The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
FAILURES AFFECT SOME SELMA FIRMS One Firm at Arlington and An-
 other at Oak Hill LIABILITIES ARE S2O,OO0 T. c. Bush & Go. of Mobile Lose $eooo By One Failure--Brillant
 Social Event In
 Selma.
LIABILITIES ARE S2O,OOO

Selma, December 3.-(Speeial) )-There to two well known Wilcox county firms current for several days, that was made public this morning upon the receipt by Referee in Bankruptcy w. K. Campbell of the petitions filed by the aforesaid firms.
 In the failures Selma is hit for about eleven thousand dollars, pretty well scat tered among the business concerns of the city. The schedules as filed give hopes for the payment of over 50 per cent of the amounts due, and if this is realized the losses will not be so very great.
 Heavy Liabilities.
 B. E. DeVan. Jr., doing a general mer- eantile business at Arlington, and run ming a gin at Annie Manic, all in Wilcox county, filed his petition in bankruptcy before Clerk R. H. Jones in Mobile on December g.
 The schedule shows his indebtedness to J. c. Bush & Co. of Mobile for about 5000, and that the firm has fifty bales of cotton belonging to them that are un- sold. The Continental Gin company is due s14OO for machinery which is secured by valued at 5000 and the gin house, etc., at S2500, on which J. C. Bush holds a mort gage. The entire indebtedness of the firm amounts to at least s20,0O0, of which about s70O0 is due Selma firms in amounts rang ing from s1O7 to s25oo. among the larger accounts, and several small accounts from S5 to S75
 The stock of goods in the store at Ar lington Is valued at about S4O00 and there are about 5000 in crop mortgages held and listed in the assets. The hearing of this cause has been set by Referee Camp bell for December 2S.
 Another Failure.
 Eugene l. Mcbride filed petition in bankruptcy before Clerk Jones in Mobile December 12. The schedule of assets show an indebtedness of about $l0,OOO. The firm does business at Oak Hill and also at Allenton, in Wilcox county, and in the schedule of assets the stock at Oak Hill Is placed at $4OOO and at Allenton at 5000. The mortgages listed in the assets amount to about $2O00.
 Selma merchants are losers to the amount of about $4000 which runs in the larger amounts from $S20 down to $l37, be- sides a number of smaller accounts with various firms. Pollack X Bernheimer of Mobile are the largest creditors and arc due about $500.
 The cause has besn set for hearing by Referee Campbell for December 27.
 Mrs. LittIe's Condition.
 Great sorrow has spread over the city this afternoon at the information that the life of Mrs. Little, wife of Rev. A. A. Little, pastor of the Broad Street Pres byterian church, Is dispaired of. Mrs Little has been in i'll health for the past eighteen months and has undergone dur ing that time one or two operations from which she recovered. Lately she has been in a critical condition and as a last re- sort an operation was decided upon which was performed this morning. She has rallied from the anaesthetic but her con- dition is such as to preclude hope for her recovery.
 An Enjoyable Occasion.
 Yesterday afternoon the spacious home of MT. and Mrs. C. c. Grayson, corner of Alabama and Union streets, was thronged with callers who had been in- yited to meet Mrs E. J. Driver, Mrs. J. A. Fuller and Mrs. Harry Reid. The decoration scheme was appropriate to the holiday season, Christmas bells forming the principal part of the plan so admira- bly, carried out. The parlors were decor ated in white bells. carnations being the flower used The dining room was par ticularly attractive, the color scheme be- ing red Red bells hung in profusion every where and the center piece on the table was of red poinsettia and cherries. the effect being very striking and con- stantly remarked upon for it's attractive ness.
 The receiving party consisted of Mrs. Grayson, who was attired in black; Mrs. Driver who wore pink apliqued crepe de chine; Mrs. Fuller who wore white chiffon over light blue, and Mrs. Reid, who wore white crepe de chine Mrs. B. H. Craig and Mrs. D. F. Land also as- sisted in receiving the guests. In the second parlor where a delicious punch was served were Mrs. J. T. Chapman and Mrs. John F. Broadstreet, assisted by Miss Anderson. Miss Hooper, Miss Par rish and Miss Boyden. In the dining room Mrs. Boyden, Mrs. l.. Raymond. Mrs. R. P. Anderson, and Mrs. W. R. Peacock served.