The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-11
Advertiser Bureau.

Mobile, June 10.
 At the annual convention of the Travel CTS Protective Association of Alabama. held in Montgomery May 7-8 a commit tee was named to cooperate with the other commercial bodies of Alabama with the purpose of having a suitable exhibit at St. Louis of the industries of the State. President J. A. Daughterty has named the committee. e. w. Jones of Montgomery being chairman.
 President H. M. Hooper of Post c is in receipt of notice that George A. Rob- inson has been named as Mobiles mem- Der on the committee. President Daugh- erty has also sent out circular letters, one of which has been received by President Hopper and Mir Robinson, urging the committee to meet and cooperate in the movement with the State Commission in Birmingam and also with the Alabama Industrial Association in Mobile on June i-1S
 Post c, says MT. Hopper, will do all it can in the movement looking to a proper presentation of Alabama's resources and industrials to the world at the St. Louis Fair.
 W. L. Henderson land and industrial agent of the Southern Railway. with headquarters here, returned this morn- ing from Jackson, Tenn, where he had gone on a business trip. He was accom- panied by Dr. H. M. Still and D. D. Feathers and J. Waddell of Kirkville. Mo. Dr. Still is at at the head of the Kirk vile Institute of Osteopathy. The party is in Mobile seeking good investments for capital.
 James Ladnier of Navy Cove. below Fort Morgan, and well known here. re- ports that he met and encountered coach whip snake and after struggle sue ceeded in killing 1t. The reptile measured ten feet in length and is said u be the longest of its kind ever seen in that sec ton.
 2- George H. Hervey and bride. nee Miss Pffneffer, of San Antonio. Tex, arrived here last night and are at the bienViiie' of which the groom Is a co-proprietor. Mir and Mrs, Hervey were married Tn San Antonio Monday. They VIII resioe during the summer at Point Clear.
 The Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, met in regular session to- day with the following present: fresi- dent Marechal Messrs. Leinkaut, An drews, Vigor, Laurendine ana Sleose.
 The Finance Committee reported re- ceipts and expenditures for the month also the current months bills. amounting to $3O3. .6S, and mileage bills due to teach CTS, s20S .04. The report was receiVeo ana the bills ordered paid.
 The County School Commission made a report recommending matters of which following were the most important: That Powell School be not removed rom pres ent site: that the pay of teachers or Heron Bay School be $40 and 50 rom June 1; that the Parker colored school be reopened; that the Superintendent De empowered to send an assistant to Cit ronelle colored school when needed; that the Superintendent be empowered to pur- chase a site for the Rose Track schooi (white. and house be erected on same according to plan No. ?, $40O to be ap- propriated for same. the Superintendent to ask for bids for same and award con tract; that the Supe perintendent investi- gate the need of a school for Tawner NO 2: that the said Commission have power to make needed repairs to Bayou le Batre school the Superintendent to or der same as soon as specincauons are in hand. The report was received, re- commentators concurred in and amounts appropriated for same.
 The Land Committee recommended that the bids of E. B. Shepard and J. E. Buck to lease lands be accepted and asking fur ther time on bids of William Young ana Louis Freeland. This was ordered.
 Superintendent Murphy reported that repairs were needed at Broad, Augusta and Jefferson Street schools and Orange Grove School. On motion $500 was appro- priated to be expended under his direc- tions.
 Applications for petitioners for employ ment were read and filed for future ref erence.
 The commencement exercises of St. Patrick's School, under the auspices of the Sisters of St. Joseph. were held in St. Pltrick's School building this after noon. The graduates were Misses An toinette Craft and Bessie Collins. The program was as follows:
 Entrance March-Misses Antoinette Craft, Amelia Streb, Bessie Collins. Lau- ra Brown, Mabel Donovan, Gay Collins
 Song, silver Bells of Memory" Chorus
 Salutatory. Miss Bessie Collins
 Recitation, Guess My Name," Little Girls.