The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-22
SIDEWALK PENCYLINGS
Com me nds Grand Jury.

COmrne nds Grand Jury. The Montgomery county grand jury. which adjourned Saturday. las the cor rect idea about our laws against va: grancy and the carrying If concealed yesterday. and i want to compliment the grand jury for the able report which they made along these lines. Everyone admits that the pistol evils in the South at the present day and the quicker 1t Is stopped the bet. ter 1t will be for our country. Of course. there are times when a person is entitled to carry pistol for his personal protection, when the urgency of existing conditions demand 1t. but in such cases. the person should be re- thoriZei official who shouii determine whether the person Is fit and has suf- flcient grounds for csrrylng such weapon. In other words. believe tile license for pistol 'foting and to exclude any man who drinks and any irrespon- MSose sSls 05 sutS es sa dangerous places at late hour of thu night is entitled to carry a weapon for hM defense. I can see no other ex-
 If the Legislature would enact more stringent vagrant and pistol laws, think it would result ir a great beneat to the State. and. as the grand jury said would largely decrease crime in Hotels are Crowded. Every, hotel in. Montgomery was practically filled last evening with people who had come to the city to at -tend the Fair. There were but few vacant rooms in any of the hostelries. and the faces of proprietors and clerks that will not come of. But with all the happiness of the hotel proprietors there was to De detected just shade of sadness. that the supply of rooms in upon the boarding houses. and the pri- vate residences that have Teen thrown open to the visitors for he week, was not inexhaustible.f Some of the hote, mattresses in advance and will arrange to use many of their rooms as double apartments.
 The condition of Mir H. M Hobbie. who has been seriously i'll at his home on South Court Street. at late hour last night was not materially i'm proved, he having spent a very rest
 Mir. J. R. Bullock of Geneva is in the city, accompanied by by Mrs. Bull lock and their Seushtes. < sa ss.
 Alderman Robert Tait Is visiting his parents at Camden. Flo will return to Montgomery tomorrow.
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 MT. J. E. Wood and Mir. Sam Gibson arrived in Montgomery yesterday from Brundidge.
 Mir. Porter J. Neal of Huntsville Is among the North Alabamians in Mont- gomery.
 Mir w G. Longshore of Opelika is among the visitors in Montgomery. Messrs. S. R. Flynt and G. W. Flynt came over from sssm2 s a yesterday MT. Joe Espy Jr. of Dothan is among the Alabamians in Montgomery & s <
 MT. H. J. Packard came to Montgom- cry yesterday from Martin.
 Mir. P. Veil arrived in Montgomery last evening from Mobile. & z # MT. J. c. weissner came down from Birmingham yesterday. & E E MT. B. K. Thomas is Montgomery visitor from Tuskeggee., MT J. C. Murphy Is a visitor in Mont gomery from Mobile.
 Mir. D. Y. Markstein is Montgomery visitor from M9sile }? s > |
 MT. M. M. Rosenberg of Selma is at the New Exchannsea a
 MT. James Johnson came in from Danville yesterday; * ~
 MT. J. T. Barr of Troy is among the visitors to the cify;a ci Mir. J. I. Logan of Centrevflle Is a | Montgomery visitor & @ F
 Mir. E. NJ Mckinley of Birmingham Is in Montgomery. Mir. John Fl. Wallace, Jr., of Hunts vile is at Ma0sen's x 5: ~ ::..-
 Mir. T. L. Strong of Brewton is a * * x | Mir. B. P. Powell of Union Springs is at the Glenmore, .
 Mir. J. S Carroll of Troy Is a visitor to Montgomery.
 | Mir. B. E. Barlow of Mobile is Capi | tai City visitor. & < :.
 MT. w. P. Brandon of Birming gham is at the Windsor. :,
 MT A. B, Horn of Union Springs Is at '"e ''"pe'''% % * q
 MT. c. Kirkpatrick Is In the city from
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 s MT J, H. Berry is in the city from Capt g. E. Gillerstedt is here from