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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19

emulation will hurt the conditions.
 Soil pipe, foundries and machine shops in the Birmingham district con tinue to give employment to large forces and steady work at every place. The prices being obtained for the vari- ous products are splendid. The condi- tions in these quarters are most sat isfactory.
 Coal and Coke.
 The large iron manufacturing conn panies who have been selling some sur plus coal and coke have withdrawn , from the open market, having taken in orders sufficient for the summer mining operations and in some in- stances it is learned that the stock ing of coal for winter use at home has started. The Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company has filled coke bins high already and will from on stock the product nearby for the rush in winter. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company is beginning to top their raw material bins except as to ore. This is the only sort spot in the raw material situation now. Some of the larger iron highways of the South ern territory have placed some good summer orders in this district and de- liveries are being made at a satisfac- tory rate. The railroads, as has been stated before, are making all prepar- ations for an active winter and they appear to have everything in readi- ness. There will be the usual de- mands for coal from those interests that look fin time of need for the pro- duet. The mines are being worked very hour that the men can be found to do the work.
 Need for labor has been cry in this district for some years, especially since the heavy development in the coal fields has been on. The burning of a big tipple, top house and boiler shed at the mines of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company. where convicts are employed, win put but small crimp in the average pro- duction in this district. Of course, when every ton of coal is in demand, the loss of few thousand tons of coal for couple of weeks will be felt. Two coal washers were destroyed by the same blaze. There are no labor trou- bles and as far as the labor is con- cerned everything is moving along smoothly except that more labor is needed.
 Coke is being produced in larger quantities in Alabama now and the prices are firm and promise to hold that way for some time to come,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
CRACKERS WIN OUT
BILLY SMITH TAKES SUNDAY
 GAME.
For Five Innings Both Atlanta and Memphis BattIed Desperately, Neither Team Being
 Able to Score.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 1s.-(special) For five innings the teams battled desperately. neither team being able to score. Then StockdaIe passed Winters and Paskert hit into the crowd behind the ropes in left for tsp bases. After NeiEhbors had caught Fox's fly and kept Winters on third, Jordan sent grounder between short and third, scoring both runners. In the seventh singles from Castleton and Winters with Paskert's sacrifice. and infield out and long fly added the last runs.
 Carter. who raced to third in the second inning on Richards single to right was the only Memphian to get that close to the plate. Castro retired In the fifth when fast ball from Stockdale hit him on the forearm. He may be out of the game a few days Score: no ooo H 'h Memphis .. .. ... 900 900 OoO-O
 Batteries-Castleton and Smith and Sweeney; Stockdale and Hurlburt. Um- pires, Hackett and Davis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
NEWS OF HARTsELLE.
Eighth Masonic District COnferene,
 Ends Interesting Session.

Eighth Masonic District Conference
 Ends Interesting Session.
 Hartselle Aug. 1S.-(Special )-The Eighth Masonic District Conference, which has been in session here for the past few days, came to a close yes- teFday afternoon, after a most inter- esting session. Hartselle Lodge No. S9S had a number of candidates, four to each degree. which added zest to the regular conference work.
 The following were the delega tes present from the various lodges in the district:
 Athens Lodge. No. Is. J. M. Atl1in- son.
 Baileyton Lodge. No. 472, w. C.. Vim and J. M. Butler.
 Leighton Lodge. No. 4S. w. M. Le- may.
 Brilliant Lodge, No. sol, B. F. How ell, W. G. Cook and B. s. Fowler.
 Spruce Pine Lodge. No. sos, J. D. shedd. I. S. Garrett and c. F. N. Border Lodge. No. ssl, R. M. Craig.
 Heidelberg Lodge, No. 526, S. W. Mouiton Lodge, No. 6. N. e. Dela- shaw.
 Vinemont Lodge. No. 562. w. A. OtBryan, G. W. Brewill. W. S. Minor and w. NJ. Shutlesworth.
 Mt. Zion Lodge No, 542. J. H. Kitch- ems and c. C. Rains.
 Helion Lodge No. 1, (Huntsville), A. F. Evans.
 Danville Lodge. No. 95, M. T. Roden and A. P. Howell.
 Arab Lodge, No. 66S. J. W. Hyatt.
 Dale Lodge. No. 25, L. L. Morgan. CulIman Lodge. No. 421. W. M. Mc- Nabb.
 Farmers are much encouraged over the condition of crops in this section. Recent rains have been very favorable. Mrs. J. M. Rhea of Sutherland, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Record of Vital statistfem fer I
 Week fin AfnnAn-n...n..

