The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
SIDEWALK PENClLlNcs
Chri.tmas. Buyinw Beeins.

ChFisfmas Buying Begins.
 Well. 1t has opened up now in earn est--I mean the Christmas trade" said Montgomery retailer yesterday. look ing down the crowded sidewalks of
 eToday and saturday we're the best days for business since the State Fair. In fact. they were probably better days. Saturday we had q big crowd from the country and the small railroad towns. Today the home people came down to do business Monday. you know, is bargain day in Montgomery, and from am of the opinion the Montgomery people have come to the wise conc1u- sion that the best policy in Christrnas
 "This is the only Cause can give sn explanations. of fthe big business of the past two trading dayss It was feared by some of the merchants that trade would be slack compared to the Christ mas business Of recent, years. but it looks now as though there were no grounds for that fear The volume of retail business in the city ma" not be the trade continues as it has opened local merchants will have no cause for complaint"
 Manager KeaIhofer is HopefuI
 Manager ". s. Kealhofer of the Montgomery Freight Bureau has re- turned from attending the, National was held at Washington, D. c. Mir. Kealhofer returns confident that the rivers of Alabama, and the Mobile har- Dor will be greatly helped by the rfv- CTS and harbors bill which win pass the present Congress.
 < At the Washington meeting there were In attendance 1900 or 1.5oo dele and harbor improvements. 1t is not to be doubted that the cause of riveF and harbor ,fTnprovementsa is in better condition than 1t has ever been before, nor that the next Congress will be most liberal in making its appropria- tidns for that purpose; The Washing most enthusiastic ever held In those interests. Mir. Kealhofer is hopeful that the most enthusiastic friend of the what Congress gives s the waterway.
 Mir Warren D. Brown, who has been seriously i'll at his residence 1T Adams street, for ten days, suffering from much easier last night Friends and relatives now entertain hope for his recovery.
 Dr.. Thomas Duncan, q member of the Board Of Revenue. has returned to Montgomery County after an absence of two weeks, ig New Orleans =.
 Hon. N. B. Powell and Hon. c. B. Cowap of Union Springs, were promi- nent visitors to Montgomery yester-
 g sa g. zen of Selma. spent a few hours in Montgomery last night
 Mir. H. E. Reynolds of centreville. was in town last night, accompanied by Mrs. Reynolds
 Mir. Charles w. Thompson of Tuske- gee is in town, accompanied by his wife, r s @
 Mir. William D. Andrews of sylacau- gar spent last night in the city. ,a r-ces 4f e F iSs -y esrs es 7a Mr A. Killebrew of Newton was in Montgomery yesterday. $
 Mir. S. B. Gotten of Athens, was in Montgomery yesterday. -of o .... Judge J. J. Mayaeld of Tuscalosa, is at the New Exchange.
 Rev. ". J, simmons of Autaugayllle, is at' the impsE'ai;
 Mir. A; M: Riley of Andslusia, is vis- lung Montgomery ,s 4s' te.
 Mr,George T. .RossOn oe Birmingham, iS ID Nlpt sy'" x %9. b .5
 MT: H. H. Clarke of Mobile, is visit ing Montgomery
 Mir c, c: Daniel of Opp was in the
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 Mir. H Law of Enterprise, is visit fng the city.
 Rev. J. T. Mangum of Tallassee, is in the city
 Mir. J. E Holmes of Abbeville, Is in town
 Mir. E P. Thomas of Eufaula, Is in town.-i sri ..- -'' ..-- a@