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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-11
FUNERAI, OF MR. CTDRlRlAN N

The funeral of Bartholomew Curran took place at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Bernard Cummings, 305 Cedar street, yesterday morning at S:3O and requiem high mass at St. Johns church at o'clock. The Rev. Father Coyle ofticiated and spoke very feeling ly of the deceased The funeral was largely attended by many sorrowful rel atives and friends. The palFbearers were Mr. Shay, Mir. Reynolds, Mr. Mack, Mir. Shay, Mir Shugrue, Mir. Shee- han. Interment was in St. Bernard cemetery.
 CAPTAIN E. T. BELL, JR., YALE '96s
 Paterson, N. J., Aug 1O,-Edward T. Bell, jr., who died yesterday in the Hahnemann hospital, New York city. was formerly one of the best known residents of Paterson. He was the son of MT. and Mrs E. T. Bell of this city and was Born here on July 2S. 1875. He was a graduate of the Sheffield scienti- fic school at Yale, in the class of 1896 He was in business here for several years, but two years ago became con- nected with a manufacturing firm in New York, and had since resided in that city. He served as a lieutenant and later qual termaster in the Second New Jersey regiment in the war with Spain. After the war he became quar- termaster of the Fifth regiment, resign ing in 1904. He was a member of the Hamilton and North Jersey Country clubs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-11
EPwoRTH M. Fl. CHURCH.

Morning worship at 10;SO. Evening service at 7:SO, Preaching by Rev. A. o. AhTbott at both services. Sunday school 11;45 Epworth league services discontinued until September.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-11

YOUNG WOMAN FINED. Susan Thomas, the young woman who
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-11
FIRST cHURcH OF CHRIST, sCI-
ENTLST

The services of First Church of Christ, Scientist, are held Sunday morning at 1O:SO o'clock in Republican hall, Temple and Crown streets, en- trance on Temple street.
 Subject, Mind
 Golden text, "Who hath known the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-11
THlE CITY MISSION.

cordial welcome to all.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-11

Never look gift auto in 4hetchassis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
JUDGE REEVES DEAD.
Had Spent His Entire Life in Pike
 County.

Had Spent HIS Entfrc hhhe AM NAM~
 County.
 Trovs June 11.-(Special. )--At 7:15 o'clock this morning at his residence on South Brundidge Street occurred the death of Lucius Reeves, one of the most highly esteemed and beloved citizens or Troy.
 Judge Reeves had been in feeble health for a year or more. but had only been. confined to his room for ahout month. He was 79 years Of age ana had spent all of his life in Pike County except the .ime that he served in the Confederate army.
 He was born in Pike County about nine miles east of Troy. and was the son of Jesse T. Reeves wf1p represent ed this county in the Legislature when Monticello was the county site He served during the Civil War in the Con- federate Army and belonged to Com pany q, fst Alabama Infantry
 He was captured and held prisoner quite a while at Camp Douglas. Chi cago Judge Reeves was farmer and school tcaiher for many years. and for a number of years held the position of Circuit Clerk. For some years past and up to the time of his recent illness he has held the office of Justice of the Peace. Many years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Lawson of this county, who survives him. together with three sons and one daughter.
 He is also survived by brother, Charles Reeves. and a widowed sister. Mrs. Edwards, both living at Catalpa, this county. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and will be buried with Masonic honors. The funeral will take place at the family residence to- morrow morning at g o'clock and the interment at Beulah Church cemetery, near which place he was born.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
BREAK CELL BARS
NEGRO PRISONERS ATTEMPT ES-
 CAPE FROM JAIL.
Tom Benjamin and Rube Jordan Make Second Effort to Break From County PrisOn--Detected
 In Time.

