The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
BURGLARS ARE BUSY.
Thieves Make Number of Attempts TOT
 Money.

Thieves Make Number of Attempts for
 Money.
 Marion. Sent. 23.-(Special. )-Petty burgiaries and night marauders have been doing business during the past week
 Saturday night bricks were removed from the window frame in the rear or the store of Hense Tayer and part or the shutter was broken. Entrance was not effected, however
 sunday night burglars entered the store of I. B. Foster and O., py DOT ing through the rear door. The cash drawer was riied of few coins, but no goods are missing. The burglars had the impotence to write the name ofAWilI Bates a well known negro, on the day book. Bates. however, is not suspected of the crime as he bears a very good character
 A negro attempted to enter the resi- dence of Mir. l. B, Foster Saturday, but was discovered by Mrs. Foster and ran off Mir. Foster was at his store at the time and Mir. Andrew Foster. his brother, was sick with fever at this home. Mrs. Foster Is herself un- we'll and is nearly prostrated from the shock.
 A negro was discovered on the front varanda of County Treasurer Crawford tle Otner nlSHL put csCdpeu pSiotS MI Crawford could shoot.
 Monday night some one entered the storage room of Mir. SalnIck and made an effort to get into his store from the rear. Goods were scattered but none are missing. The culprits seem to be after money as nothing of value has been missed. The night police force has been increased and every effort Is being made to capture the criminals s$ ltcha fc will create considerable surprise.
 The convocation exercises of the Marion Military Institute were opened last night in the chapel with an ad- dress by Dr. A. P. Dickinson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bir- mingham, a distinguished a1umnus of Richmond College in Virginia. There was q large audience present. com posed of both citizens and students from the various schools and quite a number of visitors. The address was able and instructive, directed in the main to advice to the students
 All the schools opened with large at tendance. SThe dormitory of the Ma rion Military Institute Is full to its ca- pacity and a half dozen residences near by have been rented to accommodate them. These residences will also be occupied by the different professors and will add much to the home life of che student This school has also se- cured an additional tract of about twenty acres adjacent to the school, making In all about twenty five acres which will be used as an experimental farm
 The architect is drawing plans for the remodeliing of the old Siloam Bap- tist Church. This is one of the oldest churches In the State, is a substantial brick structure. large and convenient, and cost between thirty and forty thousand dollars when built. It is the Nestor of the Southern Baptist Associ ation and for many years the Baptists of the State held their annual conven- ton in this house. While in some re- spects the building is inadequate and hardly up to the modern ideas, yet there are few churches in the State more imposing and attractive. There will be little change in the outside ap- pearanoe further than a general over hauling and painting.
 MT. Theodore Asbey and Miss Emma Glass of Selma were married in Marion early Monday morning, Judge J. B. Shivers officiating. It seem to be the continuation of a romantic conception, there being no known objections.
 An open air concert of popular music will be given on the lawn of pr. O. L. Shivers tonight for the benefit of the Baptist Church. The program will consist of songs of the olden time and recitations by some of the best talent in the city.
 Several families have moved to Marion the past week for the purpose of putting their children in school. There were more than a dozen appl cants for dwellings that could not be supplied. Every dwelling, every store room and every office in Marion is now fx1 construction, both of which were leased before the rush was anticipated.
 MT. A. s. Miree has bought the Dr. Ball lot. on Railroad Street and will .rect a half dozen or more residences thereon. This is one of the most desirable lots in the town consisting of several acres, and within one block of the Marion Military Institute.
 Mir. William Martin. proprietor of the King Houhe who has been spending some time in New Mexico for his health reached home the first of the week. He will return West as soon as he can arrange some private business
 Cotton is about all open and the fields look like a snow bank. Hands are very scarce and picking greatly retard- ed. Farmers are selling as fast as they gather and say they are satisfied with 10 cents which has been the rul- ing price.
 MT. R. M. Foster. a well known cotton buyer of Marion. who has been in the King Infirmary of Selma for several weeks is reported as improving and his recovery is now hoped for
 S. F. Hobbs, the champion ten mile swimmer of Selma, is a student at the M M. l.. and center rush on the foot ball team.
 Mr. Field began his career as a clerk in Pittsburg Mass, dry goods store he is a native of Conway, Mass. 10 which town