The Troy Messenger from Troy, Alabama • 2

Charlie Clarke Dies cfHis Ycznds Honors end a LIcdal Wen by Yczng Trojans From Wednesday's) Charlie Clark. th whit firmer who was shot near Deanville yesterday by hit wile, died last aigbt Irom the wound. Clark waa ahot it is itated, below the left nipple, the gun oaed' being 82 eallbr pistol. Established Brand Bu urnes ggies of anc All Grades of arnes Little Lueile Rodgers delegate for the Emma Saaaom Chapter, Children of the Confederacy of Troy, at the reeeol Convention of the Ala. Div.

TJ. D. C. attracted mueh attention and waa quite the pet of the Convention. Her report, whieh she read so beautifully was reeeived with a burst of applause and mooh enthuiasm and Emma 8ansom Chapter was declared th banner Children's Chapter of the 8tate, not numerically, but in th amount of work accomplished sine 1 reorganization in October.

Not only has It aeeomplished more during th past year in aphilanthro pie way, but has won the literary laurels too. Helen Bashinsky, President of the Chapter, carried off the handsome gold medal offered by Mrs. Cbas. Brown, Pres. of the Alabama TJ.

D. for answering correctly the questions on Confederate history. Manv children of the State competed for the medal: several received peeial mention because of th merit of their papers, but a member et the Emma Sansom won it. Following is the report read by Lueile Rodgers. We publish it that it may be an inspiration to other children to take up this work, and unit with the Kmma Sansom in their effort for the coming year: Report of the Emma Sansom Chapter Children of the Confederacy May 12th.

1908. "After sleepiog two and a halt yeara the Emma Sansom awoke to a new life and activity last November when when in reiponie to a call to our newly appointed Director, Mrs. Bashinsay, we met at ber home and were organised with a membership of six, which has ateadily grown until we number twenty-two, only two of whom were memben of the original Emma Sansom Chapter. That we might appear before you in good standing we not only had to pay our own dues for the present year, but dues of the Chapter for the past two years whioh seems rather bard on an organization of seven months experience. That, however bslongs to the past, and in the future we do not mean to fall behind in "We meet each month with our director and after the transaction of business we have a abort literary program followed by a social meeting with refreshments or a candy pulling in which we all participate selling our candy for the benefit of our treasury.

At the laat meeting it was unanimously decided to continue our' meetings throughout the summer months, when we hope to do much study, our school duties having se- -rlously interferred with that important feature of our organization some of our older members have studied, however, the questions sent out by Mrs Brown, our State President and sent in their answers to Prof. DuJBoee of Birmingham. "Our first philanthropic work waa an Xmas box sent to the old soldier at Mountain Creek. This box contained aixty-flve pairs of new socks. filled with fruits, candies, nuts, cigars and tobacco.

We met at the home of our Director and stuffed each took full and with each 100k we sent a little note and our love for the Dear Old Soldier in Gray, who was to receive it. The value of this box with express waa $36.00 whieh valuation does not include some secondhand clothing which it also contained. "In addition to this we have raised by means of a Rummage Sales, candy-pulling, $76.00 for the Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund; contributed a floral offering to our dear Mrs, Wood Jf. S. Oaj rroll Revenue OfRersMake Advertise your wants in IE -1 Troy Messenger Ramon eom from that section that there wae lome feeling of JealQualxJS- tweeo the hatband and wife and that be shot at beraome days ago, and that ehe shot him yeeterday.

Report tram Elba Hate that Mr. Clarke has been arretted lj Coffee official! and that (he claim that the booting wa aeeidental. Union Springe School Union Springe, May 19 (Speeial) The closing of the publle school ends one of the moil pleasant and successful yesrs under the management of Prof. W.R, Harrison. The graduation exercises drew a large erowd and the following a list of the clajs and the subject of their essays whieb were read with much ease and expression: The Value of Education to a Business Man" Eugene Stinton Clan History, Miu Genie Edwads 4 Will, Mita Mary Dean Kof Clisl fdtri.

