The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-16
SIDEWALK PENCILNGS
pr. crawford a visitor.

SIDEWALK PENCILNGS
 pr. Crawford visitor.
 Dr J. N. w. Crawford. a capitalist of Philadelphia. is in the<city looking after his interests here.
 pr. Crawford Is a native or Ports- mouth, Ohio, but he has not lived there in several years Although he now calls Philadelphia his home, he re- sides with his family. in Geneva, Switz- erland, in order to give his three chll- dren European educational advant- ages.
 He reached Montgomery Monday night over the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad and is the guest of Fred S. Ball and M w. Stuart He IS stay ing at the residence of Mir Stuart, cor ner of Hull and Alabama Streets. Mir Ball has known Dr. Crawford for many years, as Mir. Ball formerly lived in Portsmouth. Ohio. from which town ne ne
 Montgomery has made. remarkably rapid strides in the past eleven years, said Dr. Crawford yesterday. The city Is growing fast and an investment In Montgomery Is as solid as anything man can put his money into. do not have the least hesitancy in. lending money to Montgomery people, as l know 1t is a solid city, unlike a great many cities which we know as boom cities and of which we have to be very careful.
 T can see a general waking up in the South, and especially In this sec tion. This country is fast developing. When we look back thirty years we can see evidences of its remarkable growth"
 Dr. Crawford Is a graduate physi- elan. He received his medical educa- ton in Germany and practfced for some time in his native town, but later removed to Philadelphia. He retired about five years ago and has since travelling with his family.
 The greater part of his capital Is invested in the Southern part or ono but he also has investments in Phila- delphia and he has considerable amount invested in Montgomery. He appears to be about 50 years old. Dr. Crawfgord came to Montgomery direct from Geneva, Switzerland, after having spent few days in Ohio. For the past eleven years 1t has been his custom to visit Montgomery every twelve or fifteen months. He will re- main here about a month and then. after going to Ohio for few days, he will return to Geneva. His three daughters will remain in Europe until they have completed their education.
 pr. Crawford said yesterday that he expected to take his next pleasure trip through Spain and Portugal and then crossing over to Africa he will visit Egypt and probably go up the Nile.
 
 Girls Play Basket Ball.
 T am glad to see the ladies take an interest in basket ball" said a prom inent Montgomery woman.
 By the common condemnation of football as a brutal sport the girls have been deprived of the furious fun of mixing guards and tackles, Well, we won't stop to discuss either the pro- priety of this or the question of gem eral brutality in the game. What I would like to emphasize is that we women of the South must ever regret that we are not as athletic as the wo- men of other sections. We need the exercise. The girls now are a little more prone to exercise themselves than of old, but still there is too little of 1t.
 Basketball is about the happy me dium for tho girls and l don't think there ought to be any criticism of their partaking of this wholesome and in- vigorating sport There has been a team in Montgomery composed of girls and am glad to know that they will engage the girls of Wetumpka in contest.
 Mir. Parsons Not Commissioned.
 T have had no intimation as to when my commission as District At Erastus J. Parsons, the young lawyer recently appointed and confirmed to succeed Warren s. Reese in this office. "Of course now that the fight is over
 
 as few days. I am receiving applica- tions for the position of assistant dis trict attorney from all over the State Many ofthese applications are accom- panied by endorsements. I have abso- lutely nothing to do with the appoint ing of my assistant. This is done by the Attorney General and l invariably so inform applicants. Most of the ap- plicatiCus have been from lawyers who are Democrats.
 Mr. Parsons Is located for the pres ent at the Imperial Hotel.
 Mir. Henry H. Matthews. Grand Master. of the Grand Lodge of Alabama Masons, returned to his home yester- day from Stafford Springs, Miss, where he had been for the benefit of his via Birmingham and while in the Magic City was the recipient of the most cordial entertainment on the part of Birmingham members of the Masonic fraternity. His condition is much im- proved.
 Mir C. N. Avery and wife of Mont gomery left last night for Round Rock. Texas, where they will visit their rel- atives for a few days. After this visit MT. and Mrs. Avery will go to San Antonio, Texas, which they will make the< home Mir. Avery will continue in the insurance business in which he has made so many friends in Mont gomery and other parts of Alabama as d general manager.
 Former Governor Joseph F. Johnston spent yesterday in Montgomery and went to Birmingham on an evening train. While here he was given a dinner by several of his friends
 The condition of Police Chief Gerald who is i'll at his home was improved last night His many friends who call ed at the residence were gratihed to learn that he was better.
 Mir. Frank M Thompson. Travelling Passenger Agent of the Western Rail- way of Alabama. with headquarters in Atlanta. spent yesterday in Montgom- cry,
 Governor Jelks, who is in New York. is expected to return to the Capitol Saturday.
 Mir. w. R. Hall of Decatur is in Montgomery.
 Hon. Thomas c. Mcclellan of Athens is in town.
 MT. J. w. Barclay of Birmingham is in town.
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