The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-31
SENSATION IS QUILTED
TROUBLE LESSENS IN GADSDEN'S
 MILITARY ROW.
Discharged Members Who Are Ordered to Appear Before Courtmartial Claim That They Cannot
 he Legally Tried.

Gadsden, March 30.-(SpeciaL)-Th military sensation in the camps of the Queen City Guards has quilted down considerably Captain Rainey has re- turned from Montgomery, where he met Adjutant General Brandon and he says he now has the sanction and backing of his office. The old members claim that Governor Jelks did not approve of the plan used by Captain Rainey in dismissing the old members.
 A meeting was held last night at the armory on Fourth Street and courtmartial was organized and charges preferred against some fifteen of the old members for insubordina- tion. The members who have their discharges say that they cannot be tried from the fact that they have been discharged and in the view taken by Captain Rainey canot be guilty of the offense. They will not answer to the charges, claiming they are not members.
 At the meeting last night armed guards were placed at the door and no one was admitted unless he had a written order from the captain. It is thought that the new company will be organized now in spite of the kick made by the old members.
 Several weeks ago the barn of John
  in East Gadsden and a quantity of meat stolen. No trace could be secured of the guilty parties until last night when John Petit and his wife had a row and Johns wife proceeded to inform upon her lord and master saying that he was the guilty party. Petit was immediately arrested and is now in jail on the charge of larceny and arson.
 The Presbyterian Sunday School In- stitute met at the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday night. There were two addresses during the evening, one by Rev Mclaughlin. of Annlston, on The Relation of the Sunday School to the Home." and by Dr. Megginson, who is conducting the institute. on The Mighty Mission of the Sunday School" The latest methods known in the Sun day school work will be used at this institute and the people made conver- sant with these methods
 Ben Thrasher died last night at his home in North Gadsden after an ill., ness of only a few days with pneu- monia. MT. Thrasher was the victim of an accident few weeks ago while at work at the furnace. in which his skull was crushed by a brick falling | on his head, and this hastened his death. He was a hard working man and leaves wife and three children | in dire circumstances.
 Billie Funk, one of the employees of | the Alabama Steel and Wire Company at the steel plant was severely burned | on his foot yesterday by hot steel. He will be laid up several weeks from the | effects of the wound.
 An invitation has been sent by the Queen City Hose Company of Gadsden l to the secretary of the North Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama Volunteer Firemen's Association. Frank Manley. | inviting the association to hold their annual tournament in Gadsden during | the month of May. It was well known | that Gadsden could secure the tourna- | ment by the mere asking and this has been done. Chief Woodliff and n com mittee of Gadsden firemen are now making a canvass of the town for the purpose of securing sufficient aid to entertain the visiting companies. There will be ten companies at the tourna- ment in May competing for prizes, the tournament to last three days, the last day being given to races between horse teams of the companies. There is d great rivalry between Gadsden. Anniston, Rome and Talladega com panies in the horse teams and hot time is expected when these races are pulled off. The citizens are subscrib- ing liberally and the firemen will be given a splendid entertainment.