The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-22
HIGH WIND IN SELMA
DAMAGE Is DONE TO CENTRAL
ALABAMA CROPS.
New York Capitalists Arrive to Inspect
Cotton Picker-News Of the
Central City.

New York Capitalists Arrive to Inspect
Cotton Picker-News Of the
Central city.
Selma, Sept. 2i-0special. 1.-The
Vest Indian hurricane which struck
the Gulf Coast yesterday was felt
TO some extend throughout Central Ala
bama yesterday afternoon and last
might and at an early hour this morn
ing the velocity OF the wind is be-
lieved to have attained about twenty
live miles an hour.
While the wind blew hard through
out yesterday afternoon and night,
but little damage was done In TINS
section other than the blowing down
81 fences and limbs from trees and
Affecting electric light telephone ana
telegraph wires.
No one felt the least alarm about the
high winds here until last night about
~ O'Clock when their velocity con-
tinued to icrease until o'clock this
morning. when 1t was estimated that
the velocity was between twenty-five
and thirty miles an hour.
The winds felt here were the most
severe since the tropical hurricane
three years ago.
The most damage reported in this
section from the storm of last night
comes from the neighb orhood Of Thorn
aston. Marengo County. Following
the high winds there that section was
visited early this morning by heavy
rain.
This rain did damage to the crops,
but otherwise the damage was slight.
Capitalists In Selma.
Thomas c. Koeing, Jr., ]. NJ. Zurn,
Jr. and r. s. Litchenstein. New York
capitalists, reached Selma this morn
ing and will spend several weeks here.
They are interested In the cotton
picking machine which will receive It's
final try-out on the plantation of s. +.
Huston, near this city. within the next
few weeks.
The stockholders and inventors or
che machine are confident that they
have the machine perfected. and that
It viii do the work.
on Day In Court.
A recess was taken by the Circuit
Court of Dallas County today. but the
court will convene tomorrow morning
ana again take up the civil docket.
The cases which were on the docket
were disposed of yesterday and q re-
cess was taken.
The grand jury continued Its work
of examining witnesses all during tne
day and q large number OF citizens
appeared before that body.
A partial report will be made by the
grand judy during the latter part OF
the week.
Slight Fire I'm selma.
The IRE department was called TO
Little Texas street, In the northwest
eru part Of this city this morning at
Q O'Clock.
The ere was in q four-room cottage
Jointly owned by John DuBose ana
Jesse Smith, negroes. The roof OF
the cottage was burning when the de-
pertinent arrived, but after some haro
work the blaze was extinguisneo-
The origin of the fire IL unknown.
The loss win amount to about $500.
city of Mobile Arrives.
The Alabama River steamer city or
Mobile, with the barge Jessie H.
reached the city wharf this afternoon
at o'clock from Mobile, bringing
large cargo Of freight.
The load consisted OF about aAty
bales OF cotton, several thousand sacks
of cotton seed. besides miscellaneous
freight.
A good list Of passengers from the
down river landings came to Selma
on the City Of Mobile.
A Delightful Sewing Party.
Miss Kate Chisholm was the attract
ave young hostess this morning for sew
eral friends when she entertained az
sewing party, complimentary to MISS
Touise Holt, of Montgomery who IL
the house guest of Miss Mary Frank
eturdivant.
During the morning. delicious re-
freshments were enjoyed.
Among those present we're Misses
Holt. Sturdivant. Marie Smith, Sarah
and Mary AFFORD, Mary Clay, Marguer-
its Elebach, Jennie Callen. Kathleen
walker. Alberta Tanner. Eleanor Gary
Hazel Gowan and the nostess.
Social and Personal.
y Miss Kathleen Walker VIII enter"
tain at a porch party on Friday evens
ing in compliment to Miss Louise Holt
Miss Christine Nicholson has return
ed home after spending several weeks
In Atlanta with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Solomon, of Philadelphia. arriv-
ed here last night to visit Mr.. and
Mrs Daniel Partridge, Jr.. at their
home on Union Street.
Mrs. Rudolph Richards and children.
who have been spending some time at
Hendersonville. have returned home
Mr. B. r. Howard, who has been mn.
king his home in New York for the
past several months, returned home
Sunday night and is receiving a warm
welcome from his many friends.
Several member of the Abbott Rifles
Club will entertain at an informal
dance tomorrow evening at their arm
DRY on Alabama Street.
Miss Miriam Peacock will leave
within the next week for New York
where she will attend Mrs. Darlington
Semple's school.
Mrs. NJ. B. Ports and Miss Mary
Barnes Carter left this morning to Wis
IT Mrs. Carter. mother of the latter,
near Jackson.
Burnett Must Return.
Aiken, S. c., Sept. Civ. NJ. Burnett,
former bookkeeper or the bank at
Graniteville. s. c., will be brought
AN ODD MIS-!