The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
BARBOUR VETERANS
GREAT PREPARATIONS BEING
 MADE FOR REUNION.
Mayor of Clio Proposes To Have sem- ator Johnston and Other Disc tinguiahed Men As speak
 CTS at Occasiou.

Eufaula. June. 17--(Specfal.) )-The annual reunion of the Barbour County Confederate Veterans will De held at Clio. June 24. CitiSsns of that town are looking with great interest and pleasure to the event and will spare no efforts in making the day a memor- able one for the Veterans.
 Judeg W. H. Pruett. of this city, who is president of the county asso- citation. wil correspond with Senator Joseph F. Johnston and urge him to attend and deliver an address, and other distlng uished men will also be invited to speak on the occasion.
 The citizens of Clio are already looking to preparations for the enter tainment of the visitors and will Sc. cure the services of the Eufaula mili- tary band to furnish the music. An immense spread in the way of an old- esting feature of the program, and a chorus to sing Dixie and other war tunes will be among tho exercises
 Mayor A. L. Mclean. of Clio. was in the city yesterday looking to mat tsrs. pertaining to the event and feels assured of a grand day. President Prustt says that invitations will not be confined simply to veterans Of the county, Abut will be open to those of any section who may desire to parti- cipate in the westivities and he would be glad if all who can possibly join them would do SO.
 -AJudson C.. Chapman. vice president and A. H. .CoIlatt. of the proposed elec- tric railroad to connect this city and Opelika, spent yesterday here.N The day was pretty we'll consumed in look. ing over the recent surveys and try- ing to determine upon a route of en- trance Into the city. When this is agreed upon by the officials, a meeting of the Council will be called and the question will be definitely determined MT. Chapman Is very positive in his assurance that the road will be built and that the actual work of eonstruc- tion will begin at the earliest possI- ble moment. The officials will go over the route perhaps as far as Pitts boro. looking over the situation and return home. Definite action In the matter will then take place
 Citizens are sending in bids for a location for the public building to be erected here and quite a number have already gone forward. No surnise of what the outcome will be can yet be relied on. but 1t Is known that several besutfful sites for the building have been submitted.
 Miss Sarah Ross will tender a num- ber of her intimate friends an all day picnic at her parents home on Barr. bour Street tomorrow.
 The EufauIa baseball team suffered sore defeat at the hands of the She'll man aggregation yesterday afternoon fin score of 10 to 8. Rumors are to the effect that the home team have sworn of against Shellman at least for the season, and no game Is on the boards today. The grand stand was fairly full yesterday with enthusiastic citizens who hoped to encourage the home boys, but it was all to no pur- pose.
 Mrs. J. B Johnson. accompanied by her three children, left this morning for a week or ten days visit to her sister at Hot Springs. Ark.
 Tomorrow afternoon in Baltimore, J. D. Holmes will wed Miss Agnes Ken- nedy of that city. Mir, Holmes was the some presents and hosts of good wish es from his wide circle of friends in the city when he started on the im- portant journey.
 Chief of Police J. M. Huguley and family who are enjoying an outing camping on the Cowikee Creek, six miles north of the city, are affording many of the citizens much recreation and enjoyment in the invasions that are almost daily made upon his camp. All who have visited his quarters express themselves as having greatly enjoyed the day.
 pr. NJ B. wharton hopes to be able to i'll his pulpit in the new Baptist Church within about a month. The finishing touches are fast being put on and the pews are expected to arrive soon. when they will be at once placed in position.