The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04
FOUR YEAR OLD BOY
 DIES IF LOCKJAW
Son of William Day Sticks
 Splinter in Foot
M. R, JARVIS Is DEAD
Had Been III for Many Years and Suf- fered Stroke of Paralysis About Year Ago-A Negro
 Is Shot.

Selma, August 3.-(Special )-Friday evening William Day, the 4-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Day, died at the home of the latter on Lamar street. from tetanus or lockjaw. About ten days ago the little fellow stuck splinter into his foot It was extracted and to all ap- pearances the wound healed all right. Tuesday he went with his mother to the cemetery to the funeral of Senator Pet tus That night he complained of a sore throat and the next morning a physi- elan was summoned. The wound was opened a quantity of black matter exud- ed. The infection had already occurred, however, and despite everything medical sklA could accomplish the end came Fri day evening.
 M. R. Jarvis Dies.
 This afternoon at 5:So occurred the fu- neral of M. R. Jarvis, whose death oc- cured yesterday afternoon. MT. Jarvis had been i'll for many years. About q year ago he had a slight stroke of paralysis and has had several since. On July "A he had a severe stroke and 1t was known he could not recover. The deceased came to Selma in 1866. He was porn in New York in 1887 and when 20 years of age went to Mobile. He cast hls fortunes with the Confederate army, but his health gave way and he was taken i'll while en route to the battle ot Shiloh. Upon recovering sufficiently to be removed he was assigned to duty in the commissary department at Talla- oega.
 Upon coming to Selma he was the first to attempt to bring order out of con fusion following the burning of St. Pauls Episcopal church and reorganized the Sunday school, of which he was super intendent for eighteen years. In 1875 he was lay reader for the church and off ciated at the funeral of Lieutenant Gen eral w. J. Hardee.
 He was ever a consistent member of the Episcopal church and 1t was his designing ana fashion,ng of emblems typifying the resurrection that gave to the Easter fes- tivals of St. Paul's Sunday school such widespread reputation. He married Miss Kate Peacock eldest daughter of MT. Georga Peacock of this city In 1880. He is survived by his wife and one daugh ter. Miss Ida Rolf Jarvis and by three brothers who live in Newark, N. J.
 A Negro Shot.
 Friday night about 10 or il o'clock, negro, Frank Hill by name, walked into police headquarters suffering with a gun snot wound in the shoulder, which he declared was inflicted by John Chapman, another negro. The city physician was summoned to attend the wounded negro. and while the wound Is quite serious 1t is not thought likely to be fatal.
 Hill says that he was walking along out near Payne university the negro instl- tuition, and was suffering intensely with toothache. That he say a egro woman sitting on the steps of house and went up to her and asked her if she had any thing that might relieve his tooth The woman replied that she had some alco- hol and camphor and he asked her to get him some of it. when from within the door came two pistol shots. one of which took effect In his shoulder.
 investigation uisclosed that John Chap man had fired the shots and 1t is thought that h. mistook Hill for another negro. Chapman had not been captured at this writing, but the police are confident of experimenting him at an early date.
 Mayors Court.
 in mayors court Saturday morning Pete Callen. who belabored his wife. Ella Cailen, with an umbrella. was fined si5 or ninety days He beat the woman very badly and the mayor gave him the limit of the law. Sallie Turner the negro wom- an whc last Wednesday night stabbed ,,Al Wallace, was fined s10 for yielding tIte blade