The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-03
SIDEWALK PENclLiNCS
Convs.tie'n' ! ef. csssen Growers.

b Dixon Armstrong auditor of the iheaiquarters in Atlanta, was in Mont igomery yeBferd6y attending the annual convention of the Alabama division of the Southern Cotton Association. MT. Clay Armstrong of Aubnrn, and. for several years resided in Coffee county, previous to his appointment as an of- , MT. Armstfons. nA an Alabamian by birth. IS particuiarss anxious to see the national convention of the South, ern Cotton Association in Birmingham. sessfai con~enaioS % ever M 'hs held mGss py sa the largest attendance ever had. even New orieans m this Sesre he ia prompted by feeling to see Alabama take the lead in such things. He would have Alabama snow the South . '@rhe people of Birmingham are making gigantic preparations for. the and entertainment of
 ssssFs se hs ,naS their ssa si Forts should meet the cooperation of every city. town and village in Ala bama. They have raised an immense vention and they have just completed probably. the largest and best equip ped auditorium In the South where the eCnvsntion will be. held he Everyone Eye
  committees in charge have even gone SO far that 1t will b eimpossible for any hotel to overcharge visitor. Their rates for the occasion will be regulated by scale. Five or six thou sand visitors are expected.
 Of course. know there is some degree of rivalry between Birmingham to thing like this, think that Mont gomery should do everything to assist its sister city in making the conven- is the geographical center of the cot ton producing district of the South. and we want every national conyen- tion of the association heid Id. in H,.,an Ala ians pull together" =. Z. isS Mr.sArmstrong left Montgomery last evening to go to Birmingham. 8
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 < Retirement of Mir. Waller. '' On January 14. Sheriff w., R. Wal. Ter will vacate the office. of sheriff and return to bis home near Ramer. By reason of the new constitution MT. Waller has held the office longer than anyone before him.
 has resided on Mildred street. and hls many warm friends in Montgomery will regret to see him leave the city and go Ssain oust tS his sSsfS9ns fS9m in Montgomery will regret to see MT. Waller go out of office." said alelose uaintance@.f his yesterday. He has made an ad- has offended anyone during his term. He is naturally of genial and hap py disposition and we, who have been in personal contact with him so many are glad, however, that MT. Waller will still be in Montgomery county and we will see his face often in Mont
 Those who yacats their offices alsa with Mr. Wafler and with the regrets of thetE phbifc,s too. are George M. Powell day Jailer and Night Jailer Fa- bel. They leave the service with ex- celIent records as officers.
 MT, Waller will be succeedd, by s, Blser, who has been elected for term of four years! Mir. Belser has force of men who will serve under him.
 The Senate Committees.
 Hon, Joel w.. .,Goldsby, of Mobile. President of the last State Senate. was in Montgomery yesterday.
 MT. Goldsby is naturally interested in the appointment of the Senate Com mittees. Tn view of the position hs opposed to the appointment of q thst I committees by the Lieutenant Cover nor. ,.3 When he was the President of the Senate MT. Goldsby held that 1t was his duty f6 appoint the committees and Lieutsnants Governor Cunningham agreed with" aim. -..s.. ta.
 Lieutenant Governor elect H. B: Gray has rfised the point again and will insist that it his nrerogative to appoint the Senate committees. Hon. B. Perry Thomas, who is an unoppos- ed candidate for the presidency of the Senate. has not made his position pub- lie. but 1t is understood that he will take the same view of the matter as
 The contest over the appointment of the Senate committees promises to be interesting. E r7a '~ # %-Ss-' -7 -r" -.-+-+
 Mr. H. L. Mckee of Denver, Cobra do, passed through Montgomery yester- ds-- on his way to Denver from Troy where he has been, the guest of his parents MT. and Mrs H. L. Mckee.
 Mayor W. Nj. x resgue. < s 1t |. expected will return 10 Montgomery tonight from New York; where he went to su- pervise the sale of the recently issued bonds of the city. a a ::
 MT. Paul. W. Stewart of Selma has come to Montgomery and will here after make his home in this city. oHalloran of Selma are visitors to Montgomery.
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 MT. A. L Mcleod, an attorney of Selma; Sell spent p,HItosy yesterday in Montgom-
 Mir. Frank S. White, Jr.. of, Birm- ingham, is staying at the New Ex- change.
 MT. W. B. Chastain. Jr.. of Birm- ingham, is registered at the Glenmore.
 Captain E. w. Booker of Birming- ham Is registered at Mabson's.
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 MT. George Pegram of Taunsdale is staying at the New Exchange.
 MT. E. B. aollswss 5s s x of ..prattvllle was in the city yesterday. ,-- # Te A
 MT. E. E. Cobbs of Linden is a visitor to Montgomery.
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 MT. c. c. Skillman of Eufaula is staying at Mabson's.
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