The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
GARDENS DESTROYED
HOT WEATHER BUENs U1
 VEGETATION.
Farmers Report That Corn is Dying in the Field and Cotton
 Wilts in the Middle of the Day.
Advertiser Bureau.

dried up, and died and gardeners have almost ceased to bring vegetables to the city for sale. A good many wa termelons are coming in, but they are small and show the effect of the drought. Farmers report that corn is dying in the field and cotton wilts down In the middle of the day as if hot water had been poured over it. There have been no prostrations from heat, however. and there has been very little suffering The oldest inhabitant" says that this is the hottest spell of weather that our section has ever ex- periencec.
 In the dispatches on the first page of The Advertiser this morning, yester- days temperature was put down at 112. That must have been a typograph- icel error. as the mercury did not go near that high here. Some thermome- ters put it as high as 103 and that is probably the correct figure. But for report to go out that Selma was the hottest place in the United States yes- terday is calculated to do the city an injustice. There was a good breeze blowing all day long, but the air was hot, like it was in other cities, but the mercury did not go anywhere near 112.
 There have been a good many rumors af1oat about the Selma baseball owners selling their franchise in the Southern League to Montgomery or Atlanta. President E. T. Peter of the Selma team was seen about the rumors this morning and among other things said: "It is a fact that we have released several of our players. but I have no idea of selling the franchise. We may not play many more games in Selma on account of the patronage we are re- ceiving, but the team will go elsewhere and play. Day before yesterday we only took in $20 at the gate, and yes terday afternoon s. It takes money to run a ball team, and we will nave to send the team where 1t can make exnenses. No. we are not going to sell our franchise in the Southern League.
 Selma baseball fans are very much down in the mouth because the team is losing so many games. A team mas to win occasionally to keep up the local interest in the sport and there are not a few lovers of the sport who are glao that Selma's team is going to New or leans to play the series of games, as they had a great deal rather nave tne club defeated away from home and read of it in the dispatches. than to be present and see them knocked out before their own eyes.
 There has been a good deal Of ad- verse criticism here of the Constitu- tional Convention, but the idea IS gaining ground to hold off further strictures till the instrument Is pre- pared and submitted to the people for ratification. A great many have be- come disgusted at the numerous or dinances that have been introduced, and some people think that everything that is put before the Convention will be incorporated in the new Constitu- tion. AS soon as they find out that a great many of the ordinances are mere grand-stand plays, they will be- came reconciled and willing to wait till the completed instrument is sub mitted to them for ratification.
 There were only two cases in May OTIS Court this morning. Jim Vaughan, colored, was fined $10 for beating his wife. Wiley Lyman, another we'll known negro, had a case docketed against him for obtaining money under false 7pretenses. He had the case put off till Tuesday, in order to get more evidence.
 News reached selma this morning that MT. Tom Driscoll, of Plantersville, was dangerously i'll and was not ex- pected to live. He is one of the best men in that section of Dallas County, and the news of his dangerous illness will be received with deep regret by his scores of friends in Selma.
 MT. J. L. Schfeizer and Col. Ludwig Erlenbach, who accompanied the Press Association to San Francisco, are ex- pected home tomorrow. They had their tickets extended and remained over in California a few days longer, in order to get a better idea of that section of the country.
 Hon. H. F. Reese, one of the dele gates to the Constitutional Convention spent Friday and Saturday in the city. He left for Montgomery this afternoon in order to be in that city tomorrow where he will deliver an address before the Y. M. c. A.
 The city authorities are out after de- linquent tax payers. There are some 300 delinquent on license taxes, and unless they settle up promptly the costs will be added to the regular l- cenSe.
 At meeting of the Elks last night Mack Campbell was elected a delegate to the Grand Lodge in Milwaukee, and J. l.. Schweizer was chosen an alter nate.
 E. R. Kincey and family. Miss Nell lie Stevens of Eufaula and Miss Mae Grice of Abbeville will leave for Coden on Monday. to be gone about ten days or two weeks.
 MT r. NJ. Holley of Centerville, is in the city today. He is here purchasing a stock of drugs and will open drug store in Centerville in short while.
 Mrs. H. F. Reese and children, Miss Claud and Graham Melvin, and Miss Hattie and Joe and Fred Lamar, left for Shelby Springs this morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Law Lemar and chill dren will leave in a day or so for New York, via Savannah.
 Hon. Calvin Young was in the city today. He has recently moved his family back to his country home.
 TROY FEELS THE HEAT.