The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-07

ed by fire at noon today. The loss is total.
 Mrs. H. M. Tucker died last night at | her home on Cottage Hill. five miles | west of Mobile, after suffering most horrible agonies for six hours. She was almost cremated alive. While in the yard burning brush and trash Mrs. Fuckers clothes became ignited. | There was not another soul on the premises and the woman had to fight the flames alone. Her cries of distress were heard by nearby neighborss, Mrs, | Mcdonald and Mrs. Murphy. and they | ran to her assistance, but not until the unfortunate woman was burned from | head to foot most horribly. | All that was possible was done for | Mrs. Tucket. but to no avail and at 6:40 o'clock death relieved her sufferings.
 Deceased was the relict of Frank | 54 years of age. She was an excellent | woman and had many friends here and at Cottage Hill. She is survived by one son, MT; Louis Pierce, and daugh- | This morning q light frost was seen in this city and vicinity. At Citronelle thirty-three miles north of here the yesterday evening the temperature was | 69 degrees and at o'ciock this morn ing it was A. drop of 26 degrees in seventeen hours. The wind was from the. northwest and at one time last night, according to Weatherman Ash enberger. it reached a velocity of thir- | ty miles per hour.
 The remains of Miss winona Cornelia | Dorlon, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. | George Dorlon of this, county. arrived here this morning from Talladega' terday morning. She was in her 18th year and pure, sweet girl. She was | in attendance at school in Talladega and had been ill but a short time. hn ,fr,y knlr 4< he | of MT. Phelan B. Dorlon, her uncle, 1 this morning and this evening to Dor | lon, Ala, on the Mobile and Bay Shore Railroad, where the interment takes | she Is survived by brother and two | sisters and many relatives, who have the sympathy of a large circle of | friends in this city and county. Mir. Andrew Dacovlch has signed a | contract with Jett Brothers for the erection of a new hotel building on the site of the Commercial, which was de- House. The building is to be five sto- ries and have 12O rooms. The contract stipulates the building must be com pleted by Aug. 18th.
 Messrs. Stone Brothers have prepared plans and sketches for Messrs. Dug gan & Taylor, for new structure on the site of the burned Battle House. basement and roof garden. and to cover space. 94x132 feet. The sketch of the building presents magnificent structure,
 The Mobile Brick Works, located on Wolff Heights, north of Davis Avenue, began-~Qperations this morning at , o'clock. number of ladies were pres ent to witness the turning of the first wheels of the new machinery.
 Mobile Society News.
 Miss Catherine Jones and Miss May guests. are having many nice things done for them. and are as popular IS any visiting girls could wish to be- Yesterday afternoon Miss Elizabeth Rhett entertained for tlFem at luncheon the young ladies asked to meet them being Misses Theo Williamson Vir- ginia Sims, Louise Nass. Gertrude Smith, Kitty Sheppard, Laura Pillans, Agnes Belle Goldsby.
 Tonight Miss l.ouise Vass gives 2 dancing party in their honor, at which all the younger society set will he present The Vass home Is delight. full for entertaining and Mrs. Vass and Miss Louise are such cordial, easy host esses that the best of good times is always ure to be found there.
 Mrs Frank Ramsey, who has been the guest of Mrs. H. Scheurmann. left
 
 On Tuesday her hostess gave her farewell card party which was muah enjoyed by the friends present Mrs George Russell won the first prize Mrs Ramsey the second and Mrs. II Rike the consolation.
 Tonight will be the reception of the Scottish Rite MasOns at the Masonic Building at which the Masons and a large number of ladies will be present Admiral SchIey will be one of the most distinguished guests of the occasion Mrs Schley is unfortunately in mourn ing and will take no part.
 Col and Mrs. Harvey F. Jones are entertaining at their home now MT and Mrs. Archibald Oracle of New York and Lieutenant William Fitzhugh Jones. with his wife and baby.
 Mir. Charles Forsyth. son of Mrs William Becker. now ofNChicago. but formerly of this city, is seriously III 1t the Inge- Bondurant Sanitarium where he was operated on yesterday.
 Miss Mary Llllie Taylor is now vis- iting Miss Mary Danner Miss Venetla Danner leaves tomorrow for Montgom- cry to visit Mrs. Louis II. Moore.
 Mr. and Mrs.>J O. Dickens and Miss Carrie George have gone to Chattanoo- gu to attend the wedding of Mir. Dick ens's niece.