The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-20
BROWNSVILLE FIRM IS IN BANKRUPTCY Selma Creditors Make Petition
 for Receiver DAY IN THE SELMA COURT Several Selmians Eager for News From Mississippi; Where They Have Rel atives and Friends-Other
 News of Selma.
DAY IN THE SELMA COURT

Selma. November 19-(Speeial. .)-Another business failure between this city and Mobile, which took place the latter part ot last week. has just become known. Upon the petition of Eiasberg Bros, the Tissier Hardware company and w. 5. Butler of this city. the rhomasville Mer- cantile company was thrown into bank ruptcy and Edward Rowan of Selma was appointed receiver. The company was given until November 22 to answer the petition, after which reference will be made to the referee in Mobile. The com pany is indebted to the three Selma firms namd in the petition in the amount ot about 5000, and are also indebted to an- other Selma firm for about 5000 Their entire indebtedness will reach nearly ESQ., OOO while the amount of assets is placed at about s11,00O N. B. Boyles is man. ager of the concern, which was incor- porated under the laws of Alabama.
 Stole a Watch.
 Henry Higgins, q negro, was bound over to await the action of the grandlJury this morning by Mayor Atkins for tn" theft of a watch belonging to Arthur Coleman The amount of the bail was placed at $2OO. Alice Emmerson, a dope fiend, who has been getting in all sorts of scrapes lately, was given ninety days work in the cemetery. Lucius Avery and Lucius Marshall had an affray Satur- day afternoon on Alabama street in which a knife and pistol appeared. Avery was discharged and Marshall was fined S25 Allen Brown positively refuses to earn his livelihood and was given nine ty days on the street.
 Two Deaths.
 Two deaths in hospitals of the city oc- cured last night, both patients having been brought to Selma from nearby places and both critically i'll when brought here. They were MT. Matheny of Siddonsvih' near Faunsdale. who was brought here last week suffering with blood poison. an" Mrs. Lockhart, an aged lady of Marion. Both were carried to their former homes for interment
 Local and Personal.
 Lieut.. F. NJ Milhous of the Dallas Light Dragons, Troop c, Alabama Ma tional Guard, was operated upon yester- day for appendicitis He is reported as do- ing exceedingly well today, having stood the ordeal very well.
 Thanksgiving services will be held at II o'clock on the appointed day at the First Methodist church. the sermon to be preached by the Aev. J. L. Rosser, pas tor of the First Baptist church. All the congregations of the city will unite in the accustomed services.
 The Rev. l.. M. Bradley of Avondale is a visit to MT. and Mrs. J. k. DohertY.
 The Age Herald's account of the storm in northern Mississippi yesterday has brought considerable uneasiness to more than one Selman, which has not been re- ieved by the fuller accounts today. owing to the inability to get any word from the stricken community. T. w. Barker's daughter. Mrs. C. F. Hendricks and lit tie daughter reached Winona, Miss, Sat urday morning on a visit to her hus- bands family. MT. and Mrs. J. F. Hen dricks, who lives about five miles west oi Winona MT. Barker and Mr. Hen dricks have tried in vain to get some in- formation from them but have so far failed. Other Selnans have relatives at Grenada and they are somewhat alarmed over their safety