The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
4 NEGRO SHOOTING
ROW OVER SACK or TOBACCO CAUSES
 DEATH. .

ROW ovER SACK or TOBAcco CAUSES Reported In Selma That EIiasbcrr Brothers Contemplate Erecting Modern Eight ktory Building in Down Town District. 
 Advertiser Bureau Selma. March 30. For half of five cent sack of smoking tobacco one nesro killed another yesterday morning in the northeasfern part of Dallas County. Ed ciay.the negro who is accused of killing Henry Phillips. was later arrest ed. brought to Selma and placed fn the county taila He win have a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace B. | Gayle Wednesday morning at 1I:s0 o'clock. It seemed that Ed Clay. alias Abner Clay and Henry Phillips, two negroes who reside l on the John Campbell plantations ten miles north of Selma on the Range Line Road, 1, rnet.yesterday morning The Phillips negro borrowed the sack of tobacco to make q l cfsarettte and did not return the tobacco to the Clay negro. J A. quarrel between tho two negroes followed and the Clay, negro pulled pistol and shot at Henry Phillips. | The shot bit Henry Phtliips in the breast and; he died shortly afterwards. After the shooting Clay left ths scsne of the difficulty and went, in the direction of this city Ed Goodwin, negro, who resides on the Campbell place. heard of the shoot l ing and thinking that Clay would escape followed him and later, during the day cap l tureds him an the pIantatfon Of Miss Nor gan. sneer Kenan's MIL about four miles
 Ed sodwin communicat.d with the shsr- frs offiee, and Deputy williams brought ciax to 5aii ss
 Another Building Contemplated. It was reported this afternoon that the fa fkAFa Aynr n ffap tHta erection of an eight story building upon their lot at the corner of Alabama and Lauderdale Streets. This lot, is directly across the street from where the govern ment building is now being erected and also across the street from the county It was said that the building would be a modern :one in every respect and. would be used as an apartment store. The re- port was that plans for the building would soon be drawn and that work upon the same would beain this summer. building boom has started in Selma during the past few weeks and soon there will be a number of sbuiidings in the course of construction. Work is progressing rap idly upon the government building and dur upon the three story cawthon building on Alabama Street. half . block from the site of the federal buiidinr. It is also an assured fact now that about the middle of october work will be started upon the eight. story office building which will be erected by the Selma Bank and Tsust Company at the corner of Broad and water Streets. Plans for this struct- ure will be drawn shortly and everything will be arranged for work to beEin upon the structure by the tims that the bank can get control of the buiidins which Is now upon the lot iwhsfss it VIII build. .tls 4 i s.ssF q Revival Closes. The revival meeting which has been com ducted at the Church f Street Methodist Church during the past week by Rev. "Bob'' Jones came to . close tonight. Mir Jones will leave for. dsoraia where he win con- duet a revival meeting During gthe re- ytyal each service has been largely attend ed and much good has resulted from the meeting. 4a
 Cases Are Continued.
 The cases against Sam and Dave Huck- abee,. negroes. who are charged with mur- der were called in Police Court this morn ing and were continued until the session or the court tomorrow morning The two negroes are charged with having inflicted the death of the negro Arthur Coleman which occurred Saturday morning.
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 Negro K. of F. Lodges Meet. ;. :.
 The Knights of Pythias EcdgeE of negrosa of selma held the anniversasx at the Payne DnlVEfBitt P shs men ana five amonK tlae women s1esns ed in the eeiebration. Mayor " E. Atkins and Chief of Police Walters spoke to the large body of men and women.
 Rev W. IT. Nixon preached the annual sermon of the occasion. ,es-s
 Social and Personal. a
 Hon. J. Craig smith. came ever from Montgomery this morning
 A last nighA after short visit to opellks. Z
 Hon. SJ. H. NunneIee of Montgomery. spent today in the city and was cordially welcomed by his many frisnda. #
 A.. D. Bloch. of Mobile. Is in the city. having beech called here by the serious ill., ness of his brother. Mfr I. Bloch.
 ; Mrs Jackson of Troy. is here on a visit to relatives.
 Mrs Airedee of Thomaston. is spending today here with friends.
 Mrs Flora Marx has returned to her home in Uhiontown after spending few days here with relatives.
 Mrs S. strauss, who has been visiting relatives in Demopoiis, spent yesterday here while enroutesto her home in Montgomery.
 Miss Mary Young has returned to Monte yailo after spending the weekend here with relatives. s' ts@ as% ftE
 Camp Eiili Plant Resumes.
 Camp ISiiI, March &c., -(Special.)-- work was resumed this morning at the :. : : = .....ua..a.. =
 
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