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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
Mir. Wyatt will possibly let them have

Mir. Wyatt will possibly let them have the court house building.
 Work has begun on the Long Branch Division of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from Village Springs to Selfville a distance of about nine miles, and grad ing and road making will be pushed to an early completion. Prestley Toulnan and associates Of Birmingham, are at work building their mining camps and opening up new coal mines at or near Selfville in Blount County. These coal mines will be the terminus of the Long Branch.
 The Underwood Coal Company Is get ting out large quantities of coal at AL toona and contemplates opening a new mine in Baines Hollow. about three miles south of Altoona. >.
 The Southern Railway has just com pleted a survey for a railroad from a point on the Alabama Great Southern near Steele's Station, to the coal proper ty of Obal Christopher. MT. Christopher bought these coal lands last summer for Captain J. M. Elliott Jr., President of the Southern Coal and Foundry Company. of Birmingham and Gadsden. and some New York parties. The corporation has not yet been formed and Mir. Christopher is holding the property until all arrange ments are completed,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
MRS. HULDA JAKERIaI
Wife of the President of tho Elders of tho Mmup1
 Church, Salt Lake City, Utah, Recommends
Lydia F. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
 pound for Woman's Periodic Pains.

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 How h possible for so make it p,insr that Lydia Pinhas alike rich and high and s.ser fsa s with life and 10 for the future when proof 6eisg and ovarian troubles and all the s peculiar
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
DIRETT REFUSED BOND
NEoRo ACCUSED or KILLING A
 WHITE BOY.
Good Progress Made in Securing Money for the Building ef Homes for Superannuatsd
 Methodist Preachers.

Birmingham, March 3.-(Special.)- )-Pc- ter Dirett. the negro who shot and fa- tally wounded Charlie Sentell. white boy, living in the Avondale Mills quar- ters. a week ago Sunday last. was given preliminary trial this morning before Justice of the Peace I. H. Benners. He was held to the grand jury without the privilege of giving bail. A large crowd attended the trial. The two eye-witnesses were examined. Hamp Bryant, who was with Sentei when he was shot, swore that he and Sentell were going along by the regro quarters when Dirett was seen. Sentell picked up a piece of slas ana Dirett approached them with revolver in his hand. The witness said that he spoke to the defendant and asked him to take a drink and. in the meantime Sem tell got behind the negro and snatched the revolver. sentell fired the pistol three or four times, one of the bullets striking him (Bryant) in the arm. Dirett went into his house and secured gun. He ana Sentell then started to run when the ne- gro fired at them, striking Senteii. physician testified that the wounds in- fiicted looked as If slugs had been used in the gun. Gangrene caused oeath. ihe dead boy was 17 years of age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
One Will Be Installed at the South
 ern Shops in Tuscumbia.

Tuscumbia, March eS.-(SpeciaD-F. N Julian of this city. candidate for Secre- tary of State at the next election, has been conducting a silent but effectual Constitutional Conver tion, and from all sections of North Alabama is receiving much encouragement. He feels confident that he will enter the Democratic conven- ton with sufficient votes to nominate him and expects the nomination on the first few ballots.
 S. D. Cushing of Washington City. elec- trical engineer for the Southern Railway, has been in Tuscumbia this week arrang- ing for putting in a complete electrical plant at the Southern's new shops near this place. Men are now engaged in wir- ing the buildings and placing poles through out the shop grounds. and the machinery will arrive just as soon as the buildings are in readiness. It Is learned that the offices of the Southern in this city are to be furnished with light from the shop plant, and that all or the shop machinery will be operated by electricity, The work at the shops Is being pushed by a large force of workmen, instructions having been issued from the SIeneTal Managers office at Washington that the shops must be in teadinsss and opera ton by the. 1st of June, under con- tract on the part of the railroad.
 The Confederate Veterans of this city who are to attend the reunion at Dallas, Tex. next month. are arranging for Full man sleepers which they will occupy dur ing the time they are ip Dallas, using the cars for sleeping purposes, as they rear that accommod itions will not be ample in the city on acco mt of the expected rush. It is estimated that fully one nun, dred veterans and visitors VIII aitenu from this city, Sheffield and other places in this imme Hate neighborhood.
 The contract for the construction or five-foot plank walk fir om Tuscsmbla 10 the Southcrn's shops near this city mas hen awarded to T. E. Wade at cost or $500. ca,,- fornia oil Company. who have been en- gagged several weeks boring TOT oil a. {, Y kea this county. sixteen niIes wess of this city. has struck oil at depth or 4c M feet and that the we: is running three or four barrels per day. This rLmor' now ouer lacks confirmation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
A BOOM IN REAL ESTATE.
Land Company Sells 79 Town Lots
 in New Decatur.

