The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-15

also resolved to mcst at the Court House the morning of November 2a for the purpose of participating in the ex- efcises of the anvsiling of the Confed- crate Monument hers.
 The fall term of the Circuit Court convened here this morning with Judge A. A. Evans presiding. The docket was sounded and the grand jury or. ganixed. There are but one or two cases of importance to be tried and with Judge Evans's usual promptness 1t is not thought that the court will be engaged more than two or three days. The grand jury received an able and forcible charge.
 Work on the new hotel tThe Eufauia Inn) is being pushed very rapidly to completion and 1t is thought 1t will be ready for the reception of guests by the Fist inst The question of the new railroad is about settled and the city 1t is thought will be Sure to secure 1t this time. A conference between one of the ofiiciais and the business men of the city was held here Friday last, when propo- sition was submitted in writing by the official which the city has accepted and the work of construction from Pitts view in this direction will soon begin. This city and section were visited by fair downpour of rain which lasted throughout Saturday and will prove a boon to the farmers everywhere. The work of gathering corn Is now about over and cotton has about all been picked. N In great many instances, however, the work of ginning had to be abandon edYon account of the soar city of water ad numbers of farmers have from ten to dozen hAies of seed cotton which they could not have ba1ed' for market. t
 Seth Mabry. the popular agent of the Central depot here, who has been seri- ously sick for several weeks. Is re- ported improving and 1t is hoped will soon be able to resume his duties.
 Everything is being gotten in read mess for the Street Fair to be held here beginning on the 21st inst. In addition to the regular routine of clean attrac- tions and the poultry exhibit. the Daughters of the Confectionery have ar- ranged superb program for the un- yelling of the monument which will take place on the 24th inst. The fol. lowing will be the order of the excr. cises: Line of march from the Court House promptly at 12 o'clock. the band playing the Bonny Blue Flag. The line Of march will De made up Of the mili- tary company, floats, containing girls
 
 erans wearing Crosses of Honor. car riages containing speaker and clergy | men, floats containing the Daughters and Children Of the Confederacy, citf- l zens. teachers and school children. Rev. M. B. Wharton will offer the opening prayer after which the reading of the list of companies from Barbour will be read by the commander of the camp and the unveiling by Misses Mary Mer. Till and Ida Pruden. The presentation will be made by Miss Mary Clayton and the response by Mayor Dent. Capt Ben Screws will then deliver the ad. dress, after which the exercises will tclose with the old fashioned rebel yell while the band plays Dixie
 The Barbour County Agricultural As.
 sociation held it's regular monthly meeting at the Court House here Sat.
 urday when much good in the way oi discussing farming methods resulted
 The Association Is growing in enthusi-
 asm and promises to be most inter.
 esting and important in this section ir Iaiding the farmers.
 Mrs. !. E. Methvin is seriously i'll al her home on Barbour Street.