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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
WRECK ON THE A. C. 5. FREIGHT TRAIN AND EXPRESS
 IN COLLISION. Engineer LarlKin of the Passenger Reversed His Lever, But Too
 Late-Several Persons
 Receive Injuries.

Tuscaloosa, Dec. A.-(special. )-This morning at 3:11 the midnight express No. l. which left Birmingham three hours late, collided with No. 125, a northbound well loaded extra freight, six miles north of Tuscaloosa.
 The freight, it appears. was unable to make the long grade just three-quarters of a mile from the sidetrack. and the iiagman was sent out immediately, but not in time to prevent collision. Passen- ger Engineer P. H. Larkin saw the freight 300 yards ahead, and reversed his lever, slowing his train. which was going at a rate of sixty miles an hour. The passenger struck with such force that the freight engine was raised high into the air.
 Both firemen jumped, but the engineers showed considerable nerve, not leaving their seats. F. H. Larlkin. passenger en- gfner, was badly scalded, while freight engineer N E. Greens hand was mashed. C.. E. Stewart. express messenger. sus- tained a bruised back; s. M. Harris, forehead; c. NJ. Nolen, Tuscaloosa, wound in forehead; Henry Banks, colored.. fire man, sprained ankle; Tom Gaze, colored. bruised face. The wreck was cleared away at u:45.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
ll)omen and Society.
BY MRS. J. M. DE CuTTKs.

Louisiana. forty; Maryland, ten, and New Jersey 109.
 It would take up too much of the val uable space of Mrs. deCottes's department to report all There are now. if I am not mistaken. over 5000 branches of Sunshine all over the world.
 What are they doing? No doubt. Mir. Wellington Vandiver and the readers of his Alabama Sunshine" would like to know.
 All the good deeds, good examples, good cheer clU,e,. they are promoting and doing it s@ADAPSl mas number @ S of The if 'n9 8dvertiss rris to tell But I will relate a feT First of all, they are trying to promote kind and, generous thought and feeling all over the world; secondly, they arc set ting the example of turning all social life. whether in the way of dances, card entertainments basaars. fairs. afternoon teas. picnics. amusements of all kinds of an elevating and educating nature, into means of promoting good will. peace and tai and spiritual poverty of the great body of humanity. The various ingenious methods pursued for this purpose whoever reads and tries to understand can ascer- Bulletin, or by cultivating the acquaint- ance of some intelligent and well inform ed Sunshine member of the l. 8. 8.
 It strikes me we all need the kind of
 
 SUNSHINE.
 We need it in hearts and in households, To brighten the Path of Life, To ease the cares of the multitude, And sweeten the daily strife. No plant grows we'll in the shadow. But always will reach for the light Are we, then, so very different. That we feel not the shadows blight? life that has grown in the darkness A plant that has grown in the shade Do you think that it's from it's choosing It has lived in the darksome glade? Then sweeten the lives around you, And give of your plenteous store To the lives that grow in the darkness The lives of the patient poor. Just walk awhile in the byways, Away from your quiet street, Away from Life's sheltered highways And out in the cold and sleet Then say there's no sunshine needed, That some are used to the shade:' And tell, if you can, of Life's Justice And say that the sunshine was made Just to dwell with the rich and mighty. In the hearts of favored few, And say. if you can that there's nothing For Sunshine workers to do. And say that Gods own free sunshine Is held by an auctioneer
 And sold to the highest bidder, For so many dollars a year." Florence Hemstreet, Long Beach, Cal,
 Then, do not put your hand in vour pocket and give your small or large amount of money or of this worlds roods to relieve material suffering. but organize a branch of Sunshiners-of people and their children-those who are as fortunate as yourself. Give them an entertainment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Iof some kind that would draw them all together and see if you cannot, while promoting good will and kindly feeling, lore of Kingdom of Kindness. stimulate witA yours and devote 1t to the relief of the snftering you have ''investigated' for
 Those who join together in promoting sunshine for the most needy soon find that they have opened a window in their sanshins of happiness, of good wiir' to Do not leave 1. to your church societies
 oC ns saUe @ s s9ss To you--As much as you have done 1t unto the least of these, you have done 1t unto Him whe .spake as man never spake be- iors-and who said The poor you have
 Remember. i am inviting you to make yourselves happy, not at Christmas time on ,ns sut ,so, sSr yod the ws0ls ysnr for time One Of the most admirable functiouD of the Sunshine societies is the encourage ment Of social life among it's members entertainments while working at and | through these social reunions for the gem erai good of all classes of society. To man or woman needs your your help % and md sym. y1Ta pathy as well as the poor. "Scatter Sun shine" around them, in their hearts and homes by beguiling them with the sweet diplomacy of love and good will Into for getfuinees for awhile at least, of the tof riches
 That Is what some of the sunshiners at Robinson Springs are trying to do The Magnolia Circle is disbanded, there are the spirit infused by the short life of the circle ts. not dead nor even sleepine. If is only biding its time
 The very mists of old traditions hanging around us here cannot conceal from us the prophecy of their flight like white
 win9ed angels opening a path to light and
 Emily verdery- -Battey.
 Sunshine Cottage. Christmas tide. 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Advertiser Bureau.

