The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-09

for the festival has not yet been selected, but 1t will be at Elkdale, the baseball park, or the pavilion. The object Of the association Is to put on an entertainmeM on the order of a street fair. but with. out the objectionable features of street fairs It may take on more of the char acter of an sg. iculturaI an1 stock fair, with just enough other attractions Tn the way of side shows to draw a good crowd to Selma from the contiguous ter ritory. The object of the association IS to induce people to come to Selma to trade and at the same time give them good: L clean entertainment. that will a,, be The plans for the entertainment have not yet progressed far enough to decide exactly on what lines 1t will be conduct: ed. but it will be show that the moral element of the city can endorse in all respects. Being al little ways out of the city. the objectionable mob which always hangs around such entertainments will be eliminated.
 The merchants and business men will be called upon and will be asked to con tribute five or six hundred dollars to- ward putting on the festivalS
 Baseball, men here are greatly interested in the lawsuit for 5000 brought by a MT. Bosche of Atlanta, against E. T. Peter, for half interest in the base ball franchise of Atlanta. Bosche alleges tnat MT. feIeT seCuiCo thC IT " fraud, but MT. Peter says there Is noth- ing in the charge. The courts VIII oe- eide the matter at issue
 Tn to three or four days ago less than A thousand bales of new cotton had been received at the warehouses in this city. If came in a little more freely Satur- day. however The steamboatmen say that they are hauling less .; cotton n, into 1ho Selma and Mobile at this time or the year than ever before.
 George Nixon, member of the Dallas County Democratic Executive commit tee from Summerf1eld precinct. was in an infirmary. suffering from typhoid fever. His temperature is lo2 l-2 and his pulse down to 60.
 R. H. Kennedy was painfully hurt Sunday while assisting in bringing buggy from the loft of his feed stapies' In going down the incline the buggy be- came unmanagable and he was Knocked down and had one of his knees badly cut.
 The City of Mobile will not go any higher than Selma on this trip. She will arrive at the wharf tomorrow. The boat will go back to Mobile and after being put in the dry dock for repairs, will be put back on the river.
 Miss Kate Golf 26 years of age. whose home is near the Cawthon cotton mills, died yesterday. She was consistent member of the First Christian Church of this city and was well liked by all who knew her.
 The contractors who are putting down the piers for the L. and N. at this point have between 150 and 200 men ern- ployed and the pay roll amounts to more than $1,0Oo per day.
 Ben Boggs will attend the State Uni versity this term and several more new names may be added to the list when that institution opens its doros for the scholastic year.
 Rev. I. M. Boswell, pastor of the Chris ton Church, desires to move his family to Selma by October 1st from Meridian He is Joking for a suitable residence
 Hon. B. H. Craig who returned few days ago from Atlantic sea coast resorts greatly improved in health. went to Montgomery this morning on business.
 Miss Beman Milton of Mariana. Fla. Miss Milton is a granddaughter of ex- Governor John Milton of Florida. Lawrence B. Hudson will leave for New Orleans September 20 to take his second years course in medicine at Tu- lane.
 Mr. and Mrs. Houston Shelley, after a stay of a month at Hayward White Sul- phur Springs, N. C., have returned home. Dallas cotton planters think that if there is a late fall the top crop of cotton will add something to the yield
 MT tnd Mrs. J. F. Milhous passed through the city today on their way way home from Newberne. J.M. Jones, chairman of the Democrat Is Executive Committee of Hale, passed through the city today. J. M Clinic is at home again after spending two months at his summer home on Perdido Bay.
 Mrs. Mary P. Fowlkes and children have returned from a stay of several weeks to Point Clear
 Hon. c. c. Johnston. nominee of the Democratic Party from Perry County, was in Selma today.
 Dr. w. M. Browder of Key West. Fla, ex-Senator from Hale and Greene. is in the city today.
 I. Leon Clay is back from a trip of six weeks to California and other west ern States.
 Mrs Eugene Butler of Meridian Is on A visit to Selma, the guest of Mrs. W. T. Cannon.
 Albert Long after being confined to his bed for six weeks, is able to be out again.
 The Dallas County Circuit Court will onen for business next Monday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. W. R. Peacock have re- tnrned home from Tate Spring.
 Mrs. Tyler Russell of Meridian is in the city on a visit to relatives,
 Morris Meyer left this afternoon for Starkville, Miss.
 Lee Sledge of Greensboro spent the day in Selma.
 Mrs. Hogg Is quite i'll at her home on Lamar Street. .. Mrs. A. M. Davidson has returned from Tate Spring.
 ACCUSED OF ARSON. Three Negroes Placed in the Autauga
 Jail.