The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

Sowell was entertaining ex-representative Davis of Marion, now a citizen of Walker. and Winston counties MT. Sowell is from Walker, and keeps open house always for home folks. who never go to Montgomery without pulling up Dexter avenue to see him. He is growing corphlent and seems to be well cared for in every way. A man with good story would be almost com mitting crime to leave the capital city without telling 1t to MT. Sowell. Across the hall is the office of the treasurer, where Dallas county citizens gather at all times to tell MT. Craig Smith the news from home and find out how he likes to be responsible for so much money.
 MT. Owen Seen.
 Upstairs one finds Thomas M. Owen, another Jefferson county man, who is making himself famous at the head of the historical department. His sister, Miss Dolly Owen, Is chief clerk and. like her brother, has large circle of friends. MT. Owen had his relics and papers in the senate chamber. and had to move when the solons got back to the capitol. He will soon have his quarters back again, however Further on is the office of the convict commission, where Judge Car michael can always be found. There is no more popular man in Alabama than the one-armed veteran, who divides his time and energies between the State and the Dexter avenue Methodist church, of which he is an enthusiastic member. His class in the Sunday school is one of the best.
 Birmingham Men.
 At this time the lobby of the capitol is full all the session time of Birmingham men. Some are there working for the banking bill. others trying to get the anti boycott bill passed. and still others work ing for the Greater Birmingham measure. All these are opposed-by Birmingham cit- izens also and dropping in unexpectedly one would have difficulty in realizing that he was not in the Magic City after all Birmingham has much to do with every thing that Alabama proposes. No general legislation fails to be important in some way to that big city.
 Clever People.
 Some one has said that Montgomery is an ovef-grown village. This is hardly SC in any other way than the hospitality and cordiaity of its people. stranger coming here will not find that cold recep- ton commonly accorded the unknown ir a large city. He will be made to feel al home and somebody will look him up and show him attention. Tn every essential way the city Is modern and progressive The StTeeI car liIle IS eilCicut anu up-to' date There are plenty of cars to handle the people, local and transient, and in ( comfortable way. The streets are broad and paved in the latest and best way There are many handsome buildings an6 well posted and hustling business con tingent. The Union depot Is one of the best the writer has seen. It combines beauty with convenience. and there i: room to take care of the travel at al times. Uncle Sam has a fine structure here and the city is well housed.
 Rich in Memoirs.
 It is we'll for evry patriotic Alabamiar to take trip to Montgomery occasionally whether he has business or not It will do him good. He will feel more interes in his State and take new pride in thu city. It's old memories will charm him and it's progress will interest and enter tain him. Modern architecture stands side by side with all that was beautiful long ago. A striking instance of this ii found in the two leading Methodist churches. Court Street church was bull in 1852 and combines some of the mos striking beauties in use at that time. Its associate Dexter Avenue church, Is bull on entirely modern lines. One is at 2 loss to know which he likes best. The one with It's generous and ample interior or the other with its convenient arrange ment for every line of church work. The congregation of Court Street church, oS the way. will spend 1000 this fall in i'm provements and 1t will be made one oi the best edifices of it's kind in the South Mrs. Lomax, mother of the lamented Ten nent Lomax. will give $1O.00o to this fund