The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12

- - ORPHANS NPROGRAM CLOSING EXERCISES or SCHOOL AT
 sUMMERFTELD. 11any Persons From selma Attend
 Death ef Miss strother--News
 of the Central
 City.
 [ Selma, June 11.-(speciai .)-The closing exercises of the school at the Methodist orphanage at Summerfeld were held tonight.
 During the afternoon large num- Der of the Selma friends of the school went to witness the closing.
 The school room in which the exer- cises were he'd was appropriately dec- iorated. Palms and cut flowers were there in profusion and the stage pre- seented a beautiful appearance.
 The program consisted of a number of instrumental and vocal selections and recitations and 1t was carried out In a most creditabie manner by the students who had been drilled by Miss sudie Hunt. matron of the orphanage. At the conclusion of the exercises the pupils of the school were given an ovation by their friends. Refresh ments were served.
 Death of Mrs. strother.
 Mrs. Kitte Parneii Strother of Cath crime. Wilcox County. died at the home of w. E. Northrup on West Water Street this morning at o'clock after an illness of three months. She was daughter of Mir. and Mrs. c. M. Pharr and leaves number of rela- lives The remains were carried to Catherine this morning for interment.
 Funeral of l.. c. Harrison.
 The funeral of L. C. Harrison, who died at his home in Birmingham Thursday, took place from the railway station this morning upon the arrival of the train from Birmingham.
 MT. Harrison was formerly resi- dent of Selma and the remains were met by lagre number of his old friends who escorted them to Live Oak Cemetery. the services being conduct ed by Rev. W. P. Dickinson, pastor of the Church Street Methodist Church. The pail bearers were D. Nj. Scott. H. H. Stewart. Roland Jordan, T. M. Baker, W. J. Reynolds and D. M. Cai- Ioway.
 Mir Harrison was at one time res- ident of Selma, having been engaged in business with the late W L. Ward and later with Hon. J. A. wilkinson. He leaves a wife and four children. Mrs. Charles weisinger, Misses Pearl Harrison and Virginia Harrison and Allen Harrison.
 Heavy Cotton Receipts.
 Sefma's cotton receipts for the year isos-os are bigger than they have been for many years. The cotton re- ceipts of the present year are excelled by but one other year in the history of the city, From September 1 last until today there had been received here 110.077 bales of cotton.
 With the rest of last seasons crop, which will be received here and with that of the new crop which will be marketed before the beginning of the next commercial year 1t Is anticipated that the receipts of Selma for the present year will go beyond I30,oe0 bales.
 City of Mobile in Selma.
 The Alabama River packet, City of Selma this afternoon from Mobile. The boat brought to Selma a large uuan- tity of grain and sacks of cotton seed besides miscellaneous freights and fair list of passengers.
 noon for Montgomery with a, good load of fretghts.
 Meeting of Bridge Club.
 Mrs. J. W. Mabry was the charm fng hostess this morning at the home of Mrs. Roger Jones on Mabry Street when the members of the Friday Bridge Club and a few other friends were her guests. The games of bridge were played at three small tables ar- ranged in the reception hall and par for which were decorated with potted plants and a profusion of pretty cut flowers.
 Delicious refreshments were enjoyed I Social and Personal.
 Miss Octavia Sturdivant and her guest, Miss Annie Mae Lester, of Ath- ems Ga, have returned from Greens boro. where they enjoyed commence ment.
 Miss Edith Jacobi, of Montgomery, is spending today here with friends while en route to uniontown to visit rela- lives and friends.
 Miss Janette Meyer has returned from Montgomery where she visited friends.
 Mrs. Edward Graham and pretty young daughter, Mary Minge, have been spending the past few days in Uniontown with friends.
 Messrs Larne McCowen and Edward Hobbs left today for Perdido Bay where they will spend week or so Miss Violet Marx, who has been vis- iting in Montgomery ts here today
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