The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-17

tion. But I didn't regret 1t. l could have gotttn property mu1a cheaper, but wanted this place"
 He told me that no houses were near his at that time and pointed to the only two tres which had stood on 1djacent lots. He said he used, before the war, to sit on. his porch and see steamers com ing up the Alabama River and could hear their whistles for many miles. Their whistles are now drowned in the noise of the city.
 MT. Bohlaes place is among tho pret- tiest and most elevated on McDonougf Street or in Montgomery. Being sur rounded ty a number of trees t affo.is luxurious summer brsezes and Is d con- fortable summer place.
 MT. Bohlae's sight IS yet good, and early morning finds him parched in his llrge, comfortable porch chair perusine the newspapers from Germany and the morning newspapers of Alabama
 The house is or the "ld-style of archi- lecture. is built of red brick and has an imposing appearance. set back. as it is, on the lot.
 Mir. Bohlae talks of the men of his day who built the first store houses in Mont gomery, and who shared the first mer- cantile business iE the history oe Mont gomery with him, but 1t is with reluct- ance that he refers to the civil war be- tween the States, when two of his broth CTS were killed and many of his warm companions never returned home.
 SpOhe OI " lllfdTl hnOX WnO con- ducted the store adjoining him, and of Isa Roberts and the father of John G. Finley. attorney for Montgomery Coun- ty, who was pastor during the sos of the First Presbyterian Church, all of whom have long since passad from the earthly realm. He said he knew in the later days s. c. Marks and P. II. s. Gayle, who are still well known citizens of Montgomtry.
 Mir. Bohlae said he remembered well nyha tun md onlyo near the same size. and when the latter town did equally as much business as the former. It was about 1850, he said, when Montgomery commenced growing and took on the life of commercial center.
 He has a relic in the shape of a shoe hammer which has been in hts family nearly. 300 years. Strange to say. the style of the hammer from that time until now has not changed to any extent MT. Bohlae has never returned to Ger many. He says he has a niece in the Fa- therland which constitutes his entire for eign relationship. and he has little de- sire to return thera.
 Of family of nine he says he is the only surviving member. Two of his brothers died In Montgomery, and two were killed during the war between the States
 MT. Bohlae has five children, twenty grandchildren His only son Is about 6 years old and is in Texas His name is | William Bohlae. The father has no, seen the son in about twenty-five years on account of the distance but they write to each other regularly. Mir Bohlae re, fers to his son as though he were | young man
 The daughters in Montgomery are Mrs Mary Moffett, with whom the veteran settler resides. and Mrs. Peter Schmidt l Mir. BQSlae Is an admirable character esteemed aud respected by his acquaint ances. He is known by nearly ever, person in Montgomery, having lived her, all the period since 1S40, with the excep tion of seven years immediately afte | the war, when he and his family remove' to New York. returning after seven years
 He Is consistent member and regula attendant of the First Presbyterian Church. and is a firm believer in tn teachings of the Bible He lives a modes and retired life at his pretty McDonougl | Street home