The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-06

would be between s1.500 and s2,0op
 and that while the bureau did not ex-
 pect to accomplish everything at once
 1t must keep constantly at work until
 1t had accomplished It's object He
 illustrated how this could be done by
 the work of few individuals who by a united effort had secured a cheaper rates on many articles of drugs and l hardware and were how reaping the benefit of their work
 The effort of the Bureau to get cheap- CT freight rates would not benefit one class of business only, but Instead would prove of great advantage to every branch of business and manufac- turing interests in the two cities. Sew eral talks on the subject were made i by the Selma merchants who were pres ent and the matter of forming a freight 1 association was discussed. Some of those who spoke stated .'sat at a oe- 1 cent meeting that the Commercial and l Industrial Association had taken the | matter up and was at present entering into Arrangements with a local man for the purpose of securing better rates 1 for Selma
 The Montgomery representatives fa- lvored an organization entirely apart from the Commercial and Industrial As- sociation and explained the advantage of such an organization. Lhe Mont &OnfeFY DuTedu WdS tHcOIpOTdLeQs they said, but that 1t would be no extra ex- pense for the papers of incorporation to be changed so that 1t would read Montgomery Selma Freight Bureau. The many advantages that could be de- rived from the Alabama River was off, ten mentioned during the addresses, and the leverage that the river offered for the securing of cheaper rates.
 MT. Lewis offered to stay over and to I,,fa y@f the city and explain the workings of the bureau. The meeting finally de- cided that meeting of the Board of Directors of the Commercial and Indus trial Association should be held and that they should be asked to lend their efforts to this movement and to make the initiative step in the mater. When such a meeting is held. Mir. Lewis will come to this city and lend his efforts In every way thst he can.
 Took ChIoroform.
 In her room In the home of Mir. end Mrs. o. M. Cawthon, on Lapsiey Stroet. this morning was found dead in her bed Miss Bertha Marsden, young white woman about 25 years of age. On table by the side of the bed was an ounce bottle which had contained chioroform and by the side of the bot tie were two letters, addressed to men 1 In Washington, D. C.. and Ashevile, N. c.
 No cause can be assigned for the self destruction. Since coming to this city, | last October, Miss Marsden has always seemed to be of a cheerful disposition and apparently had no troubles. Her conduct has been unapproachable and by her pleasant disposition she won the respect and esteem of the many with whom she came in contact. She came to this city last October from Washington. and since then has been employed as a house maid in the home of Mrs Cawthon. That she had con templated committing suicide prob ably for several days is shown by the letters that she left.
 When found this morning. the young woman was lying in her bed. and, to all appearances, was sleeping. But tor the smell of the chloroform, no ones suspicious would have been aroused. In the sleep of death she held in her hand little china mug such as Is seen on any washstand and which was held close to the face that was stilled in death.
 It Is thought that before retiring last night. and after finally deciding to end her life, the young woman had taken the mug and in 1t she had stuffed cotton. She then emptied the ounce or CnlOEOIOTm OH tuE COktOn anu &Cl- ting into bed held 1t close to her nos trils. for it was thus that she was found this morning about o'clock.
 
 Of the two letters found on the table, one of them was unfinished and un- signed. Evidently the writer could not bring herself to finish it and what she intended to say to the man whom she evidently loved will never be known. f,a aTfI Al oaA was addressed to Sam Dalton, IS Pat ton Avenue, Asheville. N. C.. and in 1t she spoke in the most endearing terms and made many protestations of love for him She wrote that she would take chloroform and that before he re- cetved the letter she would be dead.
 The other letter was addressed to J. W. Douglas. 420 Louisiana Avenue. N. w. Washington. D. C. No envelope was used in this case. the note being found on the table with the address on the back. This letter was as fol- lows:
 Dear Sir-I want to let you know that I intend to kill myself and thank you for all of your kindness and trou- ble in looking after me. If there should be any money please give 1t to Viola suddarth. 1415 Florida Avenue, N w, Washington. can not say any more. Good night and good bye.
 Bertha Marsden."
 The young woman was a blonde, and l was of a rather pleasing appearance | and petite figure. She was always ! neatly dressed and appeared full of | life. Coroner Breslin was notified of | the death soon after the body was dis | covered and prepared 1t for burial. He telegraphed the two men to whom the letters were addressed to know what | disposition should be made of the body. |
 The remains of Miss Marsden were shipned to Washington tonight over the | Southern. Late this afternoon Coroner Breslin received an answer from the teIegram he had sent to J. W. Douglass in Washington. The telegram from Mir. Douglass asked Coroner Breslin to have the body shipped to Washington and the remains were prepared and shipper to the girls former home.
 Death of c. J. Griffin.
 Shortly after o'clock this morning