davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

The third dance of the week was gwen last evening at the hall. Forty couples participated in the german. which was led ty Erl V. Mckenzie and Miss Ida McMullan. An elegant supper was served at 11:30, and at 12 the dancers hied themselves home. af- ter very delightful evening.
 The holiday week has been unusual ly quiet and free from all annoyances. Less fireworks have been used and ev- ident1y less intoxicants. Only one ar rest was made for drunkenness, a ne- gro.
 The merchants have been very busy all the week taking stock and getting ready for the business of 1905.
 Mrs. c. J. Rice and little daughters will leave Monday for their home at Pensacola, after a visit of some length to Mrs. Rice's mother. Mrs. J. b. Cook.
 Mrs. W. P. Rice and Miss Bessie Rice If Century, Fla. are guests Of friends today.
 Misses Rosa and Stella Marcus of Montgomery have been the guests Of Miss Gertie Ehlbert this week.
 Joe Smith, who Is attending a busi- ness college at Montgomery has been with hls parents several days.
 MT. and Mrs. M. Ehlbert have been enjoying & visit from their sons, Leon Ehlbert of Selma and Jake Ehlbert of UniontoWn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
NEW PASTOR AT GREENvnLE.
Rev. J. P. Hamilton Will Preach Hts
 Eirnf Sermon There TOdnY.


 First Sermon There Today.
 Greenville, Dec. 31 -(SpeciaD-Rev. J. P. Hamilton. who was stationed here by the annual conference, arrived yesterday morning and was met at the station by members of the congrega- tion. Mir. and Mrs. William J. Bee land entertained at dinner in his honor. the other guests being the members of the Board of Stewards. namely. Messrs. M. Featherstone, J. F. Kendrick, L.. F. Smythe, w, F. Shell, T. W. Peag- Ter H. c. Scale, C.. H. Tatum, R. G.. shanks, ]. H. Dunklin and J. B. Stanley. An elegant course dinner was served. and the new pastor and official members enjoyed the occasion and appreciated the opportunity of meeting and knowing each other.
 Mir. Hamilton will preach his first sermon at the Methodist Church to- morrow morning At the evenina hour 8 welcome service has been ar ranged, in which Mayor c. E. Ham ilton will speak in behalf of the cit- izens and welcome Mir. Hamilton among the people. Rev. W. A. Tai- iaferro, pastor of the Baptist Church. will bid the new minister welcome ip behalf of his congregation, and Hon {. H. B. Pilly will extend the hand of welcome for the people over whom he Will preside and to whom he comes as pastor and leader. There will be no preaching elsewhere and a large con- gregation will be out to enjoy the ser- vices.
 Modoc Tribe of Red Men held their election of officers last night, which resulted as follows: W. P. Reynolds. Sachem; R. Y. Porter, Prophet: J. R. Porterheld, Senior Sagamore: R. B. Smythe, Junior Sagamore; Robert Fra ger. Chief of Records; J. E. WhittIe. K. of w.; Jack Hester, c. of w.
 The Tribe of Red Men from Fort De- oosit will give a minstrel show at the opera house tonight, and the local tribe here are interesting themselves to secure full house. The. entertain ment was given at Fort Deposit Mon- day evening and was a great success in every way. The troupe numbers forty men and a number of their friends will accompany them, well pleased to see the play a second time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
QUESTION OF PAYING BILL.
Expenses Unlimited in Proposed I'm
 vestlEntiOn of Colorado Election.


