The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-03
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nrou~ht n.rl I'd Montwomery.


 Thought Ball to Montgomery.
 "Tll wager I was the first man to bring baseball to this part of the coun- se wsa sad He sas srsy asns fansa to ees coaere of baseball fans yesterday. and they listened attenttyely while he told them all about his inauguration of the T was with the troops In Greens | boro. North Carolina, when we surren- 5 deed to Sherman. Those Yankees with Before that time nobody in that part of, the country had ever seen the game played.
 how to play baseball, and very soon organized a team among the. Con- federates. It was not long before we beat the Yankees at baseball? should guess. We must have played two dozen games. all told, and our team played rings around them.
 f When the war broke up. l came home here and introduced the game. It took like wild fire and, for years, was one of the biggest cranks around I haven't taken much interest in the sport Nevertheless l have three boys who make up for 1t. They are the big gest baseball fends in Montgomery" 4 Appeals fer Paved Streets.
 The men who are anonucing Qeir candidacy for aldermen of MontAojm- cry should be able to raise their eyes said citizen yesterday. q would like to have them come out in my part of town. just for a-.walk. and the they ", would I; see there is something to there. the mud Is so. deep that even bird has difficulty in crossing from on side of the street to the other with tals who live there have been induir- ing as to the cost of mud scows g Tt seems to me 1t is a good thing them. but all the people of the city i. don't live in the paved section. I can see no reason at all why every street in the city of 2Iontgomery should not try roads in the rural districts More people live along the city streets. and more people drive along them In fact. every ccuntryman that drives to town over the fine system of gravel ed roads that we have. has to traverse poor streets in the residence districts In order to get to the paved streets 'haf think RH hesr mf aS0e s due from those who ere announcing their cam didacy for alderman upon this all im-. nortant subject. that the people of pect of relief from the mud holes that are now called streets.' Captain A. c. Sexton. insurance commissioner of Alabama. and oo-re- ceiver of the Atlanta Birming gham Fire insurance Company. has returned from Atlanta. where he had been in con Francisco poiicyho1ders against tho con'=any. This was not completed. and Captain Sexton will be oornpeiied to return to Atlanta this evening. to be In court again tomorrow.
 MT. Oscar Ware of Chicago is spending few days in his old home, Montgomery. MT. Ware left Mont was bookkeeper for many years for 1oetter. Well and Company. He has many friends here.
 Building Everything at Once.
 Tt looks like you Montgomery peo- pie are going to overhaul all the bus mess section of your city at one time" said Blrmingham visitor yesterday as he watched the Moses building un- der the energy of 2 large force of hands melt away before his eyes.
 T don't remember to have seen so the same time at one point. can stand herein front of the Exchange and see Ave big building operations going on at one and the same time anu Watnih a Huhobeu yaius oI eaCH He alluded to the work on the Gay Teague building on Comerce and Bibb streets: the eompietins v touches 1.;e building formerly the First National Bank building; the new twelve-story building on the spot where the Moses and rehabdlttation of the Tyson building and the building of the new structure for the Montgomery Fair: with building material, and will. be during the remainder of the winter and spring.
 MT. Emile Schweizer, who has re- sided for two years in Sioux Falls. g. D.. spent yesterday in Montgomery. and left last night for his former hom"
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 Governor B: B.. Conner went to his Barbour county plantation last even ing to spend Sunday away from the turmoil of politics.
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 Epending a couple of days In Mont EOmerv looking in on the Legislature. MT. Dell Henderson of Dothan spent last night in MSntgOm@sry'
 MT. J. D. Holmes of scottsville was in the city last night.
 Major v. B. Atkins of Selma is at the New Exchange.
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 MT. P. W. Godbey of Decatur is wis., iting the city.
 MT. U. P. Woodall of Eufaula is aI the Imperial
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 Mir. c. Murphree of Troy Is visiting Montgomery.
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 MT. Daniel Mitchell of Selma is in Montgomery.
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 MT. c. R. Presnell of Tuscaloosa is in tha citv