A burglar entered the store of the Tis- sier Arms Company on Broad and Water Streets last evening and took away $22 in money and several pistols. There Is n1 clue to the Identity of the thief.
 The burglary wis discovered this morn- ing when employees of the company enter ed the store. The cash drawer contain ing $22 had been broken from it's fasten- ines and carried away. and in addition four pistols and some other small goods had been stolen.
 It is supposed the burglar gained en. trance into the building by climbing a telegraph pole and entering a window in the second story.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Tickat Omoe Robbed.

One of the boIdest and most sensational robberies ever perpetrated in this city occurred Saturday when the ticket office of the Alabama Great Southern Railway station was entered and 800 taken. The entrance was made into the office while Operator Simms was at dinner. The of- flee had been securely locked. but it ap- hears that the entrance was made by way of the ticket window on the colored peo- for returned in the afternoon no trace of the burglar could be found. The Chief of Police was at once notified and he and his entire force are at work on the case,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
DINNER FOR CHILDREN.
Red Men Will Entsrain Little ons,
 New YearSa Dav.

New Years Day.
 The committees for the New Years ain- ner to the poor children of M0ntaouaery. which will be served by the i've tribei of the Improved Order of Red Men ai 2 o'clock New Years day were announced yesterday.
 The dinner will be served in the ar1nory at the city hall and any child of needy parents will be given a hearty repast that day by the Red Men free of charge, Tickets to the dinner will be distributed to the children by any of the following Chairman, pr. s. H. Saul; Secretary ana Treasurer, A. F. Frazer.
 Committee on PurchaseB--Wm. Browder, M. P. Grove, J. M Kennedy, H. EnRie- hardt Lawrence Rear. Committee on Tablea-R. M. Otis, o. E.. Edwards, Lawrence Bear.
 Committee on Hall-W. M. Browder, Committee on Table Linen-GeOrgs P. Hardt
 Committee on oysters-o. E. Edwards Committee on Serying-John F. Jones, ". w. Cranberry, Fl. N. Hughes, o. o. Maner, A. F. Keynton. E Committee on Printing--Henry EngIe- hardt, A. F. Frazer, Dr. 8. III. Saul. Committee on Order-A F. Keynton. Committee on Entertainment-Henry The Montgomery Tribes are raiiapoosa. Qwassa, chickasaw, Tippacanoe, and Conecuh. sT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Rev. D. 8. Martin oflciatins. The we'd father. about i've miles from town. Only relatives and a few intimate friends were present. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple drove to the home of the groom In West Wetumpka- Mir. Ruff has many friends who wish he and his pretty young bride many years of happi- ness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Nsgro Child Burned.

Bella Tate, negro years old. was playing with fire this afternoon and her clothes were ignited. Before the flames burned so terribly that she is expected to die Bella, with her brothers and sis ters, was left in their home in North Sel- ma by their parents, who are employed m town, TO amuse themselves they made torches of paper and in this way the youngest of the company suffered her iniuries. The little girls clothing was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
por,, nestroved by Fire.

Centreville. Dec. A.--(special.)-About 8 o.cInc< Saturday night a barn on the plantation of W. T. Steele. about two miles west of Centrevilie,; was as S destroyed h,,rnad b1t the cattle escaped without i'inry The wind was blowing very hard and several other buildings narrowly es- caped
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Yule Tide Celebration.

