The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
MRS. HOOPER IS REPORTED
 DANGERousLY ILL.
Corn Crop Badly in Need of Rain. Elks of DemopoIis and Selma May Play Game of
 Ball.
Advertiser Bureau.

| Advertiser Bureau. 1 Selma, June 26. News reached Selma this morning that Mrs. Hooper. wife of Rev, MT. | Hooper of Christiansburg, Va. and mother of MT. J. Foot Hooper of Sell ma, is very low and is not expected I to live. MT. Foot Hooper left today | for the bedside of his mother. Mrs. l Hooper is greatly beloved in this city, where she lived for So many years as | the wife of the pastor of the First l Presbyterian Church.
 Farmers in this section are praying | for rain. Corn is in the silk in many 1 places and the extreme hot weather | of the past week has done 1t a great 1 deal of damage. Cotton, however, does | net need rain, and in the meantime the farmers are busy, taking advantage of | the hot sunshine, and are cleaning 1t of grass just as fast as they can' and l putting 1t in fix to grow of with a rush when the showers do come. It is estimated by those in position to know that not more than 70 per cent. l of crcp of cotton can be made in this section this year.
 The telegram from Mobile in The Advertiser this morning stating that Hon. E. l.. Russell would not be a candidate for the United States Senate with a great deal of satisfaction here. where the junior Senator, lives and is beloved by all. Colonel Russell Is very popular in Selma.
 There Is some talk of game of base- ball between the lodges of Elks of De- mopolis and Selma, one day ;.ext week. l .( AAn hAHA | tip the beam at 275 pounds. It would be a pretty sight to see them striking at a ball and running the bases should they ever be so fortunate as to make hit. If they decide to play 1t Is thought that there will be at least 1000 people at the park to witness the fun. It Is predicted. if they play. that each side will make at least forty scores.
 Tomorrow afternoon Ullman and Sons l clerks will cross bats with Liepold Bros. clerks. Here is the lineup of the two clubs:
 Ullmans-Richard Llndop, D.; Gold smith, 1b: H. Eskridge, 2b.; Kayser, 3b.; WaiIes, c.; Foshee, s. s.; Yaretz- sky, c. f.; Heineberg, r. f.; M. Esk- ridge, l. f.
 Liepolds-I. Kayser. D.; E. Kayser, 3b.: s. Kayser, s. B.; A. Pickard. 2b.: V. Pickard, C.; Skinner. b.; Vaught. c. f.; Stahbehl, T. f.; Apperson, l. r.
 The horse attached to Mir. Iverson's delivery wagon ran away this morning. The animal took to the sidewalk at C.. Crozier's corner and made pedestrians , matter At Gillman's store he at- tempt sd to jump over big granite block on the edge of the sidewalk and turned a complete somersauit and lay there helpless for some time r' l Central City and Selma Fraternal Lodges, A. F. & A. M., and St. Johns Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, installed their officers publicly at the Y. M. c. A. Hall tonight The speeches were fine, and the installation services sol emn and impressive.
 Miss Susie Boggs, who has been teaching school at Catherine. Ala. Is iu the city, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Dr. McKinnon. She is on her way to the mountains of East Tennessee to spend the heated term.
 News reached Selma today of the death of the wife of Mayor Robert l Otis of Greensboro. Mrs. Otts was Miss Estelle Steiner. She had a host of friends in Selma
 The extreme hot weather of the past l few days has forced a great many citi- | gems to seek the cool of the mountains, and q good many more will leave dur | ing the next week or ten days. E. M. Riley and bride arrived in the city from Mobile this morning. Mrs. Riley was Miss Kate Schreiber. The happy couple will live at Mrs. Wood riffs, corner Union and Lamar streets.
 Judge Maby has sentenced Sid Wiley, colored, recently convicted Of burglary in the City Court, to one year in the penitentiary and 154 days additional to pay the cost.
 Miss Addie O'ton and Miss sallle Callen have gone to Richmond Wa, where they will be the guests of the family of Dr. Russell Cecil.
 Captain V. B. Atkins, commander of the Dallas Light Dragons is confined to his home by a slight attack of fever.
 Masters Broutley and Lester Con- verse have returhed from few weeks stay on Perdido Bay.
 R. D. shuptrine and family left to- QaY TOT IHSlE AAChAS ot O%AASAN station.
 Mrs. M. J. Meyer has left for the mountains of East Tennessee to spend the heated term.
 MT. and Mrs Louis E. Schwarz of Mobile are in the city on a visit to relatives.
 Mrs. A. P. Jones, the wife of Conductor Toney Jones of the South ern. continues to improve.
 J. I. westbrook, a prominent business man of Martins Station, was among | yesterdays visitors to Selma.
 Yardmaster ORourke of the South ern has returned from a visit to Birns~ ingham.
 John Rogers, a prominent merchant op Orrville, is in the city
 Business is almost stagnated by the extreme heat.
 There Is a good deal of sickness in the city. caused by the extreme heat.
 CAUSE OF THE KILLING. e, as.u rrad Uriftau Maradith De-