New Decatur, March 2S.-(Special.) )-Sec- retary W. T. Mulligan of the Decatur Land Company sold seventy-nine town lots yesterday. mostly to local purchas- CTS. The sales were for cash. Thirty of the lots were suburban and were bought by the J. D. Jervis Lumber Company and H. B. Beard at s159 each. There has been a regular boom in real estate the whole week, since it became known that the Central Railroad of Alabama is being worked upon. So exacting have been the demand upon the Probate Office that an extra force of recording clerks has been employed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
HEAVY RAIN AT DECATUR
Dangerous Rise of the Tennessee is
 Feared

Decatur, March 2s.-(SpeclaL)-This sec ton was visited last night by a most se- were rain and thunder storm. Today all creeks are greatly swollen and a heavy rise of the Tennessee River is feared.
 The continued rains have greatly re- tarded farming operations and farmers in the bottom lands are becoming very much disheartened.
 As yet no planting has been done and but little land has been plowed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
Hopkins May Resign.

Announcement was made today that President E. O. Hopkins of the sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. will in a few days tender his resignation. When seen, Mir. Hopkins refused to deny or confirm the announcement. Other changes are reported to occur in the near future, among them being Gentry Hillman. fur mace manager in charge of the city fur- naces of the Sloss Company: J. J. Gray. in chasge of the works of the company in the vicinity of Sheffield and Florence; T. c. Culverhouse, manager of the min- ing interests. Mir. Hillman was seen and verified his resignation. saying 1t would be effective May 1. He stated that he would go to Pittsburg. where he intended studying the improved machinery for blast furnaces. Af. Hopkins went with the Sioss- Sheffield Company two years ago. He was at the head of railroad company at Indianapolis, Ind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
Home for superannuates.

At the meeting of the District Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, which opens at Pratt City. April B. Presiding Elder J. D. Simpson VIII pc able to report that he has made sooo progress in the work or securing Money for homes for superannuated preachers. At the last annual conference, held in An- niston in November. a movement was set on foot to establish homes for preachers who have grown old in the harness ana have been forced by i'll health to retire from active work. The plan outlined Is for each Presiding Elder and one lay member in his district to secure funds for such homes by subscriptions, ana to erect residences In which they may re- side. It is the desire of pr. simpson that he have at least one of these homes built by the Conference next year. The first of these homes for the Conference has been erected at Montevallo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
Killing in Convict Mine.

Coroner Paris returned from Coalburg today, where he investigated killing which took place in convict mine at that place. Will Johnson was stabbed to death with a dirk made of a large sized nail. Jim Montgomery. another negro convict. Is charged with the killing. The negroes fell out about a pair of shoes and quarrelled in the mines. the staboing being the result. The coroner has issued A warrant against Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29

Now is the time to cleanse and disinfect your premises. Call on Alexander & Spann, and get sup plv of Crude Carbolic Acid, Moth Rails and Insect Powder, which will do it to perfection. -@t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29

