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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
OLD BOARD IS ELECTED

Scale, Aug. s.-(Special .)-The District School Trustees of Russell County met here today to elect the four members of the County Board of Education. The old board. composed of the following men. were reelected: J. c. Walker of Uchee. Fl. L. Davis of Hurtsboro. R. E. Lindsay of Pitts view and O. M. Wiggins of Girard Beat.
 J. c. Walker, who has been ap- pointed one of the registrars for this county, stated that he would send in his resignation as registrar and serve on the Board of Education A large number of trustees from all parts of the county was present.
 Work is being pushed on the court house here. but 1t is not probable that 1t will be completed in time for the regular term of Circuit Court.
 The crops have been very good in Russell County. but are now failing rapidly on account of the continued drought in nearly all parts fthe county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
An1uSen7ents
Al fhe Majestic.

The Musical Comedy Company which has been playing at Electric Park Casino for the past three weeks. has met with such great success and has received such universal approval from those people in Montgomery that have seen the performances that Manager Couch of the Majestic Theatre has se- cured their services from Mir. Sam Ros- waId and has arranged for a short season of two weeks at the above named house. The productions will be in every respect as, good and better than seen at the Park, because the company has the benefit of more re- hearsing and are enabled to give a more shappy performance.
 The opening bill on Monday after noon next and to. run the first half or the week will be- "Pousse Cafe" which has proven to be one of the most ire sistibly funny, pieces ever seen in town. Mir. Powers. Miss Earth and Mr. Cox are seen as syndicate of Dutch come dians with unpronounceable names. wno are trying to put q mechanical doii, in-
 Mss Benson, who has a charming voice and stage presence. is -aeen as the dalIrhter Of one of the putchmen. She IA trying to buy an English title in the person Of Lord Chump Vley, which part is ably portrayed by MT. Knight, who, with Miss Benson. has duet m the first act which is one of the hits of the piece. =,
 Miss Powers, as the doll, does really clever piece of work and her song with the comedians in the second act. -ts really the hit of the peace.
 MT MacConneli, who is responsible for the work of production, also plays a light. breezy part of Able Stringers New York vaudeville agent HIS nun bers with the chorus in the nrst act ls one of the many pleasing features or "Pousse Cafe" a4 the Majestic, the company has had a special. song written which VIII pc sung by Miss Benson in the finale of the nrst act. The song is entitled, Mont gomery Town" and is dedicated to the city. a.
 The last half of the week will be de- voted to that charming little operetta, ssTha Geezer," with Mir. MacConnel m .he title role. MT. Powers will be seen as Izzy Cohen and will undounteoly acore as heavily in his clever specialties as he did at the park.
 MT. Earth, in his funny impersona- tion, of Two HI, is one of the DriSnI spots of the piece.
 The chorus. under training have greatly improved and this company cer- tainly shows its strength and aollity when if can stand second run in the same town and show merit enough to deserving of an engagement at q down town theatre from summer park where many faults are overlooked.
 The esnanagement of the Majestic are looking forward to q very successful engagement and consider themselves fortunate in securing as strong an at- traction as this able company and hope that the citizens of this town and pa irons of the Majestic will give the company the support that 1t deserves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
Mary Lee, ShopLifter, Was
 About to Take the Whole Stock

Too weak. 1t is alleged. was the character of Mary Lee Brown. a me- gress, to resist the fascination of fnery displayed in the Kress store. on Court Square. She walked around the coun- ters yesterday morning and as she walked she collected those things which appealed. to her fancy with an abandon indicative of great generosity to self. Almost simultaneously. 1t is stated, she stepped and stole. until se- rious depletion threatened the stock of the large store.
 Handkerchiefs pleased her--she took one dozen.. Ten towers met the same treatment Just common pins she did not disdain. and hairpins seemed stuck on her A package of buttons, lady's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
TROOPS BACK
 FROM CAMP Chickamauga Maneuvres Were Successful. LOCAL COMPANIES PRAISED Both BIues and Grsys Made Fine
 Showing. sasitary Arrangements of the Camp Were Exceptionally Good--aessrs. Pope and Jones Are to Take Part in National shoot.
 