The children of the Broad Street Presby- terian Church's Sunday School had ser- vices in the church last evening In cele- bration of Christmas. T. Foote Hooper. the superintendent. presided, and the ad- who delivered an interesting sermon on fo eign missions. Offerings for the Christ mas tree of the chureh's mission in North Selma were made by the members of the school. &rN
 The annual; collection for Foreign mis- sions yesterday morning amounted to about $i.2O0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
SOCIAL SUNSHINE FOR
 ALABAMA AND THE I. S.

Imitation is the finest, subtlest compli- ment-yes, flattery-ever offered to man or woman Therefore, I must thank with heartfelt gratitude. MT. Wellington Van diver and The Advertiser Company for In Alabama" at the head of MT. Vandi- ver's witty and suggestive column in the Christmas number of Alabanas official organ. I sincerely hope that column VIII VIII ere long grow into department or page as interesting and useful in its way as a Woman and Social" Now let us on with the dance. for the I. s. s.. the most far-reaching, wisely conducted movement in the interests Of our common humanity, East and West. North and South, rich and poor people, all over the wide, wide world, that has yet been born of the human mind, and that mind the mind of woman-Cyn- thia Westover Alden. President General of the International Sunshine Society.
 Opening the last number of the Sum shine Bulletin. find leading the editorial column edited by the President General, the following from the pen of an earnest Southern Sunshiner living in the State oe New York:
 THE CHRISTMAS STORY.
 By Mahel Cornelia Matson.
 CWritten for The Bulletin) Listen my little one, 'tis Christine A;norn, Long centuries ago the Christ Wa porn; On softest down thy little head doth las; His cradle-bed was but the new-mown
 hay.
 From highest heavens throne of majesty He came to earth for love of thee and me; He came, from sin and death to set us He suffered much for love of thee and me. My little one. thine eyes with tears art
 dim;
 Dost long to show thy gratitude to Him In helping those who poor and needy be, He says, oh, list, ''Ye do 1t unto Me"
 Floridaville. N. T..
 Quoting from the department of Sun shine State News in The Bulletin, I see that Mrs. R. H. Inge of Mobile, State President, reported for. October sixteen Sunshine branches in Alabama"
 Mrs. Inge has turned her attention principally to caring for cripples and incurables. giving the first hundred dol lars for this work herself"
 I. am sorry to say that the disbanded Magnolia branch of Robinson Springs Is not one of the sixteen I. S. s. of Ala bama. But some of us are still at Sum shine work here. in this isolated, rural neighborhood. once the summer resort of people of ample means; nor veiS ''se- clusevat' people mostly by aged resi- dents. of which I am the oldest, being now in my 18th year.
 Georgia, our sister State reports. twen- ty Sunshine branches; Florida, twelve; Kentucky, thirty-seven; Tennessee. ten;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS. Montgomery Theatre Thursday Night
Elita PrOCtOr Utls

Seat sale opens this morning for Miss EIita Proctor Otis in Henrik Ibsen's ab- sorbing character drama, "Hedda Ga bier" Those who have seen Miss Otis s performance of Hedda say 1t is drama tic revelation. -doF-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
z Y Y z Y ' Y Y % % z % . . <s SOCIAL AFFAIRS. ' ' \ <<%<%~<%<% < MISS ELLIOT AND ~ MIR. WINSTON MARRIED.

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the
 home of the brides father, Captain J. c. c. W. Patterson beautiful ceremony
 that united in marriage Miss May Louise
 Elliot nlt and MT Best Lenwood Winston.
 gether and the decorations of the entire
 lower floor were appropriately in the
 Christmas colors, red and green, holly,
 southern smllax and mistletoe were used
 TO the. inspiring strains of Men, deissohn's wedding march artistically rem dered by Mrs. Julie Jones McGuni came the groom with his best man, Mir. Ruben Ogburn, and were met at the beautifully improvtsed altar by the maid of honor,
 MISS Annie Teacher and then down the length hsast o, of , the rooms came the lovely they stopped before the altar. the exult- ant strains of the wedding march blend cd and faded softly into the Mendelssohn
 note rounded by the touch of the artist. The bride wore Il becoming and hand some travelling gown of plum seal skin
 Sands of wRite 0I persian De braid Ve4er Her hat hat was of shirred plum pan1e velvet tn
 panne vioiets, and she carried a shower
 boauet of bride roses and. plumosa tied with white satin ribbons, the knotted ends falling to the hem of her gown. The bridesmaid. Miss Annie Teacher, wore an exquisite toilette of charnpa gne
 crepe de chine with trimmings of shirr I white silk, and a picture hat of black
 velvet and carried an arm cluster of pink
 carnations. A reception followed the ceremony and refreshments were served in the second parlor. where the Christ mas spirit and color was carried out in the decorating scheme.
 The bride is the daughter of Captain John c. Elliot and is a young woman, ac- complished. vivacious and clever who has won for herself host of admiring friends
 whose best wishes so with her to her new home.
 Mr Winston is a travelling salesman and is young man of sterling worth and l fine character. .tt
 MT. and Mrs. Winston left on the 6:3( train for Washington and other caste T cities. After January the first they will be at home at GreenVille
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
services at svnarogne.

