The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-15
CORPS BELONGS ID
 ILLINOIS CENTRAL Selma Still Worked Up Over
 Mysterious Surveyors STRAINS ARE MARRIED Bride And Groom Are Surrounded With Lighted Candles While
 Ceremony Is Performed.
 Other Selma News.
STRAINS ARE MARRIED

| Selma, August 14-(Special.) )-Since it has developed to practical certainty that the corps of surveyors which has been around Selma for several days past and which surveyed a line for a rail- road from Birmingham to Selma, are connected with the Memphis and Pen sacola Railroad company, the question has arisen who Is behind the latter road 1 Speculations of all sorts have been rife since the corps has been here and all sorts of conjectures indulged in, but the most likely solution of the whole matter Is that it is in reality the Illinois Gen. tral that Is looking for deep water harbor other than New Orleans. where ed some time ago.
 If it is in reality the Illinois Central then it is not thought that the road will go through Demopolis and Linden, but will go to Birmingham and thence to Selma and to Pensacola. Should the road come here and effort will be made to get the shops established here and already there is a movement on foot to donate 25 acres of suitable land for a site for the shops. Selmians are wide awake at this time to the vast possibili-
 
 done to advance the interests of this city.
 A Syrian Wedding.
 Yesterday afternoon at the home on Frankling street of the father of the bride. A. Matri, occurred the wedding of Miss Asma Matri, to MT. Melham Sohad. the latter of Tuscaloosa. Both contracting parties are Syrians and the ceremony was performed by Father Mad den of the Catholic church. It being the intention of the couple to have second ceremony when a priest of their own country can be secured.
 For a week there has been feasting and merry making in honor of the event and yesterday afternoon quite a number of friends gathered at the home to wit ness the ceremony. To each of the guests was handed lighted candle and these encircled the bridal couple as the words were said that joined them in wedlock At the conclusion of the benediction each of the guests passed around and sa- luted both bride and groom on the check with their lips MT. and Mrs. Sohad left shortly after the ceremony for their fii- ture home in Tuscaloosa.
 Eldridge- Cobb.
 Yesterday afternoon at the home of MT. Henry Smith on Alabama street, occur red the wedding of Miss Minnie L. Cobb to MT. Elmer F. Eldridge, the Rev. A. L. Andrews performing the ceremony. The groom Is formerly from Memphis, but Is now making his home in Demopolis where he and his bride will reside.
 Death of Young Woman.
 About midnight last night death came to Mrs. George l.. Culpepper after a short illness The deceased was a daugh- ter of Mrs. Helen A. Sullivan, and pos- sessed a large circle of friends, who mourn her loss deeply The funeral took place this afternoon from the Catholic church of which she was a faithful mem Der.
 Local and Personal.
 MT. David A. Crossland travelling out of Birmingham, came over this morning from Montgomery and spent today here. Mrs. w. F. Mel and Miss Ethel Pitcher of Montgomery, came over and spent a few hours with relatives today, leaving at noon for Atlanta, Ga. and Charlotte, N. C., where they will spend several weeks
 In mayors court this morning, John Harris, a negro was charged with lar ceny of money from the cash drawer of the Kornegay hotel. Harris has been DOT ter at the place for some time. and money has been missed several times.
 
 1t was thought the crime could be fasten- ed upon the negro. He was given a Scotch verdict of mot proven" however, and was released
 MT Maurice Lehman of Shreveport, La, is on a visit to his parents in this city. A, soon as 1t was learned he was here Chief of Police Walters looked him up to ascertain how he got into the city. Mir Lehman produced certificate showing hot bo bod In, prior to leaving for this city In fact Mir Lehman was off on his vacation when the case of yellow fever was reported at Shreveport. and has not been back since MT. J. H. Nunnelee went over to Me- ridian this morning to visit his father and mother
 Claude Grayson. Jr., who has been mak- ing his home in Boston for the past few years is on visit to his father