The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-20
WANT PUBLIC BUILDING.
Citizens of EufauIa in Large Numbers
 Signing Petition.

Citizens of EufauIa in Large Numbers
 Signing Petition.
 Eufaula, Feb. 19.-(Special. )-A pe- titlon is being circulated among the citizens for their signatures that will be forwarded to Congressman Clayton of this district, who will use his best efforts to secure a public building for the city. The petition has been signed by all of the leading citizens and 1t is thought their desires will be granted. MT. Russell, the new postmaster, Is using every effort to give. the citizens & better service. but is handicapped by having nothing to do it with. The postofEice boxes are a miserable eye sore and are entered at will by negro urchins who find no trouble in pushing out a small piece of glass opening the door and taking valuable packages as often as they see fit. Complaint is also made that the building Is not a suitable one and 1t is to be hoped that the desired relief will soon come.
 The Barbour County Agricultural As sociation held its regular monthly meeting at the court house here Satur- day when some interesting discussions on farming were indulged In. A reso- lution endorsing the action of the Cot ton Growers Convention. recently held in New Orleans, was adopted and Hon. A. B. Bush, Vice-President of the As- sociation, was chosen as delegate to attend the Cotton Growers Conven- tion to be held in Montgomery on the 21st inst.
 T. M. Brannon has gone to Birming- ham, where he will engage in business and where In future he will reside. Mir. Brannons family will follow In a few weeks to join him.
 Cotton Is again finding its way to the market here owing, 1t is supposed, to the advance in price of a few days ago. Quite a number of bales were turned loose yesterday with a good many more in sight in the event any further advance is announced.
 New spring goods are crowjing the depot here in large quantities and 1t is quite evident that the merchants are contemplating a fine spring business. Weather conditions have been so un- favorable for the past few weeks that the movements in all lines have been exceedingly dull, but with the advent of spring more prosperous era, 1t is thought, will dawn.
 J. M. Garrett chief of the Columbus and St. Andrews Bay Railroad survey ing corps, Is here for the purpose of making several surveys to locate a line of the road through the city. It Is now regarded as a certainty that the road will come through, and 1t only re- mains for a formal acceptance of terms and conditions, which will undoubted- ly be made, to begin the actual work of construction. The officials of the road will make another visit here in the near future. when it is certain all of the details will be arranged.
 One of the buildings in the recently burned district is approaching com pletion and will add much to the ap- pearance of Hart's Block. Two of the stores that were owned by Scheuer Brothers will not be replaced perhaps before summer, but the debris is bein g cleared away and the corner store. which was only damaged by water, Is being put in good condition.
 The work of improvement is going on every day and several new resi- dences will mark a building era on the bluff before great many days. Quite number of new residences will also Ro uo in different parts of town this spring
 All of the early planting in the gar den line has about proved a failure owing to the freezine weather and will reouire replanting. Evervb 0dv will hail the approach of pleasant weather with great delight this seasor owing to so much sickness iu the way of colds grin and pneumonia.
 Caotain and Mrs. A. A. Walker of this city celebrated the forty-eiphth anniversary of their wedding at their h 1n c hore lost wneR Cant0i'' -V7''s0. and his wife are annone the oldest and most h'ehlv esteemed citizens of the city and their hosts of warm friends were not slow in wishing them many returns of the happy occasion.