The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-18

Greenville, Ala, Feb. 17.--(Special. ) The jury having in charge the Maggie Johnson case Is still confined in their room, not having reached a verdict. All other cases pre- viously set for this term has either been continued or mol pressed, all the jurors for the week have been dis charged, and the Court House is de- serted with the exception of the room in which the hung jury Is confined. and those few persons most closely inter ested in the case. It Is rumored on the street that the jury stands eight for acquittal and four for conviction. Whether that is the correct standing or not, it is almost a certainty that there will be a mistrial, and in that event the attorneys for the young wo- men will ask that she be given bail, which will be most easily made, as there are many who will go on her bond.
 There was a very sudden and sad death in the city yesterday evening. Mrs. Susan Eugenia Seawright. wife of MT. George Ssawright, W s stricken with a pain in her breast yesterday morning which was very violent, a phy- Blcian was summoned, but before he could reach the residence she was a corpse. For a day or two she had not been feeling very well, but was not confined to her bed. She, however, did not get up yesterday morning. She told her husband not to send for doc- tor, that she would be all right in a short time, and in a few minutes life was extinct Besides her husband. two daughters are the only ones left of the family, two sons having died within little more than year. One of the daughters was teaching school at Ma son, and was telegraphed for, who came in time for the funeral. MT. Ma rion Farmer, and Miss Eugenia Par mer, of Fort Deposit, brother and niece of Mrs. Searight, are here. The burial took place at Magnolia Cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. J P. Ham, ilton officiating
 pr. J. NJ. Steiner of Ramsey, Miss, is in the city on a visit to his parents.
 Henry P. Pilley, Jr., of Defuniac Springs, Fla, spent several days with his parents here this week.
 The farmers arc farther behind in their work this year than at any time in many years. But few of them have half of their cotton land bedded, where es heretofore all of 1t by this time would be ready for planting when the time came. Many say that labor is scarce and high.
 Yesterday was the day set for the meeting of the convention of farmers to elect a delegate to the State Com vention which is to assemble in Mont gomery on the 21st inst About sev- enty-fve or 100 met as delegates from the various beats. The Chairman, Hon. c E. Hamilton. after calling the meet ing to order. called for a repurt from the gentlemen who attended the New Orleans convention, as all were present. Banker J. F. Johnson was selected to make the report which he did. going into details. telling the farmers that now Is the time for them to stick close together, that the South was able to hold the surplus crop. and that the bankers would do their part in help ing them.
 An executive committee was ap- pointed, three from each beat. to get all the farmers and others interested in cotton culture to join the organi- zation.
 Hon. c. P. Hamilton was selected to represent the county in the State or gonIzation, with W. F. McKinZie and Henry Crenshaw as alternates.
 Butler County farmers are enthusi- astic and will do their part in plant ing less cotton, and using less fertili- gers than last year.