The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-14
CHARGE OF BIGAMY
c. ". LONG UNDER ARREST IN
 DOTHAN.
Woman of Screven, Ga, the Complain ant--He Says He Thinks He Can Arrange a Settle
 ment.


 Dothan, March 13.--(special. )--G. w. Long. who on February 1 was married to Cincinnati chancey. was today arr rested on a charge of bigamy. the com plainant being woman in Screven. Ga. who alleges that she is his wife. The Chancey woman's home was at Onerman, near Waycross, Ga. Long came to Dothan only a few days ago and entered the mercantile business. Beyond saying that he had wired his wife at Screven, Ga, to come here and that he thought he could arrange mat ters satisfactorily. he would make no statement.
 Considerable Improvements will be made in the near future in property holdings in Dothan. The plate glass which will be put in at the Hotel Thrasher will soon arrive, and the ho- tel will also be enlarged; the stone front building occupied by the Third National Bank may have two addition al stories; T. E. Williams will build a two-story dwelling on the vacant lot next to the home of J. R. Faircloth, on Foster Street: Sol rLurie will re- place the home ota South Coates Street. burned few nights ago. where Joe Wilbourn resided, and several other buildings are contemplated. Work has begun on the building of the Malone 1EOCeEy company aL Ine COTHST Oi rOS- ter Street and the Central Railroad. Work is progressing nicely on the sec ond story being added by Saxon & Heard to their store on Foster Street The store on Main Street occupied by W. L. Browns drug establishment has been sold at public outcry, the pun chaser being D. C. Carmichael and the price paid being $3,500. The build ing is a one-story brick, fronting Main "A FrN fo era Ia qfw FA
 It was previously owned by Dr. H. M. Young.
 Rev. F. H. sills, Primitive Baptist | preacher from Tennessee. who Is a converted Jew. will preach at the Court House Thursday night. It is expected that large crowd will be In attend ance. Rev. W. NJ. Anderson, pastor of the Main Street Baptist Church. will lecture on "Jine the Crowd' on the
 night of March 2s. and as he has the | reputation of being a lecturer of more | than ordinary ability there is much in- terest felt in the forthcoming event. J. A. Jones of Dothan and Miss Car | rie Cook of Ashford were married at l the brides home by Judge J. A. Rol- | lins of this city. The bride and groom | have returned hers to make their home. The wall of concrete which contrac- 1 tor Williams is building around the l Houston County Court House is prac- tically completed. The stone coping which will cap the wall is now on the ground and will soon be put in place. When this has been done. and the Court | House grounds properly leveled,, the im- provement in appearance will be quite noticeable.
 There Is much interest felt in Dothan and throughout this county in the can- | didacy of Gen. W. c. Oates for the al- ternate Senatorship. The former Gov | ernor has many warm friends In this | territory, many of them devoted com
 redes of the sos, who wish him suc- cess in his aspiration to represent the ] State at Washington, and who believe | that he is the strongest candidate yet
 mentioned
 The expected cold wave has not yet
 reached Dothan, and if the good old summer time Is not here there is at l least very strong imitation of 1t. The | past day or two have been almost sultry. and the heat at times has been | intense.