The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-30
GENERAL SANFORD TO SPEAK.
Distingulshed Confederate Veteran
 Will Deliver Address at Reunion.

Demopolis, July 29.-(Spec1al)- Gen John W. A. Sanford of Montgom- cry, distinguished Confederate vete- ran, has accepted an invitation to at- tend the reunion here in August. and will deliver an address to the veterans.
 Large crowds are expected and prep arations are being made to accommo- date all who attend.
 The various committees appointed by the citizens to look after the prepara- tions met at the City Hall Friday evening at o'clock and made their reports.
 The Demopolis Rifles. about forty strong, returned from Selma Monday. where they have been in camp for the past ten days.
 The company was the strongest, nu- mericaIly. that has ever gone from De- mopolis The officers and men were loud in their praises of the hospitality shown them by the citizens of Selma. Each citizen seemed to constitute committee of one to look after the boys.
 A peculiar accident happened to horse belonging to MT. W. H. Welch few days ago. It seems that the horse was hitched in a stall and in some pe- culiar way got his hind leg over the halter which threw the horse to the ground. landing in a hole. his head having bent under him.
 How long the horse remained in this painful position is unknown, for his predicament was not discovered until the hostler made his rounds in the morning to feed. When discovered. the horse, seemed blind. and could not stand. nor straighten his neck. MT. welch has been having the horse care fully attended, but shows little signs of improving.
 George Darmis visited Meridian Sum- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. Otmann. who have been spending the past two months on the Mobile coast, have returned nome.
 J. A. Hudson visited Faunsdaie Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. H. A. Feibelman and little daughter, Helen, left Sunday af- ternoon to spend several weeks in col orado.
 Philip Freider. who has veen visit iting his relatives, MT. and Mrs M' Long, left Sunday afternoon TOT Clh- cinnau to spend several weeks oe1ore returning to his home in New York.
 Quite a commotion was caused In po- lice circles last night. It seems that Mayer Brothers have been the vicitlms of as many robberies as they cared for and in order to set a trap for these midnight intruders. inserted burglar alarm in their store. which was just completed last Saturday night ana gave an alarm before 1t was necessary
 The devise Is so arranged that when anyone attempts to go into elther door or window of the store an alarm Will sound in the bedroom of MT. Charlton, chief of the fire department, "nlch is about a block from the store.
 Saturday night about ID O'CLOCK Jus' before closing time the alarm sudden Charlton who was asleep. think it was a burglar alarm soon had the police in front or the store. but they found no burglars.
 The colored Knights of Pythias of the State of Alabama will convene Tn it's twentieth annual session here on August 12.
 Miss Leila Compton, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Llv ineston for the past month, returned home Saturday.
 Mir. S. Frankenstein visited Selma Sunday.
 Mrs. Melisa Blakey and children of Montpomery. are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Bailey.
 Mr. Herbert Carter and little daugh- ter of Spring Hill. were in Demopohs Saturday en route home from Selma.
 Mason. Ford and Holt. expert trap shooters, were in Demopolis Friday and enjoyed a shooting at the gun club grounds with number or local tran shooters. Over 500 shells were used by the sports.
 T. l.. Power of Prairieville. was the guest of the Messrs. Garbers sunday.
 Attorney w. c. Harrison left sun day morning for trip to South Car olina.
 Miss Jennie DeLoach. who mas been spending the past two weeks as the guest of Dr. T. H. DeLoach' mas re- turned to her home Tn dreeh"ooo'