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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
PROGRESS FOR A WEEK.
Record of New Industries in Alabams
 and GeQygia.

Record of New Industries in Alabama
 and GepEgia.
 Columbus, Ga, July 9.-(special. )- The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in its regular weekly issue:
 Declarations of substantial and in some cases remarkable dividends in the beginning of the new fiscal year by in- dustrial and commercial institutions of Georgia and Alabama have comprised . most satisfactory and profitable financial fFuition that has occurred amid the budding of new plans the establishment of new banks, the defin- ite projection of new manufacturing plants and unprecedented progress in construction lines. The development of the resources of the two States is magnificent in the present, and Is lay ing firm the foundation fO- greater business prominence and achievements in the future. Of great importance Is the fact that these things are contrib uting to the solid increase in the values of all lands, suburban, farm. timber and mineral.
 "The Index reports four new banks this week. One of these is a. savings institution with capital stock of &le0,-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
Dutfy's Pure Malt Whiskey

is distilled wholly from matted grain, and its softness, palatability and freedom from injurious sub stances make it acceptable to the most sensitive stomach.
 It is recognized everywhere as the unfailing specific for the cure of consumption, nervousness, ty- phoid, malaria, every form of stomach trouble, all diseases of the throat and lungs, and all run down and weakened conditions of the brain and body. It restores youth full vigor to the old and maintains the health and strength of the young. It nourishes and feeds the vital forces of life. It is a form of food already digested. It is pre- scribed by doctors of all schools, is used in all the leading hospitals of the world, and is recognized as a family medicine everywhere. It is absolutely pure.
 Sold by druggists, grocers and dealers or direct. $1 a bottle. H. hlstrated medical booklet contain ing some of the many convincing testimonials received from grateful men and women who have been cured, and doctors advice free. Duffy's Malt Whiskey Co.,, ROches- ter. N. Y. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
THREE MEN ESCAPE JAIL
They Left Tuscaloosa Prison sunday
 Aftern0on.

Tuscaloosa, July a.--lSpecial. )-Jim Hughes, Alex Duncan and Joe Bagweil, three white prisoners, made their es- cape from the county jatl sunday ar the only occupants in the white de- partment and they were allowed the uih of the corridor in the day and were locked in their cells at night.
 The prisoners were given their din- ner at g o'clock and when Deputy Ra- burn went to lock them up for the night they had made good their escape through a hole in the wall by the side of d window. The wood facing was cut away for about eight inches. then few brick were removed, making an aper- ture large enough for escape,
 Sheriff Latham has offered a reward of $50 for the capture of Hughes, who had been sentenced to two years and half in the penitentiary for assault with intent to murder Bagwell and Dun- can have a s25 reward offered for them. Both were held ons charge of
 grand larceny and neither had been tried.
 TNe lecturer at the University Sum- rner School this week is Dr. Edward E
 Rigelow of Stamford, Conn His iec- lures are to be on nature study ana will be of great interest to all teach- CTS. He is to lecture every morning at 10:S0, every afternoon at 5. and each evening at s:S0. His lecture this even ing is to be on Journeys About Home l-Roadsides, Fields and Forests" A jolly party has gone for ten days outing at windham Springs. The par- | ty consists of Mrs George Christian. Miss Mary Newell Majors of Montgom- l cry, Miss Juliette Hogan of New 4ork, | Miss Bessie Strudwick of Demopolis. Miss Anna4ee Fitts. Miss Bessie Don- oho. Miss Lida Winslett and Mises An- nie Perrin and Kate seears of Entaw. l Messrs. Thomas W. Christian, Hugo Friedman, Edward c. Snow. Joe Searey. l sam Friedman and Will Strudwtck I E, B. Nuzum has announced as can.
 didate for Alderman of the Third Waro 1 to i'll the vacancy caused by the re- siK nation of Robert E. Redes MT Nu- gum has formerly served the city m | this capacity for several years. Miss Hattie snedaoor has leteihsa
 ed her junior course in kindergaften
 at the Pratt Institute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
RULa,oCK CONVENTION.
Great Interest in Work of the Sunda! P Schools.

