The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-30
NEWS OF GULF CITY
BIDS FOR FIRE ENGINES RECEIv-
ED ny COUNCILMEN.


! At $3.50 O'Clock tonight the fire COM
mittee of the general Council. consist
| ing of Councilmen Machael Oberhaus
and Carroll, met with Mayor Lyons to
| receive bids for two steam fire engines.
With these were Chief Price of the fire
| department., and Captain Chamberlain.
city electrician. and members of the
Council. Bids from the American La
France and Knott Companies were re-
| ceived. Each offered No. engines at
s4.75o. II. H. wefel, representing the
American-L.aFrance Company, ex-
| plained his engine. No action was TAX
en-. The Council recently appropriated
$4,000 for two engines. giving Mayor
Lyons power and authority to make
| the purchase. He stated tonight he
would act in the matter promptly
The flag on the staff at Armory Hall
this morning silently told of the death
of Rev. Father p. A. O'Reilly of Bir-
mingham, Captain and chaplain of the
\ Alabama Nffional Guard during the
! recent brigade encampment near the
| Magic City. Every one who enjoyed
the acquaintance of the divine during
his residence In this county, depiores
his death.
A large number OF the Catholic
| clergy of Mobile will attend the obse-
|
A. number of them, accompanied by
the Right Rev. Bishop of the Diocese
of Mobile, Edward P. Allen, having al
ready left here for that city. Perhaps
the chief mourner in the assemblage
from this county is Rev. Father Filan,
| pastor of ST. Mary's of this city, who
was school fellow of Father O'Reilly
When the news reached Mobile that
Father oReilly had been seriously in
ittra TvotE :,
to his bedside, and was with him at
the dissolution.
An aged man giving him name as
Mcnamara, and claiming to have been
one of the famous Louisiana Tigers,
and wearing Confederate Cross of
Honor, deceived some of the old Con.
federate comrades here.
He applied to the ex-Commander for
money to travel to Montgomery, and
got the price of a ticket. He next ap-
pealed to a prominent county official
and got funds. Late rhe went to one
of the social clubs and presented note
| for So to the keeper OF the club buffet.
The order had leading member 8
name signed and the money was paid.
Mcnamara was looked for tonight
by those he had duped, but could not
be found.
News was received to-day of the
death in Ell Paso. Texas, of DIR. e. c.
Lyle, former Mobilian, and father
of Mrs. Robert L. Taylor of this city,
He was SO years old, and well known
here. Two other daughters, Mrs
Beauregard Bryan of Ell Paso, and Mrs
Albert II. Raymond of New York city
with Mrs. Taylor survive him. The
body will be brought here for inter-
ment.
At late hour last night at his home
North Julia street, second south OF
Spring Hill avenue, John Frances Nc
Cue died after an illness of -four
months. He was thirty-one years OF
age and leaves a wife and three chill
dren, besides many friends.
Robert Davis. the negro who two
| weeks ago. near Mt. Vernon, shot his
wife to death, was arraigned before
Judge Afford in the Inferior Criminal
Court this morning. He waived exam
ination and was remandedsto jail with
out bail.
DIR. Meshen, president OF the East
ern Shore Telephone Company of Bald
win county, which has connection with
Mobile, reported to-day that depreda.
tors had cut the company's cable twice
within a week Investigation is pend
ing.
E. p. Roberts Of Birmingham, is in
the city.