him to step on the trap. and deputy sheriff produced a rope and pinioned his legs MT. Blackwell then told Harris he could say a few words through the bars on the outside to the thousand pr more people who had assembled in the street, if he so desired. Harris, without saying another word. moved up few inches closer to the iron bars, his face In plain sight of the crowd. and without trem- or in his voice said:
 "Friends and Relatives: I am guilty of the crime with which l am charged. hope it will be. a lesson to you and to everybody in the United states. l am going to heaven and horc you all will meet me there. Goodbye"
 He then stepped back and strengthened up. The moose was slipped over his head and the knot placed under his ear. His body was slightly swaying, but he did rot show any signs of fear or of break ing down. Not word was spoken to the negro after the moose was adjusted As soon as it was put over his head the black cap was pulled over his face and tied under his chin.
 One of the deputies then remarked to Sheriff Blackwell the word Frank" The condemned man knew what this meant He whispered in low tone as if talking to himself. Holy Jesus" The words had no more than left his lips when Sheriff Frank Blackwell pulled the cord, the doors fell downward and Will Harris went through the trap. There was a distinct sound heard as Harris's neck was brok- en, and he never quivered a muscle. In fifteen minutes the assembled docturs pro- nounced hin. dead and he was cut down.
 He was buried at the expense of Dal- las county.
 It was the most orderly execution that ever took place in Dallas County. Sheriff Blackwell was determined that there should be no sensational features attend ing 1t and there were not There was not word spoken in the jail by the crowd who witnessed the execution. and the solemnity of the execution had an awe spring effect on the crowd outside The execution of Harris for his heinous crime will have a fine effect on the lawless ele- ment of Dallas County and will deter others from committing similar offehses
 A Light Sentence.
 Grant Creel, a wnite nah, who had two indictments pending against him for the murder of a man named Collins and another named Troupe. was convicted in the Circuit Court yesterday and was given The case against him for the killing of Troupe was mol pressed and the attorney for the defense agreed with the Solicitor to allow his client to plead guilty and was given one year and one day Greet and the two men who were killed were factory operatives and all were on a picnic at Lake Lanier. good deal of whiskey was consumed and general row ensued, with the result that Collins and Troupe were killed and Creel was con- siderably sprinkled with birdshot
 Greet made his escape and was at large for long time, but was finally captured. The case was a pretty bad one, as two factions of cotton mill operatives were involved in the fight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
Run Over by Engine.

Elize Winston. a negro workman at the North Birmingham furnace of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, was run over by an engine this morning and instantly killed. He leaves a wife and five children. The remains were shipped this afternoon to Artesia. Miss, for in- terment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29
A Negro Killed.

Calvin Battle. colored. was run over this morning by some cars being switch ed in the yards of the Birmingham Hoinns Mills and was almost instantly killed. He was employed by the mills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-29

Ice Cream, any flavor, $1.25. per gal. at The Noe Redit. Phone 5o1.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
PRETTYROONDAY WEDDING
TrapneIi-Colston Nuptials in Irini-
ty Episcopal Church.
A VERY IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
Miss Fizat,th N. c@srr, cne q Martins-
bu - Mos Beautiful Young Ladies, Led
10 the Altar by Mr.. William Trap
nell, q Charles Town.
nell, q Charles ToNn.

Trinity Episcopel Church was the
scene Of an exceptionally pre6ty we'd
ding Saturday st H. 20 +. m wilen Miss
Elizabeth Marshall Colston, third
daughter of Captain William 3. Col
ston, became the bride OF Mr. Villa q
Trapnell, son OF the Hon. Joseph
Trapnell, prominent lawyer OF
Charles Town w Va
The bridal party entered the chnrc :
at the appointed time. proceeded BY the
vested cnoir OF the church composed
of forty voices, singing the wedding
march from Lohengrin Tne ush-
ers were Messrs j. Berkeley hunter,
of Mt Savage, Md, A. w. Thomp-
son of Cumberland. Md. Claibourne
James Ct baltimore. Nd. and q. ).
Brown of New York City. Miss Susan
b Colston wss maid OF honor Th9
b-,de looking very handsome IN
gown of biscuit broadcloth, embrold-
cred in tan and trimmed with real
lace, wearing ecru lace bat trimmed
witL black plumes, and carrying II
hugh bunch of American beauty roses,
followed up the aisle TO the Chancel
steps where she was met by the groom
with his best man, Mr.. N. White Trap
nell of New York city TIE be rothal
service pronounced and the bride Civ
en- away bv her father. the bride and
groom proceeded to the chanceI rail
when the impressive marriage cere-
mony was solemnlzed by the rector,
the Rev. John S. Douglas.
The chancel was handsomely deco
rated with palms and potted flowers
and brilliantly lighted with numerous
candles
After the ceremony a wedding
break East was given at the home Of
the bride To the bridal couple and
few of their family friends and rela-
tives.
The presents received by the bride
were umerous and very costly.
The happy marty left ON train No.
6. at 2. 3S D. m for the East, on n
short bridal tour. Their future home
will be III Cumberland, Mo. where
Mr. Trapneil Is located as assistant
division engineer ON The Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
THE DOG CRUSADE
TIVE CITY AUrRoRITnEs ARE STILL
AFTER THE UnTAGGED DOGS.
up UntsI ,the Present Time 392 Tags
taave Been Issued from the CITY
Hall Someone Poisoning


