The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-19
SELMA FIRM GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY  Negroes PayETrlbute at Grave of Esteemed Woman MAY HAVE GAME WITH YALE Selma Y. M. c. A. Is In Correspond. ence and Hopes to Arrange
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MAY HAVE GAME WITH YALE
BY R. E. NEIL.

IrSt Selma firm Tn many moons 10 nave to invoke the aid of the bankrupt law did so today when A Miller running a dry goods store on Broad street was ad- judicated a bankrupt in the United States court at Montgomery. The liabil- ities of the firm are scheduled at about s7O0O while the assets are placed at $265O. The main creditors reside in New York. Baltimore and Atlanta. only the preferr- ed creditors of the landlord and clerks being Selma residents. Mir. Miller be- came financially involved about a year ago but extricated himself. The failure of today Is caused by endorsements then incurred.
 An Object Lesson.
 What an object lesson would have been given the Roosevelts Crumpackers, ct als on yesterday had they been pres ent in Live Oak cemetery in this city.
 There has gathered the friends of good woman and her husband to pay the last mark of respect to the dead wife. With them from their home in the country had come seven or eight negroes who had known the deceased during much Of her life, and loved and revered her mem- ory when the cold icy fingers extinguished
 
 preacher had been said and those friends of the bereaved husband who had borne the lifeless form to its last resting place prepared to replace upon the remains the earth to earth, ashes to ashes. Then stepped forward the negroes who had been the recipients of many hndnesses from the good woman during her lifetime, and taking the shovels from the hands Of the whites deemed it a privilege to place the dirt above the resting place of the dead
 Their task ended and as the bereaved and grief bowed husband sat in car riage, all the negroes gathered about him and shook his hand, while tears streamed down. their faces, indicating the sorrow in their hearts and the sympathy they fain would have spoken, but words failed them.
 Who is 1t that would not have declared that those negroes, members of an in- ferior race undoubtedly, were held in highest esteem by every white aman pres ent, and his welfare would be as jeal- ously guarded as any other person on earth, white or black?
 Indeed was there an object lesson on the incident for both white and black, and the pity is that 1t cannot be borne home to more of us, both of the south and of the north.
 Deserter From the Navy.
 This morning Alfred Roadway sur. rendered himself to Mayor Atkins, stat ing that he had deserted from the navy and wanted to be sent back to receive his punishment and serve his time out. The young man, who bore quite a pleasant appearance, stated that he had left the service of the tug boat Servego at Guam tanamo. Cuba. He and two others had 11to, ,t..o f< leave the service. He had made his way towards his northern home as far as Selma, when he became strapped and hunger admonished him that he had best give himself up. The secretary of the navy was wired by the mayor and a mes sage Is awaited giving instruction as to the young mans disposition.
 A Quiet Wedding.
 Wednesday the Rev. A. L. Andrews per- formed the marriage ceremony by which two young people were joined for life. They were Miss Kate Thomas and MT. J. A. Whitman and the wedding took place quietly at the home of the mother of the bride on Washington street.
 Plenty of Game.
 Yesterday afternoon by express came to Selma a big buck killed by a number of Dallas county and Marengo hunters in the flat woods below Myrtlewood. The buck was shot by MT. Bailey of Linden, and Mir. Garrett of Selma, the former crippling the animal first. Mir Fate Mason of Selma has killed four wild tur- keys and about a hundred squirrels and all of the party have had ample sport.
 For a Game With Yale.
 The Selma Y. M. c. A, Basket Ball team are in correspondence with the t,,o of ha Vo1n Do cl RolI trying to arrange a game here during the southern tour of the Yale team. The Selma team has games scheduled with the Birmingham Athletic club and the Mobile Y. M. c. A., teams and ex- pect to be in prime condition by the time Yale arrives.