The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-19
Man Who struck McCIang Has Escaped Arrest.


 Man Who struck StcClanE Has Escaped Arrest.
 Dothan, March 1S.-(Special. )--Fhe authorities as yet have been able to obtain no clue as to the identity of the
 assailants of Mir. McGIung, the white man employed as watchman at the compress, who was painfully injured night before last while making hls accust omed rounds by being struck heavily on the back of the head with something like brick. The officers are keeping a sharp lookout in their effort to apprehend the culprit, but so far they have not been able to place their hands on any definite infopmation upon which to work. MT. MeClung, Tn the meanwhile, Is progressing nicely at his home, and it will not be long be-
 fore he is able to be out again.
 News has reached here that a man named panford killed a boy about If years of age, and seriously wounded the iatter's youngest brother in Jack son County, Fla, about i've miles from campbellton. It Is said that the ch.l- dren of Danford, man about DO years old. had had some trouble with the two other boys, and then Danford had or dered them not to come near his home again They did not heed his warn ing md the shooting followed. There is said to be considerable indignation in the Campbellton community over the tragedy, particularly because of the vouth of the killed and wounded boys. The latter went by the name of Clark and are said to bs sops of one Joanna
 Watkins. ,,
 Two more negroes have heen placed in iail at Marianna, Fla, in connection with the murder of the Christmas fam ily, and Walter Holland, son-in-law of Judge Christmas, together with VIII Christmas. his son, were already Tn confinement The town is full of ru' mors every day concerning arrests that have been made and sensational deVei opments that have occurred. but none of them is authoritative, and The Ad- vertiser correspondent has sent to The Advertiser nothing except those reports that he has been able to confirm,
 The silver tea giv sn at the home oi | Mrs Wilson for the benefit Of the plpt | organ fund of the Foster Street Meth- odist Church, was well attended, and | an enjoyable evening was spent by tht | guests present. A snug little sum was added to the fund which the enterpris' | ing ladies Of this church are raising. 1 The entertainment rendered few | friends by Mir. and Mrs. B. w. Arm
 strong proved one of the most deIlBht' | ful of minor and informal social events | The host and hostess understand th' | art of entertaining, and the ITieud'
 who gathered at their hospitablo hom'
 express themselves Ls having seldom if ever spent a more delightful houl or two.
 Miss Annie Orr, who attempted t'
 commit suicide in Abbeville because O. | the fact that her flance failed to ap
 pear on their wedding day, is wei
 known in Dothan. She has manl
 friends here and Is considered quite al
 attractive young lady. There Is muct
 regret expressed that she was mad'
 the victim of such unfortunate circum' | stances. Miss Orr swallowed the headi | from a box of mat ,nes, but her lift
 was saved by prompt and ettlcaeious
 work on the part of an attending phy' | sician.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Cumming enter tained the choir members of the Foster | Street Methodist Church. MT. cum ming and his wife are popular in Do l than among all classes and denomiua' tions, and these occasional gatherings at their home are always looked for ward tc with much interest and antle- 1 ipation.