The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
NEWS IN BRIEF

carried to the pest house yesterday with well developed case of smallpox It was said that Davenport had acquired, the disease by shaving some ono of the railroad men who, recently broke out with smallpox Davenport Ia himself satisffedfI pavenport's case emphasizes the fact that barber's are especially liable to con taGious. dissaae. When smallpox first appeared two or three years. ago, q large number of barhers had to be carried to, the pesthouse.
 MAYOR JOSEPH will at the next meeting of the City Council submit a communication asking for an appropria- ton to clean and renovate the offices and the council chamber in the city buiid- ings. The walls in all the offices are to be redecorated and new paper is to be put on. It has been several years since the interior walls were fresh and attrac- tive. The proposed improvement con templates the repainting of the wood-
 work in the offices and the council cham Der. The improvements are to be made in time for the coming meeting of the Alabama League of Municipalities. which meets in this city in May
 THE HEAVY and washing rains of the
 past two months have left the streets of the residence portion of the city In an extremely bad condition. On the lilly streets, deep gullies have been washed
 and bridges torn up by the washing ralns
 Others of the streets ere heavy and deep
 with mud. Outside of the paved district horses and vehicles fare rather badly. The city authorities have. been compelled to increase the street force and efforts to improve conditions have been re- doubled. The street force had hard time of 1t during February and March.
 JOHN FITZPATRICK, Will Taylor.
 Richard Cook and Alex Cook were in the City Court yesterday to pay for part of their Christmas fun. They all met at TayIors store, on the Mt. Meigs road. on Christmas day and had a red-hot time of fun and frolic. The day was spent in drinking, ristol shooting and similar anusements. As result. the crowd was ! indicted. They all plead guilty to the charge of engaging in an affray, and each
 was fined go.
 R. H. Parks Solicitor of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, has written to Governor JeIks that the negro Ben Zeigler. who was lynched in Pike County last Saturday night was not at any time in the cus-
 tody of the Sheriff of Pike County. At the suggestion of the Governor, Mir.
 Parks says he will make a careful inyes- tigation of the affair. He adds that the negro was lynched close to the Coffee
 County line, and he has a clue to the
 perpetrators of the crime.
 JOHN MIDDLETON. a negro of Butler Springs Butler County. was arraigned before United States Commissioner l.. H. Dawson yesterday morning on a charge of Illicit distilling and was bound over to the Federal grand jury, which meets in May His bond was fixed at s20e. which wss made. Middleton was brought to Montgomery yesterday morning by United States Deputy Marshal J. W. Barnes.
 IN THE CRIMINAL DIVISION of the City Court yesterday, Jim Stewart was found guilty of grand larceny. Tom Hill was convicted of burglary and John Charles of grand larceny. Coleman Bill lups was found guilty of assault and battery and fined $37.50 and Cherry An- thony was fined $50 for carrying a con cealed pistol.
 A VOLUNTARY PETITION in bank ruptcy was filed in the United States Court yesterday by James Derry. la borer of Montgomery. The assets and l abilities are insignificant. The matter was referred to Referee Stratton for ad- Indication.
 AARON DAVENPORT, d negro from the lower end of the county. was arratgn- ed before Justice B. H. Screws yesterday charged with carrying a concealed pistol. He waived examination and was sent to iaii in default of hoad fnr hiS annaaranre