Record of Vital stadstfem fer I,amt
 Week fin Montgomery. n Mortality in Montgomery last week was exceptionally light. Only two white persons died and five white ba- bies were born. The death and hirtb rate among negroes was equal seven negroes having died and the same born. The following is the record of births and deaths for last week as compiled py the sanitary department:
 White Hfrths.
 To MT. and Mrs NJ. G. Govo. a girl. TO MT. and Mrs. J L. Wise, a girl. To MT. and Mrs. Fl. W. Hauf A girl To Mir. and Mrs. John E.. DiIIard. a boy. '" To MT. and Mrs. Charles Harrison, a boy. =
 Negro Births.
 To Rufus Charlton and wife, a boy. To David Price and wife. e girl. To Matthew Pool and wife a girl. To F. G. Johnson and wife. a girl To Henry Hart and wife, girl. To Judge Parse and wife, a boy. To Walter Harris and wife, girl. White Deaths.
 Jason Coxton, age 23 years: shipped to La Fine, Ala.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan aged AS years The body of c. E. Canty was ship ped to Montgomery for interment from DeSoto, Miss
 Negro Deaths.
 Mary Springer, age 23 years, James F. Blount aged 50 years. Elizabeth Thompson, age 57 years. Fannie Franklin. age S5 years. George Green, age Il years.
 Ed Dudley, age 50 years; shipped to Ada, Ala. Annie L. Bowens age s7 years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
MARRIAGE or MISS PoPE
iI1HInNNEIIHIR IRIHIM MIhM MnHH HHIHmIHII

MARRIAGE or MISS POPE
 AND MIR. HART. The marriage of Miss Dora Pope and MT. Oscar Harp was solemnized yes terday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Rev. A. F. Dix, who offi- ciated There were no attendants save the brother of the bride, Mir. Pope. The ceremony was performed in the pres ence of a few close friends of the young couple.
 The bride was prettily attired in a travelling gown of brown checked silk. shortly after the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Harp left for his home at Pe- rote, Bullock county. where he is a highly esteemed and prosperous farm CT Mrs. Harp is daughter of Mrs. Nj. Pope, who has recently come to Montgomery to make her home and who resides at Highland Park. MARRIAGE OF MISS HUFF
 AND MIR. MONCRIEFF. A pretty home wedding which took place yesterday afternoon, was that of Miss Lillian Elizabeth Huff and Mir. George Marshall Moncrieff, both of Greenville. The marriage was cele- brated at the home of MT. and Mrs. Cma P. Larkin at o'clock and was witnessed by limited number ot friends. though no formal invitations had been issued.
 The bride was handsomely attired in white silk and lace and carried an arm cluster of white roses and ferns. Her only jewels were diamonds, the we'd ding gift of the groom.
 The parlor in which the wedding took place was adorned for the event in a lavish arrangement of palms. ferns and choice cut flowers.
 The ceremony was performed by Rev. pr. c. A. Stakely. The young couple entered the parlor to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march, rem dered by Mrs. Frances Edward Bur- nett. of Columbus, Ga, sister of Mrs Larkin. During the ceremony Mrs. Burnett played '"rhe Flower Song"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Wife-scIling In EngIand.

San Francisco Argonaut,
 Fifty years ago, writes a reader of London paper. Is by no means the most recent date of wife selling In England, for even as late as the eighties such cases were by no means infrequent, and the thing was given an almost judicial air bv the care with which the vender was supposed to observe three condi- tIons. First, that the same wife could moi he sold twice; second, that the price must exceed one shilling; and. third that she must be delivered to her pur- chaser with halter round her neck,
 Thomas Hardy however. who has made the sale of a wife the theme of his novel "The Mayor of Caster bridge" says nothing of any such con ditions. As late as 1887 wife was sold in A halter at Wakefield for half a guinea, while three years before two cases were re-orted from. York in the same week. As a general rule it was onIv the poor and ignorant who fol- lowed this practice; but at least one ease is on record in which the wife 1dniv halteredl and her husband drove in to Smithheld in a coach, and the nrics reacheI the record figure of fifty Guinea. prd handsome horse. T sell nv wife at sIniffcI, ros-bif, pot of beer, Coddanl" was tE" ignorant French mans view 0f English And he was not so far wrong
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

