The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-21
RUMoRs OF ROADS
HARTMAN LINES MAY @
THROUGH SELMA.
Plan IN To Consolidate Several Log
Lines In south Alabama--
News Of The Central


Sel--a. Aug, 20-(SpeciaD- From
different sources rumors have been
heard here of a railroad undertaking
OF some proportions which is contem-
plated. II carried out Selma VIII
figure in its as a connecting link Tor
an outlet OF the Hartman lines to
three points on the Gulf Pensacola
Mobile and New Orleans.
The rumors are that there is now In
the field two or three parties OF engi-
neers who are running lines In West
Alabama for the Central of Georgia.
Hartman road. One of these corps OF
engineers 10 said to be running line
from Selma to Mobile via Putnam and
Ararat, points in Marengo and Choc-
taw counties The engineers are said
Nto be following a line almost identical
with the line surveyed by the A B. &
A. which was made little over a
year ago. The survey being made will
make q straight shoot after leaving
Ararat through Washington county
into Mobile.
The rumor is to the effect that In
South Alabama several of the short
lumber roads will be merged and In
this way the building of great num-
Der of miles Of the road will be saved
The lumber roads which are said
will be merged are those owned by the
Cochran's known as the Tombigbee
Valley and the Alabama. Tennessee
and Northern.
Surveying parties are said to be at
work in Chootaw county running the
lines for the proposed road through
that county.
To make the connecting link through
Selma there Is a rumor that the Harri-
man interests will build south to this
city from Birmingham. opening new
part of the state through Bibb and
Autauga counties over another survey
made by the Atlantic, Brunswick and
Atlanta about two years ago.
In connection with the building from
Selma of the rumored road to Putnam
in Marengo county and thence to Mo-
bile, It is figured here that the Harri-
man interests will make a deal with
the Louisville and Nashville II the
road lie really built.
The Louisville and Nashville operates
q branch road out of Selma to Myrtle
wood In Marengo county. distance of
fifty miles. Myrtlewood IL only fif-
teen miles from Putnam and Ararat
is Just about eight miles west OF Put
nam in Choctaw county.
BY buying the branch Of the Louis
willie and Nashville out of Selma to
Myrtlewood the Hartman interests
would save the building Of fifty miles
of road If they really intend to build
from Selma to Putnam.
II Is known that the Hartman
roads are anxious to have an outlet
from as many of the Gulf cities as pos
sible by the time of the completion
of the Panama canal.
Second Bale Received.
The second bale of new cotton to be
received in Selma arrived yesterday
afternoon Just a week behind the first
bale which was received.
The new bale was raised by Mr..
Goodwin on his plantation q few miles
across the Alabama river from Selma.
The bale weighs 47o pounds and classes
as middling.
This morning It vas sold at auction
and was bought in by C. A. Patterson
for Knight, Yancey & Co. for IL $50
per pound.
Remains OF jackson.
The remains OF Louis jackson, well
known citizen of Troy, who died at his
home there this morning reached Selma
tonight and were taken to the resi-
gence of A J. YaretZky. on Lamar
Street.
II The funeral services will be held
Sunday morning and the interment
will be had in Live Oak Cemetery.
The deceased leaves a wife and two
sons, Herbert and Frank. who besides
a number of other relatives will mourn
his death.
Married at Court House.
In his office at the court house late
yesterday afternoon, Judge P. H Pitts
united In marriage Miss Everjane
Smith TO Mr. william Avis Miller.
Both are from Thomaston. The cere-
mony was witnessed by a few citizens
who were around the court house.
Social and Personal.
VanRhan Mr.
and Mrs A. L. Mcleod and daughter.
Elizabeth, and Mrs ]. E. Wilkinson
and two younger children. are a con-
genial party of Selmians who left yes
terday for Blount Springs.
Miss Margaret Fuller. of Montgom-
cry, Is here on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
A. F. Harmon.
Mrs Crawford Bates has returned
from Bates Farm, where she has been
spending the past week with relatives
Miss Belle Wise. who has been en-
joying a house party in Paducah, KY.
has returned home.
Little Miss Annie Moore Kimbrough
has returned home after visiting
friends in Arlington.
MISS VIII tOAiOA
row for Montgomery where she Will
visit friends
Miss Eloise Smith. who has been
spending the past few days in Berlin,
Ala, with relatives is expected home
tonight
Misses Mary Parrish and Louise
Johnson have returned home after WIS.,
iting friends at Bates Farm.
Mrs. s. A. Fowlkes and daughter,
Miss Madeline, are the guests of Dr.
and Mrs. r. A. Rush, in Mobile.
DEATHS IN TROY.
Mrs. Ellison and Mr.. jackson Pass
Away.
Troy, Aug. 90 (Special.) Mrs. Genie
Ellison died last night about II o'clock
at the home of her daughter, Mrs ]. F..
Smith, on Orange Street. after an ILL
ness Of about three weeks.
Mrs. Ellison. whose home was in Luz
verne. came to Troy about three weeks
ago to visit her daughter, and had hean
here but a short while when she was
stricken with apoplexy from which she
succumbed.
Mrs Ellison Is survived by her hus-
band Sam Ellison of Luverne. two sons
and three daughters, all grown.
Louis Jackson died this morning at
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