 Denver. Colo, Dec. 3I.-No modifica- ton of the Supreme Courts order for full investigation of the election in Denver on November was sought to- day as anticipated by counsel for Alva Adams. the Democratic candidate for Governor, who retitionsd for the in vestigation, but application will be made next Tuesday, it was announced, for some modification of that portion of the order stirulating that the expenses of the investigation shall be divided equally between the two parties.
 Under the order of the court there is no limit to the expenses" said Samuel W. Belford, one of the Demo- cratic attorneys today. Governor Adams is willing to stand the expenses within limitations, but the way matters stand the Republicans might hire a corps of 500 workers to go Into the registration books, and we would have to stand for half of the aggregate expenses. We arc willing to pay for the people we hire and that is all"
 Attorney James H. Brown for the Republicans Is quoted as saying that the Republican Party will pay the en- tire expenses of carrying out the in- vestigatlon as ordered, if necessary.
 The Supreme Court today appointed two watchers on behalf of the Repub- lican Party to guard the registration booths of the city and county of Denver until after the investigation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
PERsoNs-HENRY.
wunerintendent of OpeIika's Electric
 Light Company is Married.

Light Company is Married.
 Opelika, Dec. 1.-(SpeciaL)-La night J. W. Persons. Superintendent of the Opelika Electric Light Com pany. and Mrs. Ava Adams Henry were married in this city. The cere- ,nony was performed by Judge J. B. Lyons.
 The remains of Mrs. R. H. Robert son, who died at Gold Hill yesterday. were brought to Opelika today and in- serred in the city cemetery.
 Mrs. Robertson was a most cultured and refined Christian woman and had many friends and relatives in this sec ton of the State. Her funeral was largely attended.
 News was received in opelika today that Wednesday night. Roy Pince, 9 negro, nearly grown, shot another ne- gro by the name of Jones and proba- bly, fatally wounded him. The difi- euity occurred at a dance and was caused by a woman. A warrant has been issued for Plnce.
 The Southern Bell Telephone Com pany contemplates the inauguration of a rural telephone system in the coun- try around Opelika. Agents are now soliciting subscribers. Rural delivery routes reach nearly every family around Opelika for twelve miles and it is proposed to establish a telephone system in all this territory. It will be quite a convenience to the people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

900 and the employment of 1,500 people
 at Clarksville. W. Va: the location of twenty industries with an aggregate gross capital of 65,0o0,000 at Mem phfs, Tenn; the listing of several hun dred thousand acres of unimproved
 farm and timber lands and the adver-
 Using of them in the North and North
 west and the actual bringing to the neighborhood of Shreveport La, Of twenty families who purchased from 10000 to 16.000 acres of land and the encouragement of truck-growing and fruit-growing near Calvert, Tex, and the establishment there of a cannery with a capacity of not less than 10000 cans day. One club in Kentucky sue
 ceeded within one year in bringing about the construction of a standard gauge railroad 10 1-2 miles long con-
 meeting the town with a trunk line, and
 Is now prepared to display the same spirit in the encouragement of new in dustries.
 The Manufacturers Record presents 1 in this weeks issue the results of a
 careful review of railroad construction | completed during the year 1904 in the South, together with Missouri Indian Territory and Oklahoma. It shows
 that since January l last there were
 built 2420.7 miles of line. and that about 4050.3 miles will probably be
 built during 1905 in those States and
 Territories. Tn this estimate there arc
 not included any figures for new cor porations which have not begun con
 struction. notwithstanding that in some instances contracts have been awarded.
 Only a small amount of electric rail- way Is noted, consideration being
 made only of mileage which will per- form service for both passengers and freight as do steam roads, This cOV- CTS but 37 .5 miles for 1904 and 100 miles | for 1905. The following table shows
 the amount of line built In 1904 and the new line projected for 1905 in each State and Territory covered by tho re- view;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Body of J. N. McCRrIey Discovered In
 RhvAr

Florence. Dec. S1.-(Special.) )-Chief of Police J. C. Anderson received a telephone message this morning from Clifton, point fifty miles below Flor ence, on the Tennessee River, that the body of Jasper N. McCarley has been found floating in the river at that place.
 McCarley disappeared mysteriously November 22, and 1t was thought he had been robbed and murdered. The body was found last evening twelve miles below Clifton by some fishermen, with STA in money and gold watch in the pockets. He was in a perfect state of preservation and was identified by letters which were found in the pockets There was no sign of violence. and 1t is believed that he fell from an cleo tric car while crossing over the South ern bridge.
 McCarley was known to have been drinking and he could have easily fallen from the step of the open car which was run at that time, without being noticed. His family was noti- fled that the body had been recovered. and arrangements were at once made to bring 1t to Florence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
A MATTER OF ETIQUETTE.
Chiefs of Bureaus Not Necessarily En
 titled to Title of ssReaR Admirals."


