The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
Sidewalk Penciiings
A Leng-Iivea Family.

A Long-LfveG Family.
 Mrs. Sarah cantey Williams died at the residence of her son-in Jaw, Colo nel Finney. in Richmond, Va. a few days ago, just as she entered the nine ty-eighth year of her life" said Q sentieman yesterday who Is familiar with the facts She was the eldest of six children of the late Hon. John Dick Witherspoon of Society HilI. S C.. and the longevity of the family was very remarkable. Her father died past 80 years and her mother near the same age. Of their six children, the two sons died each at the age of s4; two of the daughters past 70 and of the other two, one died an octogenarian and the other was this nonegenarian.
 Mrs, Williams had large blood re- lationship in Alabama. The colony of Boykins. near Portland, Dallas County. were her cousins. She was an aunt of Mir, J. ". DuBose and his sisters of Mr. J. D. Kirkpatriek of Birmingham.
 Mrs. Williams was remarkable woman, under the test of the age In which she lived. Early education, travel at home and beyond the sea and every advantage of fortune and posi- ton conspired to favor her brilliant in- tellect and high ambition. Her health of mind and body had always been per- feet and when at last the machinery of nature wore out, she folded the drap- cries of her couch around her for the peaceful end of the devout Christian. Ten years ago she walked the streets of Birmingham. strong as if age had barely begun it's waste.
 "The home of Mrs. Williams in South Carolina, .fhe Factory has an inter- esting historical importance. It was part of a great estate, established by part of 1t here indicated received It's name from the fact that General Da- vid Rogerson Williams, famous man in the annals or South Carolina built ArQ lieved. south of the Potomac. That was in 1872. General Williams. Colo nel James Chestnut of Camden, and q gentleman of Charleston, owned 1t first in partnership, on the Williams estate. Water was the power. Every piece of the machinery was hauled by wagons from Philadelphia for fesr of British war ships on the high seas. and no labor except negro slaves em- ployed. Even the foreman wasra negro slave. David Colt"
 Do You Think so, Toot
 DO you think that all red-headed people," asked Q Montgomertan yester- day as he saw a swish of skirts go by him with rush and roar, are neces- sarily evil temperedF
 why, of course not" answered his friend. ''why do you ask such aues- tion?"
 ,'Well." replied the interrogator. I've been thinking about certain things. and have experienced certain things, shat lead me to this conclusion"
 "That's no sign" vehemented the friend. that red-headed people are or evil temper. Why, sir. my wife has woman I ever met--that ever lived, was on the eve of saying. And more than that" with resentment written all over his countenance, T dislike any tn- situation that she has not the sweet. est temper ever placed in any cranium.
 Seeing that there was likely to pc trouble. the first of the speakers mooA- fled his assertion.
 "Granted. then" he said, that all of them are not so terribly inflicted, don't you really think that the ratio Of red- headed evil tempered people is 20 per cent greater than the ratio of evil tenn pered people having hair ot any other color, and bald-headed people ln tns bargainT
 panion, and at the same time stipu- late that the remaining 25 per cent of disposition and the sweetest tempered of any other kind, and will cheerful ly agree with you"
 accepted said the other
 Don't you know" said the red-head- ed peoples champion, that 1t is true about these red-headed people, as q class. Now that you put 1t to me point blank, I'm incliner to agree with you.
  ed people bears similarity to their cras nIunas covering is something that Is beyond me" ever what nal reminded me of the condi- ton was this: This afternoon l ran across a very mad woman, whose hair was very red. I give you my word that she was the angriest person eyer flights of imputations were remark able; her sneers were cutting to the core; her irony sublime. You may oeL your sweet life that skidooeo, ano this is the first chance that have had to indulge in my little dissertation. l thank xou very much for giving me your attention"
 wended his way to the home of his sweet tempered and red-headed wife
 MT. J. s. B. Thompson of Atlanta, assistant to President Finley of the in the city yesterday and returned to l Atlanta on an afternoon train. 
 Mir. John Ely. assistant engineer of | at Knoxville. will return to Knoxville l today, after a weeks visit to his pa rents in Montgomery; :, Mir. Mitchell Nicrosi and MT. Will Browder have returned to the city, af- ter an extended trip to New York, At iantic City. Washington and other ! Eastern points.
 Mr. James Menzies of Savannah, general freight agent of the Atlantic | Coast Line Railroad. accompanied by | his secretary, R. Bryan, was in the elty 1 yesterday.
 MT. Charles s. Bouque of Cairo. Ill, 1 travelling freight agent of the South ern Railway, was in Montgomery yes- l terday.
 MT. Phil fitzpatrick. who has been spending the last three weeks at Cha- 1 lybeate Springs, Ky, has returned 1 home.
 VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.