The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-30
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, Aug. 29.

An unusual case of robbery was re-
 ported to Policeman Camp by Willie
 Bell, a young negro. The boy stated
 to the officer that he was in boat
 with another negro named Henry Fal
 vey and the latter threw him down.
 and, at the point of knife. made him give up his money. $1.10. The negro
 was reported to be in hiding in the
 marsh across the river. Policeman
 Camp got into skiff. rowed across the river ~and captured the man. This is
 the first case of highway robbery re-
 ported as having occurred on the river. E. Lee Tillery. a travelling man. died at the city hospital this morning after being i'll since Friday. During his conscious moods, he stated he was a travelling man and that his home was Opelika, Ala. He went to his room at Klosky's and laid down Friday af- ternoon. Later he was found in an un- conscious state. A physician was call- ed and applied restoratives and had him taken to the hospital From the time he entered the hospital until this morning unceasing efforts were made to bring him around. His body was
 shipped this afternoon to opelika for
 interment.
 George Shoemaker. an aged white man. tonight shot Greek named Spino Argero. in the left leg with a revolver in the south part of the city. A crippled son of Shoemaker was em- ployed by the Greek and a quarrel en- sued. and some one hit the cripple with
 a cane. He went for his father, who arrived on the scene with a pistol In
 an argument, 1t is claimed by the older Ghnan1 kar tho nY tho Greek was shot. Shoemaker gave bond for his appearance in the Recorders
 Court.
 Robert Devan, wife and children. had a close call from suffocating at 2
 o'clock this morning at their home on
 Elmira, near Rapier Avenue. Smoke
 had filled the house and Devan. on
 awakening. with difficulty got his fam
 fly out. Fire Company No. ' was call
 ed. and after locating and extinguish-
 ing the fire, which proved to be of in-
 cendiary origin. a further investiga-
 ton showed the house had been rob bed.
 The Water Works Committee of the
 General Council. with Mayor Lyons and other members of the General Commit . tee, met at 6 o'clock this afternoon
 with Walter Wood, general manager ot
 the Bienville Water Works Company. The discussion was relative to the pur
 chase by the city Of the Bienville plant
 A long discussion ensued with nothing doing as the result.
 In the Probate Court today were filed
 articles of incorporation of the Bailey
 Iron Works Company. with a capital | of $50.000. of which s15,000 is taken. | The incorporators are Arthur Bailey, Caroline Bailey. s. L. LaVergy and Dr. W. G. Ward. The company will do a | general foundry business here. The Young Hardware Company of this city has absorbed a large portion
 of the stock of the Dorgan- Hardware | Company. MT. Tom O. Goodbrad will
 retire and Mir. Lyman Dorgan will con-
 tinue as manager of the latter firm, l which will be operated separate from
 the Young Company
 | Mir. and Mrs. Price Williams arrived | here yesterday from Chicago, and arc
 temporarily with their parents. Judge
 and Mrs. Price Williams, Jr. They will
 later visit at Spring Hill.
 1 The Alabama Manufacturing Com .
 pany today filed notice in the Probate
 Court of increase of stock from 0,OeO | to S40,000.
 Mrs. J. c. Thompson end child re- | turned today from an extended and de l lightful visit to Crockett Springs, Va. | Policeman Morris this morning on | South Royal Street. killed a vicous dog | which showed symptoms of madness. l
 Mary Lee, 5-months-oid infant of | Mir. and Mrs William Smith. died last | night north of this city at the family