The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-24
FARMERS LISTEN
 ID THE SPEECHES Fourth District Institute Con-
 vened in Selma UNKNOWN SYRIAN DEAD Dies Suddenly at Plantersville and Has Card In Pocket From Birmine-
 ham Firm-Other News
 of Selma.
UNKNOWN SYRIAN DEAD

Selma. February 2S.-(speeiaI.)-Th Fourth district farmers institute con vened in Selma this morning at 10:3O. A committee from the Industrial and Com mercia1 association of Selma, consisting of R. E. L. Nell. Eugene Robbins, IT., and b. c. Jones met Dr. Carey and his associates at the Hotel Albert at o'clock and escorted them to the court house where every arrangement had been made for holding the institute.
 Soon the court room was transformed into practically a school room, for charts and blackboards were spread around and when the farmers of this and surround ing counties began dropping in at the appointed hour they were impressed that there was to be something doing, different than they had expected.
 pr. Carey of Auburn led off this morn- ing, making the introductory remarks and explaining the purpose of the insti- tute He then touched upon the divers- ticationof crops and the especial great need of the same in view of the encroachment of the boil wevil.
 Prof. w. G. Smith of Washington of the soil survey department was the next speaker. and he was followed by Joseph E. Wing, editor of the Chicago Breeders Gazette.
 After dinner Prof. E. Mead Wilcox of Auburn spoke on corn and diseases of fruits and plants.
 Others in attendance are: Alfred Cas- kill of Washington, chief of the forestry
 
 Col J. M. Thornton, president of the Alabama Live Stock association.
 J. T. McNess. the government tobacco expert who will speak tomorrow.
 Prof. D. T. Gray of Auburn, who will speak on live stock.
 Professor Duggar of Auburn, who will lecture on cotton.
 Syrian Dropped Dead.
 Information reached the city this morn- ing that about half-past eight oclock at Plantersville a Syrian tramp whose name is unknown suddenly dropped dead in one of the railroad section houses.
 The man had spent the night at MT. Carols and was en route to Selma. He stopped at the section houses and show GU SoIne or nlS goods 10 number or negro section hands. The latter state that as he swung his pack back over his shoulder and started to leave the place he suddenly fell to the floor and died before any help could come to him.
 Some of the Syrians of the city are mak- ing an effort to find the identity of the man. He had a card in his pocket from the Southern Dry Goods company of Br- mingham.
 Local and General.
 There is band of Hungarians and Bra zilians camped just opposite the city on the southsde of the Alabama river. They are going from county to county, the men plying their trades of copper smiths and the women telling fortunes There are eight men with their wives and each family with from two to eight children. They form quite picturesque group. 1t Is reported here that N. N. Boyden, master mechanic of the Southern rail- way, has sent In his resignation, effective March l, and that he will be succeeded by | A. F. Lawhorn of Knoxville | Last night at a primary election held by Troop c, G. Crawford Phillips was elected captain in the place of E. M. l Cothran, resigned Captain Phillips was