The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
The News of Mobile

mainder of the season. instead of semi-
 monthly as heretofore.
 In the City Court this morning the
 casc against Bob Parker, indicted for
 highway robbery, was called for trial.
 Owing to an error in the indictment,
 Solicitor Webb asked for a con-
 tinuance. The special venire was dis
 charged and the witnesses also.
 The prisoner was remanded to the
 custody of the sheriff without the privi-
 lege of bail.
 The Board of Public Works, President
 c. Lavretta in the chair. met in regular
 weekly session this afternoon. Rou-
 tine matters were taken up, discussed and disposed of and the budget of bills
 ordered paid. Chief Engineer Hazle- hurst reported that one block of cre- osoted wood paving had been completed in St. Louis Street. He also reported progress in the granite paving on Com merce Street. Another night and day has passed and tonight the jury in the Ellis mur- der case in the City Court was ordered by Judge Semmes locked up for the night The general impression now is that a mistrial will be ordered tomor- row, as the jury today sent a note to the court of an impossibility to reach verdict. The General Council has been called by Mayor Lyons to meet in special session Saturday night for the purpose of taking up the matter of the issuance | of z,O00, 900 of bonds for refunding the old city debt.
 Dr. J. T. searcy. superintendent of the lnI r.. al ,t a short time in Mobile this morning. en route to Tuscaloosa, from Mount Vernon, where he had been on official business in connection with the Insane hospital there.
 Merten, the 31-2 year old son of MT and Mrs. George Tarlton, who died last night from the effect of burns. was laid to rest In Magnolia Cemetery this af- ternoon. The grave was hid from view by floral tributes.
 Many yachts of the Southern Yacht ing Association have already come to Mobile for the Mobile Yacht Club re- gatta, which takes place Saturday and Sunday.
 Misses Bertha Farrell and Carrie Bolton are visiting with Miss May Stan T1lTe Ut ucE AOsPitdoiC hOhS Al ASoS y
 Minette.
 . Owing to the illness of Judge Samuel B. Browne there was no session of the Circuit Court today.
 w. V. Terrill, of Fairford. is in Mobile today on a business trip H. A. Philippi of Birmingham Is a guest at the Bienville. J. Seward Utley, of Montgomery, is In the city.
 Mobile Society News. The one spot of summer frivolity. the West End Bridge Club, met this after. noon for the first time in two weeks Mrs. Junius Woolf made an affable hos tess and the usual members were pre- | sent.
 Mir. ". W. Heron returned today from a trip. called home by the illness l of his brother. who was operated or | for appendicitis yesterday. MT. and Mrs William Groom left to- day for a trip north and east to be absent about two weeks. Mrs. John R. Triplett has returned from A short visit to her daughter. Mrs c. A. Hall at Point Clear. Mir. and Mrs. N R. Clarke and family left today for Fowl River to spend several days .~." .-.=.- Mir. and Mrs Julius Gabriel. of Mont gomery, are the guests of MT. and Mrs II. Gabriel. -.- .-: ~ Miss Louise Futile Is visiting rela- tives in Montgomery. -.. .- Mrs. R. c. Evans and family left yes- terday for a visit to Healing Springs. Lieutenant Lecocq of Fort Morgan was in the city yesterday