The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-05
SIDEWALK PENcnINGs
Ba.ebaII bod the pesnImiut.

i Baseball and the pessisnfsf. said the pessimist, ..i suppose we shan hear nothing for the next seven months
 but baseball baseball baseball. It is enough to sieken one. the interest some
 men take in the game--full- grown
 men, too. who are aid enough to have outgrown the foolishness
 | I remember. when I was a young- sser l used to play 1t, but I have got ten over that stage now used to be somewhat of a player in my younger days, and lots of people said would De star If were to go into the pro- ! fessional ranks. Why, when Cap An son first managed the Chicago team | What are you laughing at. anyhow?" l ne snaFied, turning to a youth with a snlgger just about to bubble over. Why, when Cap Anson came through here" he continued, ''in 1882, he want | eG me to sign, but not I. No, sir says. no boys same for me. and set Tsot 19 work driving grocery wagon. None of your childish games for me. There's my boy, now. can un- derstand how he enjoys 1t. He's just like I was at his age, but when he grows up nncre will be no ball games for him; He will have to settle down just as I did.
 Tt makes me tired to hear at the beginning of every season how so many thousands 3aw the opening game at this city. and the mayor of the city. or the Governor of the State. perhaps, tossedLthe ball oyer the plate at the opening game. What men who ought to be old enough to put childish things aside can see in It, I can't understand. No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
 "Ry the way. I see that Montgom- ery's going to have strong team this st ason. Is that right? What did you sayg Going to be a game on satur- rap about it. My boy likes to see the game. though. and I shouldn't be sur prised 1T l should have to take him. Boys will be boys. you know"
 Paving Many Sidewalks.
 TT the City Council keeps up it's work of paving sidewalks at the rate 1t months. it will not be long before Montgomery Is the best paved city in the South" said g we'll known citizen yesterday.
 At tbe last meeting of the Council twenty six. ordinances were passed pro- viding for sidewalk and street paving and al every regular meeting big punch of paving ordinances are passed
 The Council could not expend the money better For Montgomery. Pay ing makes fine impression on stranger in the city and is a great conI already far ahead of most Southern cities In regard to paving
 Capt. R. R. Raymond of the United States Army, is in the city on legal matter in the corrts. He Is pleasantly remembered here by a large circle of | friends as the engineer in charge of 1 the work on rivers and harbors in this | district. He Is now stationed at Fort ] Leavenworth. Kas.
 Mrs. Horace Owen is visiting her l parents, Judge and Mrs. Thomas q ] Judge. Mir. Owen has occupied the rectorship of large church at Tren- ton, IN. J., and he C1as already taken | charge. Trenton will, therefore. be the | | Gen W W. Brandon, wEo is a can- didate for State Auditor, came to sMont- gomery last night from his home in Tuscaloosa As Adiutant General of | the National Guard he will go to Union Springs today where he will organize a military company tonight;
 Mir. Eli P. Smith, Associate Editor of The Birmingham News spent yesterday In Montgomery. On his return home he was accompanied by Mrs. Smith, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. A. J. Mapes.
 Mir. F. I. Cunningham, editor of The Co lfederate Veteran, at Nashville, spent a few hours in Montgomery last night on his way to New Orleans
 Messis. T. S. Fielder and Pope S. Hill. prominent citizens of Macon. Ga, spent yesterday in Montgomery.
 Mesrs. Robert Jeniison. John P. Till man, J E. Adams and W. c. Lewis of Birmingham are in the city.
 MT. E. R. Malone of Dothan is in town.