The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-20

MfS. B. T. Schu8tef ot Selma Is visiting Miss Bertha Bloch. 7n Government Street.
 The river steamer ". J. Bethsa, which was laid up for two weeks. Is taking on cargo for Demopoiis and will leave to- morrow night. The Mary arrived down tonight from Montgomery. At meeting of the Chamber of Com nnerce directorate this afternoon, com nittee of three was named to draft suita- ble resolutions on the death of James T. Cunningham. A brother of deceased, Charles A. Cunningham. was elected to i'll the vacancy on the Board of Direc- ters. r.
 Miss Theresa Wallace. aged 30, died today at her home on East Clay, second south of Brazil Street, after a long Ill., ness. She Is survived by one sister, Mrs. Kuppersmith Of this city.
 Sheriff Powers reports another case of smallpox In the county jail. The usual precautions were at once taken to pre- vent a spread of the disease. The in- fected prisoner was removed to the pest house and fumisation of the jail through out was gone through with. The disease Is reported as having broken out alarm
  Of Mobile, the inhabitants being largely negroes. Patients were taken from that place, one from Ceroia, and one from the city, to the pest house today, total of eleven. The secretary of the Board Of Health said tonight there were between thirty-five and forty cases all told at the pest house tonight.
 Mobile Society News. saA MArAA Mrs. L. c. Parker gave q beautiful lunch con today. at which her guests were: Mrs. Cary Butt, Mrs. ". R. Clarke. Mrs. Hor- ace Clarke, Mrs. c. T. Hearin, Mrs Sykes Gilbert, Mrs. c. F. Fletcher, Mrs. R. T. R. Gordon, Mrs. E. J. Buck. Mrs. John Quill and Mrs. Holcombe Quill. vioiets and bridesmaid roses were the dscora' tions.
 Mrs. T. g. Fry has purchased the Douglass house on Government Street. second west of Scott. As 1t is rented un- til November. the Frys will occupy the Lowe house until then, giving up their own home on March list. Work will bs begun at once on the new apartment present Fry home.
 The Clara schumann Club will give two entertainments in the near future. On February 18th the attractions will be MT. Gamble, baritone; Mir. Edwin Shonert. pianist. and Miss Bertha Webb. violin. ist. On the 18th there will be recital by members of the club. To hark back to the Mardi Gras balls and the pretty women present, one of the visitors attracting most attention was Miss May Crenshaw of Baltimore. Miss Crenshaw and her mother are stopping with the Misses Creagh. A picket team from the Golf Club will so to Pensacola Monday to celebrate Washing gton's birthday with q match with the Pensacola champions 4 party of Ia. dies will go along to bring luck.
 The Centennial Mystic crewe have is- sued invitations to thslr fourteenth an- nual ball at Temperance Hall Tuesday evening, February 2srd. Miss Hirseher of Montgomery, who Is the guest of Miss Haverman, was one of 1 the admired guests at the Fiaella bali | Wednesday night.
 The guests of the Bowling Club yester- day were Mrs. J. D. Rhodes of Atlanta. Miss Phillips of Iowa and Mrs. J. M. Clark of Dayton. O.
 After a pleasant visit to Mrs. Louise | Broadwood, Miss Annie May Jones has returned to her home in Camden.
 Miss Dowena Carter will leave on Mon- day for her homo in Nashville, to the rec gret of her many admirers here. Mrs. Tipton of Birmingham, who has been the guest of her uncle. Major s. T. Prince. returned home today.
 Miss Kate Davidson returned to Mont -gomery yesterday after a pleasant visit to Mrs. Blocker Thornton.
 Miss Eleanor Porcher of Fl Paso. Tex, will arrive soon to be the guest of Misses oline and Alphonse Hurtei.
 Miss Jennie Slaughter of Mcintosh BluiH returned home Wednesday after a visit to Miss Bessie Kelly.
 Mrs B. J. schuster of Selma is the guest of Miss Bertha Bloch on Govern ment Street.
 Colonel and Mrs. Frank Merrill and Miss Ogarita have returned from a visit to Havana.
 Mrs. M T. Webster of Birmingham Is the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. B. Davis.
 Miss Cassin of Louisville. Ky. Is the guest of Mrs. Peter Burke.
 Mis- Kettle Ashley of Montgomery Is the guest of Mrs. Rivers Rush.
 Miss Katie Fitzpatrick is spending few days in New Orleans. Mir. J. S. Taylor left yesterday for a pleasure trip to Belize.
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