The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-11
CAT BITES BABY BOY
cHuD or Q. H. sTRorHER SENT TO
 ATLANTA.
Hy6ropksbia is Feared by Friends of Family af Catherine--News of
 the Centraf
 City.
Advertiser Bureau.


 Fearing that his one-year-old son will have rabies, c. H. strother of Catherine. passed through Selma today on hie way to Atlanta, where the boy will be treated at an institution.
 Tho boy was bitten by cat few days ago and later the cat exhibited symptoms of hydrophobia and was killed at the institute in Atlanta.
 While Mir. strother's little son was playing around h.s home in Catherine last Monday morning a cat bit him on one of his arms. The injury began to fsster and swell immediately, and. fearing for his son, Mir. Strother at on1s wrote to the institution and re- eetved reply asking that the cat which had bitten his son be forwarded. Ths eat was boxed and shipped to the ' inetltnsien and yesterday MT. strother j received telegram asking him to bring his son at once.
 1fs left his home this morning with his sen and immediately after reaching Atlanta the little fellow will be treated.
 4 Bath for Prison.
 fn the city prison today there is be- ing placed a shower bath arrangement which will be exclusively for the use of the inmates of that institution. When the bath arrangement has been ntted up, the prisoners will be allowed the privilege of taking as many baths week as they desire. but an order has been issued making 1t compulsory upon all of the prisoners to take at least one bath a week.
 The placing of the bath in the city prison was upon the recommendation of ths Board of Health. About month age at . meeting of the Courcil. the Board of Health recommended that hath arrangement be put in, and the matter was referred to the Committee cn Prisons, which considered the rec onmendation Q good one and gave the order to place the bath.
 Nc Interest In Election.
 Little interest ia being taken by the voters in the county election which will be held ia Dallas County May is, and st which there will be nominated several candidates for county offices,
 The election ,a hardly ever mentioned and even the candidates running for the different offices do not evines any enthusiasm, In their campaign, The campaign ts undoubtedly one Of the QuieteEt ever conducted in the county, No Interest whatever Is manifested among the voters :n the State election. Only few of the candidates for State cfii8as have visited the city during the eknpaisn and they failed to arouse any enthusiasm.
 Netfae Qufif Arrives.
 The river steamer Nettia Quill reach. ed the city wharf from Mobile this mcrnlng at 10 o'clock with q small lead Of misesiiansous freight ana asv' eraI passengers, The Nettie Quiifs stay at the wharf was short and after taking on q good load of ri.sceilaneous freight, the boat left on her return trip for Mobile at 1 o'clock this afternoon. VIII Witness openins Game.
 Quite a party of gaimians will Be to Montgomery next Wednesday morning to attend the opening game of the gouthaFn League between Montgomery and Birmingham, Tn the party there will De about thirty who take great interest iH the national game.
 The aeiminnH are divided in their preference and some of hem will root for the Birmingham aggregation while the others will be for the Montgomery club.
 Proved Eajeyabie Affair.
 Fer tfs- bSnsft of the MoFganSreetuB memorial fund, the ladies who have the fund in charge gave the first of q series of entertainnSnts and which was a spelling match, at the Academy of Music tonight. The spelling match was largely attended and proved most enjoyabis. and quite neat sum was realized from 1t, The contestants were pupils from the Dallas Academy and the Selma Military Institute,
 Commlfteea Working Hard,
 Tha two committees which were aP- pointsd at the citizens meeting held Wednesday night for the forming of 8 company to build a new lighting plant are working upon the securing of stock and contract for Q period of i've years from consumers, Both committees have met With much encouragement in their undertaking and will probably Eaaka @ favorable report to the Con- EnaFeiAi and Industrial Association at the naxt meeting of that organization,
 Meeting of Sewing Club,
 The members of the Thursday Sewing Club were delightfully."- entertained yes- terday afternoon by Miss Helen Koenig. 6thai at her home on Alabama Street, Dainty refreshments were enjoyed.
 Social and Personal.
 The members of the Study Club were entertained on yesterday afternoon by Mrs. c. W. Hooper as usual and the oc- sasion was a very enjoyable one.
 The teachers and pupils of the s. M. I. and a number of invited guests are participating in a picnic today at Elk dale Park.
 Mrs. Kahn and Miss Nettie Kahn, who have been here visiting MT. ana Mrs. L. Thalh elmer, have returned to fh cir home in Philadelphia.
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