The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-13
Advertiser Bureau,
 Mnhfla T,,~o

MODlle, June l.
 Mobile is to have colony of ohioans within fourteen miles of the county court house. J. E. Blackburn of Coium- bus. O., man of large means and for many years one of the Commissioners of the Buckeye State in the land and immi- grafton department is the promoter of the colony. Last fan he came to Mo- bile, looked over the county, and pur- chased and paid cash for tract of 5000 acres around Theodore, trayersed by two railroads, the Mobile and Bay Shore and the Louisville and Nashville.
 MT. Blackburn, after closing the deal, stated that he purposed setting aside 100 acres, centrally located on the tract. to be devoted to his own uses, and on which he intended erecting a modern winter home, the remainder of the land to be parked and embellished with amusement places for his colonists and visitors. This especial parcel of land is located on a hill side, from the top of which a splen- did view is obtainable through the open lands for a great distance. The other lands have been sub-divided into tracts for colonists, the entire body being we'll adapted to truck gardening.
 At that time MT. Blackburn stated that he purposed having only desirable people on his property, and those already here have proved to be such. Having been an etensive traveller in his State, he en- joys a wide acquaintance and Is thereby enabled to make his own selection of families. He has already established a half dozen families from the Buckeye State, is now erecting a saw mill two miles from Theodore and side-tracks are being put down on the lands.
 MT. Blackburn has prepared a pamphlet giving valuable data concerning the lands all over Mobile County. the people, cli- matic conditions, fertility and adaptabil- ity of the various soils, etc., not only of his lands, but those in every section of the county seen by him. Ten thous- and of these circulars were sent to Co., lumbus, O., and will be distributed through the State. MT. Blackburn ex- poets to have his winter home ready for his family by the latter part of the fall They are now visiting at Scranton, Miss
 The thirty-sxth annual commencement exercises of St. ViRcent's Select Schoo were held in the spacious exhibition hal of the school building on South Cedar and Savannah Streets at o'clock this afternoon. Many friends and patrons oi the institution were present to witness the exercises which were well carried out as follows:
 GTdHQ CHlTdHCe NIASliuG lO- lins, Misses A. Roycroft, M. Tierney, A RoNcroft, E. Johnston; mandolins, Misses R. Tierney, E. preaper. K. Martin piano, Miss A. Cashin.
 Visions of Rest (Baker)-Pianos, Misses A. Bullock, A. Kennedy, J. McNamara NJ. Mclean, M. Barter, If. Henken. s Ollinger, D. Dreaper, l. Mcdonald.
 Academic honors:
 "The Gobble-uns" (Appleton)-LittIe Girls.
 Marche des Gtudiants (Melant)-Pianos Misses E. Dreaper, A. Roycroft, A Walsh, A. Hanlon. A. Kennedy, U Dreaper.
 ''The Butterfly and the Flowers (SmarD-Senior Vocalists.
 Hiawatha (MoreD-Mandolins, Mlsse R. Tierney, E. Dreaper, K. Martin piano. Miss A. Cashin.
 Calvary (Rodney)-Misses A. Roy croft, K. Martin, l.. Ollinger.
 Echoes from Scotland D'Aibero- Pianos Misses K. Martin. A. Roycroft l.. Ollinger, A. Roycroft, E. Johnston M Tierney, A. Hanlon. G. Dreaper, A Tierney.
 ''Grandma's Dream" (Bristow)-Junio Vocalists.
 Toujours Gai (Ascher)-Pianos. Misse q. Palmes, R. Tierney, A. Cashin, A ! EsauOck, A. Farrell, NJ. Mclean. A Dream of Paradise-Senior Glass. Vo cal Expression.
 lntermezzo (Bizet)-Violins.. Misses A Roycroft. NJ. Tierney, A. koycroft. D Johnston.
 Messengers from Realms Afar. Overture, "Gullaume Tell'' (Rossini)- Pianos. Misses R. Tierney, A. Palmea E. Dreaper, K. Martin, A. Roycroft, l. Ollinger.
 Vaiedtctory Sunshine and Shadow Class of '0S.
 When the Starlight Gilds the Stream Chorus.
 Exit March CKennsth The graduates of the class of 1903 wer Misses Maggie Winter and Mamie Bla | lack.
 | At the conclusion of the exercises, tn audience viewed with unfeigned pleasur the exhibit of drawing, painting. needle ! work. etc, work of the students of tn | school. This exhibit will be held intac during tomorrow. Sunday and Monday | and the public is invited to witness same l Yesterday afternoon, unknown to rela | tives and friends. Bert Van Liew an Miss Addie Nave Wilson were marie here and quietly took their way to tn depot and boarded the train for NeV Orleans. From there a telegram wa sent this morning to the parents notify l ing them or the marriage. The groom a popular and well-known young mar son of Major G. M. Van Liew, and hi bride Is the charming and attractiv daughter of Mrs. Lucretia Wilson. Nc III Church Street.
 Manager Roy Hoyle and his team, tn Mobiles, of the City League, returne from Meridian this morning, where the l played d series of three games with tn club of that city. Before going, Manage Hoyle predicted he wBuld take two c the three games, and he made good hi prophecy. Yesterdays game was 15 t 2 in favor of the Mobile notwithstand ing Yeats of Starkville, Miss, a sur posedly star twirler, was in the box fo l the Meridians. Will Duff of this cit pitched for the Mobiles, allowing onl | three hits.
 Aunt" Mary Ely, after reaching tn four score mile post in life, on Wednes day afternoon passed away. This state ment to many Mobilians recalls man long years of usefulness, faithfulness an 1 devotion on the part Of the negres: When the day of freedom came to tn negro, Aunt Mary became a domesti in the family of the late pr. Goronw Owen. For thirty years she lahore