The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-12
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

PERSONAL AND LOCAL. The Fan Festival threw open its gates last night and all who attended were de- | lighted. It is pronounced by all to be 1 far the best performance of the sort ever here. There is not questionable show | in the enclosure. It is a creditable show throughout and the management is being
 heartily congratulated on all sides. At meeting of the City Council last night the petition of the residents of the
 Fifth Ward to have the saloons closed was voted down, Messrs. Phillips. Stod- dard and Peacock voting to remove the saloons and the rest of the Council vot- ing for them to remain where they are. The new license schedule for 1903 was then read. About the only changes are | these: Ice plants were raised from S100 to S250 and newspapers conducted in con- | nection with job offices will hereafter l have to pay a license of $50 instead of $25 The Board of Revenue has closed a trade with Walter Emmerson for the gravel for graveling two miles of the Fortunes Ferry road. The gravel will not have to be hauled more than mile | and a. quarter and from that down to half mile.
 President Wickersham of the Western Railroad of Alabama, is in the city to- l day. In connection with his visit to this
 city there are all sorts of rumors afloat
 about the extension of the Westerns
 track up Hinton's Alley.
 G. W. Creigh and wife of Armory, Miss, are in the city today on a visit to relatives. MT. Creagh is now conduc- tor on the Frisco Line. He Is being most cordially welcomed back to this, his old home.
 Several hundred school children gath cred at the corner of Dellas and Broad
 the Fali Festival in a body. They were
 allowed to sec the shows free. W. A. Junker and wife leave tomorrow for Galveston, Tex. Mir. bunker has been
 in the city for the past few weeks as | promoter for the Fall Festival and made | host of friends while here. R. B. Creagh spent Sunday in Nash vile and had most delightful time. While there he had the pleasure of sss- I ing Commoner, the celebrated horse. for which 4.000 was obtained. Mir. and Mrs. Charles F. voltz, imme- | distely after their wedding yesterday af- l ternoon, left for Mobile. where they will
 be the guests of Mrs. J. syd. Robbins. The Louisville and Nashville track has
 been finished from Sardis, seven miles from the city to the bank of the river | opposite the old. Franklin warehouse. There are a great many Confederate | soldiers in Selma today on their way to Montgomery to attend the reunion of the
 Confederate Veterans.
 l Mrs. s. s. Sellers has gone to Char l louisville, Va, to join her husband, who | is taking a law course in the University | of Virginia. Hon. Joel c. DuBose, one of the Leg
 islators elect from Jefferson County was
 a visitor to the city yesterday.
 Miss Dolly Goldsmith of Mobile. is in
 the city this week. and is the guest of
 Mrs. B. J. Schuster.
 Mrs. Julia Meyer of Mobile, is in the
 city, the guest of Mrs. Rudolph Rich
 ards, her daughter.
 J. W. Hooks, Travelling Auditor for the
 Southern Railroad, is mingling with his
 Selma friends today.
 Mss Mittie Ellen Ashley of Moptgom-
 cry, is the guest of Miss Clara Galloway l on Dallas Avenue.
 Miss Nicolena Brown of Union Springs,
 Is the guest of the Misses Whitby on | Selma Street.
 | Richard M. Keeble came from Rirning-
 ham to be present at the VoltZ-Keeble wedding.
 Miss Nellie Hill of Birmingham, will | be the guest of Miss Olive Baker this | week.
 | Captain W. O. Hill of Plantersville, is
 among the visitors to the city today.
 Hon. J. Craig Smith was among his
 hosts of Selma friends yesterday.
 Miss Gray Wilkins of Atlanta, is the | guest of Mrs. Fowlkes.