Ml" PtWierla Jet phlneD' disss fwpiaiy, Mitf Mggl lUP tey Caldwell. Valedictory, Mill Gillian Farley Ut. Thliilus hM dabbed themselves "The Naughty Six of '88," and Eogene Stinton being the only boy In the elan same In for a lot of joket at we! at many compliments. Bright musio by the pnpili added much to the oeeaaion. The addreit by Prof.

0. L. MeCartha of Troy delitered before the graduating elm waa profound and teholar ly, broad, deep and Instructive and wat delivered in a miiterful ttyle and was a ttrong plea for the higher ed-iinmlnn of mind end heart. John Oalloway, a good negro eitizen and for forty-two yeart a oar-ber under the F. and M.

Bank it dead. He wat 70 yean of age and recently nirond 1 stroke of paralysis from which he never recovered. He bad many loyal friends among the white citizens. ThH beautiful comedy -drama, "Ei marldn." was presented here last eveniugby the home talent to a large and appreciative audience. Mvron McKay as Mr.

Rodders was great and Miss Kathleen Blount as Esmeralda." was greeted with pro found BDDlause. The following young people were numbered among the cast of charae- tn. IS Valincrur ierp; oiiibuu jiuwaiu.i J. T. Garner, Mr.

Mills, of Mdntgom-ery, Cathey Alexander, Miiees Johnie MoQowan, Virginia Pittman and Lula Clark. A marriage in whioh much interest is being centered is that of Mr. Jamie T. Norman to Mill Beiile Miller, of Columbus, which will oeeur on June 8. Miss Miller has vitited here and mde many friends who will welcome her here a the wife of one of our moil congenial young men.

The annual inspection of the Are department will take place tomorrow. Colonel Wiley's Condition A Washington speoial tayt Representative Wiley's physicians decided this morning that he is too feeble to be removed toJlHot Springs, and the trip hasbeenSindeflnitely istponed. The special car that was engaged to tike him there andwhioh has been in the railroad yards here for ten days, has been ordered sent baok. Colonel Wiley will, therefore, remain at his hotel until there is deoided Improve-ment in his condition. He is somewhat bitter today, butjii still regarded as a very tick man.

Last week he was to alarmingly ill that hit ton, Lieutenant Noble Wiley, stationed with bis command at Havana, was cabled to come to Washington at once. He is here now and is gratified to know of the improvement of hi 1 fathei'a oondition. Colo iel Wiley's attaok has been a most stubborn one, and it is feared it will be several months before he will be able to gat around on his feet. The Alabama itemt added by the Senate Committee to the publio bulld-Ingt bill are $63,000 additional for Do-than, and $40,000 to commence the nrnnnied builllnff OO the Sit Which Congressman Taylor secured last year tor Demopili. Atmore is Visited Atmore, May 18 A fierce cyclone swept over a large territory four miles north of here at 6 o'clock last night, doing several hundred dollars of damage.

Seven camp cars, whien were standing on the log track at the W. M. Carney Mill were completely dnmnliahed. the camp and feed houses were blown away and large numbers ofireswere uprooted. Rilev and Elmore White, two white men, wre badly injured, two nxens wjre killed aud sevjral are injured.

Details are meagre, but it is claimed to have been the worst cyclone in that section In several years. Miss Luther Opelihs. May 20-(Speclal) Visa ft E. Luther, who hat been teaching In the Opelika publio rehool fur feveral years, ha reiigi'd h-' pontlon, and next fear tht will teach In the Normal College at Troy. rc-nn.

1 $6.19 Best Best dark Esgls 66 Steel the Best 1 sC5l." Our Bargain Bullitcm for Thursday, Friday and Saturday Extremely low quotations on seasonable, merchandise. Our Under Selling Prices are turning the eyes of the trading public to the Eagle Store. Wont you look this way? Chas. Clark Buried; His Wife is in Jail Elba, May 21 (Special) The funeral of Charles Clark, the young man who wai shot and killed by his wife, took place at Victoria Wednesday afternoon. An immense erowd was present.

