The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-06
WINNING IN SELMA
covEREsxENT BOAT IS STOPPED BY
 TURKEYS.
Captain Murray TaIi<s of Work on the Alabama River--News of
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 Selma Aug t.--(speciaI )--Uncie Sana's big river dentist the snag butler William '. Twinins was stopped sud denly on her way here from the lower reaches of the Alabama River yester- day.
 The steamer did not strike an ob- struction nor did anything break down. the haitI was caused by flock of more than dozen great big fat. buttery wild turkeys. flying across her bow.
 ting -a-iing -inging." sounded the gong in the engine room. and sec ond later the crash of six-shot foul- ing gun rattled from the pilot house.
 Nothing doing. captain J. NJ. Murry was too anx- ious. and abashed he turned from the reproachful gaze of his crew. who had by this time assembled forward. Not 60 much as a feather dropped, and the darkey mouths that had been grinning in response to every shot ceased to water.
 Captain Murry brought the Twining to Selma this morning at 10 o'clock. stopping over to make few purchases and get his mail which had been orr dered here, for although In the midst of civilization, the Government river boats are pfaGliCatly cut OH run any . thing like a postal service. With the Twining was dredge No g. which is being taken up stream to Gardner's Island, where the channel will be worked on in an effort to make inc river navtgable to Montgomery st aii tides. The Island is eighteen miles above Selma and the channel there has been the charybdis of navigation for
 The big dredge will stay at work there until the job Is complete.
 Captain Murry says the work on the several 200 foot rock jetties at Haynes Island and cray's Shoals is coming on nicely. several of the grillages have been completed and already the erect Is shown in deeper water. The river just now IS in splendia con water the recent rains have kept 1t three feet to the good. On her way up the Twining removed several snags. but did not find many Instructions.
 The few rocky places have been marked during the early part Of sum ner and when the river gets very deep the dynamite cannot well be sent up to blow out the obstructions After a stay of scarcely an hour the big boat logged on up stream. Fire Alarms For School. Fire Chief ]. W. Blakely is trying to interest the city fathers in putting the GameweM Fire Alarm System In the local school houses,
 The work and apparatus will cost scarcely $500. and the chief believes
 He had a talk with Mayor Atkins this morning and the matter will be taken LID at the next council meeting.
 Barbecue At Sardis.
 sardfs, on the other side of the river, Is deep in the throes of big dinner today. There was nothing partcniaE to be celebrated. tho Fourth having passed, and Christmas being afar off; but the eight of white-dotted, horse hixh cotton, nodding corn, fields car peted with oats. and great juicy pump kina turning their shiny yellow bellies nouchalantIy to the sun. was too much for the farmers; Tets eat" they said, and they did.
 Of course no barbecue hereabouts would he complete without Judge Pitts, 50 they sent for him to tell them how prosperous the season and community are. and they also sent for keg or so of--well, it's nobody's business what was in the kegs
 To Inspect Crematory.
 Mayor V P. Atkins and the City Phy- siciar are going to Birmingham to inspect the Engle Crematory Companys demonstration of municipal handling of garbage They will leave for Birm- ingham Saturday.
 W. T. Atkins. Jr., and W T. Ander- son of Selma, will represent the travelling men of the state at the Deep. water Convention in Chicago this fall.
 It Is reported that Troop C.. X. N c. Selma cavalry. will return from Birrn- ingham Saturday.
 The Selma Cotton Exchange has made arrangement for a leased wire to handle cotton reports this fall.
 Fight Causes Woman's Death.
 George Kingston and Ed. McCurdy negroes in an altercation at Dallas and Mitchell Streets today uninten- tionally caused the death of Patty Kingston, a negro woman. who when she saw Kingston draw a pistol and snap It at McCurdy, tainted and after ward suecumbed to heart disease.
 The men were arrested by Policeman Barker, charged with lighting, and having firearms in their possession smaller than allowed by the law.
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