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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
commissioners ReorGanixe.

The Board of County Commissioners
today re-organized. one of the old mem
bers, James NJ. Andrews. who occupied
the position of chairman, having been
removed and is now in jail upon sew
eral charges. John A. Merritt, one of
the new members, and who resides in
the city, was elected chairman of the
Board. After taking his seat, he stated
that he was opposed. to executive ses-
sions, and that hereafter they would
not be held, and that whatever was
done by the Board would be in open
session and where the public could
learn of the same. He also objected to
three members, constituting the finance
committee, meeting before the regular
session and passing upon all bills, and
the recommending that they be paid
without the other members knowing
anything regarding the amounts or
what has been performed to warrant
such expenditures. He said that in flu
ture the entire board would pass upon
these bills and not three, as hereto
fore, and that as the Board had nothing
to hide or be ashamed Of he proposed
that everything should be open. The
other members agreed with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
S.S.S.A T f4R1a7s S1rE

condition in which these strong leave the system would make the
than the disease But they the
they can only cover up the symptoms for awhile mask the disease
the the left
Mercury potash delicate lining
bowels produce chronic dyspepsia drying gastric juices
often
they used in large quantities. affected
disease for which has this
not been cured Contagious Blood Poison disease will
with is vle dangerous and destructive disorder
infected with its virus the mouth and throat ucerate hair
out glands the
the flesh and break body
nails the
the only known antote Blood
that able get the the disease and force every particle
the there
vegetable made entirely from roots herbs curative
tones of the and part body perfect
health will lingering effects of former
while graduating the poison from the Special
treatment OF tt disease and medical advice desired
who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
EUFAULA DIsPENsARY.
Report of Management Shows Profit
able Business.

Eufaula, May ESPECIAL AT the
regular meeting of the City Council
last night the report of the dispensary
management showed a net profit OF
$1,S06.37 for the month of April.
This is in the face of the fact that
Georgetown, Ga, only two miles from
the city, maintains four or five we'll
regulated saloons.
B. B. Fields is still hale and hearty
at his home, five miles west of the city
at the advanced age of over 81 years.
Mr.. Fields is able to pursue his daily
rounds of morning exercise and is jo-
vial and happy. All of his mental fac
ulties are good and nothing seems to
afford him more delight than to talk
over old time events which he recalls
with as much accuracy as half CEN
fury ago.
Mr.. Fields has little grandson who
is SO years his Junior, whom he fon-
dies with as great joy and interest as
If he was his first born, and is spend
ing his declining years with Mrs. F. M
Bush, who, with her husband and chill
dren, has preferred never to leave the
old family homestead. Mr.. Fields has
not visited the city in a decade or more,
but his friends frequently drop in to
see him and always spend an hour or
so interestingly.
At the last meeting of the City Coun-
Gil, "a furlough of ten days was granted
every official of the city to be enjoyed
in any manner they see proper
The plans for the proposed new Epis-
copal Church here are about completed
and work is expected to begin within
the next two or three weeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
CORNER STONE LAID.
Grand Master of Knights Temnl.-
NisitO. In AtIantn