Unien Springs, July s.-(speeial. l-- The annual convention of the Bullock County Sunday School Association is being held in the Baptist Church at this place.
 The attendance is large, and the meetings are full of inteSst. The convention was called to order by the President, J. o. Stakely after the sing ing of "The Kings Business as vol untary by the choir. composed or voices from the different churches of the city. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. MT. Atkinson of Greensboro who opened the exreises by singing ''He Leadeth Me-" after which he read a passage of Scripture and offered & fervent prayer. The welcome address was then delivered by Hon. l. M Nose ly which was happily responded to py Rev T. F. Davis of Fitzpatrtck, J. O. Stakeiy, County President, re- viewed the Sunday School work as 1t Is being carried on In Bullock since the last convention, showing great pre-. gress He also touched upon iHverai different phases of Sunday school work.
 Mrs. ", A. Albright. who Nas chafge of the Atlanta schools in which there are 500 pupils, made an excellent talk on primary work .apd how to aecomp- IT The fo,iowing committees were ap- pointed by the chairman:
 On Temperanee--c. R. Russell, J. F.. Harris. L. K. cartledge. On ResoIutions-B. F. Powell, J. A. l McNair, w. A. Ratley.
 On Nonlinations--H. J. Lawrence, J . H. CogdeIi, W. P. Huffman, l.. E.. | Gartledge, ]. & Rransoomb. l Miss Louise Davis of Clayton gave | an example of teaching a primary class l in very effective way.
 Col. e. l.. Conner addressed the con yention on Sewing and Reaping." He 1 held the attention of his audience for three e-quarters of an hour and his ad- dress was greatly enjoyed. | Judge Carthel of Montgomery made splendid talk on the State work. giy- ing information and statistics of in terest to all. He was followed by B. M. WAshburn of Montgomery, who l talked on the subject of the Adult 1 Bible Class. after which the conven- tioR had an intermission until s;15 p, m, when there was preaching by Rev H. M Edmonds of the First Presbyte- rian Church of Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

900 to be established at Selma, Ala, and one with tl00,e00 capital stock which has been organized at Cordele. Ga, and which will be a national bank. Among the industrial plants to be eS- abolished, as reported by The Index, are the following: Barrel and crate factory, Savannah, Ga; Fertilizer fac mace. Shelby, Ala; heading factory. Ensiey, Ala; Seton ice plant. Gads- den, Ala, lumber plants, Sterretts. Ala, Palette, Ala, and Valdosta, Ga.; lum- ber company. Montgomery, Ala; ma chine shops, Albany, Ga; coal lands to be developed. Walker County, Ala; water-power development. Newton County, Ga.: electric railway system extension, Rome. Ga, and underwear factory. Fort Payne, Ala.
 Augusta, Ga, is preparing to build city hall at cost of not less than x200,000; marble court house will be built at Jasper, Ala, and that city con- templates paving six to eight miles or sidewalks; Annisten, Ala. will pave sidewalks; railroad yards will be built ut Birmingham, Ala, to cover tract or land one mile long and 400 feet wide. Jacksonville, Ala. has voted to issue S10,000 of school building bonds; Mii- len, Ga, will vote upon an issue or bonds for constructing electric light plant and water works and sewer sys- tems; Stillmore, Ga. will vote upon school building bonds, Winder, Ca, up- on S45,e00 of waterworks bonds and Birmingham, Ala. upon about $S00.00o of sewer bonds. Sanitorium at Quit man, Ga, five school buildings, three churches, two steel bridges and numer- ous residences and business buildings are some of the other items of project ed construction noted.
 "Two new land companies, large land sale in middle Georgia and three suburban land developments are report ed. Among the latter is plan to con vert suburban section of Rome. Ga. into a winter resort"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
ASKS FoR INyUNCTION.
Heirs of Joseph Downing Petition the
 Court of Equity.

A settlement of the estate or the late Joseph P. Downing, who died June 6, 1906. and an injunction restraining the removal of certain machinery be- longing to the estate, are asked for In 2 bill of complaint filed in the Equity Court yesterday.
 The complainants the Caroline Down. ing, widow of the deceased, and Hugh w. Downing, brother, and Josephine Downing, a sister of the dead man, who ailege that they are heirs to The estate. which Is valued at $15,000, and includes real estate in Montgomery County and Troy.
 The bill is directed against George Stowers. administrator. and W. F. Jin- right of Bullock County, to whom 1t is alleged, certain machinery on the old homestead property has been sold
 Judge SayrS Is petitioned to remove the administration of the estate into the equity court of Montgomery coun- ty, to require the administrator to make a settlement in this court. and to enjoin Jinright from taking down and removing the machinery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
MOVEST0 NEW WING
YESTERDAY WAS MOVING DAY AT
 CAPITOL,
Departments Take Charge of Thelr New Omces-AgricuIfural Deparf- meat VIII Have Big Ex-
 hibit Room.