 Washington, Dec. si-By direction of the President the chiefs of the bureaus of the Navy Department when they are presented at the White House on new years day and at all other Presidential receptions will be pre- sented by their bureau title.
 Rear Admiral Converse will be pre- sented simply as the chief of the Bureau of Navigation The chief of the stan bureaus will be presented by their stan titles. that is as the chief constructor of navy, the paymaster general of the navy and the surgeon general of the navy. The chief of the bureau of wards and docks will be presented by that title as he has no specific stan title.
 While this does not cover the en- tire question of titles in the navy. the fact that this order was made at the White House and comes directly from the President is regarded as a strong indication that the final decision will provide that chiefs of bureaus as such are not necessarily entitled to title of rear admiraL~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE.
Judge Grants InjunetiOn Against AssO-
 citations of Druggists.

Chicago, Dec. S1.-Judge Healy of the Circuit Court of Cook County today granted a temporary injunction return able the third Monday in January. tu Isaac Platt. a retail druggist of Chi cago. against the National Retail Drug gists' Associa tion. the National Asso- citation of Wholesale Druggists and manufacturers of drugs.
 Mir. Platt prayed for the injunction on the ground that the defendants had refused to sell him drugs because of the fact that he had put in operation a scale of prices below that maintained by the defendants. Judge Healy grant ed the injunction on the ground that the defendants were operating as a combination in restraint of trade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
The Shipping Business,

Advance customs figures for the business done here for the last month in the closing year go to show that there has been great activity in this Ifne. and that the port iIas been doing business on a par with her sister ports During the month. some of the items, as taken at random from the records, were: Timber and lumber, 16,05O,00O superficial feet; coal, 14, 639 tons; phosphate rock. 7.113' tons; rosin, 10.750 barrels; hewn timber 39,461 cubic feet: cotton, 42.2S2 bales The total value of exports exclusive of those cargoes cleared today. was $2,- 095.135. During the month the cotton shipments became very heavy and ex- perienced screwmen had 10 be import ed from other ports for the purpose of expediting the work of loading the ships The rush is over now but, there are many vessels on the way here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Other appointments were made as

Other appointments were made as follows:
 Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace.-B. I. Tarver, of Selma, and W. IL Bell, of Gordonsville, Lowndes County.
 Justice of the Peace-J. R. Hines, of Cahaba. Dallas County.
 Constables-T. O. Stewart, of Nun ford, Talladega County: L. M. Skelton. Jr., of Columbia, Henry County.
 Notaries Public-Mollie Morrison, of Leighton. Colbert County. D. B. Lillard. of Huntsville. J. A. Rutan. of Brock ton, Coffee County and J. J. Barker, of Haleyville. Winston County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
HILL OUT OF POLITICS.
Has Nothing to Add tO HIa Statement
 of AuKuat %.

