The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

heen sold during the last season will. of course. retain King Cotton urcn the throne in this section yet planters have in mind the priceless benefit the corn crop of last fall gave them and it and other cereals will be sowed in abundance Some corn has already been planted but many farmers. especially in the river bot toms. are waiting
 Stallings and Heflin to Speak.
 The William Randolph Hearst Demo cratic Club was today advised that Hon. Jesse Stailings and Hon. J. Thomas Hefiin had accepted its invitation to speak in this city on National Politics' and the addresses will bc heard fin tho auditorium of the court house on Wed nesday night at o'clock.
 Major D. M. Scott. President If inc Hearst Club. will preside at the meeting.
 Post D. of T. P A. Elects Officers.
 Friday evening the Travellers Prctec- tive Association. Alabama Division. held their annual meeting. which was well at- tended and great deal of enthusiasm and interest was manifested fin tho order. The Selma Post is in excellent condition. The Travellers Protective Association Ia an order of wholesale merchants and their employees. and at actual cost the T. P. A. insure their members against any accident. For the very minimum sum of S1l per annum the members re- ceive 5000 accident policy Tn case of accident of any sort the policy hclders receive S25 a week indemnity.
 The officers of Post D. which were elected at the meeting Friday, are as fol- lows: President. D. Nj. Scott; First Vice. President. F. Lamar: Second Vico-Pres- ident, J. l.. Clay; Secretary and Treas- urer M. M. Lehman.
 Board of Directors, J. C. Bender, w. R. Peacock. Fred Coleman, V. R. At- kins, M. s. Smith. Chaplain. Rev. pr. A. A. Little, Post Surgeon, Dr. w. w. Harper.
 Railroad Committee, O. P. Smith; Ho- tel Committee, R. K. Lapsley; Legi la tive Committee, J. A. Mauldin; Press Committee. W. c. Ward: Sick and Relief Committee, Calvin Young Jr; Employ ment Committee. T. E. Gary.
 Y. M. c. A. Notes.
 Physical Director A. K. Franklin of the Y. M. c. A., has under training pick ed teams from both senior and junior classes for pyramid building, which will | be given at the pavilion on Friday even | ing. April 1.
 This exhibition will be something en- | tirely new in Selma and will no doubt | prove very interesting to those who at- tend. In each pyramid there will be used | from fifteen to thirty men and hoys | The Spencer Brothers and Professor Franklin will perform some very difficult | feats in the tumbing line. Little Tom l Craig is under training and will be in to do some wonderful acrobatic | work.
 In connection with this exhibition there will be an extremely interesting musical program.
 An orchestra has been organized by | some of the members of ...s association | which will furnish music for the Sun l day meetings.
 They will be at the meeting tomorrow at o'clock
 Rev. A. L. Andrews will make the ad- l dress. All men are welcome
 Personal and Local.
 Dr. J. c. Wilkerson left yesterdav af- ternoon for his plantation near Mont somery. Dr. Wilkerson has been in poor health for some time. and his many friends here hope that he will have a rapid recuperation.
 Rev. Father Cronin, S. J., of St I,ouis Is in the city, and is assisting Father Madden at services in the Catholic Church of the Assumption.
 R. H. Mangum has returned home after an extended visit to Bibb county. where he conducted a vigorous campaign in the interest of his candidacy for the solicitor- abfy, of tha ETourth Iudfofa1 cst.---,.