Yesterday was moving day at the Capitol and the departments that VIII occupy the new wing to the state house. are now comfortably quarTereq in t..eir new office. The fixtures. tnr- niture and records were rather In d's- turbed state yesterday. but the differ ent departments expect to have thihss straightened up within a few days. :,
 The Department of Agriculture anu Indus tries removed from the fhtrd floor of the old building into the two rooms, second floor. front of the new wing. Hon. John H. Wallace, state Game Warden. will have his once Tn this department.
 The Department of Archives and His tory occupy nice large rooms on the second floor, opposite the Agricuiturai Department.
 The Auditing Department expect to move into their offices of the new Wlns sometime this week. They Will oceu- py the front offices of the first floor.
 The Department of Agriculture IS 70 have an exhibit room. adjoining tne regular offices of that department This will be open to the public all the year round and there will be on exhibition the different varieties of fruit. vege- tables, grains. plants, foliage. ana m fact everything that is raised Tn Ala. . bama. Tnere VIII aiso oe o" ef s the different varieties of wood grown in the State. 1. Commissioner Wilkinson said yes teraav that he already has over z0v specimens of wood and several jars or different varieties of fruit for the ex- hibit room. It will take year or so to get up a complete exhibit. but Just as soon as exhibits are contributed or can be gathered together by Commis- sioner Wilkinson. they will be placed m inc exhibit room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
SHOOTS nRPUTY SHERIFF.
Negro Escapes After Weunaing FeH
 Jernfwan.

Andalusia, July s--especiail l-pep. uty sheria Tom Jernigan was shet and painfully but not seriously wounded. by a desperate negro at Goaugo, about twelve miles south of here.
 A warrant had been sworn out for the negro. Ioee Ruth. for cursing and threatening some white peeple at Goango. pepu- ties Jernigan and Prestwood were sent to arrest the negro. and reached his house about daylight Whom the dep uties started to arrest the negro he fired at them and ran. One Of his shots struck Jernigan in his left shoulder, inflicting a very painful flesh wound,
 The negro made his escape while the othef deputy attended the wounded man.
 Sheriff FsTestwood and Marshal Aplin with a posse went after the negro with hounds. but he had gotten so far away that they didn't succeed in catching him. However they have heard thai he Ia near Evergreen and 1t Is believed that his capture is assured.
 It has been discovered since the shooting that the negro is a convict who escaped from the Boyd Lumber Company at Enterprise last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

and warm. with ample sunshine.--J. A. Hill
 Coffee. Pink; Fair weather prevailed, though showers occurred on the sSd ana
 Houston. Lucy: showers occurred during the first part of the week: ths weAthsr was fair during the latter part--A- r. esos- bg.
 the average temperature was s2 degrees, and the total rainfall o.sa inch.--Weather Bureau.
 Wilcox, Alberta: 4 heavy rain fell on the 2nd; since then. the weather has been fair. ~ F. P. CHAPTER. Section Director, Nontgpmery. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
nneata of PrenIaent.

Oyster Bay. July s.-Prssidsnt hooss- ,,ait Entertained at luncheon today Wi liam R. Wilcox. chairman of the Nsw York city public utilities committee; tIerhert Knox smith. chief of thss bur. aa| of corporation. of the department or Commerce. and labor: F, B. Kellogg, an attSrney who is serving the govern, ment in the antt-trust proSpeutions ahu W D. W. Miller, assistanE ornitnoloSls,, of the American Museum 9F N@'~' S'' History, New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
ENDORSE LEGISLATION.
Preachers of Huntsville Meet and
 Adopt ResOIufIOnA.

Huntsville. July s.-(special )-Ths preachers of this city held a. meeting yesterday afternoon and adopted reso- lutions favoring the passage by the State Legislature of the bills providing for closing saloons at 6 o'clock and preventing the shipment of liquor into dry counties from points within the State.
 any change in the dispensary law of Madison County, believing that 1t Is best to continue keeping a record book of all the names of persons who buy liauor there, They also oppose an amendment allowing Gurley establish ing Q dispensary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
poNAHo IS SHOCKED.
TuscaIoosa Man Injured By WFes in Huntsville.

