has work in progress. taking out old rails, rebuilding the foundations and putting down new and larger steel rails on the several lines of roadway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Pleased to meet you" Is what a man never says to a sight draft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

IF THE contributor signing himself Jimmy Atkinson will send his name to The Ad vertiser. his manuscript will be considered The Advertiser does not publish articles no matter how meritorious without the req name of the writer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

At meeting of the Town Council last night. J. D. Hamilton was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna- ton of w. E.. ToFbert.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

THE following appointments were announced yesterday from the State Executive Depart ment: Ph. H Hoffman. Commissioner of Deeds for Alabama in Maryland; A. B. Lacy. Notary Public. Tuscaloosa; r. A. yaldwell. Constable. Talladega; M. T. Letherwood. Notary Public. Lowndes County; Ben A. Gil- leland. Constable, Lamar County; Henry F. Wiatt Justice of the Peace. Dallas County: Catherine Shea, Notary Public. Jefferson County; B. F. Crabbs. Notary Public, Jef- ferson County: W. B. Smith. Notary Public. Jefferson County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Mrs Inge Selisn of Mobile and pr. and Mrs. William B. Hall Of Sewanee are guests at "Contentment."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
The Recorders Court.

In the Recorders Court this morning Moses Glenn. a decidedly youthful negro with a bad reputation, was brought up for trial. he having thrown glass at and striking a little white child. Nellie Gen try, over and in the right eye, innicting a serious wound. from which 1t is feared she will lose the sight. Glenn was sent before the Inferior Criminal Court in bond of 500. Eddie Bryant, another me- gro boy, charged with having induced Glenn to throw the glass. was ordered whipped out of prison.
 John Murphy. the white man arrested early this week on the charge of film tiamming. was convicted in two cases of petit larceny, and sentenced to sixty days hard labor in each case. J. NJ. Camp. charged with the same offenses, being in company with Murphy at the time of his arrest, was dismissed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Prof D. P. Christenberry. who has been i'll with some heart trouble, is re- ported improving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Senator Horton of Greene spent a few days this week with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Horton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Massachusetts has 45OO registered phy, sicians.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
The City Court.

Nowhere, just now, Is the expectant holidays more strongly to be observed than in the City Court. Tuesday of this week a capital case was called and it required two special venires, a total of 125 men. to secure the needed twelve com potent jurors. Even then 1t locked as if the court would have to order another venire. The court stated that SC many men. engaged in trade had offered ex- cuses that 1t seemed extremely dififcult to get jurors sufficient to conduct the business of the tribunal
 This morning the case of the State vs. Joe Dick alias Joe Green, murder, was called and notwithstanding there were two full juries and a special venire of 100 men, it was doubtful if the necessary number would be obtained without the issuance of another venire.
 As was anticipated only eleven jurors were secured of the 124 names called and the judge ordered a second venire, re- turnable at o'clock to secure the needed man. The jury secured, was as follows: Morris c. Sherman. John B. Cazalas. John w. Marston, Jr., Ryland Mette, Vincent M. Greenwood. Lee Strauss. Henry Simon, John A. Pope, Willard Mc- Lean and Charles Cooper.
 At $50 tonight jury was given the charge, Charles A. Cunningham being the twelfth man chosen. After being out forty-hve minutes, the jury returned into court and rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. with pen alty of fifteen years in the penitentiary. The negro smiled when the verdict was rad.
 In the City Court Judge Semmes this morning discharged the jury in the case of the State vs. Gabriel Brown. the jury being unable to agree upon verdict. The case, as will be remembered. was given to the jury Wednesday morning at 1:3O o'clock and 1t was predicted the follow ing day. when a verdict had not been then reached. that 1t would be mistrial. It was reported that of the twelve eight fa- vored capital punishment, three stood for ncouital and one for light punishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20
New York Gotten Futures.

NEW YORK Dec 1.-The ruling prices A the Cotton Exchange today follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Carlos S. Tutwiler United States Com missioner at Troy. spent part of this week here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

Bayliss E. Harris of Texas is the gues of his mother, Mrs Potter.f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-20

H. Wiley of Jacksonville is in town.
Evening journal., 1902-08-19
SMYRNA STREETS ARB DARK
Owing to Breakdown in Electric Light
Plant-MOOn Is Welcome
Special to the Evening Journa

Special TO the Evening journal.
Smyrna, August 19.-The moonlight
nights are hailed with joy by the citi-
zens of this town as now walking along
the streets at night is a safe pastime
For several weeks the town, at night,
especially Saturday nights, has been in
darkness owing to an accident at the
electric plant where but one dynamo
can be used. This is not large enough
to carry the entire load, consequently
the street lamps have been turned off,
with the result that persons walking on
the streets removed from the business
centre of the town have been compelled
to grope their way along. The re-
pairs will not arrive here for a month
yet
The town Councilmen have aban-
doned the effort to raise the $4,000
necessary for needed repairs and this
matter will be deferred until February,
when an act can be gotten through the
Legislature. Since the riot three weeks
ago, when officers were unable to dis
tinguish blacks from whites, Satur-
day nights, the police force has been
enlarged. No further trouble of this
kind is expected.
Evening journal., 1902-08-19