The sale OF tags at the City Hall
b as reached the surprisingly large
number Of 392 and the applicants for
them are still rolling in.
When the dogs crusade was first
started the city authorities bad no
idea that it would be SO successful.
AT first only go were ordered. The
first supply was soon exhausted sni
second order was placed for 300.
There are yet dozens Of dogs 10
town that do not wear tags attached
60 their necks and ii the authorities
continue TO rigidlv enforce the dog
law, this second lot Of tags will soon
be very near exhausted. The cannes
have not been coming INTO the pound
very fast of late.
During the past week several dogs
have been found lying dead on the
streets. Oae of them. found on the
corner of King street and Maple Ave-
me. had tag attached TO his neck.
Evidently someone has been setting
poison Tor them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
would Smash the Club.

members of the Hay Fever AS
ISOLATION" would use DR.. King 8
New Discovery for consumption, the
club would go to pieces, for 1t always
cures this malady, and Asthma, the
kind that battles the doctors 1t who'll
" drives from the system. The
thousands of once-hopeless sufferers
from Consumption, Pneumonia, Bron-
chitis owe their lives and health to it.
1t conquers Grip, saves little ones
from Group and Whooping Cough and
is positively guaranteed for all throat
and Lung troubles. SEC, $l.00 For
sale by. All Druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
II. g. o.ImPEovEmENTs.

The b. & o. will make extensive
improve ments between Washington
Junction and Brunswick. The tun-
ncls at Point of Rocks will be widen
ed for three tracks instead of two and
the tunnel west of there Will also be
improved. The viaduct west of Ca
toctin is being rebuilt and widened
for four tracks. The improvements
will reanire a year TO finish and IA
large expenditure of money.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
GUS Condition-Oficers Elected for
the Ensuing Year-Another
Fruit Company Organized.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Crawford Wooden Com
uany, held in the main business office
of the company on w. Stephen steet
Thursday afternoon, all of the officers
were reelected for the ensuing year,
viz: President, w. H. Crawford !;
vice president, Thomas L. Dunn; Sec
etarv U. S. G. Pltzer.
The above named officers, with Jas.
f. Thompson. constitute the board of
directors.
The Crawford Company is one of
the most prosperous manufacturing
companies in West Virginia, as is
shown by the result of the annual
meeting. With capitol stock of $50,
900 and a surplus of $l34, 00o. all pre-
vious records were broken by the
company declaring an annual divi-
dend of 20 per cent
FRUIT COMPANY ORGANIZED.
The second movement towards the
com bination of capitol for the pur-
pose of going into til fruit. growing
business on large scale in Berkeley
county was inaugurated last night by
the organization of The Mountain
Glen Orchard COMPANY. with NJ. G..
Tabler, H. q. Kitchen aud Robert
A. Clohan as the members. Mr.. Tab
Ter was elected to the office of presi-
dent. H. @. Kitchen secretary and
treasurer and Il. A. Olohan manager.
The amount of capitol invested is
$40, 600. The company have already
purchased 152 acres of land in Back
Greek Valley. known rs the Moore
and Kitchen tract. The land will be
cleared and planted out in apple and
peach trees.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
SEED CORN BY MAIL.