Huntsville. July s.--(speeiaL1-- Enrene Donaho, of Tuscaioosa. came tn contact with a live electric wire wbiie working on telephone pole n front of the telephone exchange late yesterday and roll to the paeemcnt. He is internally injured and badly bnrned
 Donaho was s#employed by the south ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com, pany, as a switchboard man ana was v work on the pole assisting m so"t cable work. x l.,
 When the current struck him. p. called for help and Foreman Fossss wlfo was on, the pole with am. cap. bed him by the belt breaking .hs Sva a, nrecipitated to the ground.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
Mrn. Marr KeIIx Dend.

Huntsville, July 9.-(Special )-Mrs. Mary Kelly, widow of Lafayette Kelly, died this morning at her home in Huntsville, after an Illness of several months. She was 65 years old. One daughter Miss Lafayette Kelly, sur wives her The body was taken to the country northwest of Huntsville and the funeral was held there today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
WILL ADDRESS FARMERS.
WiIkinson Accepts Invi-

Commissioners WiIkiAson Accepts lnss-
 tatisns to Rrewton and Praftvihe; Commissioner Wilkinson Of the Ds- partment of Agriculture, has accepted an invitation to address the farmers ot Escambia County at mass meeting 'o be held at Brewton Friday. noon
 On the twenty-fifth of the mohtn. Commissioner Wilkinson VII so .hs Prattyille where he is to be one or the speakers at a big barbecue or the farmers of that section of the state Hon. B. B. Ross. state chemist. has ai- so been invited to make an address on this occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
MUST FACE CHARGES.
Negro Murderer Wanted in TaliapO0sa
 County Arrested Here.

County Arrested Here.
 Bud Norris, alias Kid" a negro, fs In the Montgomery County jail. wait Ing to be taken back to Tallapoosa Caunty where he is charged with mur- der. Norris shot negro at Alexan- der City about March 1. His victim died later from the effects of the wound and Norris escaped to Pensacola where according to his story, he spent some time, going from there to Greenville and several other places In that see- tion of the State. He finally reached Montgomery where he was arrested by the police.
 Norris admits having shot the other negro but claims he did so because his adversary had threatened his life and that 1t was the law of self f-preserva- tion that prompted him to shoot the man who had sworn to kill him.
 Sheriff Johnson of Tallapoosa Coun- ty. reached Montgomery yesterday and expects to take Norris away some time today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
Enrmers stIIl in JaIl.

Huntsville, July s.-lSpeclaLl--Stt..n. t.n t.. rhomas and Nathan Weylman. white farmers, charged with the shooting Q. stanfIeId Logan at Hobbs Island on July {. were arraigned in court ysso teriay afternoon. but on account or tns critical condition of the wounded man their hearing was postponed to Juiy io: Logan may die. The de.shaaIs
 remanded to jail withoHt p0he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
WEATHER BULLETIN
U. .. DEPARTsaENT or AGRICULrURE
 ALABAMA SECTION.
caimstoloxieal s<ryice Weather Bureau Montgomery, Alabama. for the Week Ending Monday. July
 6, 1907.
oeueral Summary.

The mean temperature was nearly normal Some of the nights during the early part oI this season. though this deficiency in warmth was more than offset bv the hign Tempsratures of % degrees or higher were comrraSn in the middle counties on the 9th. 9th. and 7th. with a reading of 101 degrees at F9rt Deposit, Lowndes county oa the 9th.
 Ths rainfall was unevenly distributed. beins greatest in eastern. middle-Vestern, and 1northwestarn counties: 1t was least Tn the southwestern and central counties. and throughout the Coosa valley The precipiz tatisn occurred mostly on the 2d, when rains wers fairly, general. being heavy on scatter cd sections and excessive in Choctaw coun- ty Most of the rain occurred during the afternoon or at night. and about the aver aga amount of sunshine was received.
 fhe foliowin. table shows the tempera- tuie and rainfall at selected stations
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
ELLSWORTH LAID TO REST.
Pioneer CitiEeRis Funeral Was Hell
 Yesterday Morning.

NeNIeEuHJ MVEMIuB.
 w M, Ellsworth, 64 years old, who died Monday night in the City Infirm- ary, was buried yesterday morning from the parlors of Fice's undertaking establishment.
 MT. Ellsworth came to Montgomery thirty years ago. with his wife Ills wife died several years ago. and Mr. Elsworth's health had been falling since that time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
snnfhern nlstrict.

Baldwin, Magnolia Springs: Showers oc- rurred in different parts of the county: the Hays were. as rule. hot and sultry. but the nights were cool and pleasant.--H P. Krue= ger.
 day except one: dry sunshiny weather is needed.-Geo. Boyer.
 Clarke. Whatiey Good rains fell on the And; the remainder of the week was fair
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
HnntnvIIIe ReceInta.

