The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-14


 Afternoon Session.--2. devotional ex- ercises; 2:2O. regular and punctuaI att tendance of the members, how SC. cured, Rev. J. c. Caldwell; 2:25. the Sunday School and Christian citizen ship, Rev. J. A. Jenkins; 255, special music: 3. what Sunday School Con'N vention means to the County. H. s. D. Mallory; 3:-5, the influence of the Sun day School on the future history of thel church, Rev. E. M. Gamble; 3:50, how to lead children to receive and confess Jesus Christ. Rev A. l.. Andrews.
 Night Session.--7, devotional exer- cises: 7:20, the aims and qualifications of teachers, Miss Kennedy; TAO. spe- cial music: 7:5o, weh organized Sun, day School, Judge Joseph Catthel.
 When the next Legislature meets R R. Kornegay, recently elected to that tody. will introduce bill which will mean a great deal to the citizens of this county. If the proposed bill pass es through the Legislature. it will in- crease the public road tax of those who have to pay 1t, and the act will in reality be an amendment to an act now on the statute book, which gov erns the paying of road tax and road working in this county.
 The act now In effect was passed and approved by the Legislature Sep tsmber is, 1903, and Is entitled, ''an act to authorize the Court of County Revenues of Dallas County to buy mules. horses, road machine and tools tor the purpose of working the public roads of said county; to work the con- yfcts of Dallas county on the public roads of said county; to empSy labor CTS and superintendents to work and supervise the working of the public roads of said county; to collect from persons subject to ruad duty. in lieu of work on said pubic roads, sum of money not exceeding $S each per annum, and to provide for collecting the same; to buy for use oh said pub lie roads gravel. sand, chert and slag; to employ an engineer to grade said public roads; to fix the age of road duty from twenty-one years to sixty years; and to uses such sums of mon ey from the general fund of said coun- ty, for the purpose of working and County Revenues may deem neces- sary." The substance of the amendment is. first, to amend the caption of said act by striking out the words three dollars each per annum," and substi- | tuting the words, seven dollars and fifty cents each per annum" Second, to amend section four of the l act, the substance of said amendment | being to strike out the words, three dollars each per annum." and to sub stitute therefor the words, seven dol- | lars and fifty cents each per annum," where they occur in said section; | thereby authorizing and empowering | said court to collect from all persons I of said county in lieu of work on the | public roads of said county a sum of money not exceeding the sum of $7.50 | per annum.
 
 Falls Dead An Yard.
 Miss Matte Weaver, an sAged wo- l man, fell dead late yesterday after | noon at the residence of Benie Hardy. | Miss Weaver had been a member of the Hardy family for many years, and I her sudden death was a shock to them. | Just before dark yesterday Miss Weaver went out into the back yard to milk the COW. She had been gone some time when Mir Hardy went out | b see what was keeping her. When I he reached the yard he saw. the form I of the aged woman lying on the i ground life being extinctE
 The deceased was about fifty-six I a sufferer from heart trouble, The funeral services were held this after noon.
 Carried g Pistol
 In police court this moynihg, Ed Smith, a negro, was tried on thet charge of carrying a concealed pistol. | The negro stated he had left his home some distance in the country Sog6y iron, rom that 1t would have been after night | fall before he could have returned | Before he left home he had put the weapon in his pocket for protection.
 Another negro reported to an off | cer that Smith had a pistol in his l pocket and was looking for negro | him Smith was fined $45 or ninety | days on the streets.
 Small Blaze.
 The fire department was called to | West Water street at noon today. The | fire was in a small negro cabin ip the l rear of the residence of B. H. Craig. l
 The flames were extingutsned before | they had done much damage.
 Social and Personal.
 MT PhIiP ,I PsnaSS srSSR of few '1sS10iS aaTs ts his parents.
 pr. W. H. Taylor of Central Mills was a visitor to the city todays
 MT; Earl YGpsg s.. of, of Birmingham a1'atTggas
 Mrs. Bruce. of Catherine. is expected here today to visit relatives
 Mrs. B. H. Craig Till entertain We'd nesday evening at six o',!odk at a dinner for the attendants of tho Haynes-Land cedding.
 MT. Joe Markettin of Anniston spent yesterday here with relatives.
 Mrs. August Rothchnds will be hostess Wednesdaf afternoon for the merbers of the Married Ladies Euchre Club
 Mrs. Isidore Karper will leave ina few days for New Orleans to visit relatives.
 The friends of MT. and Mrs. Frank Scott will be glad to know their little Goodwin, who was operated on Sat urday, Is improving.
 Hon. Craig Smith spent today in Selma.
 MT. Louis Goldsmith of Tinsly, is in the city spending a few days with relatives.
 Col W. B. Harper of Minter Station is spending a few days in the city.
 MT. and Mrs. Cad Erwin of Colum. bia, Tenn, are spending few days here.
 Hon. J. A. Steele of Consul. Marengo county, spent today in .he city