Tom Benjamin and Rube Jordan, two of the negroes who were in the cell with John Hayman and Crof Brown who escaped from the county jail a week ago, but who were too large to crawl through the hole which had been dug in the floor, made an oth- CT attempt to obtain their liberty on Sunday night and again on Monday.
 After the other two got away, Ben- jannin and Jordan were placed in stronger cell on the second floor of the jail. On Sunday night they suc- ceeded in wrenching from the walls the wooden upright which carried the steam pipes around the wall. With this piece of timber, which is about five feet long and four inches square, they succeeded in breaking one of the cell bars. They were unable to get through this opening. however. and tried to hide it by rubbing soap and grease over the broken place so as to make 1t appear old.
 On Monday afternoon the piece of timber was found in the cell and the officials also made the discovery that an effort had been made to pry the cell door from it's hinges.
 The Jordan negro has been hand cuffed and placed in cell on the low CT floor and Benjamin has been trans ferred to another cage on the second floor. Deputy Sheriff Nat Waller said to representative of The Advertiser that the negroes were trying harder to get out recently than has been the case in a long time. Rube Jordan is thought to be a principal in the recent attempt. He is quoted by other pris- oners as saying that he does not in- tend to stop his efforts to escape.
 Until his case was recently reversed by the Supreme court Benjamin, under sentence of death for murder. and he is now awaiting another trial in the lower court. Jordan Is awaiting trial for forgery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
UDcfllell

The new Year-B Book of the Ionian Club announcing the study for the sea- son of 1sos-o7 is just issued to the members and is very attractive book let in violet and white.
 Phiianthropicaliy inclined people of Alabama will be pleased to learn that the book is gotten up by the pupils of the Boys Reformatory in Birmingham. And the '1ob" is an exceedingly neat one Mrs. w. L. Durr, the President of the Ionian Club in speaking of 1t said: Think of itl This prospectus reached us with no typographical err TOTS and yet we read no proof of it..
 The study of the Ionian Club for the year is "A Winter in Florence" The first meeting will be held on October 4th, when Mrs Charles Coleman will be hostess. These meetings will con- tinue until May 30, when Mrs. ". l.. Durr will be hostess.
 The officers of the club are:
 President, Mrs. W. l.. Durr; Vice. President, Mrs. w. H. Seymour; Direc- tor Philanthropic Department. Mrs. R.. Hobbie; Recording Secretary. Mrs. John Tullis; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Ruth; State Director, Mrs. Burwell Boy kin.
 Committee.
 Membership Committee-Chairman Mrs. Walter Fisk; Mrs. John Tullis. Mrs. w. NJ wilkerson, Mrs. w. R. Strat- ford, Mrs. Lewis Cobbs.
 Prospectus Committee-Chairman Mrs. Burwell Boykin Mrs. Phares Cole man. Mrs. Seymour. Mrs. Boykin, Mrs. Dur, Mrs. Lewis Cobbs, Mrs. Law, Mrs Evans. Mrs. Amerine. Mrs. Max well. Mrs. Tullis.
 The membership includes: Mrs. F.. P. Amerine, Mrs. Glenn Andrews, Mrs. Benjamin Baldwin, Mss. Burwell Boy kin, Mrs. McDuff Cain, Mrs. sClaude Cobbs, Mrs Lewis Cobbs. Mrs. Phares Coleman, Mrs. Edward Davant. Mrs. Charles Coleman. Mrs. W. L>Durr, Mrs, B. Frank Evans. Mrs. Louis Farley. Mrs. Walter Fisk, Mrs. Richard Hob bie, Mrs. Lamar Law, Mrs. w. c. Lt- tic, Mrs. William Marks. Mrs. w. R. Maxwell. Mrs. o. O. Nelson, Mrs. Hard wick Ruth, Mrs. William H.. Seymour, Mrs. wm. B. Stratford. Mrs. John Strat- ford, Mrs. John Tullis, Mrs. w. M. Will kerson.
 Honorary Members-Mrs. G. W. Fea- gan. Mrs. Robert Platt Stout, Mrs. Mary Jordan,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
Selma Roy Prnrnnfed

J. Howard Lauderdale, who, for some time, has been the travelling auditor of the Mobile division of the Southern Railway has been promoted and trans ferred to a similar position on the Nashville division of the same system. MT. Lauderdale is the son of Captain James Lauderdale of this city and has many friends who will be glad to learn of his advancement.
 For a number of years Mir Lauder dale was employed in the auditors of flee in Washington and about two years ago he was sent to Selma, his old home, IS audieor of the Mobile di- vision During that time he has made the Southern Railway a most capable officer and one of the best that they have ever had on this division. fhe place made vacant by Mir L.auderdale will be filled by D. B. Casey, who for some time past has been the agent of the Southern Railway at Demopolis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE.
Montgomerians Charged With Break
 ing Sanitary Measures.

