The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-06
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Na cemeterx Lot.

No Cemetery Lot There is not a lot in the Montgom- cry city cemetery for sale which. a ! respectable person would buy was the emphatic statement yesterday Of a prominent Montgomery business man. . i "Yes,, that is fact Few people In this city. realize that if the need should 1 come to them today to buy lot in the | City of the Dead that 1t could not be done. Beyond the section. of the new division of the cemetery, belonging to the Jewish people and near Cypress pond on the bluff are about ten lots. To reach that portion of the cemetery | and is entirely unsafe for women to go there alone. The only thing which can come in an emergency at this time Is to purchase a single grave. That is the best that the city can do at this time. The question of cemetery to meet the demands of growing citq like Montgomery is becoming seri- ous one and Is one. which will force itself on the authorities Tor their con- sideration, and that pretty soon. There are several locations which could be secured that would make Ideal ceme, tery sites, convenient to the city and purchaseable, but the trouble seems to be in being able to impress Imperative, absolutely present need of the ceme- ter on the proper authorities The Senate Committees. Dr. R. M. Cunningham, who has l been in Montgomery attending the ses- l SlOnS or the l4OuBS 0I AldcphS will return to his home n Ensley this morning.
 As lieutenant Governor of the State. pr. Cunningham will presl1c oyer the l first week of the Legislature. Lteuten- ant Governor-elect Henry B. Gray of Birmingham win not be inaucted into office until the Legislature haS been In session a week.
 During his stay in Montgomery Lieu tenant Governor Cunningham took oc- pointment of Senate Committees. It | will be remembered that when pr. Cun- ningham became Lieutenant Governor l four years ago he held to the opinion 1 that the committees should be appoin- | ted by the President pro tenn of the upper House and that the committees were seleced by Hon. Joel Goldsby of Mobile. who held that office. 5s E 5s
 The Bank Made the offer. In the Tuesday morning issue of The | Advertiser it was stated that President | A. M Baldwin. of the First National Bank of Montgomery, as representative l of Dillon and Herbert had offered to 1 take up the $46S,100, bonds of the city | of Montgomery, which fall due Jan uary 1, 1907, and hold them for two months without demanding payment for the consideration of $5,000 This statement. owing to a misunderstand- | Ing, of the letter of Presi1en Bald win to Mayor Teague in which the of- rect. The offer of President Baldwin was made in the interest of the First National Bank, Dillon and Herbert be- ing the attorneys of the banking insti- tuition, whose approval to such an agreement. it was stipulated, should be necessary to make it binding. Dr. E. +. Buchner. T am glad to hear remarked a l gentleman yesterday, who IS intensely i interested in educational matters. that | aF O. ! vailed upon Dr. E. F. Buchner, of the l University ot Alabama, to deliver here his lecture on The Transitions PeI iod of Childhood Dr. Buchner, who Is and philosophy at the university easily ranks as one of the leaders of the subject of child study in the Uni- ted States. He Is president of the de- | the Southern Educational Association, | and is the author of several widely read articles on the subject. All those interested in the subject should surely take advantage of the opportunity of hearing Dr. Buchner at the Jesse French parlors Friday night" S$ & S
 | Percy wilson's Birthday. l Yesterday was Percy Wilson's birth day Not even his closest friends knew how old he was yesterday but they i planned a surprise for him and their ! plans did not miscarry.
 | MT. wilson IS One OI luo bCSl hLlOWu young men of Montgomery. He is a l native of this county and he has a wide circle of friends. | Being a modern man MT. Wilson did not announce his birthday but his l friends nevertheless knew of the tm- portant occasion. Several of them went l hunting yesterday They were suc- cessful in the hunt and they came home with noble bags of game
 Last night an excellent dinner was served down town in honor or MT. Wilson's birthday. The game was on the table. Other good things to eat | and drink were on the table With choice cigars on the side.
 | About a dozen warm friends gather ed to do honor to MT. Wilson and he
 was the toast of the evening"
 Mir. G. T. Raiford. a well known
 business man of Selma. is visiting
 montgomery %s E M
 MT. C. Kirkpatrick, a prominent planter of Cahaba, is staying at the | Imperial.
 Mir. s. c. Thorn of Andalusia was
 staying at the Windsor yesterday.
 MT. H. w. Compton of Evergreen
 Is staying at the Claneey hotel.
 Mr. P B. Jarman of Livingston is
 registered at the Windsor.
 Mir. J p Stewart of Attalla was ir
 Montgomery yesterday.
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 MT R. ]. Redden of Sulligent was 1T
 the city yesterday.
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