The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
THE NEWS OF MOBILE
WELL KNOWN CIGAR DRUMMER OF s. THE CITY DEAD.
Two Parties of Home Seekers Expect cd From Chicago-Republicans Leave For the Birming-
 ham Meeting.
ADVERTISER BUREAU.


 Mobile. Sept. 14. News was received here this morn ing of the death in Opelika lest night of Jack w. Friend, one of the best known travelling cigar salesmen in the | South. He came here a year ago from New Orleans after continuous service | of seventeen years with a firm there, | and accepted a position with a local ! company. He left here August 29 on trip and become sick in Opelika sew | eral days ago. He leaves a wife and | child. who are travelling and efforts are being made to locate them. He was a cousin of H. Minor Friend. Tax Com | missioner of Mobile County. At : tonight at the home of MT. and | Mrs. Origen Sibiey, 107 North Concep- | tion Street, Count Reynolds Boyd and Miss Mary Brainard Boyd were joined | in marriage, Rev. Dr. D. A. Planck per formed the ceremony according to the Presbyterian ritual. Miss Marie Savage was the maid of honor. Only relatives and a few close friends witt messed the happy ceremony. The bride, a hondsome young woman, wore the wedding gown of white satin and brocaded velvet with falls of lace worn by her mother at her nuptials in 1883. The brides veil was ot hand em- broidered tulle and her flowers were a shower of brides roses. The groom Is a resident of Nashville. Tenn. An in formal reception followed. Mir. and Mrs. Boyd left at midnight for Mont gomery, Birmingham. Cincinnati and their future home. Nashville. dangerous counterfeit has been dis covered in circulation here. It is a s5 bill of the United States National Bank of Morristown, N. J., with a picture of President Garfield on its face. All the notes found had the No. HIS and check number 173594SE. A number of the bills have been found. The police and sherin have a good description of the man who passed the bills, but 1t is thought he has left Mobile
 An exodus of prominent Republicans to Birmingham took place today Among those who left to attend the biz pow-wow tomorrow night were W. F. Tebbetts. Collector of Customs, who is down on the list to read aR~address; F. F. Conway, special deputy collector; G.. B. Deans, United States Marshal, and William Armbrecht, United States District Attorney.
 At the regular monthly session of tn Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County today, number of routine matters were taken up and re- ferred
 Assistant Superintendent N R. Baker was reelected and his salary increased from $1,200 to s1,50o per annum. The salary of the supervisor of music was increased from s75 to $100 per annum.
 Mrs. Mary R. Calhoun died last even- ing at her home. POP South Warren Street. She was the widow of J. c. Calhoun, was native of Mobile and was 64 years of age. She is survived by a daughter. Miss S. R. Calhoun, two sons. Joseph R. and J. M. Calhoun, and two sisters. Mesdames c. M. Lassabe and R. Rodgers.
 Captain Dan Williams. one of the best known men in Mobile County and father-in-law of Hon. James H. Webb, was brought to Mobile from Daphne, Baldwin County, last night on a tug boat very sick. He was taken to an infirmary where he was today reported as getting along very well.
 Among the Mobilians who left over the Mobile and Ohio Railroad last night for St. Louis were Miss Julia L. Lee and William F. Lee, Jr., Mir and Mrs. A. H. Studivant, Mrs. J. Brad Davis and sons J. c. and F. E. Davidson, s. Dahlheimer, John W. Baker and MT. and Mrs. W. S. Gillespie.
 The Mobile built schooner General J. W. Whiting for the American Ma hogany Company, Is taking on a cargo at the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City pier for Mexican ports and will bring in cargo of mahogany on her return trip.
 J. T. Harmon will arrive here from Chicago tomorrow with thirty home- seekers. He will take them to the lands of the Southern Development Company in Baldwin County.
 Dr. J. B. Foley will arrive here with party of fifteen homeseekers from Chicago. They will be taken to Mag nolia Springs Baldwin County, to in- spect pr Foley's lands there.
 City Engineer Towle has issued so far this week permits for four new buildings and four repair permits, the total cost aggregating S2.ss0.
 At meeting of the General Commit tee on Confederate Reunion. held to- night in the Commercial Club rooms,