Interesting services. celebrative of the Feast of Chanukah. and of Bnai Brith Day, were celebrated in tine Temple Mlsta kan Israel yesterday afternoon by the children of the congregation and By Rev President of the Zadok Lodge, No. 15s, of the Independent Order of B'nai Brith, de- liyered fhA address.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Mir. and Mrs. George M. Browder, with iiftle son Robert Wyman Browder. of Denison, Texas. and Mir. Robert Browder nf OxIahoma City, will be the guests of their mother Mrs. A. G. Browder. dur ing the holidays at her home, sl2 Highland Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Crews-Niel.

The. marriage of Miss Tailulah Mel to T. W. Crews of Charlotte. N. C., took place at o'clock this. evening at the home of A. J. Mel. father of the bride. and was, attended by the relatives ana a
 The marriage service was said in the parlor by Rev. E. W. Gamble, rector of St. Paulss Episcopal Church. The bride was presented by her father and was at Miss Annie Mel; and by a matron of honor, her friend. Mrs. Hugh McClung Johnsten of Knoxville. The groom was accompanied ,bysJ W. Hooks of Atlanta, who was his best man. After the wedding a reception was held. Later Mr.-and Mrs. Crews left for All bany, Ga. where they win spend Christ mas with Mir. Crews's family. From Ai- bany they will go to Tampa and other cities fin Florida. After January they will be at home in Charlotte.
 MT. Crews Is Q prominent young man of Charlotte. ". C., where he holds g position in the passenger department of the Southern Railway Company. Mrs. Crews Is a young woman of charming personality and her departure from this city Is a source of regret to many friends and admirers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

There will be no netting of the Tuesday Card Club today, the date in Sundays Calendar was an error and should have been Tuesday, January 5. when the mem bers will be entertained by Mrs. Lotus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
RoAsTING PIGS.

Corn-fed Beef, prize winners; southdown Mutton, Sucking Veal.
 Meehan G Morris, ,Phone 2oO. 31 Monroe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Funeral of John Shields.

The funeral of John Shields. whose death occurred Saturday morning, took place yesterday morning from the resi- dence of Claud Shields on Dallas Street: Baptist Church, conducted the services:
 E. n Walters, J. Hooper Adams, E: EIiasberg. Robert Kennedy. Henry Lloyd and w. E. Callen were the pall-bearers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

inteIligently to all housekeepers using coal and Wood Stoves and try to convince with reasonable arguments that :he only sensible way towards Tightening the housekeeping burdens is to discard the oIdtime ways of cooking and install modem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
peath of Mra. atacIxa.

Mrs. Amanda Stacks or OrFvilIe, died
 in a hospital in this city yesterday from heart disease. She had been m for eev- eral weeks. Mrs. Stacks Is survived by
 many relatives, one of whom, a son, lives
 in Selma. The remains were sent to Orr vile for burial.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Mrs. Sydenham Smith. formerly Miss Ernune Richardson, and little daughter, Emily, are spending the holidays with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. l.. J. Richardson
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
DleA in yaiI.

Calie Sheppard, a negress, aged 25 years, died in the county jail, where she was incarcerated on account of lunacy. The ago and was i'll before she entered the jail. At the time of her imprisonment her home was in Shiver's Alley
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
orgeon Legislature Meets.

