The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
THE PASSING THRONG.

Captain Charles T. Pollard of Mont gomery is visiting his venerable moth CT. Mrs. Pollard. in Arlington Avenue, | says The Birmingham Age-Herald Captain Pollard Is one of the most not ed and most highly esteemed men of the Blackbelt. His father the late Hon. Charles T. Pollard, was a slave- owner of large fortune. who materi- ally aided in the building of the Mo bile and Montgomery Railway, now a division of the Louisville and Nash vile system. and until the line between the State capital and the States only seaport was merged into the Louis vile and Nashville, fifteen or Iwedty years ago. one of the locomotives bore custom then prevailing of naming To- comotives instead of numbering them. And in honor of this same Southerner of distinction. the old county sent Of Escambia was named Pollard. The town was the center of considerable military activity during the war be- tween the States. Captain Pollard, who is now in Birmingha. distinguish ed himself as a Confederate officer. He was desperately wounded in battle. and still bears painful evidence of his wounds. This brave man was one of tke determined band of brave men who. immediately after the period of Congressional reconstruction of the South, resolved that the Blackbelt should be freed of negro rule. and who. at the peril of their lives, successfully carried out that resolution. Those men not only put their personal liberty to the hazard of the die. but actually jeopardized their lives in practical poll tics. In 1871, three years after the State Democracy under the leadership of George Smith Houston had finally driven the Republicans from the State. control, Captain Pollard was elected Sheriff of Montgomery county. being the ,rst Democrat and native to be elected to office in that county after the troubles that followed the Civil War. There were fourteen thousand votes east the negroes all voting. and the election was managed by Reouh- licans. In the fourteen thousand Cap- tain Pollard's majority was three votes "a remarkable fact in Alabama polif- ical history! Since he was elected Sher- if in the troublous times of four and twenty years ago, Captain Pollard has been several times elected to high office in the capital county. and the people there have yet further honors for him. He is a man of rare culture and re- flnenTent and charm of manner.
 Gc ernor Allen D. Candler of Geor- gia, a . ompanied by his family. reach ed Montgomery on a late train Tuesday night, and went to Wetumpka yester- day morning to visit Mir. R. r, Bunk ley, Warden of the Alabama Peniten- tiary. M:. Bunkley is son-in-law of Governor Candler.
 MT. Marion Letcher. former Mont somerian, who Is now living in Doug lassville Ga, is visiting in Montgom- cry and renewing acquaintance with his ole. friends He appears to be in excellent health.
 Former Governor Joseph F. Johnston of Birmingham, was in Montgomery few hours yesterday. In the afternoon he left for the plantation of his friend, Mir. W. H. Lawson near Pike Road, where he will spend today, returning to Montgomery this evening.
 Mr. James NJ. Lynch, President of the International Typographical Union. who haa been in Montgomery several days, left yesterday morning for Mo bile.
 Mir Allan Northington of Prattville left last night for North Carolina to spend some time.
 MT. J. s. Utley has returned to the city from New York, where he was called by the illness of relatives.
 MT. Eugene Northington of Pratt vile is in the city.
 "The thief who broke into Blanks shoe shop last night got away with consider able booty" wrote the rural sditor-and the next day he was taken to the insane asylum.