The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
Gossip cf men
 and nlatterS
pros. Thach in Tovvn .


 President c. c. Thach of the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, was ID Montgomery yesterday q few hours ep route to Auburn from Des Moines, ir. ha:. of the American Association of Agri- cultural Colleges and Experiment sta- tions He also spent few days at 'hs srcfesSor ~Ha Thach enjoyed the honor of delivering an address on The Mil tary Education in Land Grant Col leges." The Association met op Taesday weSnssesy saa and rarn Tnufsaa fSan aS6 members present and 1t was remark able gathering on account of the fact that every State in the Union was rep- resented.
 "The Association pledged It's support to the bill now pending in Congress to raise the annual appropriations to experiment stations in the several land gSsos gants colrgn: .s.ars so Sas sS fair succeed in passage. It is being pushed by Congressman Adams of wisconsin"
 Prof. J. F. Duggar of Agricnlture at Auburn, accompanied Prof. Thacb suicids of an EngIshman.
 Messrs. Hugh Cowling of Montgom. cry and E.. M. Cowiing of Fillmore re- from Benton where they went to at- tend the funeral of MT. H. B. IIeaver. an aged and prominent citizen of Lowndes Countx who committed sni- through @ the head with a pistol.
 In speaking of MT. Leaver, who was 65 years old, and a lifelong friend of the cowltng family. MT. Hugh Cowiing tragedy his mind was enfeebled and 1t lis supposed that on this account he killed himself.
 He was an Englishman by birth and haH an rola fivaa tu fhia country
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 New Members of c, q !.
 At meeting of the Board of Direc; o'clock yesterday afternoon the fol- lowing were elected to membership in
 V. [. Shepherd, Southern Manager Shepard. President Southern Pine Lumber Company; Edward Lyle. Man ager Southern Bell Telephone Com pany; Robert M. Collins. Jr.s Cashier Stuart Mackenzie, Attorney at Law: Thomas M. owen, Director of History and Archives; Andrew Fl. McNeel. Sec retary Sellers and Drum Company; Ben F. Noble and c. H. Krueger.
 Interest in the Association Is in- creasing and at each meeting of the Board of Directors number of new members Is added.
 Men Who Come and Go.
 MT. Aaron Cohen. q prominent busi- ness man of Nashville, Tenn. was in the city yesterday; MT. Cohen has many friends in this city. who are al- ways delighted to see him.
 pr. B. F.. Dornell. Messrs. E. B. Young, W. P. Hufham and John Gray of Fitzpatricks, were in Montgomery yesterday and left for St. Louis last night to see the fair.
 Mir. A. 8. McIver. now of Birming- ham, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting his brother and family. Ha Is engaged in the printing business in
 Mounted Patroiman o. c. Roberts is confined to his home, 217 North Law renee Street, on account of sickness. His friends expect him out again in a few days.
 Mfr. Brooks Smith of the Auditors ofice, left last night for his home in Hale County to vote today. Messrs. vassar L. Allen and A. A. Allen of Birmingham are in the city. Mir. s. L. Cox, a well known lawyer of Carrollton. is visitor to the city. Mir. G. R. Brannon of Atlanta spent in the city.
 MT. W. W. Jones. IT,, of speigners is in Montgomery. MT. A. D. Cameron of Notasulga is in Montgomery.
 Mir. E. M. Plnckard of clanton Is in the city. Mir. c. H. Pope of Birmingham is in town.