The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-27
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Good Roads

rQitot Ine AuFeruser'
 Montgomery can boast of her good roads. They are a fit monument to the men who inaugurated most of them and built them. The day of antomo- hiles Is here and not in its zenith splendor I trow. This device will ne- esssitate better roads. Yes, it makes its demands right now. Much carry Ing will be done by the autos in the future. Much depends upon those who have in hand the betterment of our roads. There are i've miles between RaHler and the gravel at Ada. The peo- pie of Strata, Sellers, Mt. Carmel and Lapine only asked the Board to give ing and gravel and that would put all their places and all Crenshaw County In touch with Montgomery. Were the five miles between Ada and Banner graveied Git fs graded( Banner, Grady Dublin. Brisr Hill and Pine Level and much of North Pike could come to Montgomery at any time. The old Board had passed an order for the work on these two roads. The new Board cannot see this matter as the South Montgomery people do. These people feel that they are not repre- sented on the Board at all. The Board had one team all summer working on the Psttus Road and then MT. George with several teams, gravel about four miies.to that neighborhood fos6. He succeeded in putting down 1,7oe feet of gravel, not a half mile. There are past rates 1t will require about eight summers to complete this road. and challenge g man in the County to pre- duce one real farmer whom this road would bring to the city that does not The business men of Montgomery and all South Montgomery County, North Pike. all Crenshaw must impatiently wall while this Pettus Road must re- ceive the undivided attention, of five most excellent business men. do not know any two roads or parts of roads that can be built running into Mont gomery that will or can improve the wagon traffic as these nine and half from the old stage road about the eighteen mile post and into the road from Dublin to Hickory Grove near Mt Carmel It starts nowhere and ends nowhere. The business men of Mt any of our conferences on road mat ters. In justice to the people of the sonthern s,,s part of this cosmnty ! write
 4 Few Words to Beys.
 Editor Tho Advertiser:
 Four boys climbed my garden fence. shot at my neighbor Martins pigeons. ana when remlnded Dy my cnlluren that l did care to have people climb my fence took out the load from their guns and pointed them at the little children These may be very good boys. love boys. I love bad boys: Often times they need B friend. and ] am their friend and offer these words because I wish them to remember that they are and will be just what they make Themselves. l want, them to re- member It is the gun 1 thought. was not loaded" that kills most people, have heard it is against the law and Il violation Of 1t. to point q gun at any one. I know that acquired a distaste for looking into the awful cavity of guns when one Federal soldier Was punching me in the back With a Spen- ger rifle, and anSther was thrusting a revolver in my breast. l do not like to look into guns. If the young men will go into my garden just come around to the front gate and so into 1t at the place made for 1t, aud give me an opportunity to corral my little ones and | will then get them out of the way of their loaded and empty guns It might not do any harm for parents to ask their boys where they were on Washingtons birthday.
 " L NJ Barnes