The age-herald., 1900-02-09
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Tn town Is Patton Burnett, of Greenvilles AlaL, a travelling salesman. He is a son of the late Colonel Thomas Jefferson Bur@ nett, for a long time one of the largest landowners of Lowndes county and one on the largest slave-owners of Alabama. Col- onel Burnett's place was immediately on the high road leading from Mount Willing dn central Downdes, to Calhoun, on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, and in time was called Ross plantation" instead of the Burnett place." as Bowndes folk knew 1t for fifty years! George Ross, the purchaser of the Burnett estate, on the ''Calhoun road" was Scotch banker, who had dwelt in Ceylon for a time. The great prices for cotton prevailing for several years after the war between the states tempted him, as they did many others, to come south to grow cotton; so he came from Ceylon to Lowndes county to be a cotton planter He died of lung trouble in 1S56 MT. Ross expended great deal of money in draining his plantation, straight ening the creek which flowed through it, and otherwise improving his property. He was a man of vast energy There was time when he employed an engineer to look after Improvements. The engineer was from Glasgow and was named Colguhon He wore white linen clothes, novelty in Lowndes thirty years ago. Colonel Burnett, by the way, went to Greenville after he sold his estate, and joined his brother-in- law, the late Major Daniel G. Dunklin, for many years member of the state demo- cratic executive committee, dn forming a great mercantile establishment. That busl- ness still goes on, although Colonel Burnett and Major Dunklin both are dead. Colonel Burnett was the democratic nominee for state auditor on the Herdon ticket in 1S72 that ticket being defeated by the ticket headed by David P. Lewis, republican nominee for governor
 "Retadl trade continues good," said J. D. Chamblee, of Chamblee Bros January business was almost up to that of Decem- Der. February started off well, but this week has been little dull, owing largely to the threatening weather. This is going to be a good month, however. Altogether, Birmingham's spring trade promises to be satisfactory"
 Field sportsmen have had fine shooting
  bagged much game, and some of them have made records. In Greene, Sumter and Pfckens counties birds were especially abundant. In the swampy sections deer were also abundant In the swamps of Mobile county many deer were killed. Bear meat is scarce in AlabanJa, of course, but few of the more persistent spontsrnen found bear tracks now and then.
 
 Ut seems to be settled that congress will not be called upon to consider an army bill at this session. said an ex-officer. ''There Is talk of a standing army of 100,- co. That is the number the adminis- tration will urge. My guess is that when the army is reorgandzed it will consist of between sixty-five and seventy thousand enlisted men. The regular army, just be- fore the Spanish American war began, was increased from 25.eOO to 26,6OO. It now numbers 66,000, making the volunteer and regular forces something like one hundred thousand. The act creating this military force will keep the men in service until July 1, 1901. This being so the republicans are in hurry to stir up the army ques- ,tlon. After the election will suit them better"
 
 W. R. Peacock, of Selman, is at the Nor ris.
 J. K. Dimmick and Julian Keith, of An niston, are in Birmingham.
 Mrs. A. s. Lyons, of Mobile accompanied by two children and attended by servants, at tine Morris last night Mrs. Lyons is the wife of State Senator Lyons, of Mobile. widely known in the political life of the state. Her father was the late Major-Gen- eral William Wade Allen, of Montgomery The father of Senator Lyons, the late Mark Lyons dwelt for many years at Pol- lard, and then removed to Mobile, to pro- mote his advancing fortunes. His younger daughter, Miss Rosa Lyons, was well known in Birmingham society a few years ago.
 H. Benjamin. of Atlanta. of Benjamin's pharmacy in that city and Fox's pharmacy in Birmingham, is in this city.
 Representative Rcl5ert R. Poole, of Mo- rengo, candidate for commissioner of agri- culture, is in town.
 Senator William I. Bullock, of Franklin county, in town last night.
 
 Hon. John M. Caldwell of Anniston, is at the Morris.
 D. A. Arbuckle of Baltimore, is in Bir- = minghanf.
 c. E. Parks the sheriff of Montgomery county, is in the city
 A o J e cn, Park, of Shelby, Ala, are in town.
 S7e.oO0 A DAY IN CAR FARES From the New York Sun.