The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-12
NIX BUYS PROPERTY.
Evidence or Advance In Dothrn Real
 Estate Values.

Evidence Of Advance In Dothsn Real Estate Values.
 Dothans March 11.-tSpecial.)- )-Ed Nix has purchased from J. T. Thrasher the latter's one-half interest in the large brick building at the corner of Mains and Foster streets. Know as "Nix's corner which had previously been owned Jointly by the two.
 The purchase price is supposed to have been Sl2.000. The building, a brick one, Is two stories high, contain ing three stores on the first floor and several officers on the floor above This Is one more evidence of the rapid advances in recent years in the price of Dothan real estate, more especially in the business portion of town.
 A young lady of Dothan, who was visiting at Luverne, eighty-five miles from here, when the fire occurred at the residence of W. c. Flowers, on St Andrews. street. happened to be talk ing over the long distance phone to Dothan. and distinctly heard the big fire whistle when it gave the alarm.
 A large and interested congrega- tion at the Main Street Baptist church today heard the new pastor, Rev. W. NJ Anderson, discuss ''Paufs Lofty Mo- tive" and "The General Judgment" At the Methodist and Presbyterian church. es also instructive discourses were lis- tened to with deep attention.
 A force of workmen is now busily engaged in erecting the immense iron smokestack which will do duty at the electric lighting plant. The stack, when completed. will be one of the largest and taIlest in this territory. be- ing more than five feet in diameter and having a height of 13Q feet.
 Under a decree of the United States court, the stock of goods of John Thomas. bankrupt will be sold at pub lie sale to the highest bidder next Thursday. Thomas is one of the sew eral Dothan merchants who have gone or been forced into bankruptcy within the past ninety days.
 At the Foster Street Methodist church tonight the pastor, Rev. J. B. Cum ming, told of the Students Volunteer Movement. the convention of which he he pronounces one of the largest and most interesting gatherings of a re- ligious body he ever attended.
 Rev. Mrs Ida BowIes, an itinerant missionary of the Universalist church, will give a series of BibIe readings or lectures at the court house, beginning Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock. She will remain in Dothan until the fol- lowing Sunday night
 There is general regret expressed here at the burning in Geneva of the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, the origin of which, it is understood, is unknown. It is learned that the pas tor, Rev. c. B. Pilley, suffered a con siderable loss by the flames, carrying but little insurance on his household effects. Mir Pilley has 1many friends and acquaintances in Dothan who sym pathizo with him in his loss.
 The Lilliputian Wedding, given at the auditorium for the benefit of the pipe organ of the Methodist church. drew a large audience. which felt well repaid. Forty or fifty little children, whose ages ranged from five to ten years. participated. The youth full couple who were made man and wife in the mock ceremony carried out their parts to perfection. and the sol emn words of the occasion were spok- en by the little son of Rev. J. B. Cum ming.