The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-19
Fourth Aiabama Eegiment; vr,,s


 Fourth Alabama Regiment.
 A. E. Kenny. of Delhi. La. writes The Advertiser as follows:
 fourth anniversary of the first battle of Manassas, Va. Your correspondent was a private in Company c. 4th Alabama Infantry, and was in said ensagemsnt: 1861. at Dalton. Ga. was sworn into service at Lynchburs. Va. was the first (except Virginia troops) to reach Har- Ion July 18th. this regiment !es,ng being camp at Winchester and began forced 3 o'clock on the morning of July 2lst the regiment fell into line at the boom- ing of the enemy's cannon along the o o9aks .sven of es B Rsn hs rssmens forced a passage across stone Bridge.
 The writer was ,s w,ounded; iaKen Ken a spectator of the drama Of war. We saw the rout of the Union. troops as they fled from the battlefield.
 received the baptism of fire on said date who is able to answer roll call, please send on postal name ana conn pany to P O. Box 151. Delhi, La. Soldiers on the Streets. If stranger from the backwoods who had never seen much or city ire and knew nothing much of the news or the day should happen to walk into Montgomery, he would think the city was under martial law" observed the man on the streets yesterday who al ways has something to say on every
 Soldiers. soldiers everywhere and not a drop to drink. That may not DC Ancient Mariner and 1t also may not | be literally true of the condition exist | ing in Montgomery; anyhow, there are | lots of soldiers. ~ | tary proposition Is this: If I could be an officer at first and never have to De or do anything that does @ no not become oeiopa1 | Guard, I think I would like 1t. But If I lad to be d private and have to live strictly up to the reauirem,ents, US. or m mi l itary discipline, 1t wouldn't suit me.
 'I guess the soldiers like Montgom l cry and the people of the city should | allow them a free rein in doing the Ht = tie capers trat seemingly are part Of the military life"
 Major w. F. Tebbetts, the popular Collector of the Port of Mobile. who as Inspector of Rifle Practice on the stan | of Brigadier General Louis V. Clark. Is In Montgomery to spend a week, re- ceived his big aluminium motor car with a party of his friends toured the city in the evening. Major Tebbetts expressed himself IS delighted with the roads about Montgomer;y,. ;, saving 'hes | were ideal for automobilins.
 The condition of Day Police Sergean, Gladden. Harrison who had to De taker to St Margarets ,rd, mosp,'ai an a,tasS hdks iiks apendicitis was much improved yester day and the sick man was removed tt his home on Clayton street. IL IS ho known whether an operation Will DO necessary or not and his friends hope that he will so far improve as to mako such step unnecessary.
 Hon. N. w Trimble. Referee 1T 1T Bankruptcy for the Northern Distric of the Federal Court, Is in Montgom cry. He is accompanied by ms 1am fly. :..
 MT w. R. Sawyer. of the State Au ditors Office. has gone to Monteagie ie Tenn, where he will spend le" aays
 Mir Joe Nachman left yesterda! morning for visit to Eastern points to be gone until September.
 Congressman J. Thomas Hehin. Con gressman from the Fifth Alabama Dis trict, Is in Montgomery
 Mir F.. Mecrtief has returned from visit to New York. Cape May and sar atoga.
 Dr. Harry T. Lay returned last nish from d visit to Mobile anu o'"h u" bay.
 Messrs. John c. Williams and J. H Johnson, of Talladega. are m the city, Mir. w. L. Murfee. of Marion, cam to Montgomery yesterday , Mir. w. w. Porterheld. of Anniston is at the New Mabson
 Judge A. J. Driver. of Lafayette, 1 in the city.