The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-19
SIDEWALK PENCYLINGS


Repatstien Of Our colleges.
II Is gratifying to note what
wide reputation the colleges of Ala.
pama have throughout the South,
sag a citizen yesterday. While the
as the seat OF classical learning,
still Auburn ranks, high because the
Alabama Pelytechnic Institute has
such a wide and varied number OF
courses which 1t offers to sturaGts .
Recently. / was in Georg and
south Carolina. OF course, ~ all
know that Auburn has a great repu--
tation throughout Georgia and that
from the Cracker State, but was sur
prised to find that Auburn's reputa-
ZION In South Carolina is almost equal
~ as great. learned from promi-
nent citizen that there are many Au-
nurn graduates, natives OF South Car
olina, who are holding responsible
scientSfic and mechanical and eiectri-
cal positions in South Carolina. That
Is a great industrial State, especially
for cotton factories and. FOR technl-
cal knowledge, especially ~ nechani-
cal and electrical sngines ~ g, the
young men of that state generally go
Everybody knows of Auburn up
there and 1t outranks any school of
that character which South Carolina
affords"
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Increased School Attendance.
i One Of the strongest indications OF
the rapid growth of Montgomery is
shown In the Increased attendance on
large number Of boys and girls who
nave left the city already and Others
who are going to leave to attend
schools out OF Montgomery" said a
Montgomery man
The schools already opened in the
city show very great increase In en-
rollmef1t over that OF any previous
year and the public schools are ex-
pected to have the largest attendance
fact with the superior advantages
and the several new school buildings
erected within the past few years
children who will not be able to se-
schools.
."All of this speaks for the growth
OF Montgomery. With the ten pub
lie schools and number OF excellent
private schools, Montgomery send out
to The various colleges and UNIVERSE
ties of the State large number of
Wants TO. Sell Fine Hogs.
The Farm Home, ali agricultural
paper published at Springfield. Ill., has
written Mayor league regarding ia
a sale of blooded hogs The letter has
been referred by tho mavor to Pres
ident w. r. vandiver. of the State
Fair Association. who has offered the
the use of the stables at vandiver
Park for their sale, and pointing out
the facilities that Montgomery offers
for such sale
Illinois paper that various breeders
of blooded hogs in Texas and various
northern States, who make q special
ty of Berkshire porkers. fesired to
central point which affords good rail-
road facilities and to establish a ship
ping center. for the supply Of nearby
Southern States.
Mr. E. w. Trip of Atlanta. Supreme
Organizer of the Order of beavers.
arrived in Montgomery yesterday, to
membership of the Montgomery Dam
Of that organization. He announced
his intention of endeavofngs to secure
one hundred and fifty applications FOR
membership. He. says the order of
Beavers is in flourishing condition.
Dam one of the largest initiation GER
emonies ever held n the South.
y as&
Colonel Harvey f. Jones has re-
turned from a trip to the mountains
ed three weeks. The mineral waters
of Tennessee served to greatly i'm
prove the health of Colonel Jones and
he is looking well.
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Mr.. John w. A. Sanford, Jr., VINO was
one of the speakers on Labor Day al
Electric Park yesterday received an
engressed copy of resolutions passed
by the Central Trades Council. thank
ing him for his speech.
Prof. T. c. Galloway of Montgomery.
has been invited to give Recital OF
his musical compositions in Boston.
Mass, this winter.
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Mr.. Ernest Mayor, who has been IN
New York attending the Topaceu
Trades Exposition has returned to
Mr. Ports McI<eithen. Union Sta
ion Baggage Agent, left last night
'or New York. for rest and recreM-
ion
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Mr.. Fred Solomon returned to MonF4
gomery last night FROM trim to New
York and Chicago.
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Mr.. Ross Kinds has returned from
Cincinnati. and Louisville. 4
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