The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-07
PERSONAL ITEMS

Her friends will be grieved to learn of Mrs. Halls Janney's sad affliction fin the death of her brother. MT. John Spencer, which. occurred yesterday morning at the Johns Hopkins in Bal timore, where he has been for the past two weeks.
 Mir. Spencer, whose home is in Dam vile, Va. was sleeping at the house of his brother during the absence of the family about q month ago when a burglar entered the room. Mir. Spencer had a pistol under his pillow which he took in his hand and jumping up began Ito wrestle with the s burglaF, who wrenched the pistol from him and shot him with his own weapon. After two weeks Mir. Spencer was thought to be on the road to. recovery. when ho sud denly became paralyzed and has since lowered between life and death. Mrs. Janney in her grief at the loss of her brother has the deep sympathy of hosts of friends in Montgomery. A sweet message at midnight from a woman1y woman to a friend was con- veyed through a beautiful medium which speaks only through the night It was a night blooming cereus which blossomed Tuesday night in the garden at the home of KIT. and Mrs. c. H. Youngs on Mobile Street. There is something so fairy- like, 50 ethereal so charmingly' unreal in the delicate white beauty of this blossom that makes one want to look and look and impress the transient picture on one's mind that 1t may live in the memory. In the morn ing 1t is gone.
 Mrs. Sutphen, the rescue worker. has secured the cooperation of Christian women in her work and has, already given evidence of her capacity to deal with a question, of such difficulty as the one to which she devotes her life. She had an excellent meeting at { o'clock yesterday at the cottage, 16 Rob- inson Street, and every day at o'clock there Is a meeting for women,
 The Birmingham Age-Herald of yes terday gives an account of farewell tea given by Mrs. Tunstall Perry to her sister, Miss Rebie Berney, whose marriage to Mir. Richard V. Evans was solemnIzed yesterday evening at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Perry. The Herald also gives an account of a luncheon given by Mrs. JIG. Henley to Mss Berney. -
 MT. and Mrs Alex Couric, Jr., of Eu- faula passed through Montgomery on their way to Denver, where they go on
 
 stopped for few days with Mrs. Cou- ric's uncle, Dr. Watkins.
 Mrs. William Martin, who has been visiting in Montgomery for some time, has returned to her home in Brewton, accompanied by Miss Mamie Rudulph.
 Mrs c. D. Bayne and Miss Maude Bayne have returned from the noun tains of North Carolina. where they have been spending the summer.
 Mrs. Essie Booth Sloan and Miss Mar Earet Booth have returned from a. trip East They visited New York, Boston and other points.
 Mrs. John Rachels and Mrs. Clarence RacheIs, who have been the guests of Mrs. M B. Conner in Macon. Ga. have returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. L. w Hammond of Cin- cinnati, O., are visiting their mother, Mrs. c. A. Hammond. at 42s Madison Avenue.
 Miss Martha Wilkinson has just re- turned from 6 two weeks visit to her aunt, Mrs. A. Pope, in Atlanta  Mrs. Warwick Payne has returned from Union Springs and Is with her sister Mrs c. P. Hardaway.
 Miss Irma stol has returned from Harvard, where she has been taking a course in physical culture.
 Mrs. W. c. Holt leaves tonight. for Columbia, s. C.. where she visits her sister. Mrs A R. Taber.
 
 Miss May Hill left yesterday for Deatsville to attend the Montgomery Baptist Association. Mrs. John MeCanerty of Mobile is visiting relatives at 7e1 Madison Ave- nue. .a Misses May Hardaway and Cary Miekle have returned from Coosadaa | Mrs. W. L. Hughes and daughter Afiss Mary Hughes, and sister, Miss