The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-11
NEWS IN BRIEF

THE STATE BOARD of Assessment of
 Railways, Telegraphs and Telephones
 will meet today at the State Capitol tC
 continue it's work of fixing the values of
 properties of these corporations in Ala bama.
 AT THE CENTRAL Presbyterian Church the last of the series of services
 in preparation for communion on the Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Neal L. An derSon.
 B. R. COLQCITT of Brantley was named yesterday by the State Board of Registrars member of the County Board of Registrars of Crenshaw County, to succeed Mark l.. Black of Luverne, W ho has resigned
 A CAR on the South Court Street car line got off the tracks at Church and Court Streets ats o'clock last night and was off about twenty minutes. attracting considerable attention and-Causing much inconvenience to passengers.
 EDDIE CHARLES and Charles Grid den, negro boys. were fined s each by Recorder Arlington in police court yes terday afternoon on a charge of disor- derlSv conduct. They were having a friendly bout on the sidewalk and very rudeiy ran against some ladies who were passing.
 THE DEED transferring lot No. 3 of the McEwen and Mickles plat of the Hammer Hall property of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Alabama to T. NJ Burnett was filed in the office of the Judge of Probate. The transfer was made by the Trustees of the Bishops Fund of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. The Trustees are Thomas G. Jones. J. H. Fitts, R. H. Stckney.
 THE PROCEEDINGS of the thirticth annual meeting of the Alabama Press Association held in Montgomery June goth and Fist, 1901. have been received by The Advertiser. The book consists of about 75 pages and is neatly bound in paper. There are several fine half-tone pictures of the officers of the Association and a narrative account of the trip made by the delegates to California The pro- ceedings were compiled by J. A. Roun- tree, Secretary of the Association.
 HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH was brought to the city yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock suffering acutely from an injury to his eye, Mir. Hollingsworth has been employed at the Plant System Shops and in his work yesterday his right eye was dangerously injured. He was working on steel casting when a small piece flew off and embedded itself in his right eye. Friends brought him to the city in a carriage where he was given as much case as possible from his acute pain.
 THE QTARTERMASTER GENERAL of the Alabama National Guard, Col. B. l., Holt. has already taken up with railroad companies the question of re- duced rates for transporting the soldiers of the Guard to and from the practice encampments to be held this summer The appropriation for holding the en- is S12, 800, and Colonel Holt says he hopes to get such low rate from the railroad companies that the State will he able to provide sonnet hing for the men to eat during the encampments.
 THE SECOND of the two cash regis ters from the fruit store of A. D. Fa- britis X Co. was returned to Fahritis ves- terday on the claim of the National Cash Register Company that il owned the reg ister which Fabrtis was using The first register was returned Wednesday for the same cause. They were levied on for an account of so which Fabritis Is alleged to owe q Montgomery firm. Fabritiss wagon and harness was also levied upon. but other parties have put in claim for the property.