The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-01
SELMA'S FAIR IS
 ALREADY SUCCESS Friday is Expected to be Big
 Racing Day RICHARD THACKER KILLED Autauga County Man Is Run Over By a Train In Selma and Is Horribly
 Mangled-Other News
 of Selma.
RICHARD THACKER KILLED

Selma, October 31.-(Speeial )-The Cen tral Alabama Fair is a big success. It's gates were opened yesterday afternoon. and while the crowds were not so large on the first days. they were larger than the management expected. Today every train coming to the city brought capacity loads, and the attendance has gone far above the most sanguine expectations of those having the exhibition in charge. There is an excellent exhibition by the merchants and others in the main build ing, while the stock exhibit is as fine as any fair in the state could boast
 The races promise to be exceedingly fast. Yesterday afternoon Bessie Earl driven by Ed Geers, passed d mile in 2.10 flat. Friday is expected to be the big rae ing day for that will be the occasion of the big free-for-all, in which are entered half dozen horses with records below 2:07. Among these are Baron Grattan, 2:03A; Byrl Wilkes, 2:05si; Red Bud, 2:05aI ; William Mack, 2:O5s4; Nancy IT., 2:O6&.
 The horse shcw opened last night and among the winners of the trophies was Mrs w. H. Jones of Birmingham. To- nights horse show attracted a large crowd.
 Horribly Mangled.
 About II o'clock last night Richard Thaeker, white. a farmer from Billings stantly killed by a switch engine of the Western railway, pulling line of cars through the yards of the company.
 Mir. Thacker works on the farm of G. D. Apperson near Billingsley, and came 10 the city with w. w Fox, another young farmer, yesterday afternoon, hav- Ing brought several bales of cotton to the the camp yard of the warehouse, when Mr Thacker stated that he had never been in Selma before, and was going out to see the town. He must have gone to- wards the eastern portion of the city, or may have been returning from that sec tion, when he was struck and killed by the switch engine.
 The accident occurred between Water and Alabama streets on the track of the Western railway. The unfortunate man was badly mangled, and death must have been instantaneous. His head was sev- cred from his body, both of his arms cut off and one leg. Jud Brislin was noti- fled and the remains prepared for burial They were sent to Billingsley via Naples vile at noon today.
 MT. Thacker was a married man and leaves his wife and three children to mourn his untimely death
 Into Involuntary Bankruptcy.
 Today Referee in Bankruptcy W. K. Campbell received the petition in lnvol- nntary bankruptcy filed Monday in the asa of Rnines X Wilkerson of Lami- 'on in Wilcox county. The petitioners throwing the firm into involuntary bank ruptcy were Steiner Lobman x Frank of Montgomery, Pollak X Bernhelmer of Mo- bile and Eliasberg X Brothers of Selma. As the firm acquiesced in the proceedings the adjudication of the liter was made at once and Mr. F. Lamar of this city was named as trustee with a bond of S10000.
 On December 1, 1905, Ranes 7s Wilker- son went into banllrupty following a fire that had shortly before destroyed their store. The proceedings were compromised by the firm paying 25 per cent of their lia- bllities in cash and giving two notes for 121a per cent of the same due November l, 1906, and November l, 1907. One of the notes falling due tomorrow is supposed to be the cause of the proceedings that were taken. The schedule of liabilities was not filed with the referee and the amount owed is not known. The assets are supposed to be about $5.000.
 The amount of liabilities due by the firm in the former failure was about 800 00O. The note which will fall due tomorrow Is, therefore. about $500
 Local and Personal.
 Mrs. Albert Meyer has as her guests three exceedingly popular kinswomen, who have come to Selma to visit the Central Alabama fair They are Mrs. Y. Newman of Montgomery. Mrs. II. P. Newman of Pensacola and Mrs. Ella Meyer of Demopolis.
 At trustees sale today the stock of Collman X Barnhard was sold for $500
 Mir Goodman Griffin of Demopolis was among the fair visitors today.
 Y. F. Welles of Pensacola is fair visitor today.
 Dr S. A. Gordon of Collirne is among the visitors to Selma today
 
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