The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-30
TAKES OFF TRAINS
IMpoRTANT ORDER nv SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.


On Sunday trains Nos. 81 and % or
the Selma and Mobile Division Of the
Southern Railway win be discontinued.
These are the through trains between
Mobile and Birmingham.
Both Of these trains viii be discon-
tinued 30 far as Selma and Birming-
ham are concerned. But where Selma
will lose Mobile viii gain. The bust
ness interests Of that city did not
take the disseminating OF these two
trains as ala the business interests Of
Selma, and by doing 30 they will enc
croach upon Selma's territory and Will
| secure many thousands OF dollars OF
trade which has come to the mer.
chants Of this city.
In the past these two trains have
been operated each<night between Mo-
bile and Birmingham but they viii
Railway only from Mobile to Themes
| Vile, sixty-six miles south, OF Selma.
After Sunday train No. 81. which
has been leaving Birmingham each
night at $3.50 o'clock. arriving here
at las o'clock and leaving for Mo-
bile at $3.50 a. M. viii be operated
from Thomasviile each morning leav-
ing that place at $3.50 O'Clock and ar
irving at Mobile at i0:30 o'clock. Re-
turning this train viii leave Mobile
| each afternoon at o'clock and VIII
reach Thomasville each night at Q
| o'clock.
The order for the discontinuance Of
trains Nos. 81 and 20 on the Selma
and Mobile Division of the Southern
I Railway was received here last night.
The order becomes effective at 1891
o'clock February 1.
The disseminating of trains Nos. 81
and ~ gives Selma one local train q
| day between here and Mobile and one
between here and Birmingham. The
night trains between Selma and Mo-
bile and Birmingham have been oper-
ated by the Southern Railway for
several years.
Besides the disseminating OF the two
trains the Southern Railway viii on
Sunday night make q slight change in
the schedule Of train No. Is from
Rome. This train which has been
i reaching here at $50 o'clock each
evening will in future arrive at $3.50
o'clock. And instead of leaving for
Meridian at $40 o'clock will leave at
1858 O'Clock each evening.
Two OnlceH Abolished.
A rumor was current today that or
ders had been received by the oficials
OF the Southern Railway. abolishing
the offices of road master and that OF
superintendent Of bridges and construc-
tion. IS ~
The once df road master OF the Mo-
bile division OF the Southern has been
filled by B.. B. Atwood. The ONCE OF
superintendent OF bridges and construc-
tion has been niled by d. A. Sans.
The aboIisbing of these two offices
becomes effective on Saturday. Feb. 1.
No reason is stated in the order re-
ceived as to why these ofiices have been
discontinued.
II il the general belief among rail-
road men that the order means that the
ONCE Of road master OF the Selma di.
vision OF the system will be CONSOLE
dated with that of the Mobile division,
and that one man will look after both
divisions. The same policy, II ss
thought. will be adopted in the position
OF Superintendent Of bridges and con-
struction.
A Grassy aIav A.ppne. ~
About q week ago kelav, who Tor
merly had been employed at lumber
plant near Gates, Ala, WAS brought
to Selma for treatment. The attend
ing physician pronounced the man In
sane and he was placed In the county
jail and later sent to Tuscaloosa.
Yesterday the physician who had pro-
nouuced the Slay as being insane. was
surprised to see him In Selma. The
Slav can speak only a few words Of
! English and the physician IL not famiI-
/ lar with his language. The, physician
met the man at railroad station and
from what he could make Of his action.
no thinks that he was trying to set
back TO the slav settlement near Gates.
The physician left the railroad sta
tion TO hunt up citizen who was ac-
1 quainted with the language.
| Since then the man who had been
| pronounced crazy has been wandering
around the city. Several citizens have
seen him. but those who have been
1 IL, ~ a.
him today. While the man has been
pronounced crazy. he is not considered
violent, and II IL not thought that he
will injure anyone.
! Funeral 0f G. G. Long.
! The funeral Of c. @. Long was held
at st. Paui's Episcopal Church this
morning at 10 o'clock. and large
! number Of the friends OF the deceased
and his relatives assembled.
The services at the grave were con-
Quoted by the Masonic lodges OF the
city and were most impressive.