The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-15
FARMING IN DALLAS.
TRUCK RAISING PROVES pRoTIT-
 ADLE INDUSTRY.
Vegetables anA Fruit Are RAissA-Ariss Riee Dics-vnrAsas News of
 Centrel City.

Selma, April ll.--(speciai. )--Truck
 farming in the western part of Dallas
 County Is proving a paying industry 10
 those who nave put q number of acres
 of land in vegeta bIes and fruits. Ev-
 cry day there Is received here large
 amount of vegetables that have been
 grown in the neighborhood around Orr
 vile. and which bring to the growers
 a good price and are quickly disposed
 of to tho merchants.
 Another crop of importance of that
 section of the County around Orrville
 is the strawberry crop. The soil there
 aeerns peculiarly suitable for the growth
 Of straw berries and since the experi-
 snce with the culture was made q few
 years ago more land has been devoted
 10 the raising of these berries each year by the truck farmers of that lo- cality.
 This year the strawberry crop of the truck farmers of the Orrville neigh oorhood is proving an important one. A large number of crates of these ber- ries are shipped to this city each morn ing. Additional shipments are also made 10 other cities of the State and the berries find q ready market and tire growers are greatly elated with the success with which they are meeting. This success Will mean that next year even d lhEk cEs aEk Cdk0 VIII bo oSvOsStA 10 straw berries and early vegetables by lse farmers of that section.
 Another important crop which the truck farmers of West Dallas will soon put on the market will be the tomato crop. Last year tomatoes in great quantities were grown and market was found for every one. The toma-
 toes which were not shipped were sold to the canning factory at Orrville and from their truck farming the people
 realized handsomely.
 Death of Mfss Mabel Rice. At her nome on Lamar Street this morning about o'clock Miss Mabel Rice died after an illness of several weeks duration, with fever. A few days ago her condition improved and ner loved ones and friends were hope ful that she would recover but a day
 or so ago a change for the worse came and since then she sank rapidly until dissolution came this morning.
 Miss Rice Is survived by a sister and a brothe. Miss Edith Rice of this city and Mir. Herbert Rice of Mobile, and
 was a daughter of the late Rev. Rice of the Methodist Conference. At the time of her death the young woman was about IT years of age and was a graduate of the North Alabama Con- ference College at Athens. Previous to ner illness she was engaged in teach- ing in the western part of the county. The funeral services took place from
 the Church Street Methodist Church
 this \afternoon at 4 o'clock, and the in- terment took place in Live Oak Cene- tery. Besides her sister and brother. she leaves several relatives and a large number of friends to mourn her death. CampbelI-Neal.
 At the parsonage of the Church Street Methodist Church shortly after noon today, Rev. W. P. Dickerson united in marriage Mrs. Fannie Camp bell of this city. to MT. L. M. Neal of Summerfield. The ceremony was witt messed by a few of the friends of the contracting couple. The groom is a well known farmer of the county, while the bride is greatly beloved by all who l. A