The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
BOY SERIOUSLY HURT
 BY KICK 0F A HORSE Child Is Struck in Mouth By
 Hoof of Animal CITY COURT SESSION Negro Tries to Burglarixe Residence of
 Mrs. John Cobb-Methodisf Mis- sion Society Will Install sf New Omcers T

l Selma, January 15.-(SpeciaL )-The
 5-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. F. P l Irwin, who live three miles from Selma, | was seriously injured yesterday after
 noon by horse kicking him. The boy went to the stable with his father where there was young colt. Just as the child was passing behind the colt the frolicsome animal kicked up, his hoofs striking the child In the mouth. The upper jaw bone was broken by the blow and several teeth were knocked out and other small bones in the head were badly shattered and injured by the kick.
 The injured child was brought to Selma and carried to sanitorium Tor treatment. While the injuries the child received are of serious nature 1t Is thoughts. that he will eventually re-
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 City Court Meets Tomorrow The city court of Selma with Judge J. w. Mabry presiding will convene to- morrow morning at Il o'clock. lm- mediately after .he court convenes the grand jury will be selected, charged and will go into the investigation of a number of alleged infractions of the laws of the state
 It will be the first term of the court to be held since the election or II. r.
 Randall us sheriff After the grand jury has convened the criminal docket of the court will be taken up and as there are a number of cases on this docket the court will be in session for several weeks lorger
 Burglars Enter Home Saturday ght about o'clock a tel ephone message te police headquarters called for an 0fficer at the residence of Mrs. John Cobb, corner of Selma ana Franklin streets. Ut later developed that a burglar was trying to enter the home at the time the message was sent to police headquarters.
 woman passing the home saw a negro man clad in overalls climbing into the residence through side win dow. She went to the front door anc notified the family and the negro was scared away before the arrival of the police.
 Officers to Re Installed
 The Womans Home Mission society
 of the Church Street Methodist church at their recent meeting elected officers for the present Ncdl No SCi fN ''N ' ciety. They will hold an interesting meeting in the parlor of the church Monday afternoon at o'clock. The in- stallation of t.,e officers chosen at the last meeting will be conducted by Rev. o. S. Wel,h, preJiding elder or the Selma district He will give the mem bers of the society a short discourse on the duties before them as otficers of the society. The officers to be installed are: Mrs William Roberts,
 president: Ms B. S. Bibb, first vice
 president; Miss Emma Patton: second
 vice president Mrs. P. T. Vaughan, third vice president; Mrs. Felix Wood, secretary: Mrs. Q. s. Welch. treasurer; Mrs. c. H. Wood. corresponding secre- tary.
 The society has a number of benevo- lent movements which 1t Is hoped may be carried out during the present year and to this end the officers request the earnest cooperation of all members of the church and society during the year. Case Was Dismissed Before Justice B. J. Gayle Saturday afternoon was called the case against MT. M R. Jones, Jr., who Saturday week shot and painfully injured Coum- bus Watson, a negro. After several witnesses in the case had been exam ined County Solicitor R. H. Mangum asked Justice Gayle to dismiss the case against MT. Jones as it was shown that he could not be convicted and had been justifiable in shooting the negro. Had Preliminary Hearing Charlie Lewis. a negro. was given a preliminary hearing before Justice of the negroes recently arrested for