The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-30
SIDEWALK PENclLINGS


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Messrs. w. p Bowick. W. r. Dent
and Charles p. Teasley, Montgomery
men. were in Mobile during the severe
storm that ragged there "wednesday,
Montgomery YESTERDAY morning, hav-
| ing left Mobile at $3.50 o'clock Friday
evenins by way OF the Southern Rail-
way 10 Selma
Il was in an apartment house on
Church street, near Royal Street when
| the storm struck Mobile, SAID Mr
Bowick THE wind blew hard all of
| Wednesday night and the people were
uneasy The wind reached its greatest
velocity Thursday morning between .
| O'clock and o'clock. Between these
hours the greatest damage was done;
was within half a block of Christ
Church whose steeple caved In, and In
the same block with the County Court
House, whose clock was blown out OF
| the steeple.
There has been some exaggeration
| of the damage done in Mobile. Few
buildings were damaged materially and
no white persons lost their lives In the
when left Mobile Friday evening
the waters had receded and the city
was resuming Its normal appearance.
ei eea s0r tRe Streets of tie mud and
debris. I am sure there will not be any
suffering there for lack of the necessi-
ties OF life."
Opportunities for Lawns.
Some Montgomery people do not
seem to realize the full possibilities
OF their city, said a man from the
itor in Alabana's Capital, in conversa-
ton with an Advertiser representative
yesterday.
"out West we have some very beau beau
tifni hy tie care and attention that is
bestowed upon them. Our lawns, for
instance. are the product Of hard work;
country to get the grass TO grow. and
we prize them accordingly.
Most of your finer residences in
Montgomery have fine lawns-lawns
much as we would like to---but / have
noticed some places in my perambula-
tions about the city, that are lacking
here shaI se @heTe tg the sr a
grows without any artificial watering.
there should be no excuse for failure TO
have finA lawn wherever there is
II Should think the city Council
would be almost justified in passing
an ordinance making It criminal of
Tense to bet the grass q die OUT"
Lemons ut lIighiand Park.
Mack Oliver, who resides In High
land Park, Is proud OF the Pondorosa
lemons which are growing on his place.
Yesterday Mr.. oliver sent to The 'Ad-
vertiser twig which was broken from
his lemon plant by the storm. There
are. two immense lemons on this twig
large as the largest grape fruit. There
are eight more of these lemons on the
tree. sorae Of them are seven and
| half inches long and thirteen inches
This lemon tree is only two years
| old. 1t has seemed TO flourish in this
climate, and Mr.. Oliver believes that
lemons may be. grown in and about
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other fruits.
Mr.. s. L. Smith has removed to his
new home lis High 8 street.
Prof; e. Amende, who has. been III
Hospital yesterday,
Mr.. O.. c. Parker came down from
New Decatur yesterday
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Mr.. w: J.. Wilson is in the city
Mr.. w. G. Davis of Haynevllle Is a
Montgomery visitor
MT. 7. p: Taylor of Birmingham
Is a visitor in ! the }! city
Mr.: G. T. Edwards is here from
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| Mr. w A. Roberts of Greensboro is
visitor In Montgomery.
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Mr.. H. H. Mccall of opelika is In
| Montgomery.
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Mr. e. M, Lovelace is in the city
from his home at Brewton.
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Mr.. W. j. Bonner is in Montgomery
from Rosebud.
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Mr.: G. B, Goidthwalte of Troy is a
Montgomery visitor.
Mr.. j. 7. Turnbull arrived in the
city yesterday from Dothan.
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Mr. J. B. Purdy is down from Biz
mingham.
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Mr.. o. Williams of Tuscaloosa is in
the city.
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Mr.. A. J. Sullivan of Birmingham
came down from North Alabama yes.
terday.