The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-10
TWAS BAD CREAM
DALLAS FAMILY AND GUESTS ARE
 MADE VERY ILL BY TT.
Twelve Persons Suffer As Result of the
 Poisoning--Pigeon shoot for s the Soldiers.
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma. July g., ?
 In and around Selma yesterday there were twelve people deathly sick from the effects of eating ice cream. Wheth- CT the sickness was caused from pto- maine poisoning or from an acid in the milk from which the cream was made came very near resulting fatally and for some hours there were grave Ap- prehensions as to what the outcome of the sickness would be.
 number of the relatives of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Blantcn gathered at their residence on Sherrer Street Saturday morning to spend the day and to take dinner. For dinner as desert 1t was cream. The ice cream freezer was washed out and prepared for the freez. ing of the cream when 1t was 1ound that the family freezer would not hold enough for the company and family The custard was then put Into two tin pals and grozen and when everything was ready was served to the family and guests.
 There was an abur Sance of the cream for those around ths table and some left for the woman servant who ate It. Among those who enjoyed the dinner and the cream were c. 5. Blan- ton, a brother of the host and his three children, Will Rutledge. broth erin law. who lives on Washington street, and G. W. Rutiedge. resident of Summerfield and father Of Mrs Blenton. After the dinner the family and visitors sat around the house for while until they decided to go nome.
 C. R. Blanton and his three children loft for their home on the Callen place about seven miles from the city. About 10 o'clock that night MT. Blanton was taken very sick and medical ala was quickly summoned to his bedside. Ine attending physician discovered that he was suffering from a slight case or poisoning and applied the necessary remedies to relieve him and yesterday morning he had practically recovered from his spell of sickness.
 Sunday morning his three children, who had come to Selma with him on Saturday, were all taken sick between and 10 o'clock: .Snsn bneir wS1cR sginPR'otahhs the father had suffered from the night be fore and again medical aid was gnickly summoned to the home and It was found that the three children were sur fering from poisoning. Their attack was much more severe than the one which Mir. BIanton had suffered from and 1t took several hours or carelui ger from the poison. but finally they were pronounced out of danger by the physician. .,, ,. between S and 10 o'clock MT. G. w. RntIeSge. father of Mrs. Bianton. was also taken suddenly and deathly sick. For some hours he suffere6l tntenseiy but finally recovered from the speii toms of his sickness were the same as those of the brother Of NIT. Bian'on and his three children
 Tn Selma here on Sunday nornin hetween the hours of and 10 there were suddenly taken i'll Mrs. J. F. Elan ten and four children at their home on Shower Street and also the negro woman servant On Washington street. at his home and between tnss same hours, will Rutledge who @ hno eaten some of the ice cream, was also tatan nj Tn each case a physician was quickly summoned and eNyerythinE nossihie done to relieve their suffer- fN- 1t,lclIV acr0mDftSneQ