The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
The News of Mobile
Advertiser Bureau.


 Mobile, Jan. II. An interesting verdict has been handed down by Hon. Samuel B. Browne, in the Circuit Court J. M. npeusen, a resident of Mt. Vernon, Mobile County, made application to Judge Price Williams in the Probate Court for a license to sell malt liquors at that place. Judge Williams re- fused to grant the license. holding that a barrier around that place because Of the location of the Insane Hospital for colored persons.
 Van Deusen, through attorneys ap- piled to the Circuit Court for man. damus, to compel Judge Williams to issue the license. Judge Browne, after hearing the argument, refused to issue the mandamus on grounds to wit: f4rst--That Judge Williams, as the allegation of plaintiff shows. in refus- ing to issue the license. acted judi ciousiy and not ministerially, and thereby held the law to be constitu- tional.
 Second-That because the Circuit Court believed the prohibiting statute to be constitutional and that notice was sufficient to put the public on knowledge that if any person attempt ed to sell vinous or nal tliauors at Mt. vernoon. 1t would be in violation of the law and liable to indictment. Plaintiff announced intention to ap- peal to the Supreme Court. Mrs. M. A. Morris died this morn ing after a short illness at the resi- dence of her son-in-faw, the Rev. T. A. White. in her 74th year. She was the widow of J. P. Morris. who was Captain of Artillery in Haynie's bri- gade in the civil war and later fore
 man of the Mobile and Ohio paint shops at Whistler. Mrs. Morris was a consistent Christian and for many years past a member of the Jackson Street Presbyterian Church. She leaves five children. Rev. John R. Nor ris. Presiding Elder of the Abilene District, Northwest Texas Conference: Richmond Brooks Morris and James Powell Morris of Bagdad. Fla: Minnie R., wife of Rev. T. A. White. of this city. and Hattie v.. wife of Rev. R, A. Moody, pastor of tho M. E. Church South. at Clayton. Ala.
 The following official circular. is- sued this morning from the office of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad, Is self-explaintng: Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company. once of Vice.
 President and General Manager. Mo- bile, Ala.
 January 14. 1905.
 General Order No. 10.
 Pending the appointment of the suc-
 cessor to the late MT. l.. B.. Sullivan. General Freight and Passenger Agent. correspondence with reference to traf- fic matters should be addressed to Mr. W, l.. ODwyer, Chief Clerk, Traffic | Department, 59 and 61 St. Francis
 Street. Mobile. Ala. F. E. Dewey, | Vice. President and General Manager. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Cir- cult Court jury in the case of the city | of Mobile vs. Mobile, Jackson and Kan sas City Railroad, Hon. Palmer Pillans
 presiding as special judge, after being out only a few minutes, brought In a verdict for the defendant company. This
 was one of the noted riparian rights cases, wherein the city of Mobile has | sought to recover possession of proper- | ty situated on Choctaw Point and
 which was built up and improved by the defendant company. The United
 States was interested in the case. All
 of the other riparian cases. so far 1 heard, were answered in court Tn LaVoE | of the city of Mobile.
 William Mann, who was accidentally ! shot through the body at midnight last
 night at his store on Pine and Brazil l Streets, is reported as resting easy at | Q o'clock tonight. Louis Marsh, the
 man who accidentally shot him, will be arrested, said Chief of Police Rondeau,
 and given a preliminary hearing after
 Mann is able to appear in court. Marsh
 claims the shooting was accidental, and
 Mann has not refuted the statement.
 The Havana Post of Friday has the | following:
 MT. W. W. Brooks and Mrs.
 Brooks (nee Miss Annilee Barnette of
 Montgomery, Ala.) who have been
 spending their honeymoon in Havana.
 left yesterday for their home in Bos-
 ton, Ga. Mrs. Brooks said before
 leaving that Havana was an ideal
 place in which to spend the honey
 moon, and Mrs. Brooks agreed with
 her.
 At o'clock this morning at the family home, No. 355 South Wilkin- son Street, Mir. William A. MeVoy, aged g. and the only son of the late George w. and Mrs. Etta McVoy. died, after sisters. Mrs. Emma Swain and Miss Octavia McVoy survive him.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. Foley have issued cards to the wedding of their daugh-
 ter, Katie B. Foley to Charles H. Col win, the event to take place at the
 family home. 402 Eslava Street Wed nesday evening. January 25, at 7:30 o'clock. A reception will follow the
 ceremony.
 At 1:2O o'clock this morning Mir. John Eberlein died at his home, No, , Armistead Street, after an illness of three weeks. Deceased was native of Mobile and AS years old. He is survived by his wife. He also leaves one sister in Louisville. Kentucky.
 Mayor Pat J. Lyons today signed a contract for q complete police alarm
 system for Mobile. The general coun- ell last night authorized the mayor to
 make the purchase.
 The remains of Edward B. Patterson
 were taken to Camden, Ala. last even ing for interment. MT. Patterson was s2 years of age, and native of Will
 cox County.
 Garrett B. Shawhan is very i'll at | his home on Government Street. | Mobile Society News. 1 Mrs Harry Peacock, and Miss Bland
 seldeni the attractive sisters of Mrs. Walter Cunningham, are frequent visi-