Salem. Ore, Dec. 21.--The special session of the Oregon Legislature convened in ex- traordinary session to-day for the purpose of revising the tax laws of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
The News of Selma.

burned from her body and her flesh WAS roasted. Neighbors responded to her cries for help, but 1t is feared that assistance came too late.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Mfr. and Mrs. A: H. Munger and Miss Aurelia Munger of Kansas City reached their country home in Elmore county
 Miss Aureiia Fitzpatrick and MT. Ben Fitxpatrick also joined MT. and Mrs. country home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Miss Sara Collier of Atlanta and Miss Isabeie Battle are the guests of Miss Mar jorfe Lockwood at the home of her par erlts.. Mir. and Mrs. FKank Lockwood on Lawrence Street,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Mrs. G. J. Scovel and daughter, Marie from Jacksonville, Fla, are visiting Dr Jackson and Mrs. A. H. Pickett on South Lawrence Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
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Mrs. John A. EImore and IttIe son. Holm A. Fillmore, who have been visiting her mother, Mrs. Peeler, in Macon, Ga. have returned home. Master John Elmo IS the tenth John Fillmore In lineal line, and is the fourth living. This little Tel. low therefore enjoys the distinction of being John Elmore the fourth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Rumn-Danial.

Fl Ruffin and Miss Flora Daniel were married Sunday afteTnoon at-2:SO o'clock,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth wiIdes Barnett and Mir. Percy Farnham Black will take place this afternoon at 5.SO o'clock at the Central Presbyterian Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
wedding 0uests Entertained.

A pleasing social gathering took place today when visitors to the city who are here to attend the Crews-Niel wedding were complimented with a dinner at the Hotel Albert. The brothers of the bride, R. E. l.. Niel of Selma, General Freight Agent Ed A Mel of the Southern Rail- way, end William F. Mel of New York, were hosts The guests were the groom, T. w. Crews, and J. s. Crews of Albany, Ga: J. H. Dozier of Athens, Ga., John B. Cooke of Birmingham, Joseph R. Groves of Selma, John McFerrin of Selma: J. w Hooks of Atlanta, C. B. Bryant of Charlotte, N. C., and Fl. M. Johnston of Knoxville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

Mrs. PeytOn A. EubanlSg of EnsIey. is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. M Barky- dale on Martha Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
selma Cotton 1rarkat.

Local prices in cotton were of today, following the general decline. Mtddling was quoted at 1a S-ie cents. The move ment Saturday was: Receipts, 321: ship. ments, 4s7: since September receipts. 76,s5S; shipments. 6s,5Ss: stock, S.242.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Had Kew Of the Albert,

Manager Henry Lloyd of the Hotel AL bert. has received letter from the po- lice officers of Mobile, telling him that one of the boys arrested there as suspi- ci0us characters had with him @ key 10 Selma Friday and gave their names as Johnson and Wood. One of them was an Indian and 1t was suspected they had run away rom Montgomery and were Eoing claimed that he was a son of we'll known tobacco salesman but the latter denied knowing him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
DIR. AND MRS. wYMAN'S
 GOLDEN WEDDING

Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Wyman, who will
 celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their
 marriage at their home in Tuscaloosa on
 Tuesday the 29th, from to ( o'clock are
 couple in whose golden wedding more
 interest will probably be centered than
 in any other celebration of It's kind in Alabama.
 Dr. Wyman is a native of Montgomery.
 After attending a short term at Harvard
 he entered the University of Alabama at
 Tuscaloosa and graduated in 1851. In
 lS52 he was made a teacher in the col lege and shortly afterwards was made
 a professor and his connection with the
 institution has continued until the pres ent time.
 If ali the people in this State who would like to attend Dr. Wymar's golden cele- bration could get there the city of Tus- calOosa would be full to overfiowing. for in all these years there have been thou sands of men brought directly under his influence and inspiration, young. men whose characters he has moulded, and whom he has influenced for good, and
 who have gone out into almost every section of the State and country as hv- ing examples of his precept.
 Mr Wyman was Miss Melissa A. Dea e ing of Tuscaloosa and through these fifty years she has bten tn conEtaUt compan- lon and heipmate of her husband. living as she has In the college town and oom- ing in contact with the pupils of the In- stitution, her influence for good has not been less than that of Dr. Wyman's.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

If the wolf had any sense he would han, around the rich mans door.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
pullens-Flowers.

Roland PulIens and Miss Amanda Jane Flowers were married Set the court shouse yesterday by Probate Judge P. II. Pitts: Mir. and Mrs. Pullens are residents of Dallas County
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
wAnTHA YoUNo's NEW BOOK.

Miss Martha Young, the well known writer on plantation songs and plantation life, is just bringing out q story of child life in Alabama, through the firm of the Scott-Thaw Company. The volume will be ready on December IS. and will be illustrated by Miss Ida Dougherty of Wilmington, Del In this story Miss Young has gone to actual experiences, and her story is not about children, but for children.