The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-15
SELMA BOTHERED BY SMALL THIEVES More RobberieS Are Reported
 to the Police
NEW EQUIPMENT ARRIVES
Southern Is Making Improvements In Service on Lines Entering Selma. Other News of Dallas
 County.

Selma, September 14-(Special) )-Selma undoubtedly has a gang of petit thieves and undergraduate burglars at work. Last nights record was an attempted burglary and a successful one. The at tempt was made about o'clock this morning to purloin from the show win dow of P. c. Keipps gun store a number of pistols and knives A guest in the Hotel Albert whose room was on the fourth floor, directly opposite the gun store, heard window smash in about the hour stated above, and looking out of his window saw dark forms at the store. He called out to them and they disappeared in the darkness.
 The successful venture in the way of burglary was committed on the grocery store of w H. Williams, located at the corner of Selma and Lawrence streets. An entrance was forced through the rear door by cutting a link in a big chain that fastened the two doors together. Once inside the store the burglar made for the cash register where he found $s In pen nies which he appropriated. A number of small articles were taken but evident
 
 not burdening himself with articles that he could not appropriate to his own use As yet the police have no clue that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrator of the robbery.
 New Equipment for Southern.
 The Southern railway is receiving 8 considerable amount of new equipment A practically 2Ox24-inch cylinder freight Engine No. 40, was received yesterday and put in commission and two new 1S- inch passenger engines, to be run between Selma and Rome, are expected to arrive tomorrow
 Four new up-to-date coaches have been received, two of which have been placed on the "Tunstall Flyer" as the new Akron train is affectionately known There has been some complaint as to the quality of the coaches run in and out of Selma and at a meeting of the railroad commission held some time ago the Southern officials promised to put better equipment on this division
 Death of a Young Woman.
 Late yesterday afternoon at a sanator- ium in this city occurred the death Of Miss Mary Ella Hollis, a highly esteem ed young woman who was brought to this city some time ago in the hopes of an operation benefting her. She was the dduKnIeT or MTS. h. N. I1OillS LII NOAi' sul and a neice of J. J. King, and was only in her Fist year. Her remains were carried to Consul this afternoon for in terment
 Local and Personal. Judge P. H. Pitts and family have re- turned from Waukesha, where they have been spending the past month. Mayor Atkins has been putting the linn 1t on offenders of late and his actions have had their effect. He did not hold court this morning.
 E. w McCrary of Biloxi is visiting relatives in the city. He has been ir Cincinnati for the past twenty days and will remain in Selma until frost, wher he can return to his business in Biloxi.
 The funeral of c. A. Boyd, the young f1agman on the Southern who died of malarial fever Tuesday, occurred this morning. the interment taking place IT Live Oak cemetery
 Mrs. H. F. Cooper and children are or visit to Benton.
 The Rev. A. L.. Andrews is in Hurts boro, assisting in a protracted meeting.