The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-22
TRAMP IS FOUND
 IN THE KITCHEN Was SereneIy Helping Himself
 to the Dinner CROP PROSPECTS BRIGHT Young Son of MT. and Mrs. Alden Howell. Jr, Dies-Pigeon Shoots Are Held Near
 Selma.
CROP PROSPECTS BRIGHT

Selma, July 21.-(Special) )-There was considerable excitemen in the northern part oe the city today shortly after the noon hour, oceasioned by the finding by Mrs. O'Connor who makes her home with her father J. N. Hasselvander. of a tramp In the kitchen.
 The tramp who is described by Mrs OConnor as being a white man and wearing a linen coat was helping himself to the dinner which was cooking when discovered and was frightened away In the midst of his meal by the screams of the lady. Police headquarters were communicated with and Officers Mossley and Blanton went out to the scene but after tracking him to the vicinity of the race track could find no further elew.
 Death of Alden WooIsey Howell.
 The sad information reached Selma this morning of the death in Waynesvilie. N. C., of Alden Woolsey Howell the 15- months-old son of MT. and Mrs. Alden Howell, Jr. The little one had been Ill for many months, and the end came at 5:So o'clock yesterday afternoon. despite everything that the surgeons skill and careful nursing could do.
 Mrs. Howell was Miss Thomaslne Wool+ sey of this city, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Minthorne Woolsey. Her parents and her sister, Mrs. Redd, formerly Mss Ella Woolsey, were in Waynesville when the bereavement came to the young parents. The child was an exceedingly bright one and the blow falls indeed hehYy. MT. and Mrs. Howell have the deepest sympa- thy of their friends
 Crop Prospects Bright. | The farmers of Dallas county are happy | in the anticipation of more than fair crop this year if the seasons between now and the 10th of August are anything near favorable. Corn is almost if not quite past the danger line and cotton gives promise of yielding an abundant harvest. A first bale is expected and predicted for Selma by August F at the latest and it is possible that Selma will receive be- tween three and four thousand bales dur ing August as against twelve last year.
 Searching for Bad Negro.
 The constabulary department of both the city and county are making earnest search for negro by the name of Will Irwin, who killed another of his race, l Sonny Green by name, about two months ago. Irwin is reported In various por- tions of the community nightly, but the
 
 have been on a wild-goose chase.
 Through the circulation of wild reports as to the desperate character of Irwin. and what he expects to do before he is taken, the negroes are greatly terrorlzed, and will not give information against him.
 To Serve Life Sentence.
 John and Tom Tipton, the two negroes sentenced to be hanged on tomorrow and whose sentence to life Imprisonment by | Governor Cunningham, were taken to 1 Speigner's this morning, from which placs 1t Is reported they will be transferred to Pratt mines. The two negroes were not very tail1ative in taking leave of their jailer for the past several months but said that they could never thank the white people of Selma enough for getting their sentence changed for if they had been hung two innocent men would have died.
 Big Masonic Meeting. | At Perryvllle, in Perry county, few miles across the Dallas line, a big barbe- cue and masonic initiation was held today | There are eight or ten candidates to be | indicted into the order, and several of the | brightest Masons of Selma went out in private conveyances to be present. The people of that vicinity are noted for their open hospitality.
 Many City offilas Absent.