The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-04

manding officer. The Armeria Is the larg- est steamship in this branch of t-.e ser vice and her territory Is from Maine along the entire Atlantic coast, taking In the Gulf of Mexico and tributaries. e is ll2 feet over all and draws 16 feet. She has on board bell gas and other rvs, also. a cargo of oil for the local lights In the Mobile Bay channel.
 Is for New Orleans, and the gas 1uoy, both immense affairs. Is for Gal, eston. The Armeria is a magnificent craft.
 News was received here today from Au- gusta, Ga.. of the death tie e yesterday Of Father Fabyian Garbley of the Society of Jesus. Father Garbley was born in Switzerland in 1S45, coming to America years d professor in Spring Hill College.
 He then went to New Orleans where he resided about eight years, thence going to Augusta. He was an able tutcr. and learned divine.
 In the Circuit Court this afternoon suit was filed by Louis A. Ochs and Joseph ochs, doing business under the firm name Gates. for &2S.OOO. The claim Is made that the defendant owes the complainants this amount as commission on the sale of the Yellow Pine Lumber Company.
 r, Ex.GOvoEnor Joseph F; Johnston, Henry Henry Brown. W. H. Ketig and Culpepper Ex m of Birmingham are here for an extended fishing trip.
 Today at the family home, 452 Spring Hill Avenue, Francis Ward, youngest son of Benjamin T. and Katie W. Barret, died after brief illness.
 Mobile Society News.
 Dauphin Street did land office business yesterday in pink and blue and red cheese-cloth. Every other woman one met was carrying small package in which was a. domino In embryo. and the corner in black masks rivalled the ex- citement of the cotton market. The re- suit of all this preparation and fever-heat excitement was apparent at Temperance Hall tonight, when a regiment of men. pale and trembling. hung about the walls and a hundred or more women in shape less cheese-cloth garments with faces con- cealed more jealously than ever were key, held entire possession of the center of the stage. The grand march was fair. ly OverpOwering, Never before was there seen such an aggregation of women cut were fairly bewildered from the very start. No sooner did one locate a friend, when presto. she was lost in the whirl- ing crowd and he would be left q sadder but not wiser man. 1t was delicious to witness the manner in which the ladies mimiCked the ball room habits if their brothers and husbands, now lining up in numbers about the doorway, now loung ng about the big column in the center of the room, calmly overlooking appealing gianccs which said as plainly s words Please rush me. I'm st"ck." Sometimes r:PLary vol be ioy. rej Gn q e .'' "s T ae tr t,I. nt us
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 gre iue for a delightful evening {, the matr2ns who were the h stexS of the oa"ssion. and 1t is strongly bop4d that the will dc 1t again at Sd.ne future day.
 The following gentlemen were on the '. Resspti9p~E. o,,lots,5 I GlsEke. chsirRan: o F. 5Eam 5emry q. Hei T. Ae.rin. a Robbins Thomas St
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 At e.sD o,clock this rhsrnjpe, in the Ca thedra1 of rhs InpihaG&t9 ConRpf1ou, William T. Cypret and Miss Mafy E. Nc. Readie were joined in f1arriaee, in the Hartkoff was the officiating devlne. There were no attendants. The groom Is well known young steVedore of this city and his bride is an accomplished young lady On Sunday. at their home, South Augusta third west of Hamilton Street. MT and Mrs. Cypret will hold d reception from to o'clock.
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