The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-20
CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY.
EIam Parish, ST., of Marion. Is Ninety
 Seven Years old,


 Seven Years old.
 Marion. April 1S.-(SpeciaD- Elam Parish. sr. now the oldest citizen of Perry County, celebrated his ninety seventh birthday on the 11th inst. Mir. Parish's father moved to this county when Mir. Parish was a small boy, and before Alabama was a State, and To- cated where he now lives. se i. ,..-,-
 Mir. Parish had enjoyed good health all these years up until three years ago when he suffered fall that broke his hip. since that time he has been an invalid. He attributes his good health and long life to the temperate and recently he stated that he seldom suf- fered from a bad cold. from the fact he made it g practice to dress accord ing to the weather. and covered him. self when he slept in like manner: He is quite an intelligent old gentleman and his mind perfectly clear. and he is never happier than when giving the "reminiscences of the early settlement of this section and the history up until the present time. He is related to many of the leading, citizens in this
 
 two years ago. He has three children, son and two daughters. Quite a num- Der of friends visited him on the occa- sion of his birthday and kindly re- membered him with some little ro- ken.
 Memorial exercises under the aus pices of Camp 'Garrott will be held on Marion Monday April 27. Camp Garrott was organized in June, 1903, with a membership of thirty seven. The rolr has been increased to one hundred and twelve, of this number thirty nine, have died and nine moved out of the county. t's- :
 Several local citizens o1 Marion and farmers living near the corporate Him. its are giving our farmer friends some practical lessons in the diversity of crops and in the raising of stock, cat tle' hogs. poultry and truck. Follow ing Is a list of thise who are making a success with these side lines:
 Prof Walter Murfee. of the Marion Institute cabbage. lettuce, cucumbers. cabbage, plants. He is now shipping North and East in car lots. Mrs w N. Terrence, cabbage, lettuce and other shade and sun cigar tobacco and breed CT of blooded cattle. Roy and Aubrey Wise. farmers. cabbage. c. H poz- fer, merchant. breeder of Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Red chickens. Dr. J. P. Noley. dentist, sweet pota- toes. strawberries. cigar tobacco and breeder of Rhode Island Red chickens. Woodfin brothers. farmers. breeders of hne horses and cattle. J. C. Moore bank president. and farmer, breeder of fne mules and Southdown sheep. J. Marvin Moore. bank cashier and farm er' breeder fine horses Will Palmer farmer melons and general truck NJ V, Moore, farmer. breeder of fine hogs and cattle, melons. Elom Parish, .rner- chant. water melons and cantaloupes Murfee and Shivers, snap beans W. o, Shivers. druggist, oceans. pr. W. W Corley, dentist, Irish potatoes c. N. Green. editor, Keller pears Best Ford. farmer. Lacont pears s. V. Woodfin, originator of the Woodfin prolific and nonpareil cotton and ships seed in many states. Capt. Joe Reese, farmer. breeder of Duroc hogs Bid Crawford. Hamburg. farmer, breeder of Poland China hogs. F. w Bates. Hamburg, dairyman and breeder of Jersey cattle Amzi Childs. coIored. merchant and baker. raises all kinds of truck and garden plants and the lar gest shipper from this point. The gross sales of product by the above parties has amounted to from l $25, 900 to $3o.000 for the past two | years. The trucking bushes has been | increased to more than double this | 900 worth of this alone shipped from year. and there will be at least SsO. | Marion this year.