The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-16

Loard an incoming vessel. It is be- lieved that in the dark he missed his footing and walked off the shed.
 Council Holds Meeting.
 A regular monthly meeting or the General Council was held tonight. the following members being present: roll, Faith. Tacon. F. j. 1nge; Council men Smith. Halle. Craft. Cashin, Hughes, kaver and H. T. 1nge Much routine business was transacted to- gether with some of special nature. The sum of S200 was appropriated to procure benches for Bienville Square and other public places for use during the reunion of Confederates.
 In the matter of settlement of the back tax claim of the State and the State Land Company on the lands now owned by. the city of Mobile and form Waterworks. there was considerable discussion. These taxes are accrued from 1893 to the present year.
 AIdermsn Faith disapproved the pro. municipal property Is not amenable to taxation. The matter was sent to an ordinance committee on behalf of the Board of Revenue and Road Commis- sioners of Mobile County. The County Architect. R. Bense. was allowed the ior. The board seeks to have the plumbing ordinance so amended to al- low placing of a direct pressure san ltdTy system Il tuc Souhty jail. Plumbing Inspector McCorker ob jected to the system. saying in his opinion the system was unsanitary. Mir. Bense insisted the system is used in some of the best prisons in this country. In order to act properly in the matter 1t was referred to Commit tee No. 10.
 Councilman Ingre introduced a res turing enterprises from city taxation. It was charged that this would he un satisfactory and went over thirty days, being referred to the Laws and Ordi- nance Committee On notl3 motion the ing for Tuesday. night to act upon the
 Councilman Craft introduced a res olution looking toward increasing the salaries of three plain clothes men of the police department s4.l 10 per month and under the rules it went over thirty days It had heen expected that the recently organized Committee of One Hundred' for preservation of law and order in Mobile would send com munication to tho General Council with cnrtain recommendations. In antici- patton of this there was large as- semtly at the meeting of that body tonight. They had pains for their trou ble as the committee or it's reresenta. tives failed to show up, not syllable with reference to the organization was uttered during the entire session.
 Cards have been received In Mobile from MT. and Mrs. Gordon Coleman of Bedford City, Va, announcing the mar Snowden to MT. Saunders Seldon on Wednesday, the tenth of October. This marriage is the continuation of TO. nance dating back many years and his boyhood's sweetheart. When both were in the flash of first youth, they l. h,tt on and the young man shouldered his musket and went marching away to fight for his country. Afterwards, fi- nancial ruin made it impossible to wed another and went East to live. She has been a widow for several years and when MT. Seldon met her by chance. the old love revived. hence the happy denoucnmet. They will reside in Eutaw.
 Mrs James H. Maury of Pass Chris tain. spent Saturday with her mother Mrs w. Fl. Ross. returning home the same evening.
 MT and Mrs. Harry Patterson are spending several weeks at the Cawthon before moving into their new home.
 MT. Ernest Wager left Saturday for Washington. D, C.. where Mrs. Wagar is visiting relatives.
 Miss Hattie Cary of Pensacola. is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Henry Hall, IT,
 Mir and Mrs, Zimmerman have an gagged apartments at the Cawthon for the winter.
 General Louis V. Clark of Pirming- ham spent several days in Mobile on business during the past week.
 
 Misses Helen and Gertrude smith re- turned home yesterday from q visit Of several weeks to New York
 Colonel and Mrs. Frank Merrill will be at the Cawthon for the winter.
 The Council oi Jewish Women will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. l.. IT, Marx in Government street
 Miss Jessie Whiting has returned to New York after spending two weeks at Il house party in I.eneca. While there. she acted as bridesmaid for her school mat, Miss Ray Weber,
 Miss Willie May DiScher entertained . IlrSr. number of her little fir ends on Saturday afternoon at her home Tn