tiS1to= in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga, May S-With the i'm
presslVe ritual of Masonic ceremony,
the corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple was laid this afternoon Incl
dental to the forty annual con-
clave of the Grand Commandery of the
knights 1emplar of Georgia
The occasion brought to Atlanta more
than a thousand Knights from all parts
of the State and the South Additional
interest was lent to the occasion by the
presence of George NJ. Moulton of Chi
cago, HIS Grand Master of the Grand
Encampment of the United States. and
of W. H. Norris of Iowa, Grand
Standard Bearer of the National En-
campment, the latter the orator of the
occasion.
The ceremonies were unCcr the direc-
ton Of Grand Master Max Meyerhardt.
of the Georgia Grand Lodge. who intro
duced Grand Standard Bearer Norris.
The Impressive iemplar service was
held tonight at the, First Baptist Church
conducted by Eminent Sir Knight Will
lam BURY, Grand Prelate, the address
being made by Rev. 81. r Belk, rector
of the st Marks Episcopal Church. Fol-
lowing these services, a reception was
rendered at the Capitat City Club to
Grand Master Moulton and other prom
inent visiting knights
The new temple. loca'ed at the cor
ncr of Peachtree and c in Streets, will
rise seven stories Marble and gran
lite. facing a steel structure will make
the new home of Georgia Masonry of
the most imposing in the South A
heavy rain early in the day made neces-
sarv the abandonment or a parade of
the knights, which had been planned as
one Of the special features connected
with the laying Of the corner stone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Milton, Fla, May S.-{Special.) Miss
Willie Ollinger and Miss Louise Ollin-
ger of Mobile arc guests of their aunt,
Mrs. John B. Ellis.
Miss Mae Roberts leaves for Jackson
willie today, where she has accepted a
position.
The Odd Fellows of Bagdad will give
a bay excursion, May goth. The
steamer Sun will also have an excur-
sion to Pensacola on this date. The
Pythian sisters will serve refreshments
on this latter occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Horsler of PEN
sacola were entertained royalty by the
new order of Pythian sisters here yes
terday.
superintendent E. o. Saltmarsh and
Master Mechanic j. E. White made an
official visit to the local L. and N sta
ton today
Miss Katie Lewis and Miss Gurnsey
of Floridatown spent yesterday with
friends and shopping.
Judge L. j. Reeves of Pensacola was
here today on legal business.
Friends of G. Parodi, once of Milton
but now a resident of Genoa, Italy,
greeted him with pleasure today This
is his first trip to Milton since his re-
turn from Italy.
Miss Katie Gruninger and Miss Rob
inson of Pensacola spent Sunday as
guests of the Misses Brashears
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
VIII Attend Annual Council.

The local lodge of United CONNER
cial Travellers are making great pre-
arations for attending the annual grand
State Council of the order which will
be held in Montgomery May 81 and
June /. The Selma Lodge expects to
attend the meeting about eighty five
strong and will make a most creditable
showing during the sessions.
The lodge is at present negotiating
for the use of the Alabama River
packet Nettie Quill to take them from
Selma to Montgomery and return. If
the steamer can be secured, it will be
made the home of the Selma travelling
men while they are away.
They will probably leave Selma on
the Quill about 9 o'clock Thursday
night. May 80 and will return on the
following Sunday morning. While in
Montgomery, at night they will occupy
the state rooms on the boat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
SYLACAUGA PROGRAM.
Closing Exercises Of Fourth District
School,

Sylacauga. May S.-(Special. 1.-THE
closing exercises of the Fourth Dis
trict Agricultural School will be held
May 10 to 13.
The program will be as follows:
Friday. May 10 p. m. Entertain
ment, Public School Pupils; p. M,
concert music and elocution classes.
Saturday, May lilo a. M. Inspection
of Experiment Station.
Sunday. May 12-11 a. M. Commence
ment Sermon, Rev. w. r. Hendrix. Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Monday May 13-11 a. M, Commence
ment Day; address, Hon. Amos E. Godo-
hue, Gadsden, Ala.
Graduates-Kittye Browne, Louie
Burns. Lillian Cross, Joseph G. Moore.
Annie Vardaman.
Graduate in English, mathematics.
history science and horticulture
Gladys Horn.
1t is said that this has been the most
prosperous year in the history of the
school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
SAFE WAS CRACKED
THE DEPOT At BROWNS STATION
ROBBED.
Robbers Use Sledge Hammer to Open
Money Box and Secure Ninety
Three DOliars-Dctectives
At Work.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
Selma May s.
The depot of the Southern Railway at
Browns Station, twenty miles west of
Selma, was entered by several thieves
last night.
From nearby blacksmith shop the
burglars secured a sledge hammer and
other tools. and with these they broke
open the front door of the depot and
entered.
Once in the station, the thieves went
to window which they opened. Close
to this window stood the little iron
safe which is used by the Southern
Express Company in which to keep
money and valuables. This safe the
thieves picked up and threw out of the
open window.
With the safe outside on the ground.
the thieves took the sledge hammer
which they used vigorously and sue
ceeded in smashing in the safe, where
there was 1913 in cash and large guam
tity of papers.
When the station agent reached the
depot this morning. he found the door
broken open and upon the ground near
the iron safe he found the many papers
which he had left in the safe the night
before.
No clue as to who did the robbery
has so far been obtained. Railroad de-
tectives are working on the case ana
hope to apprehend the robbers within
the next few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
lessor of English at the University.

