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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-12
WORK FOR BASEBALL
COMPANY WILL RE ORGANIZED IN
 SELMA.
The Central City Fans Will Eneeaver to Secure . Franchise In the Cos-
 ton states League.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma Dec. II

Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma. Dec. II.
 Books of subscription for the for nation of a baseball club will pc opened here tomorrow. It Is propos- ed to form a stock company with capital of s5000 to start with. but this stock may be increased.
 The book of subscription will be onened at the store of C. c. Cray son on Broad Street.
 MT Grayson is well known busi- ness man and an enthusiastic baseball lover. AS considerable interest has been manifested in baseball for the past two weeks, 1t is thought that all the stock will be taken.
 The plan formulated by Mir. Cray son nroposes to have 100 shares of stock at the rate of $50 per share. These shares are to be paid Tor on the installment plan at sl0 per month until the entire amount has been paid. AS soon as the company has been formed and a reasonable amount of the stock paid in the company will be incorporated.
 The company which will be formed for the purpose of putting base ball club in Selma next summer will endeavor to secure a franchise in the Cotton States League. Letters re- ceived here during the past few days lead to the beiief that the Sote"h S'atos League will be increased 10 an etsht club organization.
 It is very probable that Selma will have a representative at the meeting of this League which will be held at Gulfport next Tuesday. Dec. 17. This representative will try and secure a franchise in this League for Selma if it Is increased to eight clubs or will try to get the Mobile franchise
 TsaaTuA has been trying to get Selma TO come Into the organization ever since 1t was organ ized and the chances never looked so bright for the city as now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-12
Funeral of Mrs. Dunaway.

The remains of Mrs. J. E. Dunaway, who died at her home in Orrvilletyes- terday morning about o'clock after a lingering illness, reached the city this morning at o'clock from that place.
 The funeral services took place at the Louisville and Nashville passenger station, upon the arrival of the re- mains At the passenger station there had gathered large number of the friends and acquaintances of the de- ceased and of the family to pay their last tribute to the memory of the good woman.
 The remains were followed to Selma by large concourse of friends from orrviIle and West Dallas. Services were conducted at the home of the de- ceased in Orrville this morning by Rev J. L. Jackson. the pastor of the Baptist church, which Mrs Dunaway attended and of which she was a member.
 At the grave in Live Oak cemetery the commitment was made by Rev. J. l.. Rosser of tbe First Baptist church of this city. Dr. E. c. Patrick of Jud- son Institute read the Scripture, pr. G. w. Crumpton read the prayer and Rev. R. " Bomar of Marion made the bene- diction.
 The pail bearers were Hon. H. s. D. Mallory. A. u. Parish, J. W. Lovett, w. P. weich, Fl. F. Reese. c. H. Craig Jr., and J. Hooper Adams.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-12

Mrs. H. A. Dausby and little grand son, John Bruce Beveridge. are visit ing relatives in Gastonburg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-12
waived Examination.

E. B. Burton. young white man. and Harry Wright, negro, who are charged with assault with Intent to murder, were to have had preffmina- ry examination before Justice I. D. Lloyd this morning.
 The examination was not had on &C., count Of the inability of the injured negro to attend court, and the hear ing was waived by the defendants. Bar ton was bound over in the sum of $500 to await the aetion of the grand jury, and the negro was bound over in the sum of $500. The negro made his bond immediately, but late this afternoon Burton had not made bond.
 About a month ago the white man and the negro shot and injured sec ond negro in a quarrel near Minter Station, in the southern part of the county. Burton and the negro who was shot were quarreling when Harry Wright came up and in the quarrel one of them pulled a. pistol and shot the negro. The wound inflicted was a serious one and the negro has not yet recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-12

Social and Personal. Rev. Frank Seay of Mobile spent yes- terday here with friends.
Evening star., 1907-09-01