unique Order Received From the Gov
ernment by Richmond Firm.
A most unique order was received
IN Richmond the other day that
sent by the United States Department
OF Agriculture, TO L. W. Wood &
Sons. seedmen of that city. The or
der was for !, 200 bushels Of seed corn
TO be delivered in Arkansas through
the medium of the post-office.
The Arkansas corn crop last season
was failure, and the Department of
Agriculture has gwen the farmers of
that State, the material for entirely
new seeding.
The railway postal service WAS very
much perplexed how to handle this
big consign ment of mail matter. 1t
was provided that each bag hould
contain one bushel only, SO that the
postal people could find accommodation
in the cars for 1t 1t was arranged to
ship the corn in lots of 100 bushels
Nt u tiAhCt anu AOA tiiC puct WON thO
the postal service from Richmond and
railway clerks were IN the agri-
cultural business on a large scale.
Mr.. A. J. Peters, of the DeDart-
ment of Agriculture, at Washington.
was in the city attending to the ship
ment of the corn, and he provided
all the necessary material in the way
of bushel bags and labels furnished by
the government.
The corn was sem to certain CEN
tiers in Arkansas, and from those
points distributed throughout the
State.
BY using thu ranking privilege OF
the postal service, the expense of
shipping is saved 70 the government.
although l5 entails n great amount of
labor upon the postal clerks
Every bushel of the corn comes
from Virginia. II is of the white va
rietv. and was alsed in the bottom
lands of the James river.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
TALK WITH A POLITICIAN
HoM. "a. n. EIsHER. OF BERKELEY
sPnIEGs, TALKS W. VA. PoLirIcs
Hs is Here Attending Hsrme-.,Iastitut
-Was . Membex Of the Last I.euts,n-
tare and Ia Now Reing Proms-
nensiy epoken of for che


Hon. r IL. Fisher. of BerkaIev
Springs. member OF the State Board
OF agriculture. attended the Farmers'
Institute Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Fisher has creditable record In the
House OF Delegates from Morgan
county and his name Is being men
toned for the State Senate.
When seen by a reporter Monday
night, he expressed the opinion that
the nominee for State Senator should
come from Morgan. and net from
Hampshire, as now proposed by
some. Mr.. Fisher declared that the
agreement entered into several years
ago. between Morgan, Berkeley, and
Jefferson Is still in force and cannot
be broken until properly authorized
Democratic convention in the district
releases Berkeley and Jefferson from
the agreement.
Jefferson, Berkeley and Hamp-
shire" he said leach had a senator
in the last senate: Mo- gan had
member of the House, but her Demo-
cratic delegate was legislated out of
office by the Republicans, and more
than that. this is Morgan turn, as
the bows say up there. Hampshire is
big county, and MY good friend
Senator Cornwell is big man, but
there are some little things that big
.ounties should not do. Let Hamp-
shire respect the condition that exist
ed at the time of her entrance into
the new district, let Morgan hold
primary, and name her man, then let
the three counties of the old 18th dis
trict give Hampshire s delegates hear
ty reception at the convention. de-
clare all thu agreements off and pro-
coed to do justice to all on basis of
four counties instead of three.
IT the agreement is to be broken
this tine WHY should not Berkeley
an Jefferson put up a candidate?
why not make all the candidates
fight for delegates in every district in
ali the counties?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
II so ENFORCING THIS RULE.

TIE baltimore and Ohio railroad
company is guarding more yigiiantly
against employing a man on any of
IT'S lines who has been dismissed from
its service A private bulletin di-
reefs the su. erintendents to use care
AMI have n good reason for dismiss
ing an employe as he can never again
he employed by he company IN any
capacity. This rule while in exls-
tence for long time has never been
given much attention.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-22
JURORS DRAWN.
Both the Grand and Petit Jurors Have
Been Drawn by the Court Clerks
and Jury Commissioners.

The preliminary machinery neces-
sary for the next regular term OF
Circuit Court. to be held beginning
the first Tuesday in April, has been
set in motion by the proper officials.
the first and most important act being
the drawing of the grand and petit
Jurors to serve for the term.
Circuit Court Clerk l.. Dew. Ger
hardt and County Court Clerk 1. l..
Bender have drawn the following to
serve on the grand jury:
Harry Kilmer, Milton Miller
G.. a. Whitmore. ]. j. Ridgway,
Calvin Tice, Samuel Cole,
Jacob Rush. G.. w. ID. Fulk,
Joseph Morrington, Ellis Ellis,
W. R. Parkinson, Turner Pitzer.
+. d. Staley, Geo. ID. Lambert.
Geo. Z. Gaver, .. z. Matthaei
The grand jurors are summoned for
April s.