The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

THE will leave the city tonight. T so back | to Lawrence County said General Wheeler, where I expect to spend the | most of my time hereafter" Rev. DeB. waddeli of Meridian. Miss. Captain R H. Belismy and MT. W. A. Bellamy of Russell County. are attend ing the reunion. Mir. WaddeN IS a brother-in-iaw of the Messrs Bellamy They were all gallant soldiers and to be here together on this occasion must be | a great pleasure to them. Captain Wad- dell was Adjutant ot the 18th and after wards and until the close of the war one of the captains in the regiment. He was a faithful soldier of the Confederacy and for nearly a third of a century has been a faithful soldier of the Cross. He is the Rector of the Episcopal Church in Meri- dian. Captain Bellamy was captain of the famous Bellamy's Battery and did valiant service. Mr. W. A. Bellamy was connected with a Georgia regiment, but belongs to Camp Cantey, Scale, Ala. He is now sheriff of Russell County. | Judge ". B. Feagin, judge of the In- ferior Court of Birmingham, came down to attend the reunion He belonged to the 18th Alabama. He has made quite | a reputation throughont the country for his war upon pistol toters." Those brought before him charged with carry ing concealed weapons get the highest penalty the law allows him to infiict. | Messrs. JefY E. Hersey of Victoria, Cof- fee County. and English Meredith of | Brick, are veterans of the 18th Alabama | who bore General W. C. Oates on the | field when he was severely wounded They met here yesterday for the first time in a great many years. Major E.. s. Starr. a gallant soldier and prominent citizen of Selma. was a con- spicuous figure on the floor of the con vention yesterday. Major Starr Is a member-elect of the Alabama House of Representatives from Dallas County. Mir. T. J. Fain, the veteran and popu- lar assistant doorkeeper of the Alabama House of Representatives is visitor to the city. MT. Fain left one of his arms on a battlefield. He lives in Dale Coun- .ty.
 Mir. c. D. whitman, member of Camp T. J. Bullock. Sergeant Major of the 3rd | Alabama regiment, and prominent citizen | of Lowndesboro. registered at the vet | eran's headquarters yesterday. | Mir. S. T. Truitt, during the war be- | tween the States a Lieutenant in the ranks of company c. S3rd Alabama, is one of the enthusiastic veterans present at the reunion headquarters. Miss Lillian Lea, Sponsor of Camp liar dee os Birmingham is at the Exchange | Hotel. She Is accompanied by her father. Cclcnei Sumpter Lea and Colonel J. W. Bush.
 MT. W. M. owen of Jonesboro. a Lieu tenant during the war in company D. sSth Alabama regiment. registered at reunion headquarters yesterday. l MT. c. McAdory, during the war Lieu tenant in company G. s7th Alabama, and | at present a resident of Bessemer, came to town yesterday.
 l MT. J. W. Hunter, formerly a Lieuten- ant in the 53rd Alabama Cavalry, is here. He is from Deatsville and belongs to wetumpka Camp.
 Captain A. H. Owens of Troy, Is here to mingle with his wartime comrades. He | was once captain of company E, 1st Ala bama regiment.
 | Captain R. G. Welch of company A, 34th Alabama. is attending the veterans reunion. Captain Welch's home is at Claud, Ala.
 Captain W. F. Mims of Prattville, the once fearless leader of company H, 3rd l A Iaa ta ttnft.o fhn l reunion.
 Mir and Mrs. A. w. Key Miss Idene Key and Mrs. V. c. Smith are reunion visitors who are staying at the Exchange Hotel.
 Mir. W. B. Frazier of Auburn. is among his associates of wartime days. He was Lieutenant in company H. 1st Alabama:
 Mir. T. NJ. Fain of Crittenden's Mill, former Lieutenant of the 4th Reserves, is registered at veterans headquarters.
 MT c. s. Morrison of Mt. Carmen, a Lieutenant in the 30th Alabama regiment, is greeting his comrades of the sos.
 Captain John W. SiSls os company B. s3rd Alabama regiment. is visiting friends In Montgomery during the reunion.
 Mir. W. s. Hughes of Millbrook is in town. He was powder boy on board the Nashville during the war.
 Captain J. R. Adams of Birmingham. is mingling with his fellow veterans. He is a member of Camp Hardee.
 Mr. J. R. Edwards of Rocky Mall. du- ring the war Lieutenant in the 18th Alabama Infantry, is here.
 Capt. J. E. Jones, of the 45th Alabama Infantry, and member of Robinson Springs Camp, is here.
 MT. J. B. Hannon, of Titus, who was First Lieutenant in the Sth Alabama Reg iment is in town.
 Mir. J. A. Smith of Nixburg. who was lieutenant In the 60th Alabam. Is attend ing the reunion.
 MT. W. N. Shipman of Opelika, a veteran Corporal in the 9th Alabama In- fantry, Is here.
 Captain H. s. Gruder of the 17th Ala bama, is among the veterans. His home Is at Pineville.