The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
SELMA PRISON IS
 GIVEN CLEANING City Prisoners celebrate the
 Fourth of July SMOKE-WALST0N WEDDING Camp Jones, United Confederate Vet erans, Elects officers-Automo-
 bile Races-Jim Brown
 Wire First Race.

Selma. July 5.-(special)- )-Chief of Police Walters, who is custodian of the city building, and under whose direction the lookup is maintained, celebrated the Fourth of July yesterday by having the prisoners assist in centrely renovating the city prison instead of working on the streets. The appearance of the prison is the best evidence of the excellent work performed.
 The walls have all been cleaned and whitewashed and the floor scrubbed. All the old blankets quilts, comforts, etc, that have been used by the prisoners were taken out and dumped in the alley and are awaiting the match to be set on fire and destroyed Bright and clean duck hammocks which are strapped from the sides of the cells have been put in and these can be washed and kept clean during the summer.
 Its a perfect pleasure to be arrested,'' said the chief this morning, "so inviting is the city lookup now"
 City Official Married.
 A happy wedding took place Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock, at the home of the
 
 ma street. The contracting parties were Col William J. Smoke and Mrs. Mary O. Walston, the ceremony being performed by Rev. w. T. Swain, pastor of the Cum berland Presby church. The bride is a most charming woman and has a number of friends who wish for all hap piness.
 The groom is too well known to need any eulogy. He has been connected with the pitV and for r. ly a half century, and numbers his friends by the score. His seventy-two years sit lightly upon his shoulders and his friends wish for him many years of unalloyed happiness and prosperity.
 Election of Officers.
 At the annual meeting of Camp Jones, U. c. Y. No Sl7, held July f. the follow ing were elected to office for 1907-0S:
 J. J. Babcock, commander; J. T. Knowl- en, first lieutenant; R. E. Barnes, sec ond lieutenant; D. D. Updergraff, third lieutenant, T. B. Creagh, adjutant
 The next regular meeting, July 12, will be held at 5:30 instead of o'clock, D. m.
 Auto Faces
 A large crowd went to the fair grounds yesterday afternoon to attend the auto mobile races. It was expected that u number of Montgomery machines would
 
 circumstances none of the visitors put in an appearance.
 Several contests occurred. Jim Brown won the first event and MT. Jerome Seigls the second. The latter's Rec machine is a fast one and MT. Seigle is a daring driver, sending it forward with all the speed it possesses and sitting in the seat like a veteran chauffeur. His winning of the big event was through a huke with MT. A. K. Cawthon's big Rambler car. The latter machine is indeed a splendid one and MT. Sad Irwin drove it like a Barney Oldfeld yesterday. The giving way of some slight piece of the ma- chnery wa sail that lost the race to it.. The car made a mile in the remarkable time of 1:23 on a circular track. In the language of the day it was going some' when this mile was knocked off.
 The street car service was good and the large crowds were handled with ease by Colonel Abbott, MT. Shuford and Cap tain Mason.
 Married in Birmingham.
 Tuesday night at the parsonage of the South Highlands Methodist church oc- cured the wedding of Miss Violet Bowline of this city and MT. Wood Wooley of Mapesville, the ceremony being per-