Bearing sleepiiy the burdensome &C., coutrements of war, 160 veterans of the Chickamauga campaign of. 1908 de- scended from train at the union sta- tion at about o'clock yesterday morn ing and depositing their paraphernaIia in various localities sought their re- spective homes. Duh they then were with fatigue but refreshed by slumber they later in the day spoke enthusias- fically of the benefits and pleasures of the trip. The Chickamauga camp was universally pronounced the most suc- cessful that the local troops have ever attended. The showing of the Blues and the Greys was a source of grati- hcation, both to the boys themselves and to- the citizens of Montgomery. They were the recipients of numerous compliments during the maneuvers and upon the final day at camp had the honor, in conjunction with other troops of nanking .a body of regulars of the 7th Infantry who were unhesitatingiy declared by the referee horse de com bat. For amateurs In the game of war that was distinctly an achievement
 Throughout the maneuvers at camp, the Blues had q company of seventy or more men, the largest in the brigade. The Greys had a much smaller com pany though In point of efficiency few companies in camp equalled them. Both
 
 mock campaign and the facility with which they executed all orders their practical knowledge of military tactics and their gentlemanly behavior were greatly praised.
 The first few days at camp were oc-, eupied with battalion and reglmental drills. blank cartridges being issued to the men only during the last three days. The feature of the rnaneuvers was the grand finale on the last day, a huge but bloodless sham battle, in which participated all of, the State troops at camp and also the 12th Cav airy, the 7th Infantry and two battal- ions of the eth Artillery of the regular army.
 Captain Burt of the 7th Infantry, accompanied the battalion of Major Baber during the maneuvers, acting in the capacity of referee. and he estab- lished among the men with whom he was associated a lasting popularity
 Most thorough were the sanitary ar- engagements provided for the elimina- ton or prevention of all sickness among the men and the measures adopted to secure that result proved very efficacious. Not a single man of the two local companies suffered from serious illness during the time at camp. and many of them reported yes tsrday varying gains in weight.
 The Kitchens were completely screened so that flies and other insects were kept out of the sacred food pre- cincts. Drinking water was filtered and the luscious watermelon and the cantefoupe were strictly tabooed. Many of the brave, bold boys at camp re- garded such encroachnent upon their
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
CLIO MERCANTILE COMPANY
 THROWN INTO BANKRUPTCY

Yesterday afternoon about o'clock the Planters and Merchants Bank of Ozark, Ala. Steiner, Lobman & Frank and Schloss 6 Kahn filed an invol- untary petition of bankruptcy against the Sessions Mercantile Company of Clio. Ala.
 Upon order of the court A. c. Dil- lard and George Stewart were ap- pointed as receivers.
 What the assets and liabilities of the firm against whom the petition was filed could not be learned yesterday, but 1t is understood that the liabilities will amount to more than S10.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09

gomery he procured a warrant and drove again along the same road.
 This second time the deputy ran into the still and Burt as possessor was brought to Montgomery on the war. rant.
 Before Judge Fillmore Burt thought that he would do the right thing and tell the Commissioner all about It.
 ..Yessir, makes de whiskey, but I drinks hit all. doan sell nothing to nobody"
 But Burt should have kept his mouth shut, for 1t Is against the law for any one to make swhiskey without paying the Government for the privilege even if 1t is for his own use Burt was bound over to await action by the next Federal grand jury under $500 bond which he immediately made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
BUSY BULLOCK sHERTFr.
Numerods Crimes Engage Attention of
 MT Carmichael