Il thought So" says Aunt Isabella. Then per-
haps you know a niece of his, Margaret Whaley?"
didn't; but I'd heard of her She's Terence
Whaey's girl that come over from Skibbereen four
five years back. after starvin to death one
wet season when the potato crop SO bad Well.
it seems Maggie has worked a couple of years for
Aunt Isabella as kitchen girl. Then she's got am
bitous quit service and got tatwOrk job in a
hand laundry-eight per, fourteen hours day,
Saturday sixteen.
| didn't tumble why all this was worth chinnin'
about until Aunt Isabella reminds that she S
president and board of directors of the Lady Pot
Wrest1ers Improvement Society. She's of the
kind that spends her time tryn to organize study
classes for hired girls who have different plans for
spendin' their Thursday afternoons off.
Seems that Aunt Isabella has been keepin' special
tabs on Maggie, calm at the laundry to give her
| got tintype of her readin', not,-and otherwise
dom the upllftn act accordn to rule. But along
in the early summer Maggie had quit the laundry
without consultin' the old girl about it. Aunt
Isabella kept the trail, though, down her
last boardn place, and begun writin' her what she
called helpful letters. She kept this up until
she handed the ungrateful jolt The last letter
come back to her with few remarks scribbed
across the face, indcatin' that readin such stuff
gave Maggie pain in the small of her back. But
the worst of it all was, accOrdin to Aunt Isabella
that Maggie was in Coney Island
Think of it, saws she That poor innocent
girl, living in that dreadfully wicked place. Ism t
it terrible,"
'Oh, don't know" says l. 1T all depends ="
Hey" says the old girl. What say
Ever try to carry on debate through silver
salt shaker: It's the limit. Thinkn it would be
Evening star., 1907-09-01
ROUNDING UP MAGGIE
By SEWELL FORD
Drawings by F. Vaux Wilson

a lot easier to agree with her | shouts out Sure
thing! and mods my head. She mods back and
She must be rescued at once!" says Aunt Isa-
bella Her uncle ought to be notified. Can't you
send for him."
As it happens Dennis had come down that
mornin' to old friend of his that was due to
croak; so | figures it out that the best way would
be to get him and the old lady together and let
em have it out. | chases Swiftly down to West
IIth-st. to bring Dennis back in hurry, and
invites Aunt Isabella to make herself comfortable
until he
She's too excited to sit down, though She goes
pacn around the front office, and then lookn
me over susp1clous,-m me beln still in my gym.
sut,-and then sizn up the sportn pictures on
the wall. Ny art exhibit is mostly made up of
signed photos of Jeff and Fitz and Nelson in their
ring costumes, and it easy to she's some
Jared.
Il hope this is perfectly respectable place,
young man. says she.
1T amt often pulled by the cops" says l.
Instead of calmin' her down that seems to stir
her up worsen ever. Il should hope not!" says
she. " How long must l wait here?''
No longer'n you feel like waitin', ma am
And just then the gym door opens and in walks
the Bishop that I'd clean forgot all about.
Why, Bishop" squeals Aunt Isabella. You
Say, it didn't need any second sight to see that
the Bishop would have rather met most anybody
else at that particular minute; but he hands her
the neat return. " 1t appears that L am, says he.
And YOU"
Well, it was up to her to do the explanin' She
gives HIM the whole history of Maggie Whaley.
wndin' UP with how she's been last heard from at
Coney Island
Isn't it dreadful, Bishop" says She And
can't you do something to help rescue her."
Now was lookin' for the Bishop to say some
thin soothin'; but hanged if he don't chime in and
admit that it's a sad case and he'll do what he
to help
About then Swiftly shows up with Dennis, and
Aunt Isabella lays it before him. Now accordn
to his own account, Dennis and Terence always had
it in for each other at home, and he took much
stock in Maggie either. But after he'd listened to
Aunt Isabella for few minutes hearn her talk
about his duty to the girl, and how she ought be
yanked off the oboggan of sin, he takes it serious
any of EN-.
"Wurrah, wurrah!' says he, but this do be a
black day for the Whaleysi It's the McGuigan
blood comm out in her. What's to be done, mum?".
Aunt Isabella has program all mapped out
Her idea is to get up rescue expedition the
spot and start for Coney. She says Dennis ought
to go; for he's Magge's uncle and has got some
authority and she wants the Bishop, to do any
prayin over her that may be needed.
As for me- says She Il shall do my best TO
persuade her to leave her wicked companions"
Well, they all agreed, and ready to start
when it comes out that
Evening star., 1907-09-01

when 1T comes out that
not one of the three
has ever been to the
island in their lives,
and don't know how
to get there. At that
| sees the Bishop look
in expectant at me.
Shorty" says he.
Il presume you are
somewhat familiar with
this -er wicked re-
sort?"
Not the one you're
talkin' about" says |.
I've been goin' to
Coney every year since
| was old enough to
tOddle, and L ii admit
there has been seasons
when some parts of it
was kind of tough; but
as a general proposition
it never looked wicked
to me. "
That kind of puzzles
the Bishop. He says
he's always understood
that the island was
sort of a vent hole for
the big sulphur works.
Aunt Isabella is dead
sure of it too, and hints
Evening star., 1907-09-01

