The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-10
SENATOR PETTUS
CAN READ PAPERS
Selma Department Has Two
Fires at Same Time
DAMAGE WAS NOT LARGE
Valuable Coach Stallion In Crouch Col
lection Dies In seIma-other
News of the Dallas
Capital.
DAMAGE WAS NOT LARGE

Selma. November -(special)-The re-
port from Senator Pettus today is that
he is able to sit up and has been read
ing the papers for the first time since
the election. On Tuesday shortly after
leaving the polls, where he cast his vote
for the democratic ticket, he was seized
with a sudden attack of vertigo or similar
ailment at desk in his office. He expects
to be able to go down to his office to-
morrow and resume his work on the law
paper he had under way when taken i'll.
Two Fires at Once.
1t is not often the Selma fire depart
ment has to cope with two fires at the
same time and situated about a mile
apart. This morning just at 2 o'clock an
alarm of fire called the department to Box
o. corner of Mechanic and Alabama
streets, in the eastern part of the city
The fire proved to be the fence and out
house of little residence adjoining the
Southern railway shops
While the companies were returning to
their houses an alarm was sent in from
Box "a, corner of Selma and Broad
streets, in the center of the business dis
trict A dense smoke had been discov-
cred issuing from the cellar of Yaretzky
& Smiths grocery store on Broad street
in the Vaughan building. Some little de-
lay was occasioned in getting the call
for the second fire to the department,
but when they did arrive excellent work
was done, and the fire was smothered in
the cellar How it originated is not
known but it is thought to have caught
from a cigarette or cigar stump thrown
into the straw and boxes kept in the
cellar. The damage is not great from
either fire, but the yells and whistles, ac-
companed by rapid fire of pistol shots
from a policeman to attract attention
awakened the citizens within two blocks
of the second fire, and created something
of sensation.
Valuable Horse Dead.
J. P. Crouch & Sons of Lafayette, Ind,
whose collection of imported German
coach stations attracted considerable at
tention at the fair last week, have sold
three of their horses while here One, a
handsome black, was sold yesterday for
$1,000 to a syndicate of four gentlemen Nv
ing about eighty miles from Selma. The
horse was Edgar, No. 1851, age years.
stable died Tuesday night. Just what
caused the death of the animal Is not
known The value of the dead horse was
about $780,
Another Murder Trial.
Justice l. D. Lloyd of this city who yes
terday completed a two days hearing of
the preliminary examination of r. A. An
derson charged with the murder of Ed
ward j. Boylin, has another preliminary
murder case before him today. While
both parties to the case of Wednesday
and yesterday were white, both parties
in today's case are negroes, and the Kill
ing occurred in Dublic precinct, this coun-
ty on October Y.
Ellis Pickens killed Bill GOODWIN, hav-
ing called him out OF his house and shoot
ing him down, as he emerged from the
gate. The trouble appears TO nave been
over attentions paid by Goodwin to PICK
ems wife The trial will hardly be con-
cluded before tomorrow.
Local and Personal.
The Selma aerie of Eagles at its meet
ing held last night. determined to give
a smoker on the night of November Il,
and a jolly time is anticipated
Thomas II. Fairchild, formerly super
intendent at the Cawthorn cotton mills
in this city, but now in the saloon bus
mess. corner Oh water anu 81 SSeS'
was granted a patent on Wednesday for
a spinning machine device and today has
sold the patent rights to Worcester,
Mass, concern.
At the home of her son. f. L. Cade,
at Catherine, last night occurred the
death of Mrs Mary l.. Cade, an estima-
BILE woman, with a number OF relatives
and friends in this city. The remains Will
be brought here for burial at noon to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Meyer of this city
and Mrs. Ella Meyer of Demopolis, went
over to Montgomery this evening to at
tend the Midsummer Nights Dream,
presented there tonight.
e. f. Ullman has let the contract to
Thomas Purvis for the erection of s5VJO
dwelling in the West End Land company S
addition to Selma. The house will be OF
pressed brick and stone trimmings, and
will have nine rooms. This part of the city
is rapidly being built up, the street rail-
way being now in process of construction
through the heart of the property.