The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-18
DESTROYING COTTON
PLAYING HAVOC
 WITH DALLAS CROPS. [,
Farmers are Losing Hope of Producing Anything Like n Fair Yield of Staple-E. A. NieFs New
 Position.
Advertiser Bureau,

 Selma, Sept. IT. Col. Roane Ward brought to The Ad- | vertiser Bureau today specimens of a small green caterpillar which is playing | havoc with the cotton crops in Dallas l and adjoining counties.
 | He declares that the pest destroys | the young leaves on the cotton stalk ! and then enters the boil The crop in | this vicinity, he declares, Is off at least l 30 per cent from what 1t was two | weeks ago. on account of damage done by the caterpillars. The same insects, he says, made their appearance in 1873, and almost completely destroyed the crop of cotton in this section. Since that year, the farmers have not been troubled with the insects. The farmers are losing hopes of pro- ducing anything like fair crop of cot l ton in this section on account of the damage that is being done by the boil worms and the caterpillars. The friends of E. A. Mel, who recent Iy resigned his position as general gent of the Southern Railroad, were very much gratifed today to learn of his appointment as general traffic man. ager of the Atlantic and North Caro- lima Railroad. This road runs from Newbern to Goldsboro. N. C., and the State of North Carolina owns the con trolling stock in the road. MT. Mel l will assume the duties of his new posi- tion October and his headquarters will | be in Goldsboro. N. c. He began his | railroad career as a clerk in the Selma | freight office of the Southern Railway. The Sheriff of Wilcox County believes that the prisoners that escaped from Ia n that county ] hiding within the vicinity of Selma, ard | he today notified Sheriff Blackwell that handsome rewards would be paid for | the arrest of the escaped prisoners | Gilbert H. Green has accepted posi- l tion as physical director in the Y. NJ C. A. at Bristol, Tenn. and will shortly | enter upon his new duties The case of John Neely the young | farmer from Lowndes County. charged with an assault on Webb Tipton. ar | aged negro, Wednesday night, was ! heard by the Mayor today. and upon l the report of the city physician that the negro would perhaps recover from his | injuries, the young man was admitted | to bail in the sum of $500. Mrs. A, c. Luther died at o'clock this afternoon at her home, corner oi Selma and Green Streets. She Is sur vived by a brother, E. D. Johnson. ant sister, Mrs. w. H. Strider. The fu' | neral services will be conducted tomor
 row at Valley Creek, where the inter
 ment will take place
 l The 5-year-old son of D. F. Harrison
 who was so badly burned while kindlint | A fire with kerosene oil, died last night | The funeral services were conducted | from the home this morning and tn | childs remains were inferred in LlV' | Oak cemetery.
 | Myrtle Edge. an inmate of the re l stricted district, died today after
 short illness. The interment will tak' place at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning Robert Young has announced his can
 didacy for the position of city attor
 ney.
 l Dr. T. c. Howard Is quite Ill at hi | home with malarial fever. l Local and Personal. Judge George H. Craig has returned
 from Birmingham. where he went t'
 address the Republican mass meeting on Thursday night. He was verA
 much pleased with the character O l,the audience, that attended the mas | meeting and believes that the RepIoli
 cans will make great gains in Alabama
 this year.
 Rev. w. T. Waller has gone to Char
 lotte, N. c. to spend few weeks. | Judge Daniel Partridge, Jr., will ar rive tomorrow from Centerville, wher'
 he has been holding court for the pas
 two weeks Circuit Court will con vene Monday.
 1 Mrs. Julia C. Young and daughters Misses Mary and Kate, returned las
 night from a two weeks visit to th'
 worlds fair.
 l Miss Kate Welsch and party O | friends will leave for St. Louis Tues
 day to visit the exposition. ! Mrs. R. T. Bryant and children hav' returned from a visit to relatives il
 Indiana and Kentucky.
 Miss Carrie Wilkins will leave Tues
 day for Spartanburg. $. C.. to ente | school.
 1 E. A. Scott has returned from a tril
 to Savannah, Ga.
 Hon. NJ J. Meyer spent yesterday il l AI