The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-10
He Was a Highly Esteemed Citizen of Opelika.

' q Opelika, July 9.-(Special.) )--Hon. George L. Webster. for many years city clerk of Opelika. died here last night after . long illness of chronic rheumatism of the optic nerve. Mir. Webster was 52 years of age and was Christian gentleman in oil the words imply. He was honest in all the walks of life and had the love and confidence of all who knew him. His remains were inferred in the city ceme- tery this aftern ,on. the funeral exercises taking place from the Baptist curch. Mir. Webster leives family. He carried s. 900 life insurance
 G. W. Shealy. a wealthy farmer of Cusseta. was in town today, and said that he had six hundred acres of his finest land in cotton this year and that he had spent great deal on it and the entire six hundred acres would not make fifteen bales of cotton, The same ratio prevails throughout this section. Many farmers have cut their corn for fodder and the crop of fodder will not be one tenth of the usual yield. No potatoes have been planted for the reason that there has been no rain since the slips were ready. A few little patches here and there will not produce enough for next years seed if they can be saved.
 Much interest centers in the action of the State Committee. The Democrats of Lee county are perfectly willing to abide the action of their authorized agent. In the future as in the past they will SUD- port 1t loyalty. They believe in the new constitution, and are going to endorse the men who gave us that instrument. De- spite all rumors 1t is generally known here that no one from Lee county intends to be a candidate for Governor as no one wants to be the Goat to keep the show from stopping
 Paul Hoffman of Waverly planted one hundred acres in canteloupes this year. paying $i00 for the seed. He will make about s25 from the crop. which is now ruined. The merchants who have ad- vanced the farmers will have to close out many this fall and the question as to what they will do with the wagons, stock and implements they take is a grave one.
 The dust has been laid here four times since the middle of March, but there has been no season. The ground is parched and the gardens were ruined long ago. The blackberries dried up on the bushes and there was an enormous crop prom ised. Figs cannot mature and all other fruit is failure.
 
 G. E. Driver has resigned as a member of the City Council. but the other men- bers will not accept his resignation. III health is the cause of his action. He is one of the best the city has ever had. He is now resting after a long stay at the springs.
 Messrs. Albert E. Barnett, F. c. sPow- ledge, J. I. Meadors c. w. Hudson and S. $. Black are being spoken of as can didates for city clerk. The election will not likely occur until the first of August.
 The Ice Light Infantry is at the en- campment under the command of c. l.. Edwards. The company will compare fa- vorable with any company in the State.
 B. A. Cooper is one of the promoters of the new street railway here and his name was inadvertently left out of the report of the franchise matter yesterday.
 J. g. Terry. a prominent citizen of Co., mmbus is endeavoring to establish a broom factory here and if he meets with any encouragement he will do so.