The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
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and J. ]. Leonard of the Police Deparl- ment. Among the many handsome floral designs was a beautiful one from the Po- lice Department. a wreath and a star, with ''5e," the number on the roll of the deceased. in the centre.
 The Grand Jury for the October term of the City Court was organized at noon to-day, Judge Semmes presiding. The jury is as follows: Robert Hunter, foreman; Arthur l.. Mclean, Julius Levy, James Nix. John McNamamra, Henry W. All- men. Richard Murray. James o. Dickens. Wyndham Lyons, John McCowan, Carter A. Smith. James McPhillips, Jr, Charles H. Bostwick. Harry s. Heckingpaugh. George F. Sage, Daniel Powell, Charles l.. Simmons. Matthew J. Lawler. Jr.. Henry L. Hodges and William E. Monale
 Judge Semmes gave the usual charge to the Grand Jury. after which they got down to work at once.
 Announcement was made that the civil docket would be taken up Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock.
 The remains of Frederick Toenes. who was killed by being caught bewteen two cars Saturday on the fruit wharf, were inferred In Magnolia Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Rev. MT. Smith of the Ger man Lutheran Church was the officiatins minister. The pall-bearers were John Brown. William Renauld, Godfrey Mertz. Sig. Schettler, Thomas J. Dameron and Fred Bitzer.
 It is reported here that the hull of the schooner c. E. Bentley, owned by the Vinegar Bend Lumber Company, was seen adrift in the gulf. 300 miles from Mobile The Bentley, it will be recalled, was wrecked in Georgetown harbor, Granl Caymen Island, during the storm which wrecked that island last month, all of her crew except the mate. being lost.
 John Nease and wife of Wheelerville came to Mobile at noon to-day, bringing their young child to a physician for ex- animation. The baby had been i'll some time. When the father got out of the wagon the mother handed him the child. As he started into the doctors office, the child gasped and passed away.
 Samuel Gilmore. local butcher, living over Three Mile Creek, met with 0 dou- ble misfortune last night. Of three sons, two. Calvin and Alvin. were twins and 21 years old. Calvin died at the family home, and this morning telegram from Meridian, Miss, announced that Alvin had died there in the same hour.
 The remains of Stanley c. Bowen were inferred in Magnolia Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the funeral taking place at { o'clock. Rev Gardner c. Tucker offici- ated. The pail bearers were Robert Gra- ham. Wm. Davis. A. D. Bennett, J. N. Williams. T. j. Cummings and ". s. Al- len.
 The barge No. 25 which cleared from this port the past week for Havana with a full cargo of lumber. in tow of the steamship Iris. got adrift and is now somewhere on the gulf. An ocean, going tug has been sent in search of the barge.
 There were fifty-one arrests by the DO. lice department from Saturday at a. m. to ' o'clock this morning. The Re- corder held no session of his court this morning on account of the death of John Davis, a member of the police force.
 Nothing has been heard of the steamer J. J. Campbell which left here early last week for the Isle of Pines, where she will ply between that Island and Cuban ports. Fears are entertained that some of her machinery gave way.
 ". J. Goodman has been appointed court SCenOBTdpncr III tHd Sity SOuEt anu was sworn in by Judge Semmes today. At the same time Charles Green was sworn in as bailiff.
 The Alba Fishing and Hunting Club will dedicate their new club house next Sunday. It is the finest club house on Dog River. A barbecue will be one of the features. -~.r
 Thomas T. Cochrane, Tuscaloosa; W. D. Bellingrath, Montgomery; Joe Day, Gadsden. and J. c. Bender, Selma, are registered at the Battle House.
 John E. Miles and T. D. Johnson, Birm- Jackson, Ala, are registered at the Wind sor.
 The United States District Court. H. T. Toulmin. Judge, will meet tomorrow to sound the admiralty docket and set cases.
 Colonel Tom O. Smith of Birmingham. President of the Alabama Bankers As- sociation. is in Mobile today.
 Dr. c. G. Scott and family of Mt. Pleas ant, Ala. are In the city, guests at the Windsor.
 D. W. McGaughey, who has been III for six weeks. was on the streets today.
 J. Dahlheimer Is confined to his bed with another serious spell of sickness.
 Mobile Society News.
 The Aquinas Reading Circle. which has done so much good work in the past five years, reassembled this evening in the