The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-26


of Dunbar Allen. Of PlauersvilIe, was
engaged at that moment in cleaning his
shot gun, a hammerlsss breech-loader.
When the negro asked for the drink Mr..
Allen laid the gun down and set him out
the drink and without waiting for the
man to swallow his Def pre- breakfast
apr etlzer, picked up the shot gun and
commenced to work on 1t again. He
broke the gun in order to examine II. and
Just as he did 80 there was a loud re-
port. Hunter had the glass Of whiskey
in his left hand raising It to his mouth.
and the entire load struck his arm be-
tween the wrist and elbow. shattering his
arm. making amputation necessary.
Young Allen regrets the accident very
much, all the more from the fact that
II was caused by careless handling of the
gun. As the shooting was entirely acci-
dental no warrant was made out against
the young man, and he regrets ie~more
than even the wounded man himself.
Shops to Remain Here.
The business and real estate men Of
Selma have been greatly worried during
the past few days over report, publish
ed in the papers, that the Southern shops
were to be moved from Selma to Wilton,
mile this side of Montevallo. which is
the juno ton of the main line Of the South
ern with the branch that runs from that
point to Blocton and Birmingham. These
rumors were based on information that
seemed to come from an inside source.
and the suspicion that a move was con-
ten plated was backed by the closing down
of the pattern department here, and the
laying off Of a good many hands in the
| other departments. But these rumors
were put to rest last night by the receipt
l % q fo1nDrann Gaparal Man q
Fl. Ackert Of the Southern. who said that
there was no foundation for the report
| and that the shops would remain here.
The people Of Selma breathed sigh of
| relief when they heard this. The removal
of the Southern shops from Selma would
mean the loss of at least 100000 per year
In pay rolls and would have rendered
pre- ctically valueless scores Of houses In
which the mechanics reside IN East Sell
ma, Until other industries could he start
ed to take the place Of the Southerns
she ps.
The City Council of Selma and the
| Southern Railway have no: oesa on the
| best of terms for several years past, and
Continual nagging has been going on.
| II Is row to be sincerely hoped that the
| city officials and the Southern will get to-
| gether, bury all Of the differences that
has existed between them. and pull to-
gether in the future for the upbuildins
of Selma. This Is a general sentiment
| expressed on the streets today.
League Club for Selma.
Lem Bailey, the most popular baseball
| player who ever tossed a ball across a
diamond in this city, arrived home yes
| terday, and was most cordially received
| by his scores of friends in Selma. He
| has been a member Of Peters Atlanta
| aggregation during the past season,
| finishing the year with Nashville, the
pennant winners.
MIR. Baileys home Is In Selma and he
| will go into business during the winter
months. He will resume his playing
| when the warmth of next summers sun
cause the buds to swell and the flowers
| to bloom. Mr.. Bailey is looking in the
| pink of physical perfection and his hard
work during the last season on the dia-
| mond seems to have agreed with him
| physically rather than pulled him down
| Among other things, Mr.. Bailey said:
| Selma is a good ball town and / am
/ anxious to see the town with a, good
team in some small league like the Cot.
| ton States circuit Those clubs played
| good ball all season and came out, so
am informed. away ahead of the game
| and / can't see any reason why little
circuit composed or Selma, montgomery
Admission, Rome. Columbus and Mobile
cannot do likewise.
1T is to early yet to talk hall fol
next season, but II the people here want
/ 1t when the time comes they will have
a good team. capable of putting up the
| real article"
| This clearly shows the trend Of Mr.
| Bailey's mind. He was never So happy
| as when he was connected with the
Selma club a few years ago. Lovers OF
| baseball in the cities he names should
| take up Lem Bailey's suggestion at once
and go to work to organize strong teams
in their respective cities and then
| organize a league, not what is commonly
known as a professional league but a
small league among themselves. COM
prising the best amateur talent and such
| outside players as each city feels able to
employ. Such a league as this would
| be immensely popular and would draw
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