The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12

pie and the fair will prove of great benefit to the people of this section. stood that the fair would be continued for three days next week, but it was decided this morning that 1t would close tonight as had been previously agreed upon. The merchants of the city wanted it continued into next week. but the board of directors did not think it advisable as the fair had only been advertised for one week and that the people in the surrounding country would not know that 1t was extended and would not attend 1t.
 fair has been largely attended each day of the week by many hundreds of peo- pie from the adjacent territory apd by the citizens. Every branch of business large crowds of the week and while 1t taxed the capacity of the city to accom- modate the many visitors no exorbitant prices have been charged them during the week.
 Already there is talk of having a similar entertainment for the people of this section of the State next fall upon a much larger and grander scale than has been the fair just closed. Some are in favor of making the fair feature secondary consideration and Tn US stead to have a ffteen-day race meet and to offer some large purses which will attract the owners of the finest racing stock in the country. Although it Is rather early to predict It there IS no doubt that another fair will be held here next fall ard that 1t will be much more extensive than the one that came to a close tonight.
 As this was the first fair that has been held here the association has been under a very great expense. All of the members were a little green in the busi- ness. but have succeeded admirable in the work that they undertook 1t has been successfully conducted. but whether it was financial success or not is as yet not known.
 Ellis Powder Burned.
 A number of citizens of West Dallas surrounded the house of Dan Craig, a negro, the other night and while att tempting to capture him Jim Ellis, one of the party, was shot at with shot gun by the negro. The shooting took the shots took effect Mir. Ellis's face was badly burned by the powder. The negro succeeded in eluding the party and made. his escape through a back door of his house.
 The negro Dan Craig is wanted by the authorities for the murder Of Elijah Ellis, which occurred near Orrville time that the shooting occurred that Ellis was in crap game with some negroes and that the Craig negro and he got into difficulty and that the negro shot him with a pistol without taking 1t from his coat pocket. This report was later proved to be incorrect as Ellis was not in the game with the negroes, but was shot by the negro at a store.
 After Craig shot Ellis he made his escape and the officers could not suc- ceed in capturing him. A few days ago he was located and a posse of citizens of that section went to his house with the intention of arresting him. They surrounded the front part of the house, but neglected to station some of the party at the back door. Through a window the negro poked his shot gun and fired at Ellis, but luckily for him he was only burned by the powder from the gun. After discharging the gun the negro made his escape through the back door of the house intoS the woods close by and since then he has not been seen in that locality.
 Grand Council OrKanlzed.
 This afternoon at 3 o'clock in the lodge room of the local council of the United Commercial Travellers there was organized the grand council of that or- der in the State. The meeting was largely attended by delegates from every council in the State and they were taken in charge by members of the local council and entertained dur ing the day.
 This morning Colonel F. M Abbott of the Selma Street Railway Company placed a car at the disposal of the visit ing travelling men and they were es- corted to the fair grounds and shown over them. This afternoon. after the ' business of the organization of the grand council had been disposed of and the organization perfected the dele gates attended the races.