fessor of English at the University.
She i5 survived by two brothers,
Frank Hemphill of St. Louis and Rob-
ert C. Hemphill of Birmingham, and
four sisters, Miss Jerusha Hemphill,
now teaching in Nashville. Mrs,
George F.. Lupton of San Antonio, Tex
as. Miss Carrie Hemphill. who con-
ducts a private school in this city and
Miss Eloise Hemphill, member of
the faculty of the Birmingham Semi
Eary- Mrs. David Ingram Purser and
Hon. F. s. Moody of tins city are her
cousins.
The body arrived here last night
ana was taken to the residence of
Misses Emma and Nellie Donoho,
where Miss Carrie Hemphill makes her
home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Accent Roosexelt Plan

Toxic, May SIT is announced
that President Roosevelt's proposals
TO hold an international conferece at
Toxic to consider plans looking to the
stamping out of the plague will soon
be accepted by the department of home
affairs on behalf of the japanese gov
eminent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
MIR. brock MAY LEAVE.
Superintendent of OpeIiI<a offered
Place In liVIngAtOn Faculty.

I''VV u" '4'NIHIH'"'I y "VUI08
op"lika. May s. Especial. )--Prof .
G. w Brock, superintendent of the
Onclika Public School, has been ten
dcred position as teacher in the Nor
NAL College at Livingston.
Professor Brock received rotice of
his election as a member Of the fac
ulty Monday. but he has not yet de-
cided what he will do. He has been
principal Of the public school here for
fv" wears, and during that time he has
given the best of satisfaction
r. r Barnes. N. p. Renfro. T. n.
Sanford, r w Williams, Fl. NJ. Will
son and Orrin Brown, T. P Hudmon,
Joe l. Renfro w. p Salter and W.
T Wear, left Tuesday night for Co.
lumhus. Ga. from which LIace thav
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

In police court this morning on war
rants charging him with disorderly
conduct and gaming. On the charge
of disorderly conduct he was fined $45
or ninety days on the streets, and on
the charge of gaming he was fined $40
or twenty days on the streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Needing of Card Cluh

The members of the Tuesday Card
Club were charmingly entertained yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. B. j. Schus-
ter at her home on Dallas street. Tn"
parlors were prettily decorated with
ferns and vases of roses. Six hand
euchre was played and the prize, a
pair of silk hose, fell to Mrs. Emile
Hert. After the games a delicious
salad course was enjoyed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
u,,,ed states Court.

United States Court for the Northern
District of Florida is to convene mere
next Monday for the May term WIN
Judge Charles Swayne presiding, ana
from the number of cases on the GRIM
inal docket. it is expected that the
term will be lengthy one. The DIS
trict attorney has about thirty cases
which he will bring to the attention OF
the grand jury. while there are already
upon the docket over twelve cases.
where parties have been indicted ana
have not yet been tried. One OF THESE
is a peonage case, while several of the
others are important cases which will
require much time and attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

The river packet City of Mobile
reached the wharf this morning at Z
o'clock with a good cargo of miseella-
neous freight and a small number of
passengers from the down river land
ings. The boat left here this afternoon
about 1 o'clock for Mobile with a large
cargo of compressed cotton and some
miscellaneous freight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

London. May s.-The ocean going
torpedo boat destroyer Afridi was
launched at the Elswick yards TODAY.
She is the first of new type of 500
ton destroyers, is 255 feet long and
according to the contract she must de-
velop speed of thirty three knots on
oil fuel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Gulf. arrived here this morning, accom-
panied by his aide. Lieut.. A. F. Com
mIskey. on a tour of inspection of for
tihcations OF the coast General Edger-
ly has relieved Gen. Duvall as COM
mander of the Department of the Gulf
and his present trip &, mis- first visit
TO the local Notifications
He Is a man OF massive proportions
and commanding appearance and has
seen long service in tn eartillery branch
of the army. He recently returned
from the Philippines, whore he had been
serving for the past three years ana
upon being propomoted was assigned 10
duty as department commander. AS
the three local forts are the most I'M
portant In the department he visiteo
here first and will tomorrow leave ac-
companied by Col. Stewart of Barran-
cas-. for For: Morgan on similar DIST
ness, and will later visit other FORTH
fications.
Work on Sewerage.
A force of over one huhufeu M. ~
are engaged today in the constr uc'io
OF the storm water drainage ana sam
tary sewerage systems, ana IL is pe-
lieved that with this force wnlcn is
to he more than doubled within hfteen
dsvs that the work en- be completed
within the time specified by the con-
tract notwithsta ndine the fact that
the contractor lost over month when
he surrendered the contract ana nroush'
suit against the city.
He has been allowed to resume wor n
nv the CITY by giving dounte pon ,
for the performance of the WORK. WIZ -
is to be performed under greh'e +.
strictions than at first specified, ana II
NOT completed within the time limit,
he is 70 nav to the city S25 per oay
for each day consumed over the con
tract time Mr. Storrie is now IN PM,
adelphia securing a superintendent ana
other skilled workmen ana antlci-
pates doubling the force ana prosecu.-
TO thu work in all sections of the city
in such manner as to fulfill his con-
tract.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Tabulate Election Returns.

