The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
A NORMAL SCHOOL
DAPHNE CITIZENS WANT A STATE
INSTITUTION.
Legislature VIII be Petitioned to Place
One I'm Baldwin County ON site
81 Old Court House.
Advertiser Bureau,

Residents of Daphne and adjacent
residence districts on the Easterh
shore of Mobile bay in Baldwin couh
~, are in earnest in the movement
looking to the establishing OF eta.e
Normal School at that place.
few days ago a meeting was held
at which a committee was named with
Or. W. j. Mason as chairman, to oe-
wise ways and means seeking con-
summation of the end desired.
when the Supreme Court OF Ala
bama decided that the county site OF
BALDWIN should be located at Bay Mt
nette a court house and jail at Daph-
ne was vacated. This property Is 0e-
ing sought as the logical locality Tor
a State Normal School. Almost all
the residents of the Eastern shore and
In Mobile are in sympathy with the
movement for the school,
DIR. Mason, during this week, will
cali a general meeting at Daphne. at
which sub-coInmittees will be named
10 secure signatures to petition 70
be presented the Legislature for the
establishing of this school. They vii!
also ask for subscriptions to fund
to begin the school in event the prop
,erty is diverted to the purpose de-
sired.
w. r. Tebbetts, collector OF customs
left today for visit to Birmingham
mnd Admission.
Mrs. II. r. Robinson of Bessemer.
Ala is visiting her father. Col. ]. W.
Marston, at his home on Spring Hill
The Board of Registrars of Mobile
county today began a session of six
days in the county court house.
Miss Hope Hubbard. daughter of Mr.
IT, III. Hubbard. left this morning to
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moro
Mayor Lyons Returns.
Information is at hand that Mayor
Pat J. Lyons, his sister and brother
win reach Mobile tomorrow morning
The trio have been on an extended tour
during which Mayor Lyons availed
himself of the opportunity to gain
much information with regard to mu-
nicipal government.
Fannie Coleman, a negress, is being
held at police headquarters pending
the result of a pistol shot wound in
fiicted upon Addison Jenkins late last
night. The woman was at her home
on Claiborne street. near Beauregard
street when Jenkins arrived. He be-
gan abusing the woman. From what
was learned. after the man had beaten
her. she secured a weapon and fired
point blank at the man, the bullet
entering the abdomen. Jenkins was
removed to the hospital and later the
woman was apprehended. Police Of
flcers think the woman will be re-
leased on a self-defense plea.
Mr. and Mrs. George ID. Stouts of
50 Broad street have the sympathy of
Friends in the loss of their daughter.
Elizabeth Julia, whose death occurred
This afternoon
Social and Personal.
private telegram received from Mr.
~ r. Clarke this morning brings the
news that Mr.. X. H. Clarke's condi-
aion yesterday was more encouraging
and that the family now entertained
hopes of his recovery. This will be
learned with pleasure throughout the
State
Miss Clara Anderson returned yester-
day from Point Clear, where she spent
ahe summer with Mrs. T. $. Fry and
Family.
4 Mrs S. s. Rubira Jr., and children
moved back to the city today from a
summer at Point Clear.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T Schley and son, have
returned home from Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Mcdonald and
child returned this morning from
Point Clear and are once more estab-
lished in their home on Government
street.
Mrs ] T. Inge has returned from a
stay at the North with relatives.
Mrs Joseph McPhlllips and Mrs. w
d. Patterson and son, are at home again.
Ali ~ Of