The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-13
TO Form Pettus club.

To Form Pettus Club.
About thirty of Selma's most prominent
citizens have put their names to paper
calling for the organization OF a Pettus
Club at the court house Wednesday night.
This is the first gun of the campaign for
the reelection of General Pettus to the
United states Senate.
Y. M. g. A. Items.
There will be short live service for
men Sunday afternoon at A O'Clock in the
association hall TO which all men are IN
vited.
The regular monthly meeting of the
directors OF the association will be held
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Luverne baseball team defeated the
association boys in the series of games
played last week, taking two out of the
three games.
Personal and Local.
A great many Of the visiting military
boys have called on United States Sena-
tor e. W. Pettus to pay their respects
and give rim assurance that they are for
him to succeed himself in the Senate.
A small blaze In vacant store in east
Selma. belonging to the Wright estate,
called out the fire company at 2 o'clock
this morning. The fire is supposed TO
have been incendiary.
Quartermaster Sergeant Len Mullen
will leave for Birmingham today. The
Dallas Light Dragons will leave at 1890
Monday night. on a special, for that city,
to go into camp.
In the game of ball yesterday afternoon
Luverne defeated the Y. M. C. A. team
by score of 10 to /. taking two out of
the three games from the local team.
Miss Echols of Nashville has been en-
gagged to teach the girls of the Summer
field Orphanage sewing and needle work
during the next session.
The Western Railroad was made to
move its track by Mayor Mcleod from
the disputed territory in the rear of the
St. James Hotel
The seats are being placed In the First
Methodist Church and week from to-
morrow that congregation will worship in
their building.
W. r. Walker, accused of killing Gus
Steele. a negro. will have his prellmi-
nary trial before Mayor Mcleod Tuesday
News has reached Selma of the death of
Mrs. Ralph Feulner at her home near
Polk. on the south side of the river.
Capt William Billingslea of Browns
Station Is In the city today and reports
that they had a good rain last night.
The little son of Levi Herzfelt was
thrown from a buggy in runaway this
morning and was seriously hurt.
Mrs. NJ. L. Clay underwent danger
Gus operation this morning, and the
chances are that she will recover.
Mrs W. T. Cannon has returned from
Coden and will go to Canebrake to spend
the rest of the summer.
A heavy wind last night did a great
deal of damage to telephone and tele-
graph wires in the city.
C. w. Hooper & Co. will erect a large
warehouse and store on the corner of
Green and Bow Streets.
General Louis " Clark did not arrive
In the city as was expected to review the
End Regiment today.
Senator o. ]. Meador passed through
the city today on the way to Myrtlewood
from Montgomery.
]. ROthchild, B. ]. Schuster. j. C. Ad-
Ter. /. Bloch and L. Thalheimer left for
Mobile by boat today.
Prof. Memoh and his band gave a de-
hghtful concert at the pavilion this af-
ternoon at $3.50.
Rev. L. o. Dawson of Tuscaloosa. will
fill the pulpit ,of the First Baptist Church
tomorrow.
Governor jerks and STAFF left for Mont
gomery on the $40 Western train this
morning.
Miss Annabeile Vandiver Of Talladega
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Rosebud
Land.
About thirty officers and soldiers left
camp for their respective homes today.
Don r. Day. an old citizen of Oldtown,
died at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
good rain fell at the Tripten place,
two miles across the river last night
There was not a single man in the hos
pital at Camp Falkner this morning.
Captain Diokey If the Luverne com