The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-16
Operation is Performed on
 Selma Clergyman
MAJOR SCOTT COMES HOME
Sustained Compound Fracture of Leg at the State Fair Encampment In Montgomery In July.
 Other Selma News.

Selma, September 15-(Special)-Last night about an hour after prayer meeting services, which he had conducted, the Rev. A. A. Little, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, was suddenly seized with an attack of ap- pendictis, and about midnight was car ried to sanitarium and operated upon. The attending physicians found an abcess forming around the appendix and declare that had the operation been put off three or four hours the chances are that death would have resulted.
 MT. Little had not been we'll for the past two days, but had no premonition of the attack until 1t s.sAed him after he had come home from the prayer meet Ing services. Mrs. Little and children are in Perdido, where they are spending the summer, and will not learn of the opera tion until the patient Is out of danger The operation was successful in every way, and unless some unforeseen complied tion arises it is expected that he will be able to serve his people in about three weeks.
 Major Scott Brought Home.
 Mai D. M. Scott, who while on duty at the encampment in Montgomery as quar- termaster on the staff of Brig. Gen, L. V. Clark, sustained a compound fracture of the leg, was brought to his home In this city today. Major Scott was review ing the regiment with the remainder of the brigadier generals staff when the horse of a. brother officer kicked him on the leg. Staff Surgeon J. D. Dedman or Birmingham ran quickly to Major Scott side and assisted him to the ground, He was removed to St. Margarets nos pital, in the city, where he has been unul today
 The accident occurred on July 22, ana Major Scott will hardly be able A- get about for three or four weeks yet. His leg Is still in plaster which will not be removed for two or three weeks. The plaster once removed he hopes to be able to walk on crutches until the Injury is entirely well.
 Seriously Cut With Hand AK.
 Yesterday afternoon William Rice, a carpenter at work on the Ullman build- Ing, sustained a serious cut on the leg while using a hand ax on the upper floor of the building. The impllment slipped from the block being cut and struck the carpenter near the knee. Inc gash was deep and bled profuseiy. It will be some time before he can resume his occupation.
 Local and Personal.
 The Dixie club, one of the most popular social organizations of the city, held It's annual election of officers last night, re- sulting in B. R. Howard being chosen president and James Craig secretary and treasurer The club voted on several new applications, and the affairs were found to be in excellent condition.
 Councilman R. H. Agee attempted to cross the electric street railway track this morning In his buggy just as car started and collision occurred. No great damage was done, but it was narrow escane for the popular councilman.
 Chief of Police Walters has appointed J. F. Ellis as dog tax collector, and the latter is out calling on the owners or canines to pay the tax or suffer the dogs to be impounded.
 Mrs. Cyrus Brown of Montgomery Is in the city the guest of her parents MT. and Mrs. c. w. Parke.
 Mrs J. W. billiard of Birmingham IS the guest of her aunt, Mrs. P. H. Norris, on Mabry street.
 The Dallas county school board held a meeting today and devised rue plan for carving out the suggestions of the state superintendent In regard to the appoint ment of the school funds for the coming year.
 MT. Allen Atkins leaves tomorrow for Mobile, where in the future he will make his home.
 The Central Alabama Fair association has changed the date of the exhibition from October IT to November to II. Arrangements had bees made for the Selma fair to follow Birmingham, and the change in the Birmingham dates ne- cessitated the change in the Selma dates.