Albany. N. T., Dec. S1.-The retire ment of former Senator D. B. Hill from active politics after forty years unin- terrupted participation in the Demo- cratic councils in this State and in the nation will take effe>,, tomorrow. ac- cording to the authorized statement made through the Associated Press August 2s on the occasion of Mir; Hilrs sixty-flrst birthday.
 Senator Hill this afternoon in effect reiterated the announcement when he said to the Associated Press cores pondent:
 'sThe announcement of August 29 fully covered the matter and it was final There was nothing in that an- nouncement to be retracted and there Is nothing that need be added to it.
 Mir. Hill Is going to practice law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
'PULICE HARD Al WORK
NO RESULTS FROM THEIR EF-
 FORTS TO FIND MURDEREsR.
KfIlIng of W. Travis Johnsen h Pen- sacoia, As Great . Mystery Az x Ever--Heavy Experts for
 the Month.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. s1s--special) - Clue after clue has beeh run down by the officers of the city in an ef- fort to apprehend the murderer Of w. Travis Johnson. whose tragic death was told in these dispatches a few days ago, but so far there has been nothing resulting from the efforts of the ofncers. The offer of $400 reward has not had the effect desired. The officers say there may Do some arr rests which will be sensational
 The belief that John Griffiith killed Johnson has about died out. Gfii.itn mas re- engaged in the steamboat business where has was employed at the time of the crime. Not for an instant did those who knew Griffith intimately believe that he committed the deed. There was talk in the city today of a purse being made up to be used in the hiring of a Pinkerton detective to look into the affair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the stockholders of The Home Building and Loan Association of Mont gomery. Ala, will be held at the office of the Association, 24 South Perry St.. Tues day. January 17th, 1905. at 7:S0 D. m.
 E. E. SIMPSON.
 President. J. T. ROBERTS. secty. and Treas. su-At
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
The Mayor at Home.

Mayor T E. Welles. and City Comp troller Morgan who have been spend- ing the past few days in the wilds of Jackson county in this state, re- turned to the city last night and are telling great stories of the times they had. Thursday the air was so cold that they could not shoot at all. and a number of big coveys were missed because the distinguished Nimrods could not handle their weapons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Dividend Notice.

At e meeting of the Directors of the Mer- chants Pianters- Farley National Bank. of Montgomery, Ala. held at it's banking rooms Dec. 30th, 1904, the usual semf-an- nual dividend of per cent on the capi- tai stock was declared. payable on demand and the sum of S56,05 80 was added to the surplus fund of the bank.
 LOUIS B. FARLEY 7t Cashier
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
To Take New Charge.

Rev. Walter Q. Vreeland. whose past four years has been spent in this city as pastor of the Gadsden street Meth odist church, and who was transfer red to Luvsrne. Ala, at the last ses- sion of the Methodist Conference, left last night to take up the duties Of his new charge. Rev. MT. Rodgers, the preacher who will succeed Rev. MT. Vreeland, has arrived and will preach his first sermon at the Gadsden street church tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
HnAvY sENTENCE FoR NEGRO.
Sentenced for Writing Insulting Note
 Co Young Woman.

Edwardeville. Dec. 31.-(Special.) )- A negro named Dunn said to be a stu- dent of Booker Washington, was tried before Judge Corinth for writing an
 insulting letter to white female school teacher in the County. He was sentenced to one year at hard labor and fined s1.000 and costs. Tn default ef paying or securing same he was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Stockholders Meetino.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Fourth National Bank of Montgomery will be held on Tuesday, January 10th. 1905. at the office of said Bank at I2 0 clock noon for the purpose of electing Directors for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business that may come before 1t.
 W. H. HUBBARD. suit Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
\ Card from the Patrick p,
 Bailey Go.

To the Public:
 We desire to state that the plumbing firm conducted by the late Patrick F. Bailey will be continued by his sons under the same management as the last several years
 We take this opportunity of thanking those for the business given our father and assure the public hat any work entrusted to our care will be appreciated and have the same careful attention as in the past.
 THE PATRICK P. BAILEY CO. Phone 645. 116 Monroe SG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Stockholders MeetiSo

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Montgomery will be held at its banking rooms on Tues day, Jan. 10th, 1905. a. 12 o'clock noon for the election of a Board of Directors and for the transaction of any other busi- ness that may properly come before the
 A. 8. wooLFoLK.
 got Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Stockholders Meefjno.

The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Union Bank and Trust Company, of Montgomery. Ala, will be held at its bank ing house on Tuesday, January 10, 1905, at 330 ?. m. for the election of a Board of Directors. and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
 MICHAEL CODY,
 President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
FUNERAL NOTICE.

