The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-20
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

The New ana the OLD.
Marion County News.
II ts claimed that nifty Illicit stills
wefe DESTROYED In Alabama during the
month OF May. No record Is furnished,
however. OF the new stills put into
Wanted--A Dog Law.
The epidemic Of rabies among the
dogs Of the State for the past year
has brought up the question would X
not be wise for the Alabama Legis-
iature to pass a state dog law. There
Is no question .pout the fact that Ala
bama has several thousand dogs that
could be well got along without.
AatsmsbiIes I'm Covington.
Andalusia Star.
ty shows the march Of pfosrsss. ssSed-
uie will be about as follows when all
are niled: Andaiusia, twenty-one;
F'lorala, fifteen; sanford. one: Policy,
seven. covington county stock Is be-
coming acquainted with the buzz wag-
ons
For Father Ryan.
The expression is general that the
board IF aldermen acted wisely and
well in adopting the resolution to pur.
chase the triangle for the erection OF
q park to be named for Father Ryan.
the lamented priest, poet and warrior.
The location Is an IDEAL one. accord
ing to general opinion, and the sooner
the park Is built the better. and the
more praise will be awarded the alder
men.
The Record Lowered.
Troy Herald
Last Saturday Mr. J. c. Henderson
with party OF friends went to Mont
gomery In his fine Rambler touring
car. They had q splendid trip and the
return trip was made in one hour and
fifty-nine minutes. which is the fastest
time made so far as we have heard
between Troy and Montgomery. This
to run from Troy to Montgomery.
Professor Wright. who was one of tho
party. told us that the Pike county
roads ads were highly sstisfsctory e CON
which cost q great deal more per mile
than Pixies olayed roads. You wont
ind anywhere a more satisfactory road
than the Pike county roads. when the
cost 10 considered.
The Old "saered Harp"
Union Springs Herald.
In the account of the death of Rev.
Timothy Funk. which occurred last
Ing to say: IT was S Mr.. Funk father
who in 1882 first published the TIar-
monia Sacra.' tune book which
reached seventeen editions and which
pend OF church music In Virginia and
many other States OF the South. Ex-
cept the first edition. which was print
ed in winchester. this old book was
published at Singers Glen In successive
by Timothy Funk, until the latter T0's."
This brings to our minds this inquiry:
Is not this Harmonic Secra" our pres
ent Sacred Harp" singing?. We ask
this as matter of information and IL any
of our readers or exchanging editors
can answer, we believe II would be
Of much interest to large number Of
readers.
TeIephoDea at Camden.
Wilcox Progressive Era.
Just about twenty-five years ago.
telephone line was built from snow
Hill depot to Camden. by the Camden
people, under the direction Of Mr.
Bloch, the company's president. This
telephone line was our first connection
with the outside world. The foreman
of the construction crew was Mr.. Hen
sen Sa Of 81 all 0 these Years from camdsn,
last Monday Mr.. Hendrick called on
Mr.. Bloch to renew former acquaint-
ance and to advise him that again. ne
S %as sEssia lime snoSSsT ~ 'I Is the
bronze wires Of the Southern Bell
long distance telephone company.
These wires will he connected with the
main,slips Ar NedaWahs during this
Pleasant Hill. Pineapple and Monroe
VILE, also OF the main lines In about
four weeks the Instruments will be
placed In position, ana then Camden
will be strictly int telephone long
distance world. and can cali Mobile.
Pensacola, New Orleans, Montgomery
and others places in a hurry and or
der what we want