At the request of Mrs. Clarke Deputy Talbot took her from Deanville with the funeral party to the funeral at Victoria, and Mrs. Clark stayed through part of the funeral, being brought from there to jail at Elba. Mr. Clark wai about 33 years old and was a brother to D.

W. Clark, Frank Clark and Cary Clark. He lived in Elba In 19C4 and had many friendihere. He married Mrs. Ida Miller about twelve years ago.

To this marriage was born two little girls one about nine and the other about eleven years old. On his death bad Mr. Clark requested that his children be sent to an orphan's home, his property sold and his debts paid, and the remainder of the proceeds after paying his debtB be devoted to the care of his children, The children will be sent to Evergreen or Summerfield to enter the orphan's home. Mrs. Clark insists that her husband's death was due to an accident.

She has not employed counsel. The date tor the preliminary hearing of the woman has not been fixed. Meanwhile she is in jail at Elba. The children of the murdered man are In Troy, at the residence of Frank Clark, brother of the deceased. An effort will be made to get them in one of the homes for orphans.

Dr. Thrower Dea.d niifna Ala UV 21 fSoeoi!) Dr. 8. 8. Thrower, one of the oldest nrnntinintr nhvaiflians or the COUntV.

died at Bradleyton this morning. He bad been in bad health for quite a while and hit death wat not a surprise. Luverne Nan Charged With Luverne, May 21 John Andrew Miller wa today arrested on a war rant charging with assault with In tout to murder Jasper MoOolIough. Miller waived a preliminary trial and wai committed to jail in default of $300 bond. Young Man Diet Suddenly Tuskegee, May 21 Omer Alford, round merchant, of OhildeiburK, sent out from Tuskegee yesterday to put up a harvesting maohine Tor ihomi-on Hendon on the plantation of 0.

N'. Hannou, of LaPlaie, thirteen miles out, died suddenly at Mr. Hannon's farm of congestion of the brain and th remain were ihipped to hi home, today. 1 Raids on Distilleries from Friday's Dally: Deputy Collector E. N.

inters and Deouw Mdnhal A. J. Collier brought In yeiterday 0. A. Anderson, colored, charged with illicit distilling, and J.

E.Hall, white, charged with retailing. Both were from near Gordon, In Houston county. Anderson waa bound over under a $200 bond and Hall was discharged. Wednesday they raided six illicit distilleries, all In Houston county. The alleged defendants were as following named: Tom Chambers, who had a complete outfit, Ike Gardner and Chat.

Dortey who had a complete outfit, Hector Warren and Noah Kirkland who had two complete These were near Pansy. Sam Coleman's complete outflt near Cot tonwood was raided. A. R. Keid and W.

H. C. Reid's outfit in the outskirts of Cottonwood was also raided. Harry Golion Wins Meda.1 from Friday Dally: At the prize drill by the Troy Rifles at the armory laat nightflorporal Harry Golson won the medal for this month. There was a close contest between John W.

Whitehead, Tom Bow- er and Corporal Harry Golson, Mr. Whitehead being In error first, alter-whioh Mr. Bower and Mr. Golson con tested with the aboye result. The company will begin target practice at the armory next week with the target guns.

Prof. Wright's Address Eufaula, May 22-At the closing tx- eroises of the Brenau Hon. v. a. McDowell, Introduced Prof.