sea shore press agents is full of fried eels. Dis
guises nothin' Them folks l has with was
much. That was my little old Bishop. And it
want any slummin' party at all. 1t was just
little errand of mercy that got switched;
1t this way: The Bishop. he shows up at
the studio for his reg lar medicine ball work. that
I'm givin' him sos he can keep his equator from
gettn the best of his longitude. That's all on the
quiet, though. It's somethin' | amt putin on
the bulletin board, or incudin in my list of refer
enCeS, understand,
Well, has had our ha-hour session. and the
Bishop has just made a break for the cold shower
and the dressin room, while I'm preparin' to shed
my wOrkin' clothes for the afternoon when
pops Swiftly Joe, closin' the gym. door behind him
real soft and mysterious.
Shorty" says he in that hoarse whisper he gets
when he's excited she's-shes come,
Who's come" SAYS t.
"S-s-s-sh!' says he, wavin his hands. It's the
old girl and she's got gun
All, say says |. Come out of the trance
What old girl, And what about the gum,
Maybe you We never Swiftly when he's real
stirred up? He wears corrugated brow, and his
lower jaw hangs loose, leavin the Mammoth Cave
wide open, and his eyes bug out like shoe buttons.
His thoughts come faster than he separate him
self from the words; it's hard gettin' at just
what he means to say. But as | can come
to 1t there's wide female party watin out in the
front office for me, with blood in her eye and self
cockin' section of the unwritten law in her fist
Course, knows right off there must be mis-
take, or else it's of dope, and | says But
Swiftly is plumb sure she knew who she askn
for when she calls for me, and begs go
out He's for ringn up the police.
Ring up nobody" says |. ''S'pose
want this thing gettin' into the papers? Ii
a Lady Bughouse has strayed in here we
got to shoe her quiet possible.
She can't shoot if we rush her Come on"
will say for Swiftly Joe that while he Z
8: : ; y :: i
amt got any too much sense, there .rIN
ocher streak in him. When | pulls open IN
the gym door and gives the word, we SsNS
through neck and neck. WY
Look OUT" he yels, and | sees him -
maxim a grab at the of broad
beamed old party, all done up nicely in
gray silk and white lace Hi
And say it's lucky got good mem'ry &E
for profles; for if | hadn't right away III
it was Purdy Bhgh's Aunt Isabella, and II
that the gun was nothin' but her silver #BEi
hearin' tube, might have been tryin' |WAAV
to explain it to her yet. As it is, I'm 'Ssl4!
just near enough to make swipe for
Swiftys right hand with my left and |
jerks his paw back just she turns around
from lookin of the window and gets
her lamps on Say must have L
looked like a pair of batty ones, standn'
there holdin hands and starin' at her!
But it that folks deaf as she is
amt easy surprised. All she does is feel
around for her gold eye glasses with one
hand and fit the silver hearn machine
to her off with the other. It's
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
Who WILL BE Who.
Next President Must Repre-
sent The Masses.
A Southern StateSman'S Views as to
the Man With Whom to Win In
the Coming Campaign.
ion Press Association to the Argus.

Union Press Association to the Argus.
Washington, D. c., April 9.-Gover-
nor-elect Hoke Smith, OF Geo1 gia, who
is enroute to New York from whence
he will sail for Europe, called at the
White House today with several friends
Mr.. Smith was asked for an express
sion on national politics and made the
following response:
1.-The next president has got to be a
man who represents the interests OF the
masses of the people,"
"The President and I are the best of
friends" These words were uttered by
Senator Scott of West Virginia after he
had a long talk about political matters
with the chief executive today.
Senator SCOTS name had been men,
toned as one of those who had been
present at a dinner when the "anti-
Roosevelt plot had been divulged.
The enator declared that he was not
at any such dinner.
Eyes, the President and I talked
ABOUT the ~T0SluOHt1dl uOIlludIlOu
said Governor Scott. 1.-The President
said that there were any amount of
men who would make good Presi-
dents.'
Jacob Ri1s also talked with the Presi-
dent today. He declared that the
President mean what he said On the
night of the election in 1904, that he
would not accept another nomination
for the presidency. All the President
wants, said Mr.. Riis, is to see that his
policies are carried through.
kilograms and letters continue to be
received by the President bearing on
the disclosures made at the White
House regarding the combination" to
defeat the Presidents policies. They
the President Of support in his
fight.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
For Southern Education.

