The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18
The News of Mobile

engaged in reportorial work on The Daily Register. MT. John Pressing ham, the ambulance driver, was form erly a policeman and was seriously and almost fatally wounded in a pistol duel with two negroes a few years since at the Mobile Junction and Kan sas City Railroad depot. Tn this duei one of the negroes was killed and De- tective Morris fatally wounded. dying shor, time afterwards.
 Friends and relatives in this city re- ceived news today of the death at Northfeld, Vermont, yesterday of 19- year-old Manuel Sierra, a former resi- dent of this city and brother of Jose Sierra, chief clerk of the Benemelis Steamship Company here. The death of the young man was after three days illness due to an abscess He was ! native of Santiago. Cuba. Young Sierra had been attending Norwich University for the past two years, studying civil engineering. and the news of his un- timely death has caused a great deal of sorrow among those who knew him in this city. The remains will be brought to Mobile for interment. Besides his brother in this city. the dead lad is sur vived by a father, Raphael Sierra: mother. three brothers and five sisters, residents of Santiago. Cuba.
 
 News has been received here of the death at Carrollton. Pickens County of Miss Annie B. Schrieber former Mo bilian. Deceased has a sister in this city, Mrs. Joseph B. Burfoot, wife of the efficient secretary of the Board of School Commissioners. and Mrs. Bur- foot have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. ID Nf the diocese of Mobile. will leave tomor- row for Anniston. where he will preach Sunday morning at the Church of the Sacred Heart of that city. From An niston, Bishop Allen will go to St. Ber- nard's monastery at Cullman, to attend the feast of St. Benedict, which occurs next Tuesday.
 MT. A. E. Styles. the popular host of Kloskys, has donated ten large cleo tric fans to the City Hospital. The fans will be installed at once. Mobile Society News. Miss Gilbert Is the guest of Miss Kit ty Sheppard,
 The Merry Dozen Card Club was en- tertained this afternoon by Miss Co., rinne Long.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Happer have issued invitations to the marriage oi their daughter, Florence Howe, to MT, Alfred Rose, the ceremony to take place Wednesday, March 29th, at noon, Christ Church.
 The Belize sailed today for Central American ports. having on board Mrs. Robert Wayne, Miss Una Dorgan, Miss Welch of Selma and MT Louis Benoit. composing a congenial party who will enjoy the round trip. Those present at the meeting of the Elwell Whist Club last evening were Mrs. Harry Smith Mrs. M. F. Kirkbride, Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Inge. Dr. and Mrs. White Misses Mabel Heustis, Jessie Whiting, Ethel Hodgson. Messrs. w. w. Heron. E. c. Rice, w. M. Marshall, J. P. Moreland, Marion Ingle, and the host and hostess, MT. and Mrs. Syd Robbins Mrs Norman Meyer was the hostess yesterday of the Matrons' Sewing Circle | and several guests besides the club members enjoyed her hospitality and | the luncheon which made such an agreeable break in the morning work | The visitors present were Mrs E. Gug- genheimer. Miss Boehm of New York, Miss HeiIbron of Philadelphia, Mrs. Vic tor Lowenstein, Miss Hirscher and Miss Moog of Montgomery, Mrs Kohlmeyer of Demopolis and Miss Loeb of Michi-. gan.
 The Newman Circle held it's fort nightly meeting last evening at St. Vincent's rectory. The program was an | interesting one, the papers we'll pre- pared and full of information and the music of high quality. The members were as follows:
 Violin solo--Miss J. Staub, accomDan- jed by Miss Staub.
 Taper, Alexandra Empress of Rus l sia-Miss Wallace.
 l Vocal solo-Miss F. Staub. Reading, Russia of the Future-Mrs l G. S. Teirce.
 Paper, Russa's Trouble-Miss 0. | Weeks.
 Mizzo soprano solo-Mrs. T. P. Nor | we'll.
 Piano solo-Mrs James Kaver.