The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-26

Alabama House OF Representatives and
known as perhaps the States most gift
ed speaker. In return for a slight
physical defect, nature seemed to have
lavished upon him as she did upon
Byron for the same reason every intel
lectual grace and gift.
His death recalled the untimely TAX
ing off of another brilliant young lead
err OF that county In other fellow days,
who died nourned by a whole State. A
young man, yet honored for his splen-
did gift and attachments Col. Edward
Courtney Bullock died of fever in the
earlier days OF the war. The countyor
Bullock preserves his name and fame
for succeeding generations.
A word should be said for the memo
~ of two other distinguished citizens
OF the county who lived their lives out
of public office, were no less honored
for their ability, and their attainments.
Judge John Cochran Is recalled as one
of the greateSt of the jurists pro-
duced by Alabama and General Alpneus
Raker was believed by many to have
no peer as an orator.
The newspapers the other day mar
yelled at sthe strange fact that three
members of the Lee family of Bar
beur, would sit in the next legislature
and from three different counties.
Brothers will represent Houston and
Etowah and a cousin will represent
BARBOUR Another brother Is Supreme
Court reporter and a fourth brother
was a few days ago appointed Assis-
tant Examiner of Public Accounts
Office holding seems to be Bar
non county habit. Less than a year
ago. the Mayor of Montgomery Hon.
Thomas Fl. Carr, and the Solicitor OF
the C5ty Court. Hon. s. II. Dent. were
ex-citizens of Barbour and Solicitor
Dent continues to be proud of the dis
tinction. A rather long list of ex-
residents of Barbour who are holding
one Office or another could be prepar-
cd with some trouble.
Florida has seen fit 70 honor one in
James W. Clark who WAS speaker of
the Elorida House and one of the
strongest political figures In the State.
Conner In Politics.
The next Governor of Alabama was
born and reared in Barbour and his ear
ly manhood was spent there. Mr.. CO.
mer was well along in manhood when
he moved from Barbour to Calhoun.
He had already a wide experience in
business and although some of his ar
dent supporters would not believe II
he had a wide experience in politics.
Ie Barbour all men drift into politics,
especially IL they are endowed with any
of the elements of leadership. Mr. CO.
mer was an active and valuable man
in the strenuous and exciting days of
Reconstruction on the side of the whfts
people. He was a recognized county
leader and served on the Board or
Revenue of the county.
He has always been closely identi-
fed with the county and members OF
his family have always lived there He
is today, although his home Is In Bir-
mingham, one of the largest property
owners In the county.
He came of a remarkable family.
There were six of the brothers, before
President II. NJ. Conner of the Central
of Georgia died. OF the six two at
least became millionaires, two or three
| accumulated fortunes that fell not far
short of the million mark and each and
every one had distinction and leader
ship in his own community and Sec
ton.
The family of ak remarkable boys
were reared in the upper end of Bar
bour. the aristocratic slave holding Sec
ton of the county. The elders were
large slave holders and of independent
means. The old fashioned home still
stands on a high hill overlookin q a
plantation that has been many, many
years of cultivation.
So much for Barbour, the greatest
Office getting county of the State
BIJOU THEATRE.
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