Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-13
GOV OATES STILL ABSENT ManyLette and Petitions From Applicants Await Him. SMALLPOX STAMPED OUT Five Hundred ons Were Vaccinated Near
 Y one's Tank. KNIGHT Is LARS WILL MEET TODAY The Mor nery Commandery Will Make They isI. ave Good Time-The su-
 N le Court Will Assemble on
 Monday, the 18th.
SMALLPOX STAMPED OUT
KNIGHT Is LARS WILL MEET TODAY

l Montgomery, May 12.-(Special )-The annual meeting of the grand com mandery of Knight Templars of Ala bama will be held In this city, beginning | tomorrow, and the members of the Mont | gomery commandery will leave nothing undone to make the session one of great pleasure to all visiting sir knights The Danger Is Passed. Dr. P. H. Owen, the county health of f1cer, has reported to the board of reve- nue that the smallpox cases at Stones tank, In this county, have been dis charged as cured, and that there Is no danger of any further outbreak of the disease in that section. He reports that in consequence of the appearance of smallpox in that neighborhood about 800 persons were vaccinated.
 Governor Oates Still Absent Governor Oates is still absent in Phila- delpha, but it is believed that he will be home on next Monday, the 18th. In his absence there is an accumulation of let ters and petitions relative to the appoint ment of chancellor to succeed Chan cellor McSpadden, and 1t Is believed this matter will be the first work taken up on the return of the governor. Supreme Court.
 The supreme court will assemble again on Monday, the 18th, when the third di- vision will be taken up. This division in- cludes the cases from the counties of Autauga, Butler, Coneouh, Escambia, Lowndes and Montgomery. The call of this division will occupy one week.
 Weekly Crop Bulletin.
 During the week ending May II the conditions were generally favorable to the farmers in this section. The days were warm, especially during the last few days, when the day temperatures ranged in the nineties, while the night temperatures were about seasonable. The rainfall was mostly ip light and well dis- tributed showers during the early part of the week. This, with the heavy rains of the previous week, was more than am- pie for all crops.
 Many correspondents report lowlands badly washed and crops damaged by the heavy rains of the latter part of last week, which in many localities necessi- tated replanting.
 The ground was generally too wet for cultivation during the first part of the week, but much work has been done dur Ing the last few days, and the grass, which had gained quite start, is being rapidly cleared out.
 Cotton is growing rapidly and Is very healthy. Grass, which was started by re- cent rains, is being worked out. and chop ping is progressing favorably and Is about half finished.
 Corn Is making good growth and Is in very healthy condition except on lands water-segged by the recent rains where 1t is turning yellow Early corn now averages about feet high and has near4 ly all been well worked, Late corn Is also doing well, though bud worms are doing considerable damage to corn on stubbls and clover lands
 Oats, wheat, rye and clover have im- proved very decidedly, and fall planted oats are ripening in some localities.
 Sugar cane is growing nicely and con- siderable sorghum is being planted
 Irish potatoes are being dug, early beans being gathered and cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, etc. doing well, though there Is some complaint of blight in melon vines.
 Fruit continues in generally good con- dition, though there is general com- plaint of plums and peaches shedding badly. F. P. CHAFFEE,
 Section Director. Failure of a Drug Company.
 The Metcalf Drug company, one of the oldest drug firms in Montgomery, was closed by an attachment this afternoon. The liabilities are small, as the firms business has not been extensive for sev- eral years The liabilities are estimated at $2500 and the assets will realize about two-thirds of this amount.