The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
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In his prime, Mir. Lyon was the han5a somest of the men in public life in Alabama; the mildest hammered Of brave men.
 He married Miss Sarah Glover, daughter of Allan Glover, from South Carolina, one of the very earliest of the large planters to settle in the Canebrake. The brick residence he built on the white bluff was probably the first brick residence in the State. In the winter of 1922 the wedding came off in the family home at Demopolis the nearest preacher lived at Greens boro The roads were trails through the cane. Night came and the com pany, but no preacher. The rain was failing. Mir. Glover mounted a half dozen negro men on horses, each bearing lighted torch. They were to go up the main path, find the preacher supposed to be coming and light him along theway. The expedient answer ed the purpose Bluff Hall" was the birth place of the children of MT. and Mrs. Lyon and the seat of elegant and generous life for more than half cen tury.
 Gen. Nathan B. whitheld's "Gaines- wood" on the suburbs of Demo3oIis was the home of this remarkable gen tleman. He was a native of North Car olina, of distinguished lineage. He possessed rare talent in architecture. ihe DeautlfuI house he lived in was designed and built by himself No labor was engaged except his own slaves. The painters and decorators came from Philadelphia. His delight was to fill the many rooms with guests at the same time.
 Dr. c. G. Grifin.-This gentleman was South Carolinian settler. He married also a daughter of Mir. Allen Glover. His estate 'Peachly," was large, three miles east of Demopolfs He was man of high practical ca- pacity, one of the early presidents of the railroad. His only surviving daugh- ter married Walter F. Winn, a young lawyer of rare promise. who became Captain Vim of General Wilcox's staff, Army of Northern Virginia, and lost his life in battle Dr. GriTn's home was the scene of many balls and other entertainments. billiard parties, bowl ing alley parties. etc.
 pr. Henry Winston Reese.-Across the road from Dr. GrifTn's residence was Forrest HILL" the home of Dr. and Mrs. Reese, of Virginia origin. It was among the more elaborate exam pies of architecture in the community. Mrs. Reese was Miss Virginia Wiun with her until they married Every feature of Canebrake life seemed to gather around Forest Hill" To speak more in its praise would prove unnec- essary essay at description.
 Henry F. Reese. State Senator -elect from Dallas. without opposition at the polls. inherited the personal popular ity which serves him so well from these, his parents.
 Mir, Alfred Hatch-This gentleman caNe from North Carolina. His home was at Arcola, his postofice Demopolis He owned and managed plantations near Newberne as well as the estate on which he lived. His home on the Warrior was beautiful, with marble tiled floors and plenty of shade The wife of his youth was Miss Elizabeth Blount Vail. of Newberne, N. C. They were the grandparents of Chancellor Alfred Hatch Benners of Birmingham MT Hatch was a Whig In politics and exerted himself to cultivate the Union sentiment among his neighbors when the secession spirit began to demon strate itself Every year he prepared a huge barbecue on his premises at Ar cola, opened his house, hired a brass band, chose an orator and reader of