The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-10
The Newc of Selma.

14A1S6o the man to the ground. The other had The wounded man was rendered uncon- scious by the blow delivered by Mir. Barn made off, F1-s
 It is learned that the man was not seri- ously nurt and returned to work few
 The Bill Amended. H. F: Reese, who did much of the work m dralting the proposed dispensary bill. said this afternoon he had instructed Representative |. Starr. in charge of the in the section providing the form of bal lot and to substitute therefor the words against dispensary." The opponents of the dispensary system had expressed dis instead of merely again a dispensary. and MT. Reese said the change was made on this account.
 Cases Set for Trial. Judge J. w. MabEy of the City Court nas set cases for trial as follows: John Tipton, Tom Tipton and Enoch Aston. Tor February g; Cicero Webb and Tom Cooper for February 26th All the de- fendants are negroes charged with mur~ der.
 A Small Fire.
 An alarm of fire was turned in this af- ternoon on account of slight blaze at the residence of Police Oficec Rhodes on North Street. It was eXtinguished with small damage.
 Society News.
 The Pivot Whist Club was entertained by Mrs. F. G. DuBose at their last meet ing.
 Miss Mary Howard entertained at tea Tuesday in honor of her guest, Miss Solo, mon, of Baltimore
 Miss Inda Jones entertained the Young Ladies' Euchre Club at her home on Union Street Tuesday afternoon.
 Misses Elolse and Estelle Marshall en- tertained charmingly this morning at their beautiful home on Church Street. Six handed euchre' was played The oc- ladies. Mrs. DeCampi. of Faunsdale; Miss Solomon. of Baltimore; Miss Johnston of Birmingham; Miss Chambliss. of Washington, and Miss Cohen, of Shelf field Mrs peCampi won the first prize a bouquet of beautiful chrysanthemums and Miss Gilman, the second prize A delicious course luncheon was served.
 Local and Personal.
 Miss Katherine Wise left this after noon for Birmingham to see the perform ance of Ben Hur." During her visit to Birmingham she will be the guest of Miss Maud Mutt
 Earle Mcbride, of Oak Hill, has &C., cepted a position as general electrician for Mobile hotel and passed through Selma to-day on his way to the Gulf City.
 Joseph Parrish. who has been i'll with appendicitis, was out on the streets to- day for the first time since he was at tackled by sickness.
 The Southern Railway expects to send Sunday, February 9. It will go by way of Meridian.
 Judge and Mrs. R. L. Word, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. w. Jones have returned to their home in Montana.
 The many friends of w W. Dugger, who Is i'll at the Selma Infirmary. are pleased to learn of his improvement.
 John c. Lusk, district passenger agent of the Southern Railway, with headquar- ters In Birmingham. is in the city.
 E. c. Jones, accompanied by his sister, Miss Permelia Jones, returned to his home in Birmingham yesterday.
 Hon. J. A. Wilkinson, of Autauga county, was in Selma yesterday visiting his son, J. E. Wilkinson.
 Cadets Burford and Busie, of the Ma rion Military Institute, passed through Selma today.
 Mrs. c. Thompson has returned to Sel- ma from Texas. where she was the guest of friends.
 The friends of L, P. Keipp are pleased that he has recovered from his recent illness
 Harris Lewis of Birmingham. is spend ing a few days at his former home in Selma.
 Miss Sadie Goldberg, of Atlanta, is visiting her cousin. Mrs Albert Long.
 Harry Carter, of Montgomery, spent yesterday with old friends in Selma.
 Mrs c. Crozier Gray is visiting New York and other cities in the East.
 W. H. Barker of Crags, is the guest of his brother, T. w. Barker. Mir Wohl and his family will soon move from Selma to Gadsden. City Clerk H. H. Stewart has recovered from a weeks Illness. R. B. Evans, ot Greensboro, was in the city yesterday. Henry Mcdaniel. of Demopolis. spent Se- ma.
 Theodore Wade, of Richmond. was in | tl ,... .Gddy. The Southern Railway will run spe- cia. 1xrursion train from Selma to Bir-