The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-11
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS


COLLECTION Of Licenses.
Next week will PROBABLY mark the
beginning OF about the busiest season
of the year for City License Inspect
or Cowan. All the licenses of the
year are due october /. but 1t is the
custom of the city officials, as 1t is of
those having the collection of State
licenses In charge ito allow couple
of weeks after the date the licenses
are due before drastic measures foc
collection are Instituted.
City Clerk Farley, who has the col
lection Of the city licenses in charge.
has a steady demand for the certlf-
Gates bearing his signature. and 1t is
probable that October Is will see by
far the greater portion of the city Ii
censes taken up.
be some people who should. under the
city ordinances. take out licenses. who
will fail to do SO. and these must be
of their daty to the pubic
All the LICENCES must be checked hg
by the License Inspector. who. indeed
is even now engaged on this task
I'D" the delinauents will be under
taken.
Playing Baseball in the Snow.
Il don't believe a game of baseball
played in the snow. such as that pull
ed off by the Chicago Nationals and
Americans In Chicago. yesterday. is
ardent Montgomery fan yesterday 1T
! is absurd to think that anything like
| a decent article of ball can be put up
with the wind whistling BY at an
irg from. the clouds
1T Is impossible for a team to be
ir sondton unless the ne weather ssMts ~ i,
the first encounter of the two pennant
winners of the two big leagues is no
criterion Of what class Of ball either
can !,,,' play aooa ola time ,o+ gum
mer A,y, let the two mines get togeth-
er and l will declare that the victor is
justly entitled to what he gets
first game, to 1, but l have always
been partial to the Nationals. con-
fdently believe they have far the best
und apd II dav such see
to be farces Baseball Is a summer
game. and why thew try to play it in
winter months I can't see. 1t would
be better to call the post season series
Books For Poor Children.
"Theer are many children In Mont
eomery. who. on account of not being
able to purchase the necessary books.
al not having clothes to wear. are
kept out of school this year. said
philanthropic Montgomery woman
yesterday.
"The need of books and clothing for
NUMBER cnlIQTen III one Ol MOHt-
gomery's suburbs. was made known
to me by young woman VINO is IN
position to know and appreciate all
the circumstances. and: any one hay
Of clothing suitable for children. who
are willing to help this cause. can
send both books and clothing to the
Young Women's Christian Association.
where they will be received and dis
tributed. >,
naI hQf
should not let the matter rest but
should make an effort to help fit the
children of parents who are unable to
do So to go to school. This is sub
ly to mothers whose children attend
school comfortably clothed, and with
every equipment required by the
school" 49, ..-
Mr.. Gayle Is Very Ill.
Mr.. w. A. Gayle. one of Montgom-
ery's best known and most popular
citizens Is very i'll at his home in Clo
illness Saturday Yesterday morning.
when 1t became generally known that
he was seriously i'll, there were many
Inquiries at his residence for news Of
his condition At late hour last
night. ne was reported to be resting
comfortably and it was said that his
condition showed slight Improvement
over what it was during the day.
Postmaster w C. Starke of Troy
came to Montgomery yesterday. He
expects to return to Troy today.
Mr.. Joseph Holt has returned from
Asheville. n. c.. where he spent sew
eral weeks.
Mr. Ed T. Albritton OF Andalusia
is visitor to Montgomery.
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Mr.. F. NJ. Holly and Mr.. H. f.
Cheairs, of Abbeville. are al Mabsons.
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Mr. ]. A Coates of Mobile is a the
Exchange.
Mr.. NJ. Tucker is Montgomery
visitor from Tallassee.
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Mr. w. r. Hammack came down
yesterday from Birmingham.
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Mr.. w. r. Russell of Troy, is in
| Montgomery.
| Mr. ]. s Galloway OF Newton, is in
| the city.
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Mr. W. G. Gerbing of Mobile, is at
the Windsor.
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Mr.. w n. Mcleod OF Ozark. IS at
! the Glenmore.
Mr.. c. A. Martin is a Montgomery
| visitor from Tuscaloosa.
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Messrs. l.. q. Martin, r. D. Reynolds