The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-20
TUGBOAT IN SELMA
GREAT SIGHT FOR MAN OF THE
 CITIZEN6.
The Harry Greenwood of Mobile Had Barge in Tow-Mrs Allen
 Wins Salt for In- aurance

Selma. March 1s.--(Special. )-Again today the Alabama river was the goal of the sightseers of the city.
 For a week the high waters of the river have attracted hundreds to the river bridge. but today there were oth- CT attractions besides the big river and again hundreds visited the bridge.
 The principle attraction on the river today and which drew the hundreds of citizens was the going tugboat Harry Greenwood. of Mobile. It has been many years since a tugboat visit ed Selma and many of those who view ed the Harry Greenwood today saw one for the first time in their lives.
 The Harry Greenwood, towing the barge Amelia Earle. loaded with shingles. blew her shrill whistle for the bridge across the river shortly be- fore II o'clock. The tugs whistle was heard by many who at once made for the river and saw the novel sight of the little monster towing the barge many times larger than she was and loaded almost to the waters edge.
 shortly after passing through the drawbridge the Harry Greenwood pulled up the river to the freight de- pot of the Southern Railway where the work of unloading the barge was started. The load of the barge consist be-ing about 600,000 shingles and which were consigned to a Selmian.
 The tugboat, with the barge, left Mo bile day or so ago. and made a fast and uneventful trip up the river to this city. It will probably leave Selma on the return trip to Mobile early to- morrow morning.
 The Alabama river steamer City of Mobile also arrived here this morning about 9 o'clock from Mobile. The City of Mobile brought up one of tho larg est loads of freight of the season and abut 12 o'clock left for Montgomery. having several thusand packages of sundry freight which were consigned to merchants in that city.
 The waters of the Alabama river have begun to recede, the fall being about foot during the past twenty four hours. By tomorrow 1t Is thought that the fall will be more rapid and 1t Is expected that the river will be with in its banks within the next few days.
 Boating up and down several of the streets in the eastern part of the city has been a diversion for many pleas ure seekers during the past few days and each afternoon several boat parties have been on.
 III soHic ot tne m tne SUutn- eastern part of the city the water Is several feet deep and many houses have been abandoned until the water recedes.
 Plaintfn Wins Suit.
 The lawsuit for s5.000 In the Circuit Court of Dallas County instituted by Mrs. w. k. Allen against the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York, was decided by the jury today which returned a verdict for $2,1s3 in favor of Mrs. Allen.
 The suit began in the court yester- day afternoon when attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendants filed de- murrers and objections. The defense opposed the suit on a technicality.
 The, late W. E. Allen formerly held d policy in that company for s5.0o0 on his life. but which he allowed to lapse Later Mir. Allen renewed the policy for $2.50O and upon which he afterwards borrowed $317.
 The jury in awarding the verdict de- ducted this borrowed s317 from the face value of the policy, $2.500.
 It Is understood that the insurance company will carry the case to high CT court ..-..,l