The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-02
MARIr,N MATTERS.
Budget of y sws from the Capital oI
 Perry,

budget or y sws from the Capital ol
 Perry.
 Marion. Y ay Especial .)--B. F. Bol- soii, ai. ov citizen of Marion. died in Seiha resS ntly and the remains inferred m sn the NY rion cemetery. Mir. Bolton suf- Iefeu iN m cancer on the lip and two weeks go went to Selma to have an op- eratio9 performed. His death, however, was v Ie to paralysis.
 Thy Government tobacco experts have ,aP crop of three acres planted and the iaR Is in good condition The test prom .e to be thorough and the prospects are " yorable for Perry 10 enter into tobacco v allure on a large scale next year. The ' ,itizens are becoviing more interested. D ad are watching carefully the expefi- ment. The purpose Of the Government is l to see if the Cuban filler can be grown 1 to contain the aroma and other features equal 10 that in Florida, which has been 1 accepted by tobacco deslers as equal to l the tobacco grown in Cuba. According to the soil survey recently made in this county. Perry has land of nearly the ex- 1 act character as that in Florida. AS 1t | requires on'y one year to make the test l the result will soon be known. The ex- | perts seer1 confident and predict big things for the county when farmers enter ! into the culture of. tobacco. The filler costs, placeo upon the market, about 10 | cents per pound, and sells from 30 to T3 cents. according to grade. The average production is from 800 to 1000 pounds per acre.
 Local politics has been at fever heat ' during court. It is estlmated that there | are nearly dozen candidates already out | for the various Coun.y offices to be filled at the next election. It is thought by ! some that the bill pending in the Logis- 1 lature to increase the term of some of ! the Offices as was done by the Constftu- \ tional Convention in the case of the I ghaFfffC n.r xHaf rrynl rnsa a howl to go up from many candidates that would snake every quarter of the State. The increase as to the sheriffs was for a purpose, and that purpose has been served in adopting the new Constitution. and the people and not the legislators 1 should name their officers.
 Senator Pcttus has been attending Cir cult Court. but returned home Wetlnes- day. Hc Is looking as hale and hearty as ten years ago, and says he feels as well as he ever did in his life. "A man should never quit work. remarked the Sen7 tor. "A few months idleness and he loses his health. and a few years of iGteLess and his mind Is gone. It taxes activity to keep the bofy strong and the mind clear" He had nothing to say on public questions. giving his attention strictly to his court cases and meeting his old friends socially.
 The NJ. O. Els of the Judson Insu- tutc, gave an interesting entertainment Monday night. which VAS greeted hy u large audience. The K. 0. F.'s Is com posed of the very brightest girls in the Judson. and their annual entertainments never fail to draw large house. Tho program was well arranged and Ihere was not the slightest break from the begin niag to the close.
 Walter Bates Taylo~, of Burnsyille. Dallas County, and Miss Jessie MHe {lo..l rht.r-, xrr1v ,ns-fnl a hA of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. l.. F Blackhurn. Wednesday morning at S:30 o'clock. Rev. J. E. McConn. pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. The couple left on the Il o'clock train for the home of the groom
 Circuit Court is now in session. The case of the State against COnwell. charged with the killing of MT. Gentry in East Perry over year ago. in which the jury made a mistrial at the last term of court, has been set for the third week. Conwell s in apparently good spirits and does not seem to think hc will be convicted.
 At a special meeting of Camp Garrett, Confederate Veterans recently held. the following delegates were appointed to at tend the reunion at New orleans; Capt j. C. Moore. Judge J. B. Shivers, J. A. Moore, Col w. T. Tendon, Col. B. M. Huey.
 W. (. kinnon dieo at the nome or nls mother in Birmingham this week. He was a citizen of East Perry and had been in bad health for some time. He leaves wife and two children.
 The marriage of Dr. W. T. Downey and Miss Cora C. Vigneux Is announced to take place at Mt. Carmel Church. West Perry, Wednesday afternoon, May 9th.
 The Postal Telegraph Company is ar ranging tC establish an office in Marion. '
 
 Concert at Dowe's Randy Kitchen this afternoon. Order your Ice Cream today l for Sunday from
 adv Dowe's Randy Kitchen.