Numerods Crimes Engage Attention of
 Mr Carmichael.
 Union Springs. Aug. {. .--(Special. )--- Sherif J. c. Carmichael has been Kept busy since yesterday morning. when he left here at ( o'clock fer Mont somery. returning with prisoner.
 On his arrival here he fouRd a mes sage calling him to Boswell. in the southern part of the county. to make arrest of some young white men who had had serious difficulty the night before. in which one of them, Harvey Norris, was badly cut by William Brfggers. The sheriff made the trip . through the country and got back with Briggers about 8 o'clock when he found a call for him to go to Midway, fourteen miles east of here, to arrest negro charged with Killing another negro.
 This negro came in to Midway and gave himself up to the sheriff about l2 o'clock. He claimed that the shooting was an accident. He was given pre- liminary hearing before Justice Hall at Midway today.
 Sheriff Carmichael had hardly reach- ed home this morning before he was summoned, to Guerryton. in the rorth- eastern part of the county, to aid in the capture of safe robbers who en- tered at that place last night and car ried the safe into the woods and hurst it open from the bottom. but got noth- ing for their trouble. as the agent had seen some suspicious-looking- charac- ters hanging around during the after noon and had taken the precaution to empty the safe of about $200 in cash which he had on hand.
 These men have not yet been cap- tured, but sharp lookout is being kept for them.
 Circuit Court has been at work on the criminal docket the past week. which. was quite heavy. Two negroes. convicted for murder were sentenced to forty and twenty years in the peni- tentiary and four were sent up for four years. each for grand larceny. A good many cases were continued.
 The. soldier. boys got back from Chicksmauga encampment at o'clock this. morning on a special train. The Eufaula men also passed through en route home.
 Hot Dread and Rolls every afternoon. Handy Kitchen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
ExHAUSTIOE
Made Worse By Coffee Drinking.

There's a deluslon about coffee which many persons. not necessarily chemists only, are fast finding out.
 That exhaustion from long hours of hard mental or physical work is in- creased by the reaction of coffee. rath- CT than relieved, is well known fact. A prominent music. professor found the true state of the coffee evil. and also the remedy His wife tells his expe- rience:
 For over thirty years my husband taught music 6 days a week and 12 to IA hours a day. None too robust. such constant work made drain on his strength so that he was often quite ex- hausted by Saturday night.
 He formed the habit of drinking strong coffee regularly with his meals. Occasionally when he did not have his coffee he would suffer from headache. nervousness and weakness. This alarmed him and me also. for we feared he was becoming a slave to coffee.
 About that time we heard of Pos- tun, and decided to try 1t. At first we did not like 1t. but soon learned 1t should be boiled 15 minutes after boil ing commences, and then when served hot with cream and a little sugar, lt was a drink fit for kings.
 My husband found he was gaining in weight while using Postum He was rid of constipation. his headache dis appeared and his nerves became strong.
 Now at 6l he is still able to work at teaching, selling instruments or su- perintending the farm, and can out work many younger men.
 He has never gone back to coffee and says he never will. Recommend ing Postum to others is one of his hob bies. We are happy to say all our chii- dren drink Postum and are fond of It.
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read. The Road to Wellviue" in pkgs. There's Rea- son."
 Ever read the above IetterE A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09

vest. much ribbon and jewelry, she ciasped in her tour of inspection As a final selection she took possession of ten yards of embroidery with which to adorn her other spoils
 But Mary Lee was caught A war rant was sworn out for her arrest, and all essentials for the consummatfon of that object were furnished by officer crossland. Shortly after the commits sion of her shopping. she languished unhappily in cell at police headquar- ters. where there are no counters and no bargains.
 The triaI or the negress on the charge of grand larceny was to have been held yesterday afternoon, but was post- poned until Aug. II.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
REVIVAL AT LAFAYETTE.
School Trustees Meet and Elect Board
 OR Education.


 of Education.
 Lafayette, Aug. s.--(Special IA protracted meeting which has been carried on in the Methodist Church was closed last night. The pastor. Rev. Edward Fulmer. was assisted by Rev. R. T. Tyler, of St. Johns Church. Birmingham. Fourteen members have been received into the church during the progress of the meeting.
 The chairmen of the boards of dis- trict trustees of public schools met here today as required by law to elect county Board of Education. The ac- ton of the retiring board in appropri- atinE $2,250 out of the county funds fin aid of the Chambers County High School has created much discussion tn this county. and was the principa tonic of interest today. No member Of the old hoard was reelected.
 The new board consists of J. D. Dem ney. Hardin Reynolds. J c. Webb. IT,, and J. D. Norman. The prevailing sentiment seemed to be opposed to any appropriation from the county fund in aid of the high school.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
TRoUBLE oF KETTLE.
Another Accessory to Brass Kettle
 Scandal Held by Police.

