The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-03

Always faithful and just to all with whom he came in contact. always doing his duty in every respect as best he could. whole community, and when he had counted his last day upon earth ana nad gone to his reward. he left behind him the record and name or gooo ana non est man which his brothers might well be Of Brother Pettus and his virtues there Is hardly need to speak. His life was 80 Raoseh in this house a can give his whole history As a lawyer he was ever loyal 10 nis clients, and his cause. He was notably hard worker in both law and politics. and his opinion on legal subjects was listented to and respected by the bench and bar. His life as lawyer was sue cess in every particular and his death has been and will be felt for . long time. At an early age he entered politics and was soon one of the representatives or Dallas County in the General Assembly of the State. His record was such that he was reelected, and this time was chosen as the Speaker of the House. Be- fore his term as Speaker expired, ne was of the old House of Representatives he had, of course, to call the new one to order. While so engaged, the new senate was being organized % on the a. other .ssie s,de
 
 President our Brother Pettus. A deiega- ton was sent to notify him, and he walked from the Chair of Speaker of the House to that of President of the Senate. a thing which has occurred but | a few times In any mans life. His influence in politics never lessened. At all the councils of his party he wass s | deliberate judgment contributed largely I to the strength of Democracy In this | State. After the expiration of his term Il -l nA~ hA moi again hold office until he was elected | to the General Assembly of 1900. He was | agaiD chosen Speaker of the House and his Services as. such were invaluanle 10 | the State. During this term of office the old malady which had followed him Tor | so long again over took him; for nearly | the whole term he was racked with the able to walk: still he would go to the | Capitol on crutches. and work all day l for the State that he loved. The malady CT and weaker until at last his sufferings l were ended and his short but brilliant career was brought to close In blaze l of glory. He had died like a man. ne | had worked to the last. had staid in the | harness till he fell under its weight. There is much in the lives of our two | brothers which, if emulated by us would | but of our fellowman, and we bow our | heads to the Power that has taken them from us. and thank Him for the memory that brings back to sseh us tneir virtues; hss;,f, solo, which was much enjoyed, while MT. | Gray Vaughan delighted the audience l with a cornet solo. Dr. Starr delivered a cret Societies" and pointed to the open Bible as the guiding star that all Of the secret societies followed.
 Rabbi Levy. dismissed the audience al, , l ter the doxology had been sung and all left the house feeling that they had been benefited by having attended the Elks
 Moved to the City.
 Dr. W. c. Phillips of Valle Grande, has moved his family to Selma for the pur- pose of educating his children. Dr. Phil, | lips will stay out on his farm a good | part of the time and attend to his inter of the Board of Revenue of Dallas Coun- | ty, and is painstaking and economical in looking after the affairs of the people in financial way; He has been quite ing in flesh and strength rapidly of late and 1t is hoped by his host of friends that he will soon be restored to perfect | Admitted to Practice.
 MT. J. A. Dickinson of China Grove
 Pike County, who has been studying law in the office of Mcleod and Vaughan for the past four months, received letter ton, ton which took five days for him to stand before Judge Mabry. has passed the test of the Supreme Court, and he
 be Mr sG hss nos yet decided where he will hang out his shingle. He Is nephew of Dr. A. J. Dickinson. pastor of the First Baptist Church of Birmingham, and possesses an analytical mind on the order of his dis '"s O In the Jones Trial.
 MT. A. D. Pitts left Selma this morn ing for Hayneville. having been employed
 and killing Charlie Miller at Benton some
 time ago. Judge George H. Craig also went over for the purpose of defending
 ~ Rumored Railroad Change.
 rumor was all over the streets this morning that Major Lauderdale had been
 or would be superseded as local agent of the Western Railway Of Alabama by L. J. Maubry of Tuscaloosa who, for the
 mast two or three years has been the focal agent of the A. G. s. at that point.
 Mir. Maubry left Tuscaloosa last night
 for Birmingham, went thence 10 Mont | gomery and Is expected in Selma tomor- row to enter upon the discharge of his duties.
 Major Lauderdale, who has been in the
 employ of the Western for thirty-one
 years. or since the first train came over
 that line into Selma, will be taken care
 of. The rumor goes on to say that he
 will have place as General Agent n, ot In
 road at a salary equal to if not larger
 than the one he Is now receiving.
 It is said that President Wickershan } of the Western. formed a very great at
 tachment for Mir. Maubry while he wa: , connected with the A. G. S., and that tn
 President of the Western is bringing hin here on account of his efficiency as ;
 railroad man.
 None of these rumors has been publish
 ed officially, but they have been so per
 sistentIy circulated on the streets today
 that it is thought by the knowing one
 that there is truth behind what is being
 so generally talked
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