The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-27
MCKAY DIES ON CAR
MOBILE CITIZEN sUCCUMBs
 ACUTE INDIGESTION
Reported at His Office for Duty But
 Was Feelin& too HI to
 Stay-~Died without l Speaking.

Mobile, Aug s.--(Special)- )--John H. Mckay, prominent in Masonic and Odd Fellow circles died aboard a Criohton line car of the Mobile Light and Railway Company this morning about s:45 o'clock, just after it had passed the intersection of St. Joseph and St. Francis streets.
 The body of TT. Mckay was viewed by pr. H. P. Hirshheld. county coro- ner, who decided that his death was due to acute indigestion.
 The remains were prepared by an undertaken and removed to the family residence. 2S Old Shell road.
 MT. Mckay left his home this morn- l ing not feeling well, and about s:20 o'clock reported for duty at the office l of the Home Telephone Company, where he was employed. and after turning in his cash. said to Manager W. H. Bryant that he was i. feeling too unwefi to continue his work to- day. He Immediately left the office and went to the corner of Royal and Daunhin streets where he boarded 8 | Crichton car and started to his home. | When the car turned the corner of i Water and Dauphin streets, Mir. Mckay was noticed by the conductor to be acting strangely The motorman also I saw that something was wrong and i ! who went to him and saw that he was ! III.
 The car was started for Surgeon W. G. Wards office but the man died be- I fore 1t reached that point, without l saying a word.
 Mir. Mckay was born and educated in the city and was fifty years old. He was the chief clerk of the freight de- partment of the Louisville and Nash ville road here for many years and during the administration of Mayor c. L. Lavretta he was member of the City Council being elected an Alder man After leaving the Louisville and Nashville road he went with the South ernl Bell Telephone Company until about five months ago when he resigned to accept a position with the Home Company.
 He was an industrious worker and his employers paid a tribute to him today for his faithfulness. He was the Wor- shipful Master of Howard Lodge No 69 of Masons and was well up in the work of the order.
 MT. Mckay was for many years e leading Odd Fellow of Mobile and al the time of his death was treasurer of Union Lodge of Odd Fellows. Int deceased is survived by his wife, two children two brothers, James Mckay of this city and Oliver Mckay. a prom. l lnGtils UdlhCA NAtSSs O--' sister, and other relatives. As sooI as the news of the death of this wei known citizen became known a larg' number of friends hurried to the homo to express their sympathy.
 Receiving Applications.
 Applications from prospective stu
 dent of the Daphne State Normal schoo
 from all parts of Alabama and iron
 Iowa and Georgia, are being receive'
 by President J. A. B. Lovett of tha
 institution who was in Mobile today. President Lovett said that he wa
 more than pleased with the prospect of celebrating the formal opening o the new school with a very large mum
 ber of students. SThe manner in whic the work of remodeling the building
 is progressing, he said. was pleasing as there will be no delay in openinl the Normal School at the time specified
 All school furniture has been ordere and will be shipped September 10.