Another Accessory to Brass Kettle
 Scandal Held by Police.
 A brass kettle. stolen by Dave Haney. A negro several days ago, continues to be productive of trouble. Dave re- ceived six months' hard labor for nov ing the kettle in the manner that he cnose and last night Will Watson, negro. was arrested by Special ofcers Loe and Taylor on the charge of re- ceiving and buying and selling stolen goods. namely, the kettle.
 .Wiil admits that he bought the ket- tie from Dave for the sum of 10 cents. and sold 1t for 25 cents. He does not exactly deny that he knew that the re- ceptacle was stolen. but is not so sure of 1t. He Is very sorry that he ever saw the brass article and particularly sorry that he ever laid eyes upon Dave.
 The details of the misdeal will be threshed out In the Recorders Court Monday afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
p Exlnu FIIen a PetIfiOu.

Birmingham, August H.-~tSpeclal.I-- samuel F. King has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy In the United States court here. ending busf->~ss with which he was connected several years. a supply concern in Savannah. Ga. The liabilities are placed at $SS'- 4i6.sO. being judgments and notes in favor of banks in Savannah. Charlotte. N C.. and spartanburg. s. C. The as sets are $735.75. personal s~roperty, for which exemption is claimed. The judg- ments were rendered in the circuit court of Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
pestructIon of Garha ge.

Birmingham. August S.-(SpeeIaL)- A number of municipal officials from various parts of the State were in Birmingham to-day and watched a demonstration made of the Engle patent on destroying garbage. Selma. Bessemer, Montgomery, Birmingham, TaIladega and other cities were rep resented at the demonstration. 4 con- coction is used and the garbage is thrown into an ordinary ire and de- stroyed with ease
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
EWING TAYLOR STRICKEN
 WITH FEVER IN BIRMINGHAM

Ewing Taylor. stricken with fever in Rirp,inrham. was brought back home yesterday by his father, Police Chief w. H. Taylor.
 Mir. Taylor is a member of the Mont romery Troop of Cavalry and he was seized with fever while on duty with his company.
 He was assigned to duty with the troops reserve at the City hsia ID D mineham. On learning of his sons illness Chief Taylor went to Birm- ingham. He returned yesterday with him. Mir. Taylor is still suffering from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
KERR LOSES LEGS.

Southern Railway Brakeman Falls Un-
 der a Train.
 Birmingham, August Especial l-- Charles Kerr. a brakeman on the Southern Railway, Hes in preearious condition at an infirmary in this city. having both legs cut oR in an accident near coalburg last evening.
 He fell on the track after throwing A switch and was run over by the enc zine, both of his legs being mashed of. He lost great amount of blood before being operated on in the in- firmary in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
Weddlnr nt Decntur

Decatur, Aug. S.-(Special. .)-Miss Jimmie Stockton of Curtis Wells. three miles wes,. of Decatur. and Mir Edgar Clyde Simpson of South Carolina. were married yesterday at the home of the brides parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. I. Stockton. The wedding ceremony was pronounced by the brides father. The bridesmaids were Miss Bettie Gum and Miss Kate Sanford. They left on an afternoon train for Asheville. N. C.. where they will spend asfew days and will then be at home at Grey Court, c C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
CLOSES SOFT DRINK PLACE.
Ksmploye of Acme Was Convicted
 Selling LiauOr.

Birmingham, August S.--(speeial.)- Because an employe of the place had been arrested and convicted In the roIice court on a charge of violating the prohibition law. Mayor Ward to- day ordered the closing of the Acme soft drink place on Second avenue ana Twenty-fifth street.
 Two former members of the police fierce at Birmingham, w. c. veitch and A. c. Matherson were arrested by deputy sheriffs to-day on a charge of violating the prohibition law The two men deny the accusation and as- sert that there has been no liquor or beer sold from their soft drink stand on Second avenue and Fifteenth street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
CHARGED WITH UXORcIDE,
 BAIL IS DENIED STREETY

