The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-29
SIDEWALK PENClLINGS


passenger train trying 10 get 10 Mophe
7 am thankful that 7 got OF wit. with
my life. / was on the fast mail train,
No. 81, which left MONTGOMERY over
early yesterday morning. We passed
Flomaton and got within short DIST
ance of Mobile. and found eevrything
demolished. Trees were falling across
the track like dead flies from a cell
ing and the engineer and the train
crew didn't realize the danger we were
in until we had passed perilous points
so os shs r9pask the
and fortunately rolled them along aneao
of us until we could come to stop.
THE conductor said to me that ne
had passed through dangerous times
during his years Of service in railroad
Ing, but he was never frightened be-
fore until he saw what we We're into
Flomaton and remained there until we
were brought to Montgomery:
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road must have been terribly DAM
aged. As said. have no complaint
| to register and am perfectly satisned
| that am safe at such critical times.
| will remain in Montgomery and try
to have q, good time until trains begin
leans"
Lays Eggs from Tree.
"It is almost inconceivabie." said an
Gilmore County farmer of undobuted
veracity. ''but 1 tell it as a fact that
| have had a hen at my place near
usual feat OF any chicken have ever
"This hen lays all OF her eggs from
| the branches of tree. She flies into
| the ground below, fully twenty feet.
| The remarkable part of this story is
that not one of the eggs has been
eggs have been laid by this hen and
| all of them have fallen twenty feet to
a hard surface. Under ordinary cir
cumstances an egg will break IL drop
pei foot to the ground.
| my tree hen seems to know her bus
mess and her eggs are perfectly nor
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The Origin of "Fan."
How few baseball enthusiasts know
that the term fam as applied TO at
PENDANTS. on the game. originatedAvith
| gomery fans" yesterday.
IT didn't know it myself until read
IT in the current number of Everybody's
in an article by Allen sansree. the well
years Mr.. Sangree. who has been a
war correspondent and is one of the
most talented writer's of this country.
is giving some Interesting history of
| the game.
an one Of his interesting articles
published in the current number t OF E .Ss
word IAN was first used by Ted Sui
iivan, who managed the Montgomery
team some time ago. 1t is an abbrevia-
tion OF fanatic.
| A Historic Route.
The Selma Journal says: chairman
Burton followed an historic route when
he came down the river yesterday. II
selma and Montgomery could cause TO
pass before him a panoramic view of
the Indian canoes, the hatboats, the
timber RATS and the stately nte,bei-
and down between its fertile and beau
tiful shores he would need no urging
to look to the future and see barges
of freight boats and long lines OF craft
of ali kinds which will ply II when
II is opened to the gulf and the devel-
opnent of Alabama reaches Its maxi
mum
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Patterson OF
Atmore are in the city. They came
in from New York and on account OF
the storm have been unable to reach
their h0ineS' y y y
Capt. ]. W. Dimmick. Clerk Of tbs
United States Court, has returned from
erai weeks for the benefit of his health
His condition seems to be much Ina
proved.
Special Agent for the Southern Bel
Telephone Company. spent yesterda!
in Montgomery on business Mr.. Har
ris was formerly q popular newsp s ss,
friends among the newspaper colony o
! Montgomery.
Mr.. John Mccarr of Birmingham is Il
, the city.
: Mr.. A. L. McDougall is in the cit!
i from Union Springs,
e Mr.. R. F. Tinsiow of Birmingham 4
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d Mr.. E. G. Farley is here from Birm
g ingham.
y Mr.. o. c. Pierson of Tuscaloosa is
!. visitor in Montgomery.
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Mr.. w. w. Cofeld arrived in the cit
! yesterday from Birmingham'
e Mr.. C. NJ. Warner of opelika is II
r montgomery X \
. Mr. G.. S. Rodgers and Mr.. w.
Shelton are here re from Z, TuSkegee'
Mr.. J. R, Espey of Abbeviile is a
Clancy's Hotel.
{ Mr.. C, H. Warm Of Birmingham is
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: Mr.. N. B. Crawford of Dothan is &
o the city.
!: Mr.. C.. w. Costen of Red Level ar
t rived in Montgomery yesterday.
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Z Mr.: N. A. Bogett of Andalusia is
: visitor in the city.
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g Mr., S. A. Smith is here from An
!, dalusia.
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! Mr.. David Kohn is here from Tai
= lassee for brief visit.
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l. Mr.. II. B. Baldwin came over frol
Selma yesterday.
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l. Mr.. B. w. Coffman came down frol
Birmingham yesterday.
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n Mr.. H. T. Purdy arrived in the cit
10 last evening from Birmingham.
J. Queen Runs Store.
I, Maria Sophia, formerly Queen of Nj
Piles, has started dainty little store