The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-24
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 For few moments yesterday Depu- ties Haden and Harrison in the United States Marshall's Ohice were at sea to ascertain the location of the domicile or a witness before the grand jury. who gave his name as Charlie Rogers 1t is the rule in the Federal Court that witnesses receive their pay from the Marshai's office, andy In arriving st how much they are entitled to, 1t IS necessary for the office deputy to know how far the witness lives from the mileage
 Rogers. is gawky young white man. apparently about IS or IS years old He appeared at the MarshaPs office to secure his compensation. deputy.
 "A half mile from Snug wilson," Rogers replied, in absolute seriousness. Where does Snug Wilson live?" que ried the officer.
 ''Shag. he lives a half CT mile from me" said the witness, without so much as cracking a smile.
 What Is your postoffice?" came the next question.
 T h'aint got no postofice." he am swered.
 What county do you live inY.
 At last the deputy succeeded in fish, Ing some information from him. Rog- CTS replied:
 Randolph County"
 About this time Deputy Gibson stepped into the Marshals office, and, with knowledge of the people and the lay of land in that vicinity, the con- clusion was reached that Rogers re- sided in Randolpht County, eleven miles north of Wedowee.
 Having Delightful Time at Daphne. Major E. F. Baber, Recorder of the city, has written to Mayor Teague from Daphne, where he has been at- tending the target practice, expressing delight over his trip and jubilation oyer the journey which the Alabama rihemsn ms gre to take to Fort Perry: Tn his postal to the Chief Executive. characterizing himself and four of his companions as bust heads" The the Recorders. adorned the back of Weiss, Dickey and Swift. and the photograph was snapped at Q time when each of the busters" was In the midst of revelry--a glass of the most hagrant water in the hands of each. and bottle of the same protrudfng from as many pockets as could con- ain the size.
 Major Baber said that he was we'll and enjoying himself excellently. From Daphne. he added, the party would go to Fort Perry, which place they were scheduled to reach Thursday night. and from there to Sandusky, Cincin- natl and Chattanooga.
 Nephew of Harriman.
 Few people knew that J. F. Van Rensselaer,, who was in the city yester- the railroad magnate." said a railroad man yesterday. MT. Van Rensselaer, is general agent of the Southern Pa- cifie with headquarters in Atlanta, hav- ing charge of the southeastern terri. VnT hfn~ rafI tenn is one of the number of lines con- trolled by MT. Hartman.
 "A few of us railroad fellows happen to know of Van R.'s kinshfp to the Montgomery we invariably spring something on him about his uncle. He Is in Montgomery about three or four times 8 year and, by the way, he is an excellent railroad man and jolly good fellow at that He reached here yesterday morning on business and left last night for Pensacola"
 
 Secretary of State Frank N. Julian has returned from ten days In North home in Tuscumbia. He reports hay ing had a good time Mrs. Julian and the children are away. They will re- turn about the first of the unonth. Governor B. B. Conner Is out of the city for the rest of the week. He made a speech at Ozark yesterday and will speak at Abbeville today. both being educational rallies
 
 Mir. Harry Britton Groom of Mobile, is visiting Mir. Frank Stanford Per- sons. Jr. at his home on Adams Av- enue.
 Mir. I. LevysteIn has returned to Montgomery after q trip of several weeks to various points in the East
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 Mir, George G. Adams of Birming- ham is in Montgomery.
 
 MT. Walter Cook of Selma Is in the city.