The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-30
THE NEWS OF SELMA
Advertiser Bureau.

I l Selma, Nov. 2s.
 The Elks of this city are making ex- tensive preparations for observing an nual memorial exercises at their Home ! Sunday, December 1, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
 | The Committee received a telegram today from MT. Charles B. Hanford name is Marie Drofnah. would accede to the Committees request with pleas ure, and read Thanatopsis. at the me- | morial day exercises. The Elks' elegant new home will be thrown open to the public to- witness this their most solemn and sacred an- nual exercises.
 Rabbi A. J. Messing of Montgom- cry, will deliver the principal address of the occasion. and Hon. Robert H. Mangum, of this city. eulogize depart ed members The program will be as follows: Organ voluntary, L. Benish. Opening ceremonies, by the Lodge. Prayer, Rev. A. l.. Andrews "Oh Divine Redeemer" (Counod), the l Selma Lyric Club.
 Address, A. J. Messing of Montgom- | cry Lodge No. 596. ~'"The Absent Brother" Miss Louise | Donnor and Male Quartette. "Tanatopsis," Miss Marie Drofnah. of | the Charles B. Hanford Co. The order of Elks was founded upon | the sentiments embodied in this poem. Eulogies. Robert H. Mangum. Rock of Ages" Dudley Buck). the Selma Lyric Club. Closing Ceremonies. by the Lodge. The Doxology.
 | Benediction. Rev. E. w. Gamble. | 0f Wa1 all merchants on Broad and Water Streets that all swinging signs that | project across the side walks must be | removed. This comes of the reviving of an old ordinance prohibiting this class of signs on the streets mentioned The Mayor has instructed Chief Walters | to have the ordinance observed to the letter, and several signs will have to | como down.
 The Union Iron Works. one of the leading industrial concerns of this city. will change proprietors and man. agement the first of December. | The new company Is composed of Hon. J. B. Ellis of Orrville, who Is already largely interested in the conn presses of this city; c. w. Hooper. F.. Lamar Will Monk and others of this city.
 1 It IS unQeTStOOO that lHo uedl was | made upon the basis of the present value of the stock of the Union Iron Works, and that the transaction in- wolves about $42,000. It is also un- derstood that Kent Coe. and associates. the former owners, will retain a DOT tion of the stock.
 It Is not yet known who will have | active control of the plant under the new proprietors. George E. Damp
 man. formerly general foreman at the Southern shops here. but who has been
 filling a like position at the Union Iron
 Works for the past six months. will probably be made Superintendent of
 the works under the new management.
 County Tax Assessor J. H. Lumpkin
 has just returned from his annual trip
 in the country districts, where he has
 levyed taxes for the coming year. He
 states that the indications promise a
 fair increase in tax valuations. Under
 the new law the tax on mortgages is
 handled by the Probate Judge and this,
 of course. will cause a decrease in the | report of the Tax Assessor.
 The city property, consisting of sewer pipe and like property, Is being moved from the vacant lot corner Alabama and Franklin Streets today, by the city laboring force preparatory to the erec- l ton or three stores on this property by MT. Watkins Vaughan. The contract for the new building has already been | placed.
 In the case of Fred Mueller, before the Mayor yesterday, charged with shooting Rufe Goodson, the evidence went to prove that the shooting was accidental. and Mueller was fined $25 flor disorderly conduct.
 There is no improvement in the con- dition of Captain J. M. Bridges, much
 to the regret of his many friends | Ex-Chief of Police D. D. Updergraff
 is quite sick at his home on Green | Street.
 J. Leon Clay went to his plantation
 near Burnsville today on a business trip.
 W. H. Woodward of Montgomery is | registered at Hotel Kornegay. J. w. Stickney. of Greensboro, is stopping at Hotel Kornegay. | C. M. F. Ingle of Mobile Is registered at Hotel Albert.
 Hon. D. J. Meador of Myrtlewood is
 in the city today. l