The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-20
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, May is.
 q year ago from New York York 'se'e as one ne0of of the directing managers of Hunter Benn | ana Coompany. extensive shippers of
 lumber and kindred articles to the con- at the Battle House this morning short " before o'clock by one of the ttend- ants of the hotel He was lying on the noor dressed as he was. when last seen his key from the offce of the hotel and went to his room at o'clock. It is the opinion that he died shortly after enter ,ng ms room and that death was the | About o'clock Wednesday afternoon Mfr Sheriff went to his room and at fine | time making no comment as to his ing for the past two weeks. shortly after retiring to his room note was | received to be delivered to Mir. Sheriff and when 1t was sent to the room was | When the night clerk arrived the same I note was sent to the apartments but without response.
 1 It had always been the custom of l place pitcher outside the door for lee | water to be furnished the following l morning at o'clock and when the beil l boy visited his apartments this morn Ing the pitcher was missing. After knockInng on. the door and receiving no answer the boy opened the door and found Mir. Sheriff lying on the floor. He l reported the matter to the office and I another attaehe was sent to the apart ments to investigate and returned an- l nouncing that Mir. Sheriff was dead The l coroner was notified and gave the cause of death as heart failure.
 It Is the opinion that shortly after entering his room the evening before MT. SherfH was stricken and died iri- stantiy This is strengthened by. the ing in his room this morning. He was one of the best known busi- ness men in shipping circles in this city, and in social circles. in which he and vorites. and his sudden death has cast a gloom. Mrs. Sheriff and her daughter left Mobile several months ago to spend while at their country home in Canada and were expected to return in g. few weeks. They were notified of his death by telegraph today. It is probable that they win come on to Mobile to look af-
 ter the sbsr as or nsaye shs DOay of and was about 55 years of age. A broth- CT of Mir. Sheriff died in q hotel at Moss Point. Miss, under similar circum- stances.
 E. A. DeFuniak, Travelling Freight Agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, with headquarters in Mont gomery, accompanied by his private sec retary, MT. sparrenburger arrived in Mobile today on an official visit. MT. DeF'uniak Is the successor of Mir. F. c. Shepard at Montgomery.
 Hon. William A. Walker and William Mabry of Birmingham. who has been on a fishing trip on Nigger Lake, near Mo- bile. left today for the Magic City.
 Mobile Society News.
 Rusier than the proverbial bee were the butterflies today. Hitting from party to party from early morn till dewy eve. Owing to the meeting of the Colonial Danes set for the afternoon, the Doas- youplease Club, through it's hostesses. Mrs. Charles Hali and Mrs. E. D. Led yard, changed It's meeting to n o'clock this morning. The change of hour in no way interfered, however, with the spirit and zeal with which. these young mat catching the infection from them, spent two hours in an animated rivalry Tor the widow and lone hands. Among the guests present were were Mrs mr. hnsss r S0qoe. Sns Mrs Mrs' Holcombe Qui1l, Mss Adele Batre, Miss Amanda Moore, Misses Mattie and Clara Cary. Misses Mamie and Helen TriDlett.
 Later in the afternoon, the Drawing Cards. with Mss Theo. Williamson as hostess, had q spirited seance with the same ali-absorbing game of bid. Miss Wallianson's guests besides the large mum
 
 I,eBaron Taylor. Mrs. Jim Little, Jr., Misses Grace Bestor, Clara Cary, Mary Builock. Kitty Allen. Anita Gaillard. Lolla Belle Gould, Ernestine Cook, Gertle Cam eron, Venetia Danner. Gertrude Wilkins, Georgia Sage, Alleen Risque.
 The Research Circle of Colonial Danes is the most delightful of close corpora t.ons and to attend one of the meetings is to learn as well as enjoy.
 Mrs. Harvey Inge was the hostess this afternoon and as is the custom for the hostess to choose the subject for research, North Carolina, her native State. was the one under discussion. Mrs. Hortense A. Batre read an able and interesting paper on Colonial North Carolina, fol- lowed by Mrs. John c. Mann on Sub sequent Events, or Modern North Caro- lima" Mrs. Ligon gave one of her in- numbers were furnished by Miss Mabel Heustls, Mrs Senore Forcheimer, and Misses Georgia and Kittiebell Sterling. The remainder nt the program was short items about North Carolina by the Danes. Mrs Henry Hall, Jr., left this morning for a short visit to New Orleans.
 Mrs DahIgren and her charming daugh- ter. Miss Hettie, left tonight for Bruns- steamer and return to t1eIr home in Yar- mouth. Nova Scotia. The Dahlgrens nave spent the winter with the Joseph RaymOnds, and Miss Kettle has won hosts of friends who reluctantly give her up. A farewell bowling party was given in her honor last evening at the Country Cub.
 At the meeting of the Discards yester- day afternoon, Miss Clara Cary's guests were: Mesdames R. A. Sadier, C.. R. Vaughan, F. J. Inge, Shelton Sims, Lovie Chaikley, Frank Overall. c. 4. Hall, H. c Donald. N. R. Clarke. Henry Tons meire, James Hagan, B. F. Adams, Jos. McPhiIiips, M. F. Kjrkbride, B. M. Rob inson, and Misses Maude Middleton, Hell en Clarke, Theo. Williamson, Mollie IT, win, Mattie Cary. Miss Ethel Hodgsoon won the club prize. Miss Batre the con- soiation, Mrs. R. A. Sadler the guest prize, Mrs. M. F. Klrkbride. the conso- lation.
 Little Frances Inge, the dear little son of Mir, and Mrs. F. J. Inge. had his first marty today, having attained the ma fura age of two-without the score and ten, Numbers of his little friends as- senbled in response to his invitation and fine little ones had a great time playing on the lawn and enjoying all that goes towards making up a juvenile party. Mrs, Ings was assisted in caring for the