The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-05

afternoon. followed to the grave by a large cortege of sorrowing friends. The funeral services were held in Christ Episcopal Church at high nooh today. Rev. Matthew Brewster, the rector, of- ficiating The assemblage at the church was very large, including delegation from Red Cross Lodge No. 132. Knights of Pythias. and members of the Athelstan Club. Among the handsome floral designs placed on the grave were tributes from Red Cross Lodge. Knights of .Pythias. and the Athelstan Club The Following gentle men acted as pail bearers: Messrs. J W. Whiting, Murray Wheeler, M. Hen derson,. J. B. Merrill, R. Shock, Ray Stuart, George Hopkins, J. c. Rich and
 R. Moore.
 Luther Thompson, a white boy, aged Is years, had a close call this morn- ing in aiighting from an electric car in Water Street. As he stepped from the car a negro came along driving a horse to dray. The dray struck the lad, knocking him down. When he was rescued from the mix-up, the lad was found to be badly bruised. He was sent to his home by persons who saw the accident.
 J. P. Platt died yesterday at his home in Fruitdale. about fifty-eight miles
 noth of Mobile on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Mir Platt was one of the most prominent and progressive citi-
 gems in his home county, being largely interested in fruit culture, mercantile
 pursuits and the \upbuilding of his sur roun ndings.
 Marriage licenses were issued for the week out of the Probate Court to white couples as follows: Henry Dear nam to Edna Grammar, Edward R. Bo- ruito to Leontlne Tremer, George B.
 Kling to Mary D. Flynn, John M. No- len, Jr., to Lillian F. Nicoll, Frank J.
 Poggi to M. Gertrude Murphy, Arthur
 Tew to Agnes Cooper Sidney F. Will
 Hams to Lula Davis, R. F. Merrill to
 J, L. Mcclure, John J. Minnow to Mag
 gie M. Helmer. Francis Eugene Goff to
 Florence G. Lockler. One license was
 issued to Creole couple. Andres Gre goure to Ophelia Jusang, and eleven to colored couples.
 Permits for the erection of new
 buildings and repairs were issued out
 of the office of the City Engineer for
 the week as follows: Seven new build ngs, to cost s5,650; eight for repairs
 to cost $1,235. st
 In the Circuit Court this afternoon
 official papers were filed by John Case.
 ex-Chief of Police, versus Pat J. Lyons,
 Mayor of Mobile, and the following mo- tico was served upon Mayor Lyons in pursuance with the paper filed: State of Alabama, Mobile County, Office of the Clerk. To the Honorable P. J. Lyon, Mayor of Mobile:
 Whereas, John Case has this day filed in this court his verified petition for the writ of mandamus and pre- scented the same to the Hon. Samuel B Browne, Judge of the Thirteenth Ju- dicial Circuit of Alabama. and where as, as the Judge has endorsed thereon an order for the issuance of the rule nisi, and the alternative writ of man. damus, directed to you. and has set the goth of March for the hearing of the
 same. you are hereby notified as fol- lows:
 To be and appear before our honor able Circuit Court of Mobile County
 at the place of holding the same, on
 the goth day of March, 1905, then and
 there to show cause if you may or can, why the petitioner, John Case, should not be restored to and allowed to re- | sume the office of Chief of Police of the oity of Mobile, Ala. to which he