The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-13


 Selma, July 1s. News has reached the city that the army worm has made its appearance on cotton a few miles above Summer 3eld. Cotton Is small and backward ia this section and it will be hard on the farmers if the army worm comes along and adds to the shortening of the crop.
 The views that are to be used in ad yertising Selma in the l.. and N. pub licati0n are now being taken. The City Council contributed the sum of $50 toward advertising Selma in the pamphlet
 "Doc'' Sechrist. who has been ap- pointed an umpire by President Kent, of the. Southern League. came in yes- terday from Autauga County, whsre he had been spending week, playing with the trout and Dream in Big and Little Mulberry crseks. His appoint ment came Monday, but he did not hear of 1t for several days, but as soon as he did he dropped his rod and reel and came in and wired President Kent for instructions, as to where he should report for duty.
 Members of the Y. M. C. A. team which played a game of ball in Mont- somery yesterday. are little sore over their treatment. One of the young men on the team said to the representative of The Advertiser: We won the game, which was no. a brilliant one. but we are a little sore over our treatment We think the officiai scorer failed to give us three runs that we made and instead of 1s to IS, the score should have been 2 to Is. Then. again, the umpire gave us the rough end of nearly all the decisions. They even brought up the old squabbie between Mont gomery and Selma about that footbalI game last winter and seemed to want to visit their defeat on our heads. think in amateur ball between rival clubs of neighboring cities. that every thing should be considered on high grounds. We will treat the Montgom. cry team better than 1t did us when 1t comes here to play the return game"
 This morning a little after . o'clock. q fire alarm was sent in. The blaze proved to be on Franklin Street in the residence of Mrs. Nellie Barclay. The fire caught between the roof ana the ceiling and was under good head way before it was discovered. 1t was eSfShNA Cu-ACCb " bAlE uCAIESE Hfe plug and when the hose was attached several sections of it broke, and the fire, in the meantime. was gaining great headway. Two pianos in the house and the handsome furniture was badly damaged in moving it. The roof was finally put out, but not until damage was done the building and furniture.
 Mrs. Roach, Mrs. Barclays mother, was in the house at the time, where she had been for four months, confined to her bed. It is feared that the shock and excitement will go hard with her, as she was slowly recovering from a long spell of pneumonia.
 There has been a rumor afioat for some time that Col. Fl. s. D. Mallory was thinking of entering the guberna- torial race. He was seen by an Adver- tiser representative this morning and he said that he had no idea of run ming.
 The Demopoiis Guards, B. G. Wilson, Captain, and the Selma Guards. Cap- tain Carter. commanding. returned home from the Eufauia encampment this morning.
 News reached Selma this morning that MT. A. A. Moore. one of the most prominent planters of Marion Junction. is not expected to live from the ef- fects of a stroke of paralysis.
 Misses Mary Hobdy of Snow Hill and Miss Sadie Rudulph of Pleasant Hill passed through the city yesterday on the way to chautauaua, W. Y.
 Hon Massey wilear of Clarke Conn ty passed through the city last night on his way home from Montgomery.
 The work of driving the piles to sup port the L. and ". piers on the Ala bama bridge. commenced yesterday.
 News reached Selma this morning of the death of Mir. George W. Smoke Of Dallaston. from typhoid fever.
 Captain and Mrs. Lloyd Nj. Hooper and children, have gone to Haywood White Sulphur Springs, N. C., to spend a few weeks.
 Gen. E. W. Pettus left this after. noon for Blount Springs, where he will join Mrs. Pettus.
 MT. A. L. Nasty Sheriff of Marengo County, was in the city today on his way home iron, Montgomery.
 Mrs. Gesner Williams passed through Selma today. on her way home to De- mopolis.
 Judge s. P. Prowell, Probate Judge of Marepgo County, is In the city to. day.
 Miss Mossie Johnson left for Perry vile this morning.
 Mr. J. B. Ellis of Orrville spent yes. terday in the city.
 
 Given Commission as Dental Surgeon
 in United States Army.
 Washington, July l2.-Dr. W. H. Chambers of Montgomery. Ala, has been appointed dental surgeon in the United States Army. with rank and pay of first lieutenant, and has been assigned to duty at Fortress Monroe. Old Point Comfort. Va.
 An act of the last Congress provided