The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-11
SELMA.
Lot on Corner of Dallas and Lauder
 dale Streets Brings $11.25o.


 Selma. August 1O.-(special1 This af- ternoon Assistant United States District Attorney sternfelt turned over to Eugene Robbins, Sr., and Mrs. John A. McNin- non checks for s11, 250 in payment for the lot corner of Dallas and Landerdale streets, the site of the government build ing authorized during the last session of congress.
 The extensive barn of J. B. Ellis at Orrville was struck by lightning this af- ternoon and set on fire being totally de- stroyed. One of MT. Ellis fine horses valued at $500, and handsome carriage, were burned up in the barn. The build ing destroyed was valued at $500.
 The grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, is now in session with a 300 delegates present A speech of welcome on behalf of the citizens was made by the mayor, V. B. Atkins, and responded to by J. M. C.. Logan of Montgomery. Browns chapel church was crowded to over1owing. This session bids fair to exceed all past ses- sions The uniform rank formed beau tiful parade.
 Before Mayor Atkins this morning was held the preliminary examination into the case against Mary Dockery, charged with the murder of Mathew Sanders. Sanders was killed about two weeks ago at the Cookery woman's house, the pistol being in the hands of the woman when 1t was discharged. She accompanied the wound- ed man up town in hack and he died in her arms before the services of physi- clan could be secured. The mayor decided to hold the woman without bail to an- swer to the grand jury, the evidence all lowing a reasonable doubt sufficient to warrant further investigation by high CT court. The woman claims the shoot ing was purely accidental, and that she had no cause whatever for killing San ders, who was her friend and with whom she was going to live.
 Lieut.. Frank Aycock of the Abbott Rifies Company c, A. N G., was brought home from Camp Dumont this morning seriously i'll with fever. He was taken i'll Friday, having become over heated while on drill and becoming worse two members of the hospital corps brought him over from Montgomery this morning on a cot He was taken in the ambulance to the Misses Fords infirmary. The Illness of Lieutenant Aycock is great ly regretted, and Is particularly sad, as during the unavoidable absence of Cap tain Craig he has worked hard to get the company upto a high military standard and the great reputation made in Camp by Company c was largely due to his eff forts, and his friends sorry that he is denied receiving the well-earned plaud- its which are being showered upon the company.
 The two young men, Ed Bell and John Sample, who were shot by the negro John Duncan, near Plantersville yesterday af- ternoon while attempting to effect the latter's arrest, are not seriously hurt. The negro was wanted for tresspass on warrant sworn out in Perry county. Ar ter the shooting he reloaded his gun and started after the young men, yowing he would kill them. An old negro met him in the road and persuaded him he had better give up his design.
 Last night posse was formed at Plantersville and the woods secured all night looking for Duncan. The negro had made good his escape, however. and is said to have made towards Montgomery.