Pinehurst, N. c., April 8-The reg
lister of the Carolina Hotel is filled to-
day with the names of distinguished
educators and others come to attend
the tenth annual Conference for Educa-
ton in the South which is to open to-
morrow. Robert G.. Ogden, of New
York, president Of the conference. is
looking forward to the most successful
session in it's history.
Features of the two-days' pro-
gramme will be a statement of the his
tory and meaning of the conference
and the Southern Education Board; q
discussion upon Agriculture and the
Southern Farmer" by Dr.S.A. Knapp.
of Lake Charles, La; T. o. Sandy, o.
Farmville, Va, and DR.. L. H. Bailey
of Cornell University: a meeting in the
interest of high schools and secondary
education, with reports from DR.
Bruce Payne, Prof. P. p. Claxton an6
Prof. w. H. Hand, and addresses by
Harry Pratt Judson, president of thu
University of Chicago, and others.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
POLITICS and POLITICIANS.
Facts of General Interest About Pub
lie Men of The Day.
Union Press Association to the Argus,

Union Press Association to the Argus,
The sentiment among the Prohlb1-
tionists of Pennsylvania is averse to al
fliation with any other party in the
coming state campaign. The state con-
vention will be held this summer,
probably in Greensburg.
William G.. Gilbert, until recently
a shoe clerk at $40 a week, a poem
elected mayor of Danbury, Conn.
Governor Frantz, who was a Rough
Rider Captain in the Cuban campaign,
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination as the first
Governor of the new State of Okla
homa.
A poll of the Republican members Of
the Michigan legislature on b ques-
ton of the presidential nomination re-
suited as follows: Roosevelt rs, Taft 10
Fairbanks 8, Root Z, Cannon E, La
Toilette 2, Hughes 8.
Eight of the members Of Congress,al
Western men, who recently visited
Panama, are going to deliver lectures
to their constituents during the sum
mer on the work being done in dig
ging the canal.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
FIFTH YEAR in PRISON
Lawyer Patrick is Still Hopeful OF
Winning his Fight for
Freedom.
Press Association to the Argus.

Union Press Association to the Argus.
New York, Ayril 8-HopefuI as ever
that he will win his fight for freedom,
Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, convicted
of the murder of the aged Texa as mil
.Iionaire, William Marsh Rice, today
rounded out five years as a prisoner in
Sing Sing. Though Patrick was ar
rested in October, 1900, it was not un-
til April Z, 1902, nearly two years later,
that he was taken to Sing Sing. For
four years and eight months thereafter
he was an inmate of the death house,
during which time be continued to
fight with doggest persistence to es-
cape the death chair. Since his sem
tence was committed t o life imprison-
ment by Gov. Higgins, last December,
Patrick has been at work in the prison
bakeshop. The unaccustomed labor
has reduced his weight, but his health
remains good and he appears confident
that the petitions now circulating in
his behalf will ultimately bring a
pardon.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
Secretary.

Some folks h~ereabouts, when the
thermometer was registering SO ten
days ago, had the audacity to say that
our reliable spring poet, Mr.. Jim Hol-
lowell, since he had gotten n politics
and the Legislature, had lost his gift Of
poetry-that poetry and politics don't
go together-that spring had come and
left Jim in the lurch; and now these
same audacious critics Of our ~unfailable
weather prophet poet are going around
shivering in their o~vercoats and trying
to prove that they didn't say it; while
Jim Hollowell ayes them with sinister
smile and pulls away quietly at his
regulation-stem pipe and waits for the
Muse to indicate to his poetic genius
when spring time "has came" to stay.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
"THIS Is MY 18th BIRTHDAY"
Lord %BFeadaIbaDe.

Lord Brerdalbane, the new Keeper
Of the Privy Seal of Scotland, was
born April 8, 1851 He was educat-
ed at St. Andrews and later S, ent
some years in active service in the
army. He served of Lord-in-Wait-
ing to Queen Victoria, a Treasurer of
the Queen S Household, as Lord
High steward and also as Lord High
Commissioner ofthe General Assem-
bly, of the Church of Scotland. He
is a man OF vast lands and wealth.
Included in his possessions are about
400, 900 acres of the exquisite scenic
lands of Perthshire and Argyllsh re.
Lord Breedalbano is a Knight of the
Garter, but he has to other decora-
lions which are in a sense even more
distinguish One of these is the
medal of the Royal Humane Society,"
conferred on him for saving the life
of a servant at the imminect risk of
his own, and the other is the Swedish
Order of the Seraphim conferred on
him by King Oscor four years ago in
acknowledgment of his princely hos
FATALITIES to Prince Gustavis Adolphus
when the prince went to England to
marry Princess Margaret of Con-
naught.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
CITY PRIMARIES.

