The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
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Christine. creetines rsy Telrphone.


 Christmau Greetings ny Telephone. The usual and rather unique custom or ealing up relatives and friends tn telephone. and extending Christmas and New Year greetings to them, will be indulged in by a large number of Mont gomery people this year -, Telephone Company are crowded with calls of this nature during the holiday season, and the indications are that sals business will De greater than eyer eyer | that this tFahic may be handled with dispatch and with as little delay as possible the Southern Bell Company Is advising those who contemplate making such calls to make appoin tmenes. To make an appointment call It is simply I necessary to call long distance" give the operator the name Of the party desired Tue operatop will arrange to have the party in the other city at the | telephone at the appointed hour. ! The custom of indulging m talks with relatives and friends during the holi- days Is growing every year and the ex- tensive development of the long dis- tance telephone lines makes 1t possi- hle to reach people in almost any city at small cost Remevsl of LanG oGlee. 'T don't think said Federal offi- cial yesterday, -that the government land ofaee will be removed from Mont gomery to Birmingham. Friends of General Johnston, the Register. have been especially busy to bring, about the removal of the ofnce but I happen to know that influential Republicans in Alabama have adyiaed against it. I have been told that J. Q. Thompson, of BArmingham. ane of the Presidents Alabama referees, said 90 q person whN went to see him about It that If he was asked to make recom- menaation -@he would most certainly urge thar the office he allowed to re- main in Montgomery.
 There is no sound reason fer the re- moval of the office to Birmingham and feel sure 1t will not be done" HEr. Rrannnn of Mexico.
 Mir. Will A. Brannan. of the Clty oi sSeo sts cn aS The RsmesT Rs9iesn sfd sf s pSsssd through Montgomery yesterday enfoute to Mac@aa Georgia, where he will spend the holidaya with relatives
 Mfr. Brannan was graduated from me Alabama Polytechnic Institute at .Au. burn three years ago. Mhtls In school there he was editor of The Orange ana sent to Mexico about enc year ago by The Atlanta Constitution to do special work for the paper. He became intsrs ested in Mexico and accepted position on The Herafu 4 a
 11r Coeper Of Shreveport
 MT. Levi Cooper, Q we'll known etttzen of Shreveport. La,s arrived In Mont- mas hoiidays with MT. anI Mrs. Terry n. Crelf at 4O2 South Lawrence street. Mrs Greil is the daughter of Mir. Cooper.
 baseball enthusiasts of Shreveport and is interested in the team there He will leave Montgomery December 2S to attend the Southern League meeting n Birmingham % @ %
 The condition Of Mir. Gaston Starr. who Is at St Margarets Hospital suf- fering from injuries received last sum day night througa the .a Sverturn.ingS, S,,a ot was said last night to be somewhat Im- proved. The young man is stiu in serious condition;
 Mfr Samuel c. Engelhardt, q student of the Washington and Lee University came home yesterday to spend the Christmas holidays with his relatives Nr. Engelhardt is a bright young man popular students at the University.
 Mir. Hubert Dent. a student at the State University, Is at home TOT tne W. r. Dent. Young Mir. Dent is con-N graduated on having been selected as manager of the Varsity football team for next yesr :, MT. William c. Cats. law student at the University of Virginia, arrived in Montgomery last night to spend the holidays with his parents, Gen. ana Mrs. W. c. Oates, at their home on Kip- ley street
 pr. Catesby C., Jones. of New York, scent yesterday in Montgomery. pr. he win spend the Christmas season. with kinsmen.
 Mir. Smith Robbins cashier in th" office of the State Treasurer. IS spend ing the holiday season with his par ents. Mir, and Mrs. Eugene VS9bins' in Selma
 Mir William Fl. Hayne, of Augusta, Ga, is visiting his uncle, Dr. R. F. Michel, and family. He is always warmly welcomed to Montgomery.
 MT. E.J. Driver, IT., of Selma, was in M Montgomery last nlght en his way spend sp the holidays with relatives. Governor Jelks went to Eufaula yes- terday afternoon and will remain there with his family until Wednesday morn ing.
 MT. ". F. Vandlver returned yester- day from businese trip to New fork' Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa
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 Mfr. H. Fl. Stewart, Jr, left last night for Selma, where he will spend the Christmas season
 Messra T. C. Conner of Tuskegee and R. c. Conner of Enterprise are registered at the Imperial,
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 Messrs O. c. Gaweit and J. o. Rogers of AnIalusia were staying at the Ex- change yesterday. :>-.
 MT, J. H, Bradshaw of Dadeville was registered al the Windsor yes ' @ E $
 Mr George Mentz will spend the hol- idays with his parents in Kentucky.
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 Hon. 4. E. Williams cf Wetumpka was staying at the Mabson yesterday
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 MT. H. R. Williams of Opelika was registered at the Exchange yesterday
 MT. Merritt BurTSs left ,ast night to snend the holidays in Selma.
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 Mir. William B Bragg of Fort De- posit is staying at the Imperial