The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-20
NEWS OF TROY.
Brilliant Reception Rendered. Visitors
 at EIks Home.

Brilliant Reception Rendered. Visitors
 at EIks Home.
 Troy, Aug. 19.-(Special) )-The Elks Home last evening was the scene of a brilliant entertainment when Misses Clara Mae and Margaret Mabson intro- duced to their friends at a reception Mrs. B. B. Mabson of Greenville, Ga., and Miss McAndrew of Union Springs.
 The different apartments in which the guests were received were beauti- fully decorated in flowers and ever greens and delicious refreshments were served. The punch bowl. ornamented with punches of grapes, was especially attractive and was presided over by Miss Julia Wood and Mrs. Ed Loftin. Other ladies assisting Misses Mabson were Mrs. H. D. Boyd, Mrs. Leon White. Mrs B. L. Winston and Misses Sara Williams, Annie Nell Wood, Sallie Will Hams and Kate Murphree.
 number of young people spent a most enjoyable time last evening at Little Oak. seven miles south of Troy. The occasion was an ice cream supper and concert by Carols Concert Band The party, consisting of about a dozen couples and the band, drove out in bug gies and returned by moonlight.
 The dwellings under construction in the city are being pushed to completion against moving day in Troy. which is less than two weeks of now. The three handsome homes on College Ave- nue belonging to Mayor Henderson, Ed gar M. Wright and Mrs. Mary Talbot are nearly finished and add their share to the appearance of this street of pretty homes.
 w. C. Windham's home on North Three Notch is ready for occupancy and Dr. Fords new cottage on the lot where his home was burned a few months ago is well under way.
 Elm Street comes to the front with two new residences. the handsome two finished and Tip Grifin's new cottage near to Dr. Chapman's. John Ballard's home on Brundidge Street is being oyerhauled and repaired and the con- tract to remodel the home of George Smith on North Three Notch was let yesterday.
 The square by the first will present A renewed appearance with the comple- tion of the new bank building and the handsome brick front of the Dollar Store. *---:
 The Pike County Commissioners Court adjourned today, having been in session all the week auditing bills and transacting other business for the county. They elected Dr. E. H. John son County Physician in place of Dr. w R Sanders and reelected w. A. Mo Bryde superintendent of road work D. W. Pippin was elected keeper of the county poor house to succeed William Davis. ~".>." :.&.:.
 President E. M. Shackelford of the State Normal College has just returned from a trip to New York and Boston.
 Miss Aileen Steiner of Greenville Is the guest of Mrs. c. L. Copeland on Church Street. Miss Steiner attended the State Normal College here the past session and has many friends in tho city
 Morgan Browder of Montgomery Ia in the city, the guest of Julian Tut wiler.
 Deputy Marshal J. F. Greene brought to Troy this morning before United States Commissioner Tutwiler Sam Gamble. Lonnie Brown and Floyd Brown, charged with Illicit distilling near Headland. in Houston County, Alabama. Their distillery was raided by the officers about month ago Gam ble and Lonuie Brown were bound over under a $2O0 bond each to await the action of the next Federal grand jury, and Floyd Brown was discharged.