The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10
SKANDALiO0S!
Deacon Bradbury, pillar of the Church, Went q Dlssracsd Ills ssIf-WIdOw Skinner Turrihls
 Insulted

Deacon Bradbury. who is one of the stanch pliers of the Bingville church. had a curious experience last wensday espeshially for one of the Deacon's moral character and upright inciinashions.
 For three or four years back the Dea- con has been threatening to shingle the roof on his kitchen back Of his resi- tsSs7z4Szsas sszs AAEa.= e when the Deacon first built his house some 20 odd years ago 1t consisted only of the main build ing. It was not until the house had stood for a matter of nine years or so that he built on the back kitch- en to it. The back kitchen was kind of a after-thought as you might say. Well, when the Deacon built on his kitchen new and shingled 1t with spruce shingles 1t was only about six years until he had to shingle his house while the roof of his kitchen was still good, then after another six years had passed he had to shingle his Kitchen roof while the roof of his house was still good, and so it's kept up this way ever since: Being as he didn't put both roofs oTf at the same time in the first place they never seem to need shingling together and this has almost .pestered the life outen the Dea- con, because while he's at it shingling the kitchen he would jest as lief shingle the main roof also. if it needed it. but it don't and that's how 1t comes that he had to begin shingling the kitchen this week while the shingles on the main roof are good for several years yet.
 The Deacon employed Lem Brown our expert carpenter to do the shingIing for him and Lem he was on the premises ready to go to work last ,Weneday morning bright and4 early. After Lem looked over the job he said he guessed he would first build a scaffolding against the side of the kitchen which he could stand on and work to better advantage. So he got some tinlbers and begin to build one When he got the scafEolding about half up he discovered that he had run out of spike nails so he asked the Deacon if he would so down to Hen .weathersby's store and purchase a pound or, so of spikes and Lem said he would set down and smoke until the Deacon got back.
 fWen the Deacon started down street at good clip. but he wasn't able to go very fast, being as he has rheumatic twinges and wasn't feeling very well to his stummick Wensday morning anyhow Besides the Deacon hurried along as fast as he could go because he didn't like the thought of Lem getting there smoking and resting while he was paying him at the rate of $1.50 per day whether he 
 The Deacon was all outen breath when he got to the store and Hen was jest opening up, so the Deacon got the spike nails and started back for home as hard as he could so.
 Then suddenly Fate overlook him in the person of Cy Hoskins one of our most estimable citizens. Cy happened to see the Deacon hurrying along with his spike nails ans he moshioned him to come into the house for a minnit, The Deacon hol- lered to Cy and told him he didn't Have any time to stop unless 1t was something of importance Then Cy he disappeared from the door a minnit and then reap peared again holding black quart bottle in his hand and winked at the Deacon. When the Deacon got glimpse of the bottle he thought Cy must be. wanting to see shim about something of importance so he went into Cy's house and Cy shut the door. What passed behind that closed door we would probably never know if 1t hadn't been that Cy went and told that the Deacon's aeshions all day wensday went to prove that what Cy said was true
 It appears that Cy had sent down to Ludlow. Kentucky, for a gal of Uncle James Hancocks Famous Rye' which had arrove only the night before and Cy asked the Deacon If he wouldn't like to have a little taste of same, being as he wanted to see what the Deacon thought of the quality of the Ticker. knowing that the Deacon was expert ledge. The Deacon told Cy that as rule he would refuse to taste the Ticker and would say. Get thee behint me, Satan!'' but in this instance his rheumatiz was tormenting him so and that he wasn't feeling very well to his stummick and being as he had hurried so Q ApdrsN = A.A 8eN R-SARns hack to Lam