meeting of the City Council was
held this afternoon at $50 O'Clock with
all of the members of that body being
present The meeting was for the pur-
pose of tabulating the vote cast in the
general election for city officers Man
day. Councilman Grayson introduced
a resolution which was to the effect that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
BURIAL OF MRS. MEEK
Widw of DIR. Meek Expired "a Texas,
Inferred in TNuScalOosa

Inferred in Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa May 8. Especial. THE
remains of Mrs. Nettie Hemphill Meek,
who died at San Antonio, Texas, We're
laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery to-
day.
Mrs. Meek was the wife of the late
Dr. Benjamin F. Meek. She was
formerly Miss Nettie Hemphill,
daughter of the late r. F. HemphiIl,
a prominent citizen of Tuscaloosa for
mary years. Her mother was a Miss
Sims, a daughter of one Of the great
men of Tuscaloosa who did n great
deal towards making Tuscaloosa an
educational centre.
Mrs Meek was married to DR.. Meek
on September 4, 1889, and his death
occurred June Is, 1899. For twenty
eiGht wears DIR. Meek was thu Pro-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

the ofhcers who were voted for be de-
clared duly elected as officers of the
city of Selma for the following two
years This resolution was passed unan-
fmously. The tabulated table of the
votes cast last Monday showed THAT
only 1874 votes were polied in the five
wards of the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Fined and Sent TO Jail.

The case was against VIII Hoke, a
white man from Wilcox County, VINO
was charged with selling whiskey
without the special revenue license
was the only matter before the Fed
eral court The charge against Hoke
was proven and he was fined 500 and
one month in Jail.
The arguments in the cases of the
Southern Railway VS.. Blount & Ward
and the Hartford Fire Insurance Com
pany and that of the Alabama Port
land Cement Company VS. the Carolina
Portland Cement Company and other
civil cases were continued until July.
During that month the pleadings OF
these cases will then be heard by Judge
Toulmin in Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

man. Walker county, Samuel H. Rlan-
ton.
Rural free delivery carriers apnoin-
ted; Brooksvllle, route 1. lanes
Jones, carrier; Andrew ]. Jones. sub.
stltute; Troy. route 1, Stephen w
Herren. carrier; G. D. Herren. sub.
stitute. SoO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
NEW RURAL ROUTE.
Tuscaloosa Postmaster Advised of Bet
ter Service.

Tuscaloosa. May S. Especial. - --Miss
Margaret Miller, postmaster, has re-
cefved a letter from the department
notifying her that rural route No. 2
starting from the Tuscaloosa postof-
fee and going out the Hargrove road
towards Cottondale and coming into
the Brookwood road At Thompsn's
mine and then back into the Hunts
Vile road to Tuscaloosa, will start o..
June II.
This will give six rural free deliv-
cry routes to Tuscaloosa equity.
Messrs. Walter Smith, j T. Brad
ford. Woolsey Finnell and DR.. Bing-
ham have gone to Montgomery to at
tend the meeting of the Grand Com
maServ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09
Smelling Plant Closes Down

Salt Lake City, Utah. May S.-The
plant of the American Smelling and
Refining Company, at Murray, a SUI
burb, employing 1000 men, closed
down today because of a strike of its
$50 ore haulers and furnace charg-
ars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

7 Mrs. Robert Whetmore, who has
been visiting Mrs. F. M. Stillwell,
leaves this afternoon for her home in
Atlanta. Ga
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