c. G. Zirkle, NJ. M. Sweatt and W. H. Bowdoin. well known Montgomery citizens, were arrested by Bicycle Pa trolmen Williamson and Hammond at 6:15 o'clock last night charged with violating a sanitary ordinance of the city.
 The warrants which were sworn out by J. H. Hlnderer, a sanitary inspec- tor, allege that the citizens did drain or deposit sanitary sewerage matter into a seep or dry well east of the track of the Central of Georgia Rail- way"
 Each of the men were released to appear for trial in the recorders court this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
CHARGES OF LA TOILETTE.
Fail to Affect senate's Action on the
 rraiI

Fail to Affect senate's Action on the I'm
 dian Bill
 Washington June ll.-In the Senate to- day Senator La Toilette made the state ment that he had been informed that an assistant to the commissioner to the five civilized tribes had assisted legal firm in preparing the Indian roll and had then passed upon the roll in his official capci- ty. He also said that brother-in-law of the Senator who had reported the legisa- ton preparing q court system for the In- dian Territory had been appointed a member of the court thus created. These state ments were made by the wisconsin Sena- tor In a speech in opposition to the confer euoe report on the Indian appropriation bill
 The conferance report was accepted. however. regardless of this opposition and that of other senators. the expression of which consumed the greater part of the days session. The particular conference provisions to which objections were made were those relating to the enroilment of the Choctaw Indians. the settlement ot the claim of FIX Senator Butler of North Car olina and other attorneys in connection
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
Predict. A Cyclone.

Two negro women. dressed In white and with white cloths over their heads arrived In the city yesterday about noon. The dress soon attracted around them a crowd of their race who were curious to know what they were about They claimed to be prophetesses and claimed to be inspired by God to make predictions and with that began to pre- dict dire calamaties for Selma and her citizens.
 This afternoon. followed by a large crowd of curious negroes they went down to the city wharf and when the rivers edge was reached they padded about in a few inches of water for few minutes. Beyond this few inches of shallow water at the wharf there Is q great depth of water and there were many who watched them to see what they would do if they got out in deep water. One of the predictions which they made was that a cyclone would visit Selma tonight, which would pass down Broad Street to Water and thence up that street, destroying all of the buildings. As 1t was cloudy to- day there are many negroes here who believe that the prediction would come true
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

with the Colville reservation and the aa~ justment of the business of A. J. Brown. as administrator of certain minor Seminole Indian children.
 Early in the day the Senate passed the diplomatic appropriation bill carrying SS.- 154l94 and the oath of office was admin istered to William Pinckney Whyte as sue- cessor to the late Senator German.
 There was also brief discussion on Sem ator Tillman's resolution providing for an investigation among other things of tue affairs of the Chicago National Bank. Sem ator Aldrich. chairman of the comtttee on finance promised that the resolution should be taken up tomorrow by that committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Preliminary Returns to the Bureau O
 Statistics.

Washington. June 1.-The Crop Re- porting Board of the Bureau of statis- tics of the Department of Agriculture finds from the reports of the corre- spondents and agents of the bureau as follows:
 Preliminary returns of the acreage of spring wheat sown indicate an area of 17.9S9, 900 acres, an increase of Ss.000 acres, or 0 2 per cent. IS compared with the estimate of the acreage sown last year.
 The average condition of spring wheat on June 1 was 93. as compared with 94 at the corresponding date last year and ten year, average of s4
 The following table shows for the five principal spring wheat States the acreage compared with last year on per centage basis and the condition on June l last year with a ten-year av- craze.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
cn.c Wnn nIsmisaed.

Richard Jones, a negro, was tried in police court this morning on a charge of robbing q freight car in the yards of the Southern Railway. About ten days ago the negro was seen to enter lae car and take out box of smoking tobacco and put the contents in a sack and carry them away. Since then the police have been on the watch to ar rest Jones but the other day he came to police headquarters and gave him self up.
 j. Before Jones gave himself up the police had an abundance of evidence against him but in court this morning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
Death of an Infant.

Last night at Huntsville died the five months old child of MT. and Mrs. Charles L. Hybart Since its birth the little one has been in delicate health and few days ago 1t was taken very sick and its life was diSpaired of and the end was patiently awaited for by the loving parents. The remains of the baby were inferred in the family burial grounds at Huntsville this after noon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
Ten Yr.