Wright In a tew brief remarks and for cearly an hour the speaker delighted hit hearers in one of the most chaste and cultured addresses eer heard in the city. He spoke of the higher aims of life and defined the sense of sight as at indicative of character as shown in thjnnlarof theeies.and wove beau- tl'ul metaphor illustrating how hab it were formed and bow avoided The fig crop will be abundant this year. I The people can now begin to live right: the blackberry crop is about ripe, Over in Crenshaw county a man it pointing with pride to his corn field, some of his corn being over six feet high. It is doubtless in small plots or gatdens, for the general run of com hyetimaU. Whnt Judgf l'earoe handed out In hi.

tharii to the grand jury la worthy nfn.rnfu inslderation by every citi zen who It not on the grand Jury. We need more iudaes like this sehoiar from Dothan. Andalusia News. Grass Art Squares size oxta feet, woitii but in order to close them out quickly we are going to sell tbsm at $7.35 Grass Art Squares aims quality above, size 8x10 feet, worth $7 75, special for and twenty-two laurel wreaths for as many graves 'if our Confederate soldiers on Memorial Day. We attended the Memorial exercises in a body dressed in colors of the Confederacy, and each of us contributed to the program of the Day.

"Our little hearts beat fast with patriotism when In the midst of our song the old soldiers gave the 'Rebel Yell and shouted aloud, 'Gcd blesa our The day and address was an inspiration to us, and we hope to prove worthy the blessing worthy of the herioism of her whoa name we bear, Emma Sansom, and of those we seek to eheerish and honor the Soldiers of the South. "Respectfully submitted, "Weeda Chapman, Seey. "Helen Bashlnsky.Pres." Empty all tubs, barrels and buckets and turn them upside down then put kerosene oil in all standing water near your premises aud thus stamp out the mosquito pest. Younit Ma.n Dies Eugene E. Thrower travelins tales man, and son of Rev.

0. A. Thrower, of Louisiana Conference, and brother of T. Emmette Thrower, formerly of Troy, died at the Belmont Hotel, Ope- lika, Alabama, Tuesday morning, of typhoid pneumonia, an Illness of ten dayi. The remains were carried to Atlanta, Ga for burial.

He Is survived by wife and one child. At hii bedside when death came were his wife and brothers, J. Knox Thrower, of Charleston, and Emmette Thrower, of New Orleans, From Thursday' Dally: A incase oama from Banks this afternoon that Chtrlie Brown was seriously ill, having taken sick today Dr. Pugh Brown left Immediately for that plaoe to be at hii brother's bedside. He was carried there In a Reo automobile by Ralph Barr.

Mis Mit-tie Brown, who hts been visiting here, also went to th bedside of her this sale Staple Dry Goods A. C. A. Ticking, feather proof, per yard 15c Calicoes, consisting of black and white, gray, light and blues, shirting, charets and reds. You get them at the Store at per yard 5c in full Bleached Linen Table Damask, per yard 49c River Bleaching, yard wide, and as good as Fruit of Loom, 10 yards for 89c yard wide Sea Island, 10 yards for 56c Gents Furnishings jo dozen Mens and Boys negligee Shirts, made of best quality madras and percale, not ons worth lens than 60 to 75c.

We are going to put the entire lot on sale fcV these three dsys at each 49c a dozen Mens and Boys Suspenders, 40c value for igc go dozen Mens High tirade Half Hose at per pair 8c 50 dozen Elastic Seam Drawers, other stores charge you 50 to 65c, Our under selling price is 46c Odd Lots All Remnants and Odd Lots will be closed out st about half their value. Small Notions Best quality Brass Pins, 3 japeri for xoc Best quality Cold Eyed Needles, 3 papers for 10c Beautiful Wash Belts, colors: pink, blue and white, tach jc Elbow Cotton Mitts, they come in black and white only, at per pair aic Good Ball Sewing Thread, 10 balls for 5c Pearl Buttons, the good kind, two papers for 5c 50a beautiful Fans, worth from 7 to 15c each for 5c Embroidery 10,000 yards Cambric, Swiss and Nainsook Embroidery these goods will be offered it this to you at less than any possible cost to put them in our stors. Tbey are worth from 7 to 40c yard. These three days we are going to give them to you at 3 to sjc yard. Millinery 300 Childrens Sailors and Ready-to-wear Bats in plain, mixed, milam snd pinama There ia not one that is not worth double the price.

Yon get them at actual cost. Everything throughout the whole store will be offered at under price for these three days.