The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-28
Advertiser Bureau,

 I of Music. The exercises were most in- | teresting and were attended by a large ! crowd.
 The commencement oration was dcliv- | cred by Rev. A. J. Dickinson of Birming- ham, who was formerly pastor of the l First Baptist Church of Selma. | Rev. E. s. Levy rabbi of Congrega- | ttpn Mishkan Israel, delivered the medal | given by the Colonial Danes of Alabama, Prof. R.. E. Hardaway, principal of the citys public schools delivered the Lucy | Nelson Memorial Medal for Oratory, and Major William E. Wailes, a prominent | member of the Board of Trustees. pre- | sented the Latin scholarships and the | Baker Medals.
 The medal offered by the Colonial | Danes of Alabama for the best essay upon a subject bearing upon the colonial epoch of the history of the United States | was won by Miss Hattie Adler of the | Dallas Academy. The medal was com l peted for by the public schools of Selma, l Demopolis, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and other cities, and Miss Adler's victory is | therefore a signal one The medal was
 first offered three years ago and each | year pupil of the Selma school won 1t. The contest this year was decided by a | committee of Mobile citizens. Miss Ad- | lers essay was on William Penn and | His Colonies.''
 The Lucy Nelson Memorial medal for oratory was awarded to Morris Bloch, | Mir. Bloch's speech by which he won the l medal was delivered in debate during the | earlier part of the session and afterwards | in direct contest with other competitors. Two Latin scholarships giving to their winners free tuition in the school next year were awarded, one to pupil from either the seventh or eighth grade or | from the first grade of the high school, | and the other to a pupil of either of the other grades of the High School Miss Flossie Leva of the seventh grade won the former scholarship and her sis I ter, Miss Corinne Leva, of the third | grade of the high school. won the second. In the eighth grade and in each of the grades of the high school pupils contest ed for medals for general excellence in l scholarship presented in memory of the | late George O. Baker, for many years a | trustee of the school. by the members of | his family.
 The following was the result of the | competition:
 Eighth Grade-Miss Anna Anderson. Medalist, with mark of 96.35. Other con | testants were, Arthur Purviance, 95.21; Miss Helen Hull, 95.53; Miss Belzora Par rish, 94.92; Miss Gladys Moore, s4oS.t First High School Grade-Brandley Converse, Medalist with mark s4s6. Oth- CT contestants were Miss Overton Ward. 1 a. 60; Robert Grayson. 9152.
 Second High School Grade-Miss Mary Butler Medalist with mark 95.SS. Other | contestants were, Miss Ethel Stearns, | 94.7S; Miss Mabel Patterson, 6.32; Miss Bertha Schuster, s4.16. Third High School Grade-Miss Thorne | Nelson, Medalist, with mark 96.30. Other | contestants were, Miss Bessie Ward, s5.11 Miss Rivers Portis, 95.46: Miss Corinne Leva, 9334.
 Senior Grade-Miss Virginia Hardaway
 Medalist, with mark s6.76. Another con testant was Miss Hattie Adler, s5si. l The graduating classes were composed l of the following members: Graduates oi full course, Misses Hattie Adler. Elm l Nicholson. Virginia Hardaway, Jeanette | Jones. Marion Melvin and Ella May l Moore;, of partial course, Misses Camille Hunter and Lavinia Johnson.
 Death of George Pitner. | George Pitner died this morning at | o'clock of appendicitis. Funeral ser | vices will be held at the First Presby | terian Church tomorrow morning and thu
 services will then be sent to Rome Ga.
 for intement.
 MT. Pitner was eighteen years of age I He was the son of the late Abner, Pitne
 and is survived by his mother and by ( little sister,, Nell Pitner. He recently l became a member of the Presbyterian Church. MT. Pitner was a man of higf | character, and of charming personality | and he had the respect and love of {
 large number of friends.
 Death of S. Pake.
 &. Pake, an old and highly respected
 citizen of Uniontown, died in Selma thi
 morning. His death was caused by
 cataract of the eye for which he cam
 to Selma to undergo an operation. MT
 Pake was S3 years old and had for man | q
 Uniontown. He Is survived by two son' Lee Pake of Uniontown and Harry Pax
 of Demopolis and by two daughters Mrs
 M. Ernest of New York and Mrs. M
 Markstein of Anniston.
 The remains were taken in charge b.
 the Masonic order and shipped to Mobil
 for interment
 Work on L. and N. Bridge. The workmen employed on the Louis
 vile and Nashville Railroad bridge to b | constructed across the Alabama River a
 Selma have completed the temporar
 trusting from the draw span to tn
 trestling on the other side of the stream
 The work is being done rapidly and tn
 entire structure will doubtless be finish l ed in short time.
 Escapes Punished. Charlie ElI19 ana Ian NedNctB tW
 negroes who attempted to escape fror
 the chain gang yesterday, were given ad ditional sentences of ninety days each
 Mayor Atkins this morning.
 The men said they ran away becaus
 they did not get enough to eat and Mayo
 Atkins told Chief of Police Walters wh 7 has charge of fedeing city prisoners tha
 he ought to investigate the matter. Tn chief informed the Mayor that the prisor CTS got enough and he invited him , come to dinner and be convinced. Personal and Local. S. R. Richard, master mechanic of tn
 Southern Railway shops in Selma, i visiting his family in Richmond, Va.
 Joe Gill has returned from Ashvil
 where he attended school during the pal session.
 Will Morris will leave on June 15 forTa ladega where he will assume managemen 1 bOs!I!'!E!;![!l!tRs
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