The average condition of winter wheat on June 1st was S3 as compared with 91 on May i, 1906, S6 on June 1, 1905. and a ten year average of S1. The following table shows for each of the winter wheat States the con- dition June 1 last year and that on May list. 1906, with the ten-year June averages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
STREET GAS LIGHTS.
Lamp Posts Erected i'm Frou. o, D.
 COmDRnY Rufldauu ''NA

To illustrate what may be done in the way of street lighting by gas. the management of the Montgomery Light ed three ornamental lamp posts s1uip- ped with gas jets. In front Of it's hand some new building on Dexter Avenue lisntiy as do the myriads of ineanSess- SFss- cents and arcs that Illuminate the front of the building. which is the most complete of its kind in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Last evening he turned up and asked for reinstatement He solemnly prom ised that if they would let him live in his cell again. he would sign con- tract not to desert, and would willing ly submit to liberal spankings when he needed them and he confided to the officers that he "spected he would need 'em." On these conditions he was again given a bunk with the trusties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
BACK TO THE JAIL.
Jimmy Roney Can't Keep Away-Likes
 the Place.

Jimmy Roney a little negro, twelve years old, who knows not where he came nor whlther he is going, has for the second time been given a happy home at the county jail.
 Jimmy turned up at the jail about two years ago. He was cleaned up, given a new suit of clothes and cell for a bed room, and was sent on err rands anl used as the valet of the sail attaches.
 One day, after he had been at the prison for a week or two, he skipped and for long time was not heard from again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
MOTHER AND CHILD
TWO DEAD IN MARENGo COUNTY
 FAMILY.
Tee Cream Supposed to Have Been im- pure and Congestion Took on
 wife and Bnbe of
 C. c. Pritchett.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selmas JuHo II.
 Two deaths In Marengo Countyla few days ago are supposed to have resulted from eating poisoned ice cream. The circumstances relating to the deaths were very pathetic and were told by Calvin Young. Jr., who returned to Sei- ma Saturday from a trip through Ma rengo County.
 Both of the deaths occurred In the family of c. C. Pritchett of Vineland. For some days little child of MT. Pritehett had been quite sick. It had been doctored with purgatives but the little one continued to grow worse and 1t was finally decided to call in the family physician. The doctor arrived and as he passed into the house to the room where the child was he was stopped by a woman of the neighbor- hood who asked him to stop by the room of Mrs. Pritchett after he had seen the child.
 The child was examined by the phy- sician and was found to be suffering from congestion. He called MT. Pritch- ett to one side and told him that his infant would not live until morning. He went into the room where the wife and mother was. As soon as he saw Mrs. Pritchett he knew that something serious was tho matter and after mak- ing an examination he saw that she was also suffering from congestion.
 Then for the second time he called the head of the house to one side and informed him that within five minutes his wife would die. He then went back to her room and tenderly administered to her until the end came. A few houH later the child also died and the two corpses was placed side by side.
 The next afternoon there was a dou- ble funeral in that neighborhood and mother and child were laid side by side in the same grave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Mrs. J. D. Beale sailed on Wednes- day on the Liguria for Naples. She went with a party including some Ala bamians and a niece of Mrs. Jefferson Davis. She will go from Naples to Paris and will Le joined there by her niece, Miss Sara Phelan, with whom she will travel through England. It will be interesting to Mrs. Beale's friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

The total reported area in oats is about 27.67s,o0O acres. a decrease of 36s,OOO acres, as compared with the estimated area last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
Selma Council Meets.

The regular monthly meetings of the City Council for the past few months have taken the form of debates upon the local option law. which requires that application for wholesale or re- tail liquor .license shall be advertised three times before a meeting of the Counci. At recent meetings of the Council there have come up applica- tions for liquor license and at each meeting the option law has been ar- gued at length by attorneys. Tonight there were lengthy discussion upon the granting of a license for a wholesale liquor store on Water Street to the Sulzbacher Liquor Co. Judge Craig argued at length in favor of the li- presented petitions opposing the grant ing of the license and discussed his side of the question at length. This discussion came up while the rules had been suspended and after Judge Craig closed the regular order of business was resumed without the question hav- ing been voted upon.
 The regular session of the Council convened at o'clock tonight with President Peacock and Councilmen wilby, Grayson. Agee. Norris, Meyer. Mullen, Quinn and Burfitt present.
 The Mayors recommendations were read and adopted and this was fol- lowed by the reading of the reports of the various city officers.
 The Committee on Hygiene and Gem etery recommended that Live Oak Gem etery be extended to the high water mark of Valley Creek as most of the lots of the cemetery have been dis posed of and it is absolutely necessary that this hundred yards of additional ground be taken in.
 After the transaction of considerable minor business the Council adjourned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Mrs B. J. williams and Miss Katie kelser of Mobile, are in the city spend ing few days with Mrs. J. J. Will Hams.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

the same negroes who had given the information swore in an opposite d. rection and the case against Jones was finally dismissed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
Social and Personal.

