The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-12
DRUMMERS DON'T 1 LIKE SE[MA'S DEPOT Will Discuss Matter at Smoker
 Tomorrow Night MANY ATTEND BARBECUE
MANY ATTEND BARBECUE
The Spoke Factory Begins Operation. Robert Oliver of BOligee Passes Away-EIIfott Gives Iiber-
 ally to Orphans

Selma, August Especial )-On Saturday evening in the Odd Fellows hall in the Gilman building on Broad street, Selma council No. 2S2, United Commercial Travellers, will tender a smoker to the members of the local order of the Travellers Protective as sociation.
 The guest of honor at the smoker will be Dr. Hays Watson Smith, prin- cipal of the Selma Military institute, who will make a short address to the travelling men. Other talks will be made during the evening by members of both of the organizations. During the evening there will also come up for discussion the question of better accommodations and facilities at the Union passenger station. A commit tee from both of the orders of travel ing men will be appointed and which will work with a committee from the chamber of commerce for better commodations at the depot.
 Many Attend Barbecue
 Ailarge number of citizens of Selma and other sections of Dallas county at- tended the barbecue which was given today at Tyler tation by the residents of the southern part of the county. During the day a number of speeches were made by citizens upon various subjects and the day and dinner proved a most delightful one to all who at tended the gathering.
 New Plant Starts Career
 Already there are signs of industriai
 al in @ vicinity of the Selma Lighting com panys plant in the eastern part of the city.
 The wheels of the Selma spoke fac tory began to revolve a few days ago. This plant will make spokes for au- tomobiles as well other hardwood parts for such machines These parts of automobiles will be made of oak. hickory and other such woods of which thebhnished product Is made. The ma terial Is secured in Marengo county, where the owners of the spoke factory have a lumber mill. The wood is shipped here in small widths and is rapidly cut up and turned out into spokes. Within a short while the com pany will be giving employment to
 
 skilled workmen receiving good wages, thus adding materially to Selma's pay rolls.
 Death of Young Man
 Robert Oliver, aged 26. resident or Boligee, died at the home of Kent West near this city late Wednesday after noon. The young man reached here Tuesday afternoon to visit relatives and was taken i'll Wednesday morning. hemorrhage of the brain was the cause Of death. The deceased was a son of Mrs. T. A. Oliver of Boligee. where the remains were shipped this morning for interment.
 Gives Literally to Orphans
 E. M. Elliott of Moundsville was recent visitor to the Alabama Metho- dist orphanage at Summerfield.F .FHe spent a day at that institution and visited every department and gave the orphans a most instructive and entertaining talk. Not the least important of MT. Elliotts acts during his visit to the orphanage was to leave a check for s1O0 on the desk of Superintendent w. J. Reid before he. left. MT. Elliott Is one of the best friends the little orphans at Summerfield have in the state. Last Christmas he sent them donation of s100 and now just as the year has Nabout half gone he gives another $1OO. Improving Courthouse
 The work of improving the various offices at the county courthouse and which has been in progress for several weeks past has nearly been completed. When finished each office room will be remodeled and more conveniently arr ranged than they were in the original plans of the building
 Troops Return From Camp
 Troop of this city returned from Anniston yesterday afternoon, where for the past week tley have been In practice camp. The local troop waS accompanied to Selma by the Camden troop, which left soon afterward on . special train for Camden. The mem bers of both troops report having had a very good time as well as a beneficial camp in spite of the heavy rains which fell during the week they were at Oxford Lake.