By order of the Democratic Execu.
boro, an all day primary will be held
on Monday April 20, 1907, opening al
sunrise and closing at sunset, for the
selection of a Democratic candidate fol
Mayor; two members of the Board o.
Public Works-one for a full term Of
6 years, and one for an unexpired term
of 2 years-and aldermen for the sew
eral wards.
The polling places will be as follows:
First Ward: at SCOTS stables; Poll
holders, Don Scott and Geo. G.. Royal.
Second Ward: Arlington Hotel; Poll
holders, J.. NJ. Edgerton and Edgar
Balm.
Third Ward; at the Court House;
w. Slocumb.
Fourth Ward, Creech's store; Poll
holders, Henry Hinson and Harry
Daughtery.
All afiliating Democrats and those
who expect to vote the for municipal
Democratic nominees, resident in the
city, will be entitled to vote in this
primary.
All voters must cast their ballot in
this primary at their ward polling
NJ, L. Lee,
Chairman.
Geo. c.. Kornegay,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
"THIS DAY In HISTORY"
April 9.

ApFII 9.
1926 Francis Bacon died Born
Jan %, 1861.
1911 Treaty Of Leipsic.
1919 Duke of Monmouth, leader
of rebellion against James IL, born.
Died July 10, 1856
1747 Simon Fraser (Lord Lovat)
executed for his part in the rebellion
of 1745.
1853 Fisher Aman, American
stateman and orator, born.
1905 Aaron Burr arrived at Blen-
nerhassett's Island, in the Ohio River.
1881 Russians defeated in battle
neal Siedloe, in Poland.
1850 James Kilbourne, pioneer of
the Northwest, died. Born Oct. 10,
ITO.
1865 Gen. Lee surrendered to
Gen Grant at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia.
1869 George Luther Stearns,
Boston merchant who supplied funds
for John Browns campaign in
Kansas, died. Born Jan. 8, 1909.
1874 Murat Halstead arrested in
Cincinnati for publishing a lottery
advertisement in his newspaper.
1884 Gen. Gordon close pressed
by the Arabs near Khartoum.
1891 First locomotive passed
through the St. Clair tunnel,
1893 Andrew G. Magrath, leader
of the secession movement in South
Carolina, died. Born Feb. 8, 1913.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-11
HON. BILL COYNE.
Greeley's Printer Now in
Waterbury.
Says He's the Man Who Played
the Cock Fight
Trick.
Union Press Association to the ARGUS.

Mo EISSS
Waterbury, Cnn., April 9-Hon. Bill
Coyne, who is II years old and who dld
not leave the case in the composing
room of the San Francisco Call until
the earthquake knocked the stick out
of his hands with tumbling bricks,
drifted into town. He had long white
hair and a heavy growth OF beard, ana
he said he felt ashamed of his appear
ance. Before night somebody enter
tanned him to the extent Of d have, a
haircut and a new hat. He "celebrated'
and landed in the police station. When
arraigned in court Coyne pleaded
guilty. but requested permission to ad-
dress the Bench. When this was grant
ed, he rose to such height of eloquence
that the Court not only discharged
him, but invited him to luncheon.
ST am known" said the prisoner" las
the Hon. Bill Coyne, and that title.
Your Honor, is not applied purely in
derision. 1 am a printer-a printer OF
the old school, which means that 1
know Doth my rhetoric and my Htera-
ture, which 1 should be pleased to
demonstrate by quotations from Arts
totIe if Your Honor will join me in a
jorum of peet reek.
81 worked for Bailey on the Boston
Herald in 70, and Ben Butler got me
the job.
'sAnd I worked for Horace Greeley,
too he continued. "Why, sir, [ set
the old mans copy itself, and you had
to be a printer to do that. Here's
proof" Coyne handed up a letter of
fearsome chirography.
ssDo I understand asked Judge
Peasley, ''that you actually put INTO
type the written words of Horace Gree
ley?"
'tYour HONOR responded the Hon.
Bill. .you have properly identified me.
Why, sir, I was one of those who in a
spirit of levity walked a pair OF game
chickens over the ink roll, set them
fighting on a sheet of copy paper, took
surance that it was copy and got him
to translate the biggest smear made
with the winning cocks wing as his
most t%hunaerous adjective (%uncon-
~stitutional."
s'The prisoner is discharged,' said
the Court. "Mr. Coyne, 1 should be
pleased to have your company at lunch
con-"