The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Advertiser Bureau.

@Colonel E. L. Russell, vice-president
 us the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, who ts just returnied from Washington, stated this morning that the immense rfain elevator, owned by his company akd located near the upper Mobile and ohio docks, will again be put In opera lion. This elevator has been idle, he sAfd, about a year and half, but Will soon take up its work, with Messrs. Fitzhugh and Williams of Vicksourg, Miss. extensive grain dealers, as lessees and operators.
 This elevator has a capacity Of 26o,- ooO bushels, is splendidly equipped and arranged for loading steamers lying ffi the slips at the docks and convenient for unloading from cars, having tracks into the building. The new operators, .said Colonel Russell, will place in the building a modern dryer which VIII pfove of great value in the preserva- ffon of grain en route to the other side' While not able to say just when ,ne elevator would be put in service. Colo sIl Russell stated that it would be in lie very near future.
 Death of Infant.
 SLittle Marian Baker, 6-months oid Nlurhter of MT. Edward Baker of Meridian, Miss, died at the home of her E4andmother, Mrs. Gambrel, on Beaure- 9erd Street after a brief illness. The fsther was away from the city and had written that he would arrive here to- night to spend Christmas with the Dabe. his wife having died some time ,seo. His home coming was with sad ness, instead of joy.
 b Weeks Marriage Licenses. -Marrige licenses were issued out Of iSSie Probate Court this week to white cbuples, as follows: Van Stringfel- ildtv to Indiana Holman: John Thomp- s6n to Ruby A. Christ; John 8. DICK It6 Alice Roena Yates; John Gilbert to Mamie E. Tarver; Charles Harrub to Alberta Larni; John Williams to Ida davafns: William James Robertson to fjpsalie Lloyd; Byron Wilkinson to Eidora Gollott; William J. Nangle to Julia o. Rosingold; Claude H. Schief- feafn to Rosa L. Tierney; Robert J. 0ideons to Ida E. Stanton. Richard T. Eutchins, Jr., to Nellie M. Thayer. A license was also issued to a Creole couple. John C. Pope and Dora Peoples. Twenty licenses were issued to colored couples.
 i e Charged With Larceny. , swhat promises to be a sensation in court circles is the arrest of three nAgroes. Alex Fairley. Haywood Jack sSn and Ed Simms. charged by Bart Stafford, manager of the Crescent Ispmber Company. with grand larceny. These men. MT. Stafford alleges in the warrant, were in collision with other persons, for whom he has sworn out Warrants, in wholesale depredations upon the log booms of lumber com panies on the river. His company, he efases, has lost upwards of s1.500 in tie past two years from a gang of negroes who made@a big living by steal ing logs from booms and disposing Of them to other millmen. Mir. Stanord claims to have the most positive of utoof. Joe Brown, Richard Carter and George Logan for grand larceny. and Harry Williams petit larceny. were aAso arrested at noon today in connec- tfon with the cases of the three first nHmed.
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 sIn the Circuit Court this morning ks9am Palmer filed a suit against the Electric Lighting Company of Mobile far s25o for damages in the killing Of a,ahorse. He alleges the horse came IA contact with live wire of defendant csnpany on December 2, last on st. sfephens road. near Center Street.
 .dn the same tribunal Matthias B. f1d-