dank as coaohman. Later he was
steward on the steamboats, Earl and
FELTON,, which piled between Whining
ton for more than sixteen years. On
December 10. 1876, he married Nina
Jones. lie attended Ezion Church, was
a member OF the Free MasOns and
Monday Club.
He was devoted to his race, and
was much interested in business He
believed in patronizing his own race in
business. Although a Christian man
he said but little on that subject.
The presence of 1000 mourners at
his funeral attested the esteem in
which Mr. Murray was held by the
people of the city. He was kiad-heart-
ed TO a fault genial Of disposition
and altogether one of the best Of citi-
zens. 1t is said of him that he attend
ed more funerals than any man in the
city. Everybody was his friend, anC
when he found want he always hasten
ed to relieve it.
The words of eulogy which came
from the Rev. b. 4. Moore. one of Mr.
Murray's closest friends, were slgnih.
cant of the life of Mr.. Murray In fact
no such eulogy was demanded; Mr.
Nurray's life spoke for itself
He leaves a wife, mother, four bro
theirs and six sisters to mourn his loss
Evening journal., 1902-08-19
KNIGHTS WILL NOT
BUILD SANITARIUM

Scn Francisco, Aug. 19.-At the ses-
siDl OF the Supreme Lodge, knights
Of Pythias, yesterday the proposition
to erect sanitarium at Hot Springs,
Ark. for sick and disabled knights
was defeated by a vote Of Sc to 80 and
tho report Of the special investigating
committee adopted at the last session
was completely disregarded, It was
the voice of the Supreme Lodge that it
has no right under its constitution to
tax the members of the order for that
purpose. The supreme representatives,
however. expressed themselves as indi-
vidually favoring a sanitarium If il
could be built without taxation. II
was proposed to erect buildings at a
cost Of S250,OOO, the expense to be borne
by per capita tax of 10 cents on each
member of the order to be levied semi
annually for period Of five years.
Evening journal., 1902-08-19
ADDICKS PEOPLE WORRIED
Spirits Sink TO Zero at Failure Of Pa.
IrOniZe Fake Story
Special to tho Evening journal


Smyrna. August 19.-Since the Even
ing Journal, and other well-known
daily papers have nailed the lie in ref
erence to President Roosevelt throwing
the Federal patronage to Addicks, the
Union Republicans of this vicinity are
not so jubilant When that story ap-
peared there was the widest Kind of
enthusiasm in the Addicks local camp
and Thomas Jefferson was patted on
the back and congratulated upon the
turn affairs had taken, as the faithfuls
regarded it as a sure sign JEFF" would
be the new postmaster to succeed /. B.
Megear.
However. when the truth about the
report was learned, these enthusiasts
had down cast appearance
and looked like the proverb-
ial thirty cents. They have
been busy since, trying to explain mat
ters but the more conservative men
admit this plan of taking stories to
bolster up the declining cause of Ad-
dicksism is only pulling the Gasman
more securely upon the toboggan slide.
Evening journal., 1902-08-19
VISITED her LOVER
TO FIND HIN DEAD
Philadelphia Girl, AifancedaWiie Of
SlOan, Gets TO Delaware CITY,
After His Suicide

Delaware City, Aug. 19.-One of the
saddest incidents in connection with a
death that has occurred here lately
was the visit of Miss Clara G. Osborne
yesterday. Miss Osborne is a resident
Of Philadelphia, and was ths affianced
wife of Wilmer M. w. Sloan, the drug
gist of Fort Delaware, who ended his
existence on Wednesday morning last
by taking poison, supposedly aconite.
Miss Osborne was not aware of the
death of her lover until some time af-
ter her arrival here. She made severol
inquiries among the officers and sol
diers. none of whom could tell her the
truth. She finally met a soldier who
had been drinking, and the latter not
realizing what the result would be said
without hesitancy, Druggist Sloan
do you mean, lady? Why, he was found
dead in bed on Wednesday, poisoned
himself"
Sergeant Collins, who was near
caught the woman as she swooned anc
was falling. He saw that she was prop
erly cared for, and after telling her the
circumstances connected with the deatl
of her lover informed her that the body
had been taken to New York for burial
Miss Osborne showed the ring he haC
placed on her finger in July with
band to prevent it being lost.
She said: 1--WE were TO me married
on Thanksgiving Day of this year a
the home of my sister in Philadelphia
have part of my clothing prepared
for the wedding"
She left for her home in the Quake
City yesterday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1902-08-19
NUGGETS OF NEWS

A downpour of rain yesterday put out
the forest fires which were raging in
the vicinity of Florence, Wis.
During the week ending last satur-
day the public baths of Philadelphia
were used by 32O.O0l persons.
The plant of the Tallahatta Lumber
Company, near Meridian. Miss, was de-
Itroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $50,0O0
Mrs. Emma Schieble, of Dayton, o.,
was run down and killed by a bicyclist
yesterday while alighting from a street
car.
The battleship Maine was docked at
the Brooklyn navy yard yesterday to
put her in shape for the official speed
trial
Four labor leaders were arrested in
Manila yesterday for threatening to
kill striking cigarmskers il they re-
turned 70 a5Tk.