The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-10
County Commissioners Will Erect MOd-
 ern and Sanitary Prison.

County Com mmlssiOners Will Erect MOd-
 ern and Sanitary Prison.
 Brewton, April 9.--(Special )-The County Commissioners were in session several days the past week, and con- siderable business was transacted among which was the awarding the contract for a new county jail. Messrs. E. S. Lilies and W. H. Strong are the contractors. It will be erect ed at the corner of Mill and Court streets, just west of the jail now in use. The building will be two-story brick structure and modern in every particular, with well built and se- cure cells for the confinement of the different classes of prisoners. The old court house and jail property fronting on Parker Avenue, and $500 in cash is the consideration for the new building and work Is to be conn menced at an early date.
 This Is something that has been needed by Escambia County for a long time, and the commissioners are being congratulated upon replacing the old out-of- date building used as a jail with a modern building in keeping with the progress and needs of fast growing county.
 Radishes are going forward at lively rate now, about seventy-fLve barrels having been shipped to north ern points within the past few days. Returns are proving very satisfactory the shippers netting from $4 to $S per barrel, acording to the condition in which they are received in market. There Is something like thirty acres planted in radishes in the vicinity of Brewton, and 1t Is said that at $4 per barrel they are much more val uable crop than cotton.
 There was a small shipment of strawberries made from Brewton yes terday, the first that has been sent from here.
 E.. S. Lilies Is having another brick store building erected on West Mill dred street adjoining the Red Mems hall There are number of small dwellings in course of construction in various parts of the town, and others contemplated, but the demand con tinues greater than the supply, and they are usually rented by the time the foundation is laid Brewton is undergoing A substantial growth and as the surrounding country Is settled up by a thrifty class of farmers and truck growers the town will increase in size, importance and wealth until 1t will be second to none in this sec. tion of the State.
 Rev. J. A. Rice. pastor of the Court Street Methodist Church. Montgomery, has accepted an invitation to deliver the address before the graduating class at Brewton Institute on the even ing of May 19.
 There were twenty eight Brewton- ites who took advantage of the ex- cursion last night and went to Pen- sacoIa to view the war ships in that port today.
 Invitations have been issued to the celebration of the wooden wedding an- niversary of MT. and Mrs. John Puri- foy. Jr.. which will take place at their home on the evening of the 11th inst.
 w. Powell Hale will give an enter tafnment at Institute Hall on April IA. under the auspices of the Young Mems Literary Society
 Miss Lena Sawyer has returned to her home In Tunnel Springs after a pleasant visit to relatives here. She was acompained by her sister, Mrs. D. G. GaIIaspie, and children.
 Mrs. Eula Harold and children, of Atmore are guests of Mrs. M. A. Har- old.
 Several parties from Brewton at tended the Bruce-Carney wedding in Atmore Wednesday evening.
 Mrs q w. l.. Smith. has returned from an extended visit to relatives in Memphis, Tenn.
 Capt. C. L. Wiggins of Pine Barren, Fla, was among the visitors to Brew ton this week.
 A large audience witnessed Aunt Hannah's Quilting Party at Institute Hall Tuesday evening, given under the auspices of the ladies of the UniVer- saltst church.
 Many patrons of the BrewtOn post ofhce have written the Postmaster General urging him to forward com mission to MT Schad as postmaster.
 The series of meetings at the Meth- odist church are expected to come to a close tonight.