The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
Sidewaik Penciiings.
An Insnne Incidenf.

An Insane Incident. With all of the seriousness and sadness of the investigation at the ln- sane Hospital" Senator H. F. Reese. vestigating board. said yesterday.
 there have been some incidents to re- lieve the depressing routine. one or | these happned few days ago. It was | of such ludicrous nature that all or the members of the commission, except the one concerned, were convuiSed TOT several hours.
 "A certain Senator from Limestone went out after dinner to enjoy a smoke and q siesta. He found a comfortable place in the shade about 200 yards from 1 the building, and was enjoying hlmseii
 In great shape when he saw one ol the
 inmates of the hospital approaching 1 him. The unfortunate patient was a large man, and was approaching the 1 Senator at rurs.
 1 After listening to some of the tes- 1 timony before the commission ones l nerves are naturally on edge, and the l moment the Senator saw the patient coming towards him on. dead run, | he became frightened and started run ming in the opposite direction. There l is some dispute as to just how far the Senator ran before he was finally forced to stop from. sheer exnaustion, him the dignfed Senator stopped and l prepared for battle. He pictured struggle aihby himself with maniac, | although he did not describe tne sen tient ran up to him and tapping him
 on the shoulder exclaimed tag "The Senator's relief can be better back to the building with the patient; with a look on his face that indicated
 that his relief was great. Attorney General is Back. Attorney General Alex M. Garper has returned from a visit to ms Doy- hood home at Chessland, near Living ston. where he spent ten days visiting | DeTnopolis It was the intention of the Attorney General to take two wees for his vacation, but duties at ms or l fec became so pressing that ne was
 During the absence of tho official, es-
 pecially at this time when the big rail, way litigation is on, the new scnooA laws are going into erect; tne t muh,a iha people about which there Is much qnes- tioning, and a hundred other matters business piled up to an alarming ex-
 tent and it wili s+s be seyeraI yer aii aayS 'ei0 This vacation is the first day the AL | torney General has missed rom M nIs | office since he first went into offlce. ine Attorney General likes to live close 10 nature and to enjoy the peace and re- taxation to be found in the quiet nam | lets g..
 q did want to steal fe wmore days away from the office" said Colonei Garbers flor there is nothing to man advancing in years like visit to the
 old home. where there are so many scenes that bring Back fond recoliec- tions. The old slick log, where we ois- ported on hot summer afternoons, the old cotton gin, where we helped with
 the preparation of the fall crop Of cot ton for market. the old mill ponu WheEo we had our first lessons in the ,piscato- rial profession of Sir Isaac Walton. are all places that will never lose tneir glamour. and form series or chlloisn
 pleasures that brighten the vistas or
 Piled in front of the Attorney Gem
 eral is a stack of letters almost foot
 high. The majority of these letters are fuduiring about recent legislatlon' ana asking for the Attorney Generals
 construction of certain sections. + +
 Mir. John Fogleman, former Mont
 gomery, is here on visit to reiatlves
 resident of Atlanta, where he has been
 for several years. He expresses hlm-
 self as quite pleased to get back home.
 Rev. John Bass Shelton has return
 ed from Bessemer. where he has been conducting a revival service, and will
 preach at the Adams Avenue Baptist Church of which he is pastor, both
 morning and evening
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner. A. c. Sexton left yesterday for Atlanta on business connected with the Atlanta Birmingham, Insurance Company re-
 ceivership case. CommissioneT Sexton Is the receiver.
 Capt. George w. Ely the popular
 Travelling Passenger Agent of the
 Southern Pacific Railroad, is spending
 a couple of weeks at Red Boiling
 Springs, Tenn.
 Secretary of State Frank N Julian Is still confined to his room. Reports
 from his bedside yesterday indicated
 that he is slowly improving
 Mir. W. W. Graves has returned to Montgomery after an extended trip to
 New York, through Canada, and to
 other points.
 The friends of Mir. John Frazier will
 home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Frazier.
 Rev. w. M Crawford, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. has
 returned from visit to Philadelphia.
 News was received at the Capitol yesterday that Governor B. B. Conner
 Is now soiourning at Atlantic City.
 MT. Fred wilkerson has gone to
 New York to continue his vocal stu
 dies. MT. H. Y. Tennil of Eufaula was among the prominent guests in the city yesterday.
 MT. A. NJ. Harper of Birmingham spent yesterday with friends in the city.
 MT. w. F. Dent returned yesterday from Mobile.