Miss E1oise White of Uniontown. who has been spending the past few days here. left this morning for oMntgomery to visit her sister, Mrs. V. H. Hanson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Emma williams. a negroes. was bound over to the criminal court by Magistrate D. D. Carpenter yesterday charged with the use of abusive lan- guage. In default of bond she was sent to jail
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

The docket of cases from the Sec- ond Division are on the call for the Su- preme Court today. This divisior in- cludes the counties of Bibb. Choctsw. Dallas. Green, Hale Marengo, Ferry and Sumter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Miss Louise Conn. who has been vis- ting Miss Nonie Vaughn returned yes terday to her home at Louisville She leaves shortly for Europe. where she will spend the summerr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Misses May Belle shackleford. of Birmin gham and Clara walkiey, of We tumpka. spent Monday in the city. the guests of friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
DipIomatjc BlIl Passed.

Washington, June 1.-The Senate today passed the diplomatic and consular appro- priation bill carrying an aggregate appro- priation of s1.134.594.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12
PERSONAL ITEMS

delightful picnic at Jackson's Lake given by the young men of Coosada and Prattville on Saturday was enjoy et by the following: Misses Clara and Eugenia walkley, Ola Austin, Ida P. McElhaney, Maggie Speigner, Annie E. and Emma McCullers. Messrs. Cecil Walkley, John Austin Lancaster, Ben Humphries, George and Leon Robison and Gentry McMorris of Wetumpka; Misses Lucille Graff, Elizabeth McPher- son, Floy Smith, Lida Allen. Bessie Me- Keithen, Clara Covington. Bessie Simp- son, Mae Hardaway, Marion Watts. An
 nie Figh. Ethel Spicrs, Messrs. Hannon, MePherson, Tenn;lIe, Halls and Hay good of Montgomery; Misses Belle and Sadie Holmes, Mary Kate Reeves, Lucy Young, Anice Zeiglor, Pearl Rawlinson, Messrs. Cal Robinson, Will and Ed Bat tie, Tom McClain, Bob Rawlinson. Earn est Sriers, Carl and Ed Fay of Coo sada: Miss Mary Belle Shackelford and Mir. Paul Taylor of Birmingham, Misses Goode and wilkerson and number of young men of Prattyille. The party was cheperoned by Mrs. Walk1ey, Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. Zeisler. Dancing was enjoyed throughout the day.
 A number of Montgomerians will leave In, a few days for Chicago to att tend the I,obman- Messing wedding. Dr. A. J. Messing and Mrs l.. Lobman and daughters, Misses Sadie and Jeanette L,obman will leave this week and the prospective groom, MT. Theodore Lob
 man, his best man, MT. Bernard Baum and Mir. E. Lobnan will go on the goth.
 Mir. and Mrs Palmer Carter of Jo- hannesburg. South Africa, will arrive Saturday and be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Clifford A. Lanier at their home on Perry Street. Mrs Carter was for merly Miss Annie Chambers of Mont- gomery. She Is a daughter of Judge and Mrs wm. Chambers now of Wash ington, D. c.
 Mrs. Ollie P. Burdette of Montgonn- cry, who Is the guest of Mrs. Mark Lewis. on Highland Avenue, will leave Monday. Mrs. Burdette was Miss Mat tie MeQueen of Montgomery. one of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Mrs. W. M. Vaughan and son will leave tomorrow for Lynchburg, Va. where they will spend several weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Miss Bernadine Bryant left this morning for Nashville, where she will spend several weeks with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-12

Building permits were issued yester- day from the office Of the City Engineer to Mary l.. Abercrombie to repair three one-story houses at s6, SS and 41 Caroline Street, at cost of $420. and to erect barn at 23 Caroline Street, at a cost of $210.