The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-16
NEGRO WOMAN IS
 KILLED BY TRAIN Was Deaf and Was Walking
 Along the Tracks NOVEL RECEPTION GIVEN Friends of pr. Cunningham Give Re- ception In His Honor at Selma.
 Other News of Dallas
 County.
NOVEL RECEPTION GIVEN

Selma, June 15-(Special Just about dark yesterday evening few yards north of Evansville Arsula Wyly a negro wo- man, was knocked from the track of the Southern railway by the engine of a southbound freight train.
 The woman was deaf and was walk ing along the right of way of the railroad. She did not hear the approaching train and was struck and knocked several feet in the air before she knew of her dan ger.
 The woman was carried to Huntsville and given medical attention there and was prepared to be brought to the city on the midnight train to receive the care of the company surgeon. While en route To the city death resulted from the in iuries
 1 Both legs of the woman were broken by the concussion of the engine or the fall and she received other injuries which were sufficient to cause her death.
 Entertained the Politicians.
 AIr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Neil were in-
  from to 6 o'clock in honor of Dr. Rus sel NJ Cunningham. candidate for gov ernor, the guests being confined to visit ing candidates, newspaper men and dis tinguished citizens who were in the city | to attend the joint debate between the l two candidates for governor.
 Those rectiving with the host and | baStasc hasfdas tho bonoree ,of tho oppa- sion, and assisting in entertaining the distinguished guests were Mr Max Ham, l burger, Jr. nominee for state senator 1 from Mobile: H. r. Reese, nominee for state senator from Dallas county, w. B. l Craig, state senator from Dallas county 1 Dr. s. G. Gay, Dr. ". Mclean Pitts, Dr. l W. w Harper and Gen. William w.. l Brandon, adjutant general of Alabama.
 The guests were received in the recep- l ton hall and punch was served in the parlor. In the dining room salad course was served around a table the decora- tions of which created much comment and good natured raillery. A box car filled with meal had turned over across the 1 tracks and was labeled: Jim Dandy 1 Meal-Wrecked." passenger coach had also met with similar fate and on 1t were the words: "R. R. Commission Pri- vate Car-Wrecked." Brown-Eyed Susans were the flower decorations Each of the l candidates for office that called during the hour were presented with souvenir l in the shape of a visiting card of the hostess on which had been drawn rail- road track, the cross ties being made prominent and the inscription being: ''Best be the tie that binds
 Those who called were: John B. Knox of Anniston Henry Gray, Birmingham 1 Thomas w. Coleman. Anniston; J. A. Wilkinson, Autaugaville; w. M. Selden Faunsdale; Henry A. Skeggs, Decatur C. T. McEldery, Talladega Walter Seed, Tuscaloosa; Irwin Craighead Mobile; Rufus N Rhodes, Blrmingham Charles H. Greer, Marion; R. R. Poole, Fauns- dale; H. S. D. Mallory, W. C. Agee, J. H. Nunnelee, R. H. Mangum, w. R. Pea cock, " B. Atkins and W. J. Rountree.
 Local and Personal.
 Mrs. II. G. Benners passed through l Selma last night en route to Perdido to spend about ten days.
 Mrs. w. M. Selden was visitor to 1 Selma yesterday and was the guest of Mrs. Edward Graham
 Mir. J. A. Wilkinson, prominent can didate for commissioner of agriculture l and industries, who was in the city yes | terday to attend the Cunningham-Comer 1 debate remained over today, and was | among his many friends. MT. Wilkinson [
 has just returned from a trip through the wire grass, where he received great | encouragement in hls candidacy He will go to his home in Autauga and take a much needed rest and will then take q 1 trip through North Alabama.
 Much good natured bandinage on the unexpected outcome of the dehate between Cunningham and Conner was indulged in this morning among the friends and sup porters of the two candidates. l Mir J. c. Pickett, the youngest son of | the noted Alabama historian, A. J. l Pickett was among the visitors to Sel ma yesterday to attend the Cunning ham-Comer debate. | Among the interested ones in the de- bate last night at the Academy of Music was Dr. R. Augustus Jones of Dayton Marengo county, who Is strong Cum l ningham man and who enjoyed no little 1 the outcome of the affair.