The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-04
'Mongst Pleasant Persons
Not nrueh ssarI.ct for MuIe..
By Q. g. PARTRIDGE.


 What worries me ts the mule mar ket." remarked a visitor to Montgom- cry yesterday T have no mules and mind they have always been 6 sympa- thetic indicator of the pressure of pop ular prosperity or penury. and just now the lack or trading in mules IS bad.
 T have been noticing things lately, and the mules are not here. They are ing carloadsNof them into Montgomery every week. but 1t .s seldom, If ever, you see them imported now. Mont gomery, you know. is supposed to stand lust benind St. Louis and Atlanta as a mule market. but from the looks or things, 1t is going to fall of this year. lave mules and later on they will buy their usual quota of live stock, but now they are awaiting lne issue of what is going to hapoen.
 "The price of the mule now? Hard to answer There Is almost no market hope of posterity; to rob him of Ssen h's present price seems too hard"
 Greys are Growing.
 T think there has been nothing of recent doing in military circles in Ala hana more gratitying to members' of sne rn Ala1ama Ala tta National Gu Guard in Mont
 
 Greys are extending their sphere of in- fluence as well as their numerical strength remarked q. veteran militia who. like other companies. enjoyed for many years the privilege of free lodg- ing. free lights, free service and free city In, the City Hall. but now they have their own armory on Court Square. with excellently appointed club b-rcoms. for thes which all they are
  selves. of. for and by themselves.
 The formal celebration of tho open when ,nE of rilss ths sssogs New Years night narrowly beat Corporal Glenn Jennings for the individual medal and all the members and their friends afterwards showed that the young men of the south are as interested in martial af- fairs now as they ever were, and that things they think will benefit them selves and their friends Among the many priSes--for the Greys have al- crew---that adorn the armory, the men the other night were inspired to strong effort, efforts to continue the efficiency of their ,,.,I; "GaDtain Everett Jackson and his Allen McNeel. as well as the other men, ought to feel very proud of the work Mir. B. G. Betty. who has been the guest of his father. Mir. Thomas G. Betty. during the holidays, returns to- day to resume his duties as teacher fin the Ataunton Military Institute Mir Bettys stay in Montgomery was made delightful with welcome that he re- ceived from his many friends here, al! of whom were greatly pleased to see him again. MT. W. F. vandiver yesterday receiv- ed letter from one of the Executive Committee of the Missouri River Navi- gation Congress inviting him to attend the nrst annual convention of that bodY Tn Sioux City on January g. MT. Vandiver said that reply would be sent to the committee in Il few days notifying them of h.s intentions.
 Rev. J. M. Mason. chairman of the | Educational Committee of the Woman's College to be located in Montgomery, passed through the city yesterday on his way from Birmingham to his home | in Eufaula. Mir. Mason stayed in the 1 city only between. trains Judge T. c. Mcclellan, who returned a few days ago from Colorado, brings | the plea sing information that Mrs Mo- 1 Clellan ;s improving and hopes are en- tertained of her early return to Mont l 9omerv. Il State Treasurer Walter D. Seed .s sttH detained in Baltimore at the bed- side of Mrs. Seed. Friends here will be glad to learn that the condition of | Mrs. Seed Is very much improved.