The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-29

| A located at Ancon. Reports are to the effect that he has become acclimatcd to the Zone and Is well pleased with his work. His vacation will extend Mr. ,"south Carolina Smith,"
 Hon., E. B. Smith of South Carolina, brother-in-law of Rev. J. A. Rice. D. D.. of the Court Street Methodist Church and a brother of Bishop A. c. Smith. who presided over the Alabama Conference here two years ago, stopped over in Montgomery yesterday with his sister, Mrs Rice, and was greeted cor dially by a number of friends here.
 Mir. Smith was returning from att tendance upon the great cotton con rention at New Orleans, where he took and made one or two of the best speeches.
 He was famiilarly spoken of as South Carolina Smith" and his inf1u- ence in the convention was felt. He Georgia, as President, and with the Alabama delegation saved the day for the Georgian. Rising to speak on one occasion; he was interrupted by del Gatling gun of the convention"
 Yes" retorted Mir. Smith, If am. am loaded for bear" The conven- tion appreciated the joke and there was hearty laugh.
 Dr. O. F. Gregory, pastor of the Adams Street Baptist Church, who has been confined to his room for the past week with the grippe, has so far re, covered that he expects to preach at II a. m today; the closing sermon in the perity,'' which he has been delivering on Sunday morning for three. months vice today. Mrs. Gregory. who was | slowly convalescing. has suffered a re- lapse, and Is quite sick again. To Write of Alabama.
 Two Chicago newspaper men, George A. King and John C. Shaver, are in Montgomery representing the Live Stock World of the Western city, for the purpose of writing a series of ar ticles on stock raising in Alabama and other sections of the South. Messrs. King and Shaver have vis- ited other Southern States and they have been much impressed with what have seen.
 Since Montgomery is the heart of the rich agricultural district of Ala bama 1t will be given first importance section. Messrs. King and Shaver will spend some time in and about Mont gomery. They will visit the stock farms and will make thorough investi- gation of foodstuffs and other mate rials and conditions. MT. King said that the Western peo- pie were looking more and more to the South and that 1t was the purpose of the newspaper he represented to give them reliable information on eondi- tions prevailing here.
 After spending several days In Mont gomery. Messrs. King and Shaver will go to Mobile.
 At Police Headquarters yesterday 1t was said that Chief A. s. Gerald who has been i'll at his home on Washing ton Street several weeks. was conva- lescent and might come down town to- morrow.
 Mayor Thomas H. Carr. who is i'll at St. Margaret's Hospital. was reported yesterday to be much improved. He will return to his home on South Court Street in few days. Deputy Marshal Hiram Gibson has returned from a trip to East Alabama es to appear before the United States grand jury.
 Acting Governor Cunningham left Montgomery last evening for his home in Ensley and will return Monday or Tuesday.
 Mir. Llewellyn Powell of the Census Bureau in Washington is In Montgom- cry visiting his friend, MT. John Met calfe, Jr.
 Major ZelI Gaston of Birmingham was in the city yesterday on business,
 MT. N. w. Brown of ThomasVille arrived in Montgomery yesterday Mir. Thomas c. Conner of Tuskegee was in the city last night. Dr. George Petrie of Auburn was in Montgomery yesterday.
 Mir. John Cooke of Birmingham is a visitor in Montgomery. MT. T. L. Green of Uniontown was in the city yesterday.
 MT, H, N. Crumpton of Evergreen is in Montgomery.
 Mir. A. L. Watts of Luverne is in the city.
 MT. J. J. o'Ranker of Selma is at Clanceys.