The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-18
DIES FROM BURNS
OF FIRE IN CRATE
Little Mary Elizabeth Hooper
Adams Passes Away
CAUSES SORROW IN SELMA
Tom Russell, Aged Negro Janltor at
Postoffice In Selma, Dies Sud-
denly While Sitting In
Chair.
CAUSES SORROW IN SELMA

Selma, January 17-(Special.)-W I'M
speakable sorrow the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Hooper Adams learned of the
death at o'clock of their daughter.
Mary Elizabeth, aged about 2h years.
Added to the sadness of the little ones
death is the lamentable accident which
was the cause.
Yesterday afternoon while Mrs. Adams
was at the home of a relative the child s
clothing caught fire from an open CRATE
burns being sustained that proved fatal
after night of untold suffering. The
little one was playing in the room of
her aunt, Mrs. George II. Craig, Jr.. when
the telephone called the latter out in
the hall. Before she could return, the
child had picked up a hearth broom and
was attempting to sweep the ashes up
when her clothing caught fire from the
CRATE.
Mrs Craig entered the room to find the
little one in flames which she hastily
extinguished but not until burns had
been received too severe to give even
hope of recovery, despite the skill of
physicians quickly summoned.
Mr.. Adams was down at Snowfall on a
hunting trip and as soon as possible an
engine was dispatched from this city
for him and he was brought home reach
ing here during the night.
Died In Chair.
This morning sitting upright in chair
at the postoffice, Tom Russell. the old
negro janitor. suddenly died He had been
oil oil
in the chair. In a few seconds he gave
a few gasps and was dead. He was a
faithful negro and his death is learned
with sorrow by many.
For Better Roads and Paved Streets.
A step forward was taken last night
by Selma at the meeting of the Com
mercial and Industrial association when
determination was enthusiastically made
to have Broad and Water streets paved
and permanent macadam roads in the
county by the end of the present year.
The present system of bodybuilding is,
in the opinion of the association, i'm
practical and gives good roads only in
fair weather. The association believes
that bonds to the amount of $500. 900
should be issued for the purpose of build
ing roads and committee was appointed
to take the matter up with the county
authorities. AS to paving Broad and Wa
ter streets, a special election will have
to be held, and the legislature petitioned
to pass baby bond act for the city.
Elected Officers.
At a meeting of the Dallas County
Medical society new officers were elected
for the ensuing year as follows:
DIR. w. w. Harper, president; DR. B. B.
Roger, secretary; Dr. Clement Ritter,
treasurer; Drs. S. G. Gay, C. Ritter, w.
Mclean Pitts. w. W. Harper and J. M.
Donald, board of eensors. DIR. Gay is
chairman of the board.
After the election of officers the board
of censors held a meeting and DIR. S. G.
Gay, who has served for number of
years as county health officer, nominated
DIR. B. b. Rogan for the position of coun-
ty health officer and he was unanimously
chosen.
Dr. Gay served the county during the
late yellow fever epidemic in Mississippi
and louisiana with signal ability He
has performed the duties of the office for
many years with faithfulness that de-
serves commentator.