This marriage was to have taken place in November at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. w. H. fluff, in Greenville. but when Mir. Mon- crieff came to see his fiance, who has been visiting Mrs. Larkin for the past two weeks, the young couple decided to change their plans and have the wedding at once.
 Mir. and rMs. Moncrieff will leave this morning at Il o'clock for Green vile and in few days will go for their wedding trip to Jamestown and other points.
 This marriage Is of sincere interest to many friends of the young couple here, as well as in their home in Green vile, where they will reside. DANCE BY THE MOBILE
 CADETS TONIGHT. The Mobile Cadets of the 1st Infan- try encamped at Pickett Springs will give a dance in the pavilion there at o'clock tonight.
 The committee in charge of the af fair. Messrs. McAndrew, Gibson and Spotswood, stressed the point last night that the dance would be strictly pri- vate affair and that invitations would be sent out this morning to friends of the company.
 For many years the Mobile Cadets have led in social affairs in Mobile, the annual ball of the company being one of the successes of each social sea- son in the Gulf City. For their dance in Montgomery the Mobile men have asked their friends of the Montgom- cry military to assist them in making list of their guests and the cards will be issued early today.
 + !.
 Miss Hattie Halfman will leave for Montevallo the middle of September when she will enter the Alabama Girls Industrial School of that place for the coming term.
 Miss Annie Lee Afford has gone to Atlanta to visit her cousins, Mrs w. B. ONeil and Miss Mattie Fay Brock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Nicholas Arrested.

sheriff Mitchell was notified by the chief of police In Atlanta yesterday of the arrest there of J. T. Nicholas who is wanted in this city on three charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.
 Nicholas is an insurance agent and was recently under arrest on this charge in Birmingham. Reoutsition papers have been applied for and an officer will leave for Atlanta to take charge of the prisoner as soon as the papers are received.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
MAYOR JOINER 10 TOUR
 THE WESTERN CIRCUIT

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 1S.-(Sp ecial.) Mayor Joyner of Atlanta, will tour the western circuit of the Southern Leagle with the Atlanta team. Man aeer Smith received word today that Atlanta's chief executive would join the Atlanta team in Memphis Tuesday He will then continue the trip to New Orleans and probably Little Rock aud Shreveport.
 The Mayor will arrive here in time to see four games of the present se- ries- A double-header has been ar ranged for Thursday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
NO CAME YESTERDAY
MONTGOMERY DID NOT ARRIVE IN
 TIME.
Double Headers Will be Played With
 Shreveport Today, Tuesday and ,,,. Wednesday to Make Up Post .. pOned Games.

Shreveport, La, Aug. 1s--(SpeciaD. Montgomery did not play a game today according to the schedule for the reason that the Climbers did not get to the Louisiana town until six o'clock in the afternoon, too late to to get on uniforms and get out to the grounds.
 Double e-headers will be played Mon- day, tuesday and Wednesday to make up for the missed game today and others earlier in the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
LOOKS MIXED UP.
Incident in Saturdays Ball Game In
 Affanfn.

Incident in Saturdays Ball Game in
 Atlanta.
 There was an incidept during the baseball game Saturday In Atlanta that looks all mixed up It seems that Sea baugh failed to handle Winters bunt and Malarky completed the loss of his own game by wild pitch.
 Seabaugh reached Montgomery yes- teral. not going on to Shreveport with the team, but whether he is suspended or not Is unknown, as he could not be seen yesterday [. In referring to the incident, The Att lanta Constitution of yesterday says: "The wild pitch and Seabaugh's fail ure to get Ginger on his ount seemed to arouse Smiling Johns ire. or at least 1t looked that way from distance Seabaugh and his manager indulged in a hot conversation on the bench while the Climbers were at bat in their half of this round."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19

lacking Is for the corporations and the people to practice justice Tn tneir ihu- mai Intercourse and be friends.
 And friends they would be if it were as odtous for politicians to practice demagogy in Alabama as 1t now IS Tor corporatlons to operate railroads III tSat tSa PV Stste No other section is so sore i, in mead of more and better roads as tbe south. It is a blind. fatuous folly for The South to discourage the rall- road business. but that is what the South is doing. and at time wRen tLet region was never so prosperous and its destiny never 10 promising.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
EARLY SrcFNING BLAZE.

