The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-06
sidewaik PeneiIimss
nrainnxe of the Ponds .

ssrha ehann&e of the Ponds.
 in and around West EAd are faenaces ~ nya IF RnDiic sns, health" said a. well known new ipnai thinasi man an yesterday nsrs :. no no .he city authorities and the County aSe knSrities have had this matter brought sna lprs ss1 them In various forms. Again mene m an official way. Tnree or four years ago when the Ssgunty had 3urtsdiction of that part of was made to have the ponds drained ana remove their menace to the health ot the community. IL was charged laria and othsr forms of sickness Be- lore the Board of Revenue evidence was brought out establishing tho for some reason did not see fit to have the ponds drained.
 Tn time that part .of. the suburbs be- CT Montgomery, but stiii the ponds re- mained undrained and still they re- mained danger to the health of the that the fy'oias city aatsoTities would would 'ce cer. tainly have taken some action in this important matter of draining the West in view of the yellow fever excitement, but no action has been taken and the ponds are stf1l breeding malaria and the city in case we should have any more serious sickness.
 Tt Is due the people cf West End S people of ths elty of thae these ponds should be drained. I dare say that there Is not physician in sreaeSt sanary Tefo@ st 'aa1 n De inaugurated in Montgomery will be the drying and the filling up of the ponds Sods shf to 'sssFSs aes S Rs Rs time ssg for fs now"
 Committee Wants Infermasion.
 A formal request on the people of special sanitation Committee that citi- zens report to the Sanitary Department a ey or any know are given that information given in this way will be held strictly confiden- tial. The reportseare to be made to of which iss47s In the telephone book this Is put down as the city physicians offiee which 1t is in ract, but the sani- tary work of the city is directed from
 The old Time Telesraphers. Maaagsr ocs sheppard If tns Company, has just returned from New York, where he went to attend the twenty ninth, annual reunion of the Old Time Photographers and Historical companied by Mrs. sheppard, and he says 1t was the most enjoyable trip he
 MT. Sheppard speaks with enthus- ''old timers and of the pleasure It gaxs aim en 10 wbs est fosnerIH Ian sent mes sages over the wires.
 I've were treated royalty he said
 had the pleasure dison G Shakng MsIgys hangs Stone, General Manager of the Asso- ciated Press and aa old operator, the
 non sea eefs she Postal ons and many other men famous for their per- sonal achievements. The two great telegraph companies vied % with n, eaSn tality to the visitors and 1t was alto gether great meeting;
 The reunion was & held & at the the Wal, Wal erous excursions to points of interest | and a great banquet over which Mir. Stone Of the Associated Press presided seats at the tables and joined in the l festivities.'
 l Mr. Cook a Visitor. Mir. Daniei G. Cook of Nellie, Will I cox County. who is pleasantly remem- bered as an attache of various Ala | bama Legislatures and the Constitu- tional Convention, is in the city.
 MT. Cook is a son of the late Hon. Samuel c. Cook. Representative of diea Msf0a about os@ss year s H' ago. should the Governor, cali an extra session of the Legislature Mfr. Cook will become guished father. 1t is said that he will | be without opposition If he stands for | the vacancy made by the death of hts l distinguished father.
 Few young men in Alabama have a wider acquaintance among the States prominent men than Mir. Cook, and he l Is always welcome visitor to Mont gomery.
 | Reports from the bedside of Hon. Thomas H: Carr. Mayor of Montgom- ] ken a, change for the. worse. He Is l decidedly weaker than he was Monday night sand no hope is entertained for his recovery.
 | Prof. T. c. Galloway, Montgomery's l popular musician and composer, Is sick m many ny friends viii be glad to hear that he is improving.
 Rev. Frank Hastings will conduct the | prayer service at the Clayton Street Methodist Church this evening at o'clock.
 Colonel E. H. Graves of Eufaula, commander of the 2nd Infantry regi- ment, was in town yesterday.
 Captain J. L. Echols of Gadsden spent yesterday In Montgomery.
 MT. c. T. McElleny of Talladega is at the New Mabson.
 MT. s. H. Dean of Evergreen is in the city.
 MT. J. M. Fleming of sylacauga is | here.
 BAPTISTS WILL MEET.
 Montgomery Association Assemblies at
 Deatsville Today. l The Montgomery Baptist Association will convene at Deatsville this morning