DR.. w. W. Harper left last night
Tor Baltimore, Md, where he will
spend a month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Mrs. j. N. Hasselvander and
daughter, Mrs A. P. Schweier. left
last night for Guthrie. Okla. where
they will spend several weeks with
their daughter and sister, Mrs. F. ].
Bowline
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

{ Mr.. George Yeatman of Birmingham
is spending today here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Miss Bertha Schuster will leave Fri
day for Montgomery where she will
spend week or SO visiting friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Minthorne Woolsey, a former Sell
milan, but who is now living in New
York city, Is spending a few days
here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

John C. Webb of Demopolis spent
today in Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Miss Helen Richards will go t
Mobile tomorrow to visit relatives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-09

Alabama at Capital.
Washington May Especial y
Postmasters appointed: Elmore. FL
more county, Robert B. James; Oak
New-York tribune., 1907-07-09
CHANGE DATE OF SALE
BIG AUCTION NEXT WEEK.
To Haze Been Held To-day at
White Plains.

The sale in foreclosure proceedings brought by
the Coils P. Huntington estate against Sylvester
H. Kneeland Will not be held at Il o'clock to-day
in the corridor of the county courthouse at White
Plains. 1t was yesterday adjourned for one week.
This action affects property in Westchester and
New York counties valued about SS0000O. Bryan
L. Kennedy will he the auctionee-.
number Of large sales was reported yesterday.
Inc principal transaction the sale of the
Henry ii. Cook house at the nOrthea corner Of
,oth st and 5th to James B, Duke for about
$oo03 Though this report was not confirmed. it
was generally believed to be true in real estate
circles. A complete report of the sale will be
lound IN another column. y market also found
Yesterday for several large apartment houses, in
Guiding the fremont and Valencia Court.
In the Real Estate Exchange SaesrCOms there
were two foreclosure sales affecting Manhattan
property and one voluntary sale of a fine improved
tract OF land at Ossining. n. Y. At the stand Of
Joseph z. Day Nos. 2O04 and 2eO6 Amsterdam ave
4SnXl20X9911 feet, sold to Maurice Cohen for
to 1894 Amsterdam and Nos 800 to sos West
was the plaintiff in both actions
Bryan L. Kennedy got $4,000 for No. 81 South
Highland ave. Ossning. \. Y, a three story house
and number of Outbuildings, six acres of land.
A p. LaubreCht was the buyer
The properties listed to be sold to-day at the
Vesey st. salesrooms. Nos. IA and 16 Vesey ST. in
clude No. "a New Bowery, three story building;
No 2l0 West 27th st, two story brick tenement
house: No. 2l7 Manhattan ave, plot 72l1Xl00
feet, and No 2l9 West 49th st, four story brick
dwelling house.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-09
KNIGHTS At SARATOGA.
Grand Ball Opens FestiUities-Fully
Fifteen Thousand Present.

Saratoga. N Y. July s-saratoga was lively
to-day with the arrival of thousands OF Knights
Templar from all parts of the United States TO at
tend the triennial ConClave of the grand enCanp-
ment Of knights Templar. The features Of con-
clave week began tonight with a grand ball ten
dered in convention hall to the grand encampment
officials and the Earl of Euston by the Grand
Commandery Of New York State. Governor Hughes
Will arrive by special to morrow morning and
will hold a reception, welcome the encampment on
behalf Of the state and review the parade. which
will be to-morrows feature. The largest delega-
ton arriving to-day from PENNSYLVANIA. the
members of which numbered fifteen hundred. The
streets are gay with decora tons in the daytime
and are brilliantly illuminated at night Fully ff-
teen thousand Sir Knights In town tonight
The election of officers will probably take place on
Thursday
X B. Brown, commander in chief Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, visited Saratoga to-day to
ascertain whether this village IS capable Of prop
erly entertaining the encampment and providing
Tor the great parade OF the Grand Army in Sep
tember Because Of the doubt expressed in the
West as TO the ability of Saratoga to handle the
crowds, the commander made the trip at the time
Of the great Knights Templar conclave He said
that with the double tracking of the Delaware &
Hudson Railroad between Albany and Saratoga
and the hotel accommodation the facilities are
sufficient TO handle the crowds which will attend
the Grand Army's encampment