Trash Pile Back of street Car Barn
 Catches Fire.
 A pile of trash back of the car barns of the Montgomery Traction Company on East Madison avenue caught fire in some manner this morn- ing. an alarm at 12.42 o'clock calling the fire, department to the scene. The blaze was extinguished without any damage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
OperatiOn for Appendicitis.

p E, Sizemore, the weII-known Houston street merchant, is i'll at St. Margaret's hospital where he under .on5icltes while the condition of lSr Sizemore is not alarming, his Sar,iI,. and friends feel considerable conrayn as to the outcome of the operation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
KazV56Ey Iy:|S
 \ D BY yAO

Standard oil in the matter of regula. ton and restraint. the hope may still be indulEed that the beef trust will not be entirely neglected. There may De some right cause for the present prices of meats, but no reason has as yet been assigned other than that the beef trust wants the money It would seem that government interference in behan ot inc people bv way of ascertaining if there Is Yflv other excuse for present condltionS would not be out of the way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
A NEW COMET.
Is Now Visible About si3O la the Morn
 ing.

ing.
 Mobile Register
 The new comet-new to these skies was visible yesterday morning, well above the horizon at s:sO o'clock. It is a comet with a nucleus or head of about the brightness of a fourth mag nitude star and it's tail extending op- posite to the sun, in a straight line, about 10 degrees. The head of the comet is nearly on line drawn from Orion to the Twins and is adjacent to the third magnitude star Propus.
 While not brilliant object the com ct is sufficiently distinct to attract at- tention. Viewed through an ordinary field glass, 1t Is much more imposing; the nucleus, well defined and bright as if made of mother of pearl: and the tail amethystine In tint, and we'll de- veloped throughout, resembling a fox tail in shape. Astronomers say that the comet is approaching the sun and is growing brighter steadily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
MCLEAN FUNERAL.

Remains Laid to Rest After Services
 at His Home ln West End.
 The funeral of J. c. Mclean, who died Saturday night at his home in West End. took place yesterday after noon at 3.30 o'clock from the residence, Rev. J. W. Reinhardt, pastor of the West End Methodist Church, of1ciat- ing.
 / The following acted as paIlbearers P. A. Reeves, A. G. Burton, A. D Grigg, J F. Frith A Reeves and w H.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Ckarwed wfth ntrawv,

Henry Putnam of this city, is in jail Tn Fayetteville. Tenn, on a charge of bigamy He married Miss Matte Smith Tn that town three weeks ago and later the charge that he had a wife in this city reached the ears of the young womanrs relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
c.. the United states Make Strikers N" Work.

Now the news comes that the ques- +,on of the ownership of telegraph lines by the government Is to be made a real issue in Congress when 1t meets In December The issue VIII present a warm subject with the chances that If will be talked to death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Southern Leagues Montgomery Shreveport, no game;
 Montgomery failed to arrived. Atlanta, {; Memphis, o. New Orleans, g.; Birmingham, O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Fire Ayerted.

The Consolidated Handle Factory In West Huntsville. narrowly escaped de- struction by fire Saturday morning. A blaze was discovered in the interior or the plant by the night watchman and he succeeded in putting 1t out after damage to the extent of $500 had been wrought, Sparks from an emory wheel started the fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Money and Reputatlona.

Mobile Herald,
 Too many gifts of cash by million aires Is ruining the reputation of the colleges. is the opinion of an eastern educator Alas. first the millionaires then the money and now the colleges are deprived Of their reputation&
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
INJUNCTION DENIED
WILL BE ABOLISHED
Georgia Town Had Prohibition Election And Dispensary Was Voted Out. Creditors Filed Petition For
 Injunction.