. Birmingham. Aug. s.--(SpeeiaL)-- Waiter streety, the young man who ls accused of killing his wife. Luvenia streety. near Coal City in St. Clair County, few weeks ago. was given a preliminary trial this week. bound over to inc grand jury without the privi- lege of giving ball and has been brought back to the county jail in Bir- minEham for safe keeping.
 AS will be remembered. Luvenia streety was found in some brush near the road leading to her home. she nao heen shot to death. Her husband de- nies the accusation. There Is said to be considerable feeling against him In st. ClaIr County and for that reason 1t was deemed advisable to bring him here for safe keeping.
 When YOu Want the Best Drink i'm the City Call at the
 Orpheum Fountain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
west End Team Is Ready to Take

west End Team Is Ready to Take On
 Amateurs.
 4 new ball club has been organized in Montgomery. The new addition comes from West End. and the team manager is hunting for games. At the organization yesterday morning the following were elected as officers of the club: J. e. Hawkins president: L. C.. Campbell. vice. president: D. Hughson, secretary. and treasurer: Charles E. Pibworth. manager. A board of directors of ten was also elected.
 It is announced that the club will supply local diamonds with the best amateur players in the city and will furnish good amusement for any base ball fans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
Morgan County Roads.

Decatur, Aug. S.-(Special )--Clvil Engineer Boyd of Montgomery has ar rived in Decatur and will soon conn mence the survey of the grades for Morgan County's new roads. which are to be built with bonds to the extent of s260,00o. It is expected that work on the building of these roads will com mence by Sept 1 The bonds were sold some weeks ago to parties in Bir- mingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
Tax CoIIector,. Report.

Tax collections for the year in Franklin County were reported to the State Auditor yesterday by Tax Coll lector R. o. Sibley. The amount turn ed into the Treasury from all sources was as follows: State general fund. ss,566.s7 soldiers' tax. $2.65s.T5; school tax. S7,976.12 and poll taxes $1,2s1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
MADE WHISKEY FOR HIMSELF,
 BUT THE LAW VIOLATED
Burt Burnett Learns How Jealous Gov
 eEnment Is of its PrerOgatave.


 Burt Burnett a negro, is at the pres ent time pondering the question why one cannot make liquor for his own consumption. And incidentally how the United States authorities found out about the small still which he oper- ates. At his hearing before Judge John A Fillmore. United States Commis- sioner, yesterday he confessed to mak- ing moonshine, but for the life of him he couldn't see why he should not do so.
 His capture was one of the pieces of luck that deputies sometimes run into. Deputy Kelly was passing along the road on which Burt.s house was. and stopped for moment at the negro's house because of some broken part to his buggy. In the back yard of the negro's house the practiced eye of the deputy saw that evidences of still were scattered about. The deputy said nothing, but on his return to Mont
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
G.AMBILL wITHDRAws.
Joins Birmingham Citizena in
 mand For Primary.

maud For Primary.
 Birmingham. August s.--(Special)-- A. 4. GAmbill, who was slated to be elected alderman of the Third Ward by the board of aldermen, while the residents of the ward clamored for a primary to select their own alderman to fiji a vacancy, has withdrawn from the race before the board and joins the citizens for a primary in which an alderman is to be chosen.
 This matter has caused much ex- citefnent in the city and mass meet Ing Is to be held Monday night at which there will be great comment on the actions of the city council in turning down the citizens of the Ihlra ward who asked for the primary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
MIR. HANSON RETURNS.
He Made Three Months Trip Through

Albert Hanson returned yesterday from a three months vacation trip through Europe. Mir. Hanson left Montgomery on May 10 for New York, where he crossed on the steamer Lusi- tania to Liverpool, accompanied by Meyer Loeb also of Montgomery.
 The itinerary embraced England. Ireland, France, Germany. Switzerland. Italy, Holland and. Denmark. The re- turn trip was made upon the steamer Amerika from Hamburg. Mfr. Loeb remained in Carlsbad. Mir. Hanson will on Monday again take Up his act- i've duties In fhe advertising depart ment of, The Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
NotnanIEa Wins Gnme.

Notasulgs, Aug. N 8.-(Specisl. )- Messy. Flats crossed bats on the Nota- sulga diamond yesterday. The score was to 5 in favogAof NotasuiEa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
NEW CLUB ORGANIZED.

Hot Bread and Rolls every afternoon. kandy Kitchen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09

Hot Dread and Rolls every afternoon, Randy Kitchen,
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