The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-15
NEWS IN BRIEF

THE SUIT of Mary Saygurs against the Montgomery Street Railway Com pany occupied a large part of yesterday in the civil division of the City Court. She is suing the company for S,5Oo dam- ages that she claims to have sustained Ill an accident on the corner of Monroe and Lawrence Streets year ago. The plain- tiff was in the buggy with Henry Coie- man, q blacksmith. when It was run down and both occupants thrown to the movement by a Belt Line car. The horse had his leg broken and had to be shot. Coleman was picked up. from the ground unconscious and Mary Saygurs was also hurt The case had not been completed when court adjourned for the night.
 JUDGE W. c. RICHARDSON, presid- ina judge of the Second Judicial Circuit yesterday morning teiephoned GoVernor Jelks that he was Ill at his home in Creenyille and was unable to go to Ever green to begin; holding court there yes terday morning. Upon receipt Of this information the. Governor telesraphed fudge A. H. Alison. Supernumerary Cir cult Judge to go to Evergreen. Judge Aston was at his home in Eufaula and cannot reach Evergreen until today Ine Governor appointed Hon. J. D. Burnett, a prominent lawyer of Evergreen 10 pre- side over the court until Judge Aston reached there. Judge Richardson said he expected to be able to go to Evergreen Thursday.
 THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS of Montgomery County will, at the close or the present week, take recess Tor few days. The members of the Board have decided to keep the registration books open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night until o'clocN to give+th men whose work closely confines the1n in the day an opportunity of securing. ,heir registration receipts. The Board usually closes it's days work at o'clock In the afternoon but the sessions will be pro- longed in the latter part of the week. The Board has not yet made up it's schedule of visits to the. country beats. So far 2.25O voters have been registered in Montgomery County.
 VOLUNTARY PETITIONS in bank ruptcy were filed yesterday in the United
 States Court by lawyers representing Dock Sterrett of Montgomery and Joseph T. Wiggins of FloraIa. Covington Coun- ty. The petitions were referred to Asa
 E. Stratton. referee in bankruptcy. The
 assets and liabilities of Strerrett are in-
 significant. Wiggins is a merchant at F'Ioraia. Referee Stratton made an order
 restraining J. T. Bradshaw. Sheriff of Covington County from selling goods levied on.
 A CHARTER was issued yesterday by the Secretary of State for the Alabama and Mississippi Railroad Company. which proposes to build line of railroad from Vinegar Bend, Ala, in a southwesteriy direction toward Leakesville, Greene County, Miss. The capital stock of the railroad company is $5.oOo and the stock holders are N. F. Turner, Herbert c. Turner. Rhett Turner. Horace Turner of Vinegar Bend and Marshall Turner and Charles l.. Bromberg, Jr, of Mobile. | THE STATE BOARD of Registrars yesterday appointed Judge J. P. Harris of Iarkinsville a member of the Board of Registrars of Jackson County to suc- ceed I. P. Brown of Aspel who has re- signed.
 THE BOARD OF REVENUE of Mont gomery County held a short meeting yes-
 terday morning. The larger part Of the