The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-03
NEGRO IS KILLED
 THROUGH ACCIDENT
Shot by E. p. Lacy While
 Loading Gun
BANkHEAD TO BE IN SELMA
Candidate for Alternate Senator Will Speak August 21 at the Court House-other News
 of Selma.

Selma, August 2.-(special.)-A deplor- able accident occurred yesterday after noon at a dove shoot on the McCreary place, about ten miles from Selma. By it George Williams a negro boy about 20 years of age lost his life from the effects of a gun shot wound made by a gun in the hand of F. P. Lacy of this city secretary to Senator E. W. Pettus.
 MT. Lacy lost his left arm while out hunting several years ago and is quite a skilled shot. his custom being to load his gun by placing the barrel between his legs, pointing backwards and breach ing the gun with his one hand, placing in the shell and snapping 1t together. He had shot at bird and had reloaded the gun, when in closing the breach in some manner the shell was exploded, the plunger having evidently hung from the | last fire. George Williams was squatting on the ground behind MT. Lacy waiting for him to stop shooting when he would go out and pick up the birds. When the gun went off the load struck the negro in the back above the hips, It was seen
 
 messenger was hurried to Burnsvlle for doctors, but none could be found. Will Hams and then placed upon a mattress and started to the city, MT. Lacy hurry ing ahead and arranging for the negro to be carried to the Union street hospital and given every attention. However while en route to the city Williams died, the wagon being turned about about four miles out and the dead body carried to his late home. MT. Lacy greatly deplores the accident.
 Bankhead to Speak In Dallas. Dallas county is not considered under ordinary circumstances a good place in which to make political speech. In face the candidates thus far, except the occasion of the joint debate between Cum ningham and Conner, have been content to make a sort of visit to "heads of masses and trust through them to reach the voters generally Col John H. Bank head, candidate for alternate senator, evil dently believes that his cause will be strengthened by appealing direct to the voters and therefore has announced that he will address the democrats of Dallas county at the court house at Il o'clock on Tuesday, August 21. and the fact of the speaking will be spread throughout the county.
 Colonel Bankhead has always been a friend of the white people of the black belt and expects to get a large vote in this section He was in the Legislature when Senator Morgan was first elected
 .sr~A~s. Orfa r,f the grand old man" ever since. He was a candidate for the United States Senate In 1S96 but withdrew from the race in Sentor Pettus' interest, leaving Pugh and Oates as his only opponents. These facts and his long years of service in Congress will gain for him a strong following.
 Married at Hospital.
 Last night at the Union Street Private hospital occurred the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Reese and MT Robert Sturdi- want. The wedding of the young couple had been set for August 15, but the ill., ness of the bride be necessitating bring ing her to the hospital in this city, lea to bringing forward the ceremony that the groom might be near her. Both are pop 1,lar voung people, and they have the hearty congratulations of many friends and the sincerest wish for the rapid re- l covery of the bride.
 Grand Chancellor Jones.
 C Jones. grand chancellor of the grand domain of Alabama, Knights Of 1 Pvthias. is a visitor to Selma today He reached the city about noon, and was met bv A committee. headed by Chancellor 1 Commander Barnhardt of Selma Advance | Lodge No. 8. This afternoon con l ference was held looking to the holo- | Tn l and tonight an official visit was pald py l the grand chancellor to Selma lodge.
 Beavers Dam In Selma.
 The Selma Dam of Beavers will be in- stituted tomorrow night in Odd Fellows bau in inc Gfllman building. Supreme l Secretary IL w English and w. h. l Fruitticher will reach /here about noon tomorrow, and the 100 charter members will he duly inducted into the mysteries | of the order. It is not known who will i be selected as officers.
 Local and Personal.
 Miss Laura Smith, who has been the l accomplished guest of nIrs. w. 5. Lgon, has returned to her home in Triton, 1a. MT and Mrs R. E. l.. Mel returned home last night, after a trip With the l editors to Atlantic Beach. Mrs. Nlei leit at noon today for a stay of several 1 days at the popuioi iS'oat ., | Springs. .,suu.,, vile. N. C.. to spend the remainder Of the heated term.
 l Thomas c. Mcclellan, a candidate TOT | associate justice, is visitor to Selma to- l dav In the interest of his candidacy.
 Miss Annie Mel left this afternoon Tor Lynchburg and New York; to be gone several weeks.
 Mrs Josephine Demuro of Inverness, Fla is the guest of her sister Mrs. Viola