The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-01
sCOvILLE & TIGNER, Owners.
pr. Alexander St. clair TennIIIe-A
 Tribute .tO His Worth.

| Tribute to Ills Worth.
 Many men are so modest their true worth is often overlooked in the rush ard roar of modern life.
 It is somewhat a reflection upon hu- man nature that Mems evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write l in water
 It is we'll to note a fact in the be- l ginning that to account for individu- alism in life's Titans we have to some- times go back to Adam; heritage is a | truth that we can not get away from; but like all life it has its lights and shadows On the revocation of the Edict of Nantes Catholic France was jubilant. The Italian women and the Guises had triumphed again-though long dead; the spirit of persecution was | still existent. A second St. Barthol- omew was anticipated. The Huguenots flew away from France terror in their wake. Poor foolish sunny Francei She suffers today from this exodus. They came out of Lanquedoc out of Norman dy while out of Provence came some of the families old as the rocks of Provence. They scattered the world over; some to ther countries of Flu rope some to England and some to distant plantations beyond the seas. Of this strain and of this people were the Tennille's; we find them at the early settlement of Georgia and from that date their history is interwoven with that of the State.
 The subject of this sketch was born September 16th, 1888. in Washington County, Ga and died, in Montgomery. Ala, on July 4th, 1907. of heart fail- ure. His father was Majors Algernon Sidney Tennille of Sandersville, Ga. His mother was Miss Louise Dunbar Roe, a reigning belle of Savannah. Ga. He was the eldest son of this union, On reaching maturity he adopted the profession of medicine. went through the war as a young surgeon in the armies of the West. At the close of the war he lived in Campbellton. Fla; he wooed and won Miss Sarah Butler, who now survives him. After prac- ticing his profession for some years in Florida he decided to move to Troy. Ala His leave taking was character istic and worthy of note. In some way he had become involved with the Federal authorities, probably for his treatment of the negro question; in- deed, the negroes thought him a mem Der of the K K. K. He was arrested and put under bond. He went quietly to work settling his affairs in antici- patton of his move. One fine day he suddenly appeared before the U. S. Marshal and demanded that his bonds men be released He secured the pa Sars by snatching them from the of- ricer's hands, tore them into fragments and quietly remarked: Now jail me if you can" His horse was ready near by and before the astonished official could recover himself Dr. Tennille was speck in the distance. making for the Alabama line. It is useless to add he was not followed.
 Dr. Tennille was a man. every inch | of him. He was a giant in stature as well as mentally. He lowered above ordinary humanity like the majestic oak does the shrubbery. In his Olym- plan brain, mighty schemes of action were formed: he conceived and set on foot the building Of the Alabama Mid land Railroad. now part of the A. | S. L. system; likewise the Troy Fer | tiIizer Works of Troy, as well as many | industries In Montgomery, all of which | stand as monuments of his genius. He was bold and fearless in finance, tread l ing alone the beatling crags of com
 mercial adventure. where lesser spir-
 it's were afraid. too close to follow. He
 was talr and handsome; his features
 were Romo- Gallic, indicating his Latin extraction. with large gray eYaa oi