Huntsville, July 9.-tSpeolal )-The receipts at the Huntsville postoffice for June show an increase of $129.2s over the receipts of the same month last wear. This is about the average in- crease shown during the last several vOnW~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

The Pratt Bottling Company of of State of it's incorporation. The cap ital stock is S25,00O. The incorpora- tors are Russell A. Pratt. Arthur P. Pratt and Julia D. Pratt.
 The Wedowee oil Mill of Wedowee, Ala, has also reported its incorpora- tion with a capital of s30,0O0. The incorporators are Hoyt Enloe, R. M. swann, A. L.. Kent, J. c. Swann, M. F. Ussery c. B. Wright and A. J. Weath- CTS.
 Governor Conner yesterday announced the following minor appointments:
 Notaries Puhlic-Clarence B. Ballard, Birmin gham; Miss Blanche Lee, Ever green; R. O. Launey, Birmingham; w. s. McNeel, Fayette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
rHE TnxAs WoNnER.

Cures all Kidney. Bladder and Rheu- matic troubles; sold by all druggists or two months treatment by mail for S1, pr. p. w. Hall. 2a2e olive st., St. Louis. Mo. Send Fer Ala testimonials.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
Middle District.

Bibb. Randolph: Fair weather prevailed with the exception of showers on Tuesday
 choctaw Pushmataha: The weather was generally wet and unfavorable in this vicin- ity sJ2o inches of rain fell on the Ind
 Coosa, Hoilins: Rain fell on the snd: the remainder of the week was fair. with the temperature quite high on the sth,-Ira
 Dallas, Burnsville: heavy rain fell on the morning of the End: hght showers 9c., on the other days of the week.-A. Thomp-
 Fillmore wetumpka: Clear and moderate Greene, Boligee: This was another favora- ble week. with 2 mean temperature of se degrees. the sunshine averaging 80 per cent; inches.EE. F. Bouchelle.
 Lee. waverley: A good rain fell in this this %sr@ veerron weather prevailed during the remain der of the week.-Monroe Jones
 Marengo. Dumas: This has been genera
 MonteomeFy. Montgomery: Favorable sS about sso degrees, and about ss per cent. of the average sunshine was fsoeFse7-" w. M. Carter. ..n . Tuesday. followed by fair weather during the remainder of the week: few or tnS nights were moderately coel,-Prof' J' M'
 Russell, Scale: The heaviest rain of this season occurred during thunderstorm on the night of the 1st-2nd: another ram oc- cured on the afternoon of the 2nd; fair weather prevailed during the remainder Of the week--A Augusta Bickerstaff.
 sumter Sumterville: Showers occurred during the first part of the week: the latter part was fair and warm.-W. B. & E. B. Godfrey. . -
 weather prevailed, except on the End. when d heavy rain fell-W. M. Walters.
 Tuscaloosa, Fosters: good rain fell on the end: durinE the remainder of the week fair and warm weather prevailed-L jE' Neil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
NEWS OF RECORD

A marriage license was Issued yes terday from the Probate Judges office to Robert s. Kirkpatrick and Mamie N. Weatherly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
s60.000.OO0

To this amount may be added at least $40, ,000,0 ,000 in the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner, for amounts rep resentedYby investments in stocks and bonds of railroads that run through the State, bat by which the State Is in great degree benefited, also policy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

A deed was recorded yesterday in the office of the Probate Judge for the conveyance of seventy acres of land in Section 17, Township IT, Range ls from l. Winter and wife to J. A. Bach elor The consideration was &1,00O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
Cholera MOrbus and
 Bowel Complaints

"Oyer 95 eases in every hun dred of summer complaints could be avoided, says a leading spec ialist, eff every one was careful to keep his system toned up with Dufy's Pure Malt Whiskey. It's the most effective germ destroyer known to the medical profession. !"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.
COngTegsman HOhsan Makes AnnouAee-
 meut as to Cadetahipe.

Tuscaloosa, July s.-(speeial )-The first. competitive examipation that has been held in the Sixth District of Ala bams for many years to select can didate for midshipman at the United States Naval Academy from the Dis triot will take place sometime In the fall.
 .. A principal and three alternates will be selected from the contestants, and the winner will be examined for ad- mittanee in the following April.
 The place of holding the examination will be Tuscaloosa, and the date will be announced later. These desiring further information as to regulation and sample questions can secure them by writing to Congressman K. P. Hob- son.