The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
SIDEWALK PENClLENGS
opposes saIoons.

The respectable white citizens or negro saloon which John Johnson, . negro. has inaugurated at 454 Bell street, said a West End resident yes- and Sa sireaSy pssisioneds the s cits Council for license. On the other hand. we have sent petition to the Council protesting vigorously against has yet been taken by the Council.
 stWe believe the saloon will be det- rimental to our neigh5orhood. and 1t oil should prevent its. operation. Bell, street is the main thorouxhfare py which people of West End can come tasteful ta tae ''ts to usa as for members of our families te have to pass through a section infested with such q shop, Nc sns aSss sesten % pacsS m the Council. vii see it to refuse to grant the license
 Gevernor's Grief for Friend.
 A member of the State Press Asso- citation. on his way to Atlantic Beach. Fla, with some sixty other members ot the organization, told the following story in the Union Station early yes- terday morning:
 "seidom have I been so impressed, aSotSer ae haa as 'Rs Wss by that % Of Governcr Jeiks yesterday when he received word of the death of his old friend Sherin connty. omes Al AlthonRS S'rSeg he had known S tSat the Sheriff had been in critical condi- tion for some time, he had received no ntten pa that ns the SS end yas sS sS sen he read The Advertiser on the way to Anniston, where he left the party: He seemed stunned by the he shock. t.si At the after he had read the account of the mans death, he alighted from the train s5s and igdw Se95 g 0t
 Smith and Cotton.
 "Montgomerians miss great deal when they fail to hear E. p; Smith, sial," said a wellknowu citizen yes- terday. who heard that gentlaman Fri day night at the Commercial Club. "He is one of the best, tho most pol Ished and most forceful speakers have, ever heard, and I can't under stand why more attention Is not paid opgh S iS study 5s Of the cotton @ s caestion % and his characteristic manner of expound- ing the principles he advocates to his hearers ara features of his addresses. He is, distinctly an orator, and those who hear him are enthusiastic over the cause he champions.
 II have heard this speaker three terests of the South at heart, and this fact always impresses his audi enc@
 Mir. J. J. c. Due of Birmingham the editor of The silent Eye. was in Montgomery yesterday rIe came to 6 Gadsden. SaI s He leaves for Atlantis Beach, Fla, this morning. to reioin the excursionists. Mrs c A. Due, the mother of MT. Due, and sister. Katherine Virginia Due. Joined nim here. and will take part In the out ing.
 MT. Charles %* E' Stevens. who has been connected with the Noble. Fay Tor Goode Shoe Company. has acsessp- ted position with sthe Key shoe Company. at Beaumont, Texas and has Mir. Stevens is the young son of Mrs. D. T. Burke. His friends wish him success in his new home.
 The friends of Mir. and Mrs. c. L. Hicks. will Hbe glad to learn of the recovery of Mr. Hicks from a serious Illness of typhoid fever.
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 Messrs. W c. Mallon: R; T; Gaines were in the city yesterday
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 MT. F F. Mitchell. of Birmingham
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 Mir. G. G. Brantley. of Birming- ham, was In the city yesterday Ss Se A MT. J A. Moore, of Montevallo, was visitor in the city yesterday. < A $
 Mir. J. w. Henry, of Mobile, was a visitor in the city yesterday
 $ a MT. H. NJ Weeden, of Eufaula, spent yesterday in the city. g Se g
 Mir. c. H. Billingsley, of Tallassee, was In the city yesterday. B 5s &
 Mir. W. W. Jones. of speigners. was In Montgomery yesterday. Se 3s <
 Mir. l., F. Lull, of Mobile, was in Montgomery yesterday. l. ;2 fs st MT. T. A West. of Headland. was In the city yesterday. g g % Mir. H. $. Aldridge, of Mobile, spent yesterday in the city;
 MT. T. H. Brown. a prominent cit izen of Troy, and proprietor or Tne Troy Herald. was in the ciU Sester-