To members of Montgomery Lodge No. 2seS. e. U. O. O. F.: You are hereby requested to meet at your hall Sunday morning. January 1st, 1905, at o'clock to attend the funeral of A. W Bannon at the old Ship Church. All members of order are invited.
 D. Y. MILES. N. c. J. W. SCOTLAND. Marshal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
DIKIDEND NOTIcE

At meeting of the Directors of the Union Bank and Trust Company of Mont gomery. Ala. held this day. the semi-annuai dividend Of per cent on It's Capital Stock was declared. payable on demand
 Dec. q. 1904. President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
BLooDsHED AT NEGRO PARTY.
I've Persons Killed and Another May
 Dies of Wound.

4 Edwardsville, Dec. S1.-(Special)-- At a negro party in the lower part of this County. near Beaun Mill. last Fri day night, trouble occurred between two blacks named Smith and Cunning ham, in which Smith carved Cunning ham severely with a knife and Gun ningham shot Smith. killing him. A stray bullet struck boy standing of q piece, killing him instantly. It is thought Cunningham will die.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Alabama at Department..

Washington. Dec. 31.-(SpeeiaL) )-- John c. Rotenbery, appointed postmas- fer at Lawley Bibb County. i Rural free delivery; Route No. 8
 ordered established February 1st, at
 Mobile, serving 450 persons and 107 houAes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Given a Loving Cup.


 President F. c. Brent of the First National Bank of this city. retired from this, the richest moneyed insti- tuition in the clay today after being actively engaged in the business for many years. Mir. Brent has built the bank up to the standard reached by few such institutions in so short a time, and retfres, still holding his place. however, on the directorate of the bank Last afternoon a very pret- ty service took place in the presidents s office when all the employees assem- bled and presented to their retiring head fine silver loving cup, the oc- casion being made the more appropro- ate and interesting by the speech of Hon. W. A. Blount, attorney for the bank. Mir. Brent acknowledged the to- ken of regard from his employees. Will fam H. Knowles succeeds Mir. Blount as President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
To Attend Inauguaration.

There will be a large number of Pensacolaians to go to Tallahassee on Tuesday to attend the inauguration of Governor-E Elect N. B. Broward. Governor Broward may be said to have conducted personally his entire cam paign. and this has brought for him many admirers. Pensacola will be very much in evidence. according to the manner in which the inquiries for rates, etc.. are being made at the offices of the railroad company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
sTINoR APPoTNTMENTs,
Mir. LampIkin Named as C0rOnOr
 Morgan County.

Acting Governor Cunningham yester- day appointed N. B. LAmbkin coroner of Morgan County.
 Mir. Lambkin was elected coroner in November. but failed to file his bond within the legal time limit, thus mak- kng thn vacancy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Captured Mi..Ia.Ippi Convict.

Joe Greer, a tery black negro, was picked up on the strees at few days ago as a, dangerous and suspicious character and was held on such charge. 1t being thought that he would be called for. The view was not e wrong one, for the negro turns out to be an escaped convict from Missis- sippi ,and there is rew ard for him. The negro was taken before the po- lice court this morning and given twenty days on the street. In the meantime. the officers are conducting a correspondence with the Mississippi authorities. and it is expected that an officer will shortly reach here for the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
ANNOUNCEMENT.

P. C. Randolph hereby announces himself as a candidate for mayor of Montgomery, subject to the Democratic nomination, and he is pledged to no individual and to no interests. if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
To Swear In Omcials.

The Board of County Commissioners will have a regular meeting Tues day night, and it is expected that the chief matter of interest will be the swearing in of the county officials who were elected last November.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
MONTGOMERY COTTON MILLS, Montgomery, Ala.
 fnfxsanAuA

tDiVi0en0 NO. t4.l
 At a meeting of the Directors of this Company. held December 2s, 1904, semi- annual dividend of four per cent (4 Der cent) on its Capital Stock was declared. payable December 31. 1904, from tho earnings of the past six months
 W. B. TANNER. Sec. and Treas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
FINE CANE SYRUP.

Genuine Georgia Cane Syrup, per gallon, 50 cents. old fashion Dark BaelkWhent.
 BROCK GROCERY co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
FOUND IN THE TENNESSEE.

sent to Pratt Mines to work out thu
 sentence. fine and costs.