Huntsville. August 1S.-(special)-- Judge David D. shelby of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, has denied the petition of creditors of the town of Barnesville. Ga. who prayed for a writ of injunction to delay the abolishment of the dispensary of that town.
 Grabfield and Company of Atlanta, and other creditors whose claims on the municipality aggregate s20,e0o or more. sought to nullify the result of the recent prohibition election in Pike county, Ga, on the grounds that if the dispensary is cut out of Barnes vile, that town will be unable to meet Its obligations.
 Judge Shelby denied the petition and the Rarnesville dispensary will be abolished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Brown-Thoma. NuptIeI..

J. P. Brown of the Huntsville Foun- dry and Machine Works, and Mrs. Nan nie Thomas, were married last even- ing at the residence of the latter's sister, Mrs. Lemley. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. G. Mitchell pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19

A Trust That Needs Discipline. Kansas City Times.
 While the government Is making such satisfactory progress with the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
Bail Is Denied.

Judge D. w. Speake of the circuit court has denied the application for bail for J. N. Hornbuckle, a white man who is in the county jail on a charge of assault on the person of his daughter. Hornbuckle made the claim that the charge of assault is founded on the same evidence as the charge of incest upon which he was recently tried and acquitted.
 Judge Speake adjourned the crimi- nal term of court Saturday, afternoon and will go to Moulton on Monday to hold term of court Before leav- ing here he inspected the Madison county jail and found everything in first class condition there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19

PRINTERS AND BINDERS.
 The Brown Printing Co. J. H. 'Crenshaw. President; IT. c. Crenshaw, Sec. and T., 1O-1A N. Lawrence Street. A complete plant. Estimates submitted.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-29

G. M. Roberts of Hannibal,
Mo-, was a caller with us Satur-
day. He was for years a news
paper man but is now in greener
pastures the real estate bust
ness.
Roy Cullum, for some time
with the Canyon Mercantile
and then back home to Mineral
Wells, is once again with us and
can be seen at the Thompson
Hardware Co. store.
U. S. Gober, with the Star Mill
and Elevator Co.. at the depot has
one Of the most conveniently ar
ranged grain crushcrs in the
town and bids, through this pa
per for some of the trade in that
line.
There is still another month in
which trees may be protitably
planted December. Don't wait
until spring, do it now and you
will gain almost a years growth
on the trees and besides this,
place it in far better condition
to live.
Lon Gentry came in last week
from Cordell, Oklahoma. He
says our former citizens now liv-
ing at COrdell and near there are
ketting along nicely and express
themselves as satisfied with the
change. He expects to return
home sometime this week.
j. II. Wesley and j. M. Burk
halter of Ceta, were in town
Tuesday. Uncle Jim says that
Nose Wesley and Bert Phillips
are doing q fine business in the
Canyon trapping and cutting
cord wood. They are cutting
cottonwood at 81. per cord and
Uncle Jim says they have already
secured some thirty pelts of wolf,
fox and coon.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-29
G.. p. Money and Oscar Smith

G. p, Money and Oscar Smith
left ON Sunday pvonin" for STRAIT
ford to see relation, w. w.
Smith, who was not expected to
live Wednesday w. ID. Smith
and Wade Stephenson, who went
TO Stratford Tuesday of last
week, returned home and report
ed that Mr., Smith, w. W., died
ON Sunday. Deceased lived here
at one time and is well known to
all old settlers as worthy citizen
and a good man generally. He
leaves surviving him nine chill
dren, all at home Deceased was
son-in-laW Of our w. d. Smith
and is a relative of the Moneys.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-11-29
BUSIW ESS LOCALS

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City Pharmacy is headquarters
for holiday goods.
All agents are notified that my
land is off the market.
II. +. REID.
For Sale -Pecans in any guam
tity. }. II. MORROW,
33--I Clarendon, Texas.
Cure that cold oy taking some
of Bills hot ones at A. II, Thomp-
sons drug store.
City Pharmacy has the largest
and best line of Xmas goods
ever brought TO Canyon City,
For SaIe-Cedar fence posts;
also corral posts. r. H. San
ford, Canyon, Texas. II /
Call on Thomas Bros. for Com
forts homemade and the best
that can be made extra large.
City Pharmacy bought direct
from manufacturer and can save
you money on your Xmas pres