The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
THE NEWS OF SELMA.
Advertiser Bureau,

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 This mosnins ;aesstIy rsss ssfoTe ,hs silodg sodg of P. H. Norris, one of this city's best ;s known citizens, was found col1 M ns death lying. on bis bed. The wids s,, oa ta calling him repeatedly she went S oyer CT tS the bed to shsss S,,s her .lsps wese ase sngei ans of death had come. He had sv- identiy been dead about two hours when discovered. as his body was per-
 For many months past Mr; Norris has been In bad health but. he has been able to ride around the city with nd ms was out as usual yesterday for drive. For many years past certain negro. has been in the habit of planting seeds h This old man was to have come to the house yesterday to plant some piue grass seed. but could not come. so he MT. Mir Norris sat to out Q on his front porch until 10 o'clock experimenting this work and when he retired was feeling
 shortly after : o'clock this morning Mrs. Norris visited his room to see # there. was anything that he wanted fore T o'clock this morning she went to awake him for breakfast and as she received no answer to her call went
 The deceased was a. man about 5s years old and was probably the oldest conductor on this division of the iAsar road for about twenty years. He was born in Henry County and came to Selma while quite young man, enter and nS Rome ss roa Asp or w0fkas sas s gan fasgins and since then has been runnns mr MOTHS oqr or was sais Sighearted and many close friends who. were grieysd of of i charity and md Kindness were done with a lavish and gentle hand and he never made any parade of the. charities that eS Sy the ofieiais Of the road under worRsrs wopM se hsid sSs Sim SS in the highest re- of Hallway Conduetqrs end also a a memher of Selma Lodge No ie1 B. r.
 He 1is survived by a wife, .wha de. votediy nursed him during his illness and whose head is now bowed In brief; 10 her the deepest sympathy l.s Of a. host s. ssndeS q dnGs in her sfIf hour of sad bsreavemsna seiess tomorrow and tSs s FepsIns ss,asts4gl glll Shsrs sa seEssS esS Win VI ss Ss eseorsod by mem bers of the order of Railway Condue- tors and of the Selma Louge oI SI~s-
 Only Two Cases.
 There were only two eases called in police court this morning. Both cases Ssa hSo ths sa ons of ehe against against negro. The same inc of slo or twenty days on the streets was as-
 BiiI Owens is negro who lives in Demopolis. He works at saw miil sssS sseSersi iesppsSt days at his old home and whsn he decided to- go back to work he tank cd up in Demopolis before he got on pretty fair jag and bottle of whiskey- When he reached Selma he had a nrst- class jag on, but the bottle of whiskey was gone He became obstFepeFous at the union passenger station after ne arrived in the city and was put Tn hack and brought to police hsadoTrasrr. orsr. teTs, where he spent the nlsnI Inis morning he pleaded guilty 'o the ot- fensA in court and was assessed 9ne of slO or twenty days on the streets, orderly. He got into hack last night and the hackman could not get him out or get him to pay for his ride. so the hacknan drove around to police hsad- shi. morning he was assessed Slo Tor the ofense,F ..s !.
 The tamIIy Rsts1fe6 Sf br at " HoTe' 9' RsynoIas, st asnis she home 9a 'r's near r Gario%vie h tSS SSnty ssnes at wShls Sdms shs strGs f%y suard @ % kept around the house to keep the lam fly from coming into direct communl- %IssSay fSss with st any YMrs of kssnoas sss children and servant arrived at Car iowville from Perdido Bay, where they sro reach this County they had to go around the outskirts of Pensacola.
 was the intention e athe,S Of the sssith 1sS, aS. " to the detention camp. but a rev days ago Dr. Reynolds rented house near cariowyils SlSse tG hiS bs Gsd taGSs n1s should spend the remainder of the summer. Last night Dr. Gay. County
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 permission for Dr. Reypolds's
 70 stay at the house that he had .+t. or them if a guard was placeo |. The house is about a mile 5., other in that neishborhood vm Is felt by the neighbors. Shooting serape.
 -.:t- ,oon in the southern part ross the railroad, there - ----,. ,,....s a shooting scrape between Psare Tats ana sHH,D. JsIsS wss nesIG Soy
 Jenkins drives a delivery wagon for a soda water factory. and a few days ago he was annoyed Dy SeVSIdA hSBLo boys. Today when he made his rounds he drove up to the store where he had the previous dificuIty, the two negro boys were waiting for him. A quarre! : enssed between Jenkins and Moore, and Jenkins pulled his pistol and shot Moore. inilicting painful, but not dam
 Peafie Tate. the other negro boy. then pulled his pistol and began shooting at Jenkins. One 6f the balls entered Senkins's right thigh and deanother the calf of his right leg. Neither wound IS made his escape.
 Cotton Exchange EleetiOn.
 The annual election of officers of the Selma Cotton Exchange for the ensu- ina year was held today. The ticket to be balioted on was made up yesterday SSternoon and. J. C. Adler, O. E. Suttles and J. W Marshall were appointed ip- spectors to hold the electton.9 All the members of the exchange voted and the count of the tickets was made this af- farnoon at o'clock. The following of- ncsfs were declared elected;
 ahaii, Vice-President; c. A. McKlnnon, eeeretary and Treasurer; c. W. Hoop af " P. Weleh, Isaac Schwartz, V. B. Atkins and N. Waller, Board Of Direc- tors.
 The Detention Camp.
 Af The detention camp that was estaO- Itshed by the city and County yester- day on the Tipton place, about three miles across the river from the city, is now in habitable condition and about