The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-14
PROGRAM AT SCHOOL
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES IN SELMA
 TOMORROW.


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 Grand Master H. s. D. Mallory of Masons
 VIII Lay Corner-stone--News of
 the Central
 Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma, April is. The laying of the corner stone of the Presbyterian High School which will take place Wednesday afternoon at o'clock VIII be an impressive occasion.
 It is expected that the exercises will be largely attended by selmians for ever since the new school building was started the Cit izens have shown considerable interest in 1t.
 The laying of the corner stone will De with Masonic honors and will be conducted by Grand Master H. s. D. Mallory. It Is also expected that several of the other cfficere of the Grand Lodge Will come to Selma to attend the exercises. The address Will be delivered by Hon Samuel D. weak The members of the city government have been invited to take part in the ceremonies and will do so. The local military compa- nies have also been invited.
 The new school building is at the corner of Broad Street and First Avenue and is an imposing three-story structure of red brick and stone. It Is large and roomy and when completed will be as handsome e school baildins as any in the state.
 Beaten By a Negro.
 George Webb. white man. who lives near Thomaston, Marengo County. was at tackled and badly beaten by negro late Saturday afternoon. The circumstances which caused the trouble between the white and black man could not be learned but 1t was stated that the negro attacked the white man and beat him severely over the head and face with the butt of large pistol and left him unconscious in the road.
 wahh ttnaitv ra~at,sd eansciousness ana staggered to his home near by and sur geon was sent for. In dressing the injuries which webb had received the surgeon had to take sixteen stitches.
 After beating webb the negro made his escape and has not been captured.
 Selma City Council.
 Dull and uninteresting proved the semi-monthly meeting of the City Council tonight and only routine busi- ness was gone into.
 Mayor Atkins in his suggestion sub- mitted a recomm mendation from the Humane Society that half of the sines resulting from arrests caused by the society be used for the society. This recommendation with the other two suggestions were referred to commit tees.
 After a session of about two hours the meeting adjourned.
 Commerce and Labor Agent. J. c. Hise, special agent of the United States Immigration Service Of the Depart ment of Commerce. was in the city today making an investigation into the number of foreign born persons confined in the prisons and almshouses of the county.
 He found only one person in the county jail young German who came here from Brewton some weeks ago Two children were found in the Summerfield Orphanage. This latter is unusual Mir. Hise states he often found children of foreign born parents in orphanages but to find two children born in foreign land Is out of the ordinary: The two children are Greeks and came from the Birmingham district to the or-. phanage.
 Social and Personal. Mrs. Moore of Uniontown. is spending today here with friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. Aldrieh of Thomaston. are in the city today
 Mrs, H H. Stewart. Jr.. of Montgomery. is here visiting relatives.
 Paul Stewart of Montgomery. spent Sum day here with relatives.
 Miss Rachael Joseph will be hostess on