The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-12-19
OVER THE STATE.

full meeting tonight with the .
Brush Electric Light Company of
ST. Louis for the furnishing of % .
lights of 200O candle power each l
for the purpose of lighting the
streets, at s6 per month for each /
light. Mr.. Louis NJ. Erb, agent |
for the company, arrived in the
city yesterday and chanced to
catch il in the dark of the moon
when the benighted alderman had
to use lamps TO keep frsm running
over the lamp posts while wend-
ing their way home from their
meetings. He struck the iron
while hot and in As hours the con.
tract was signed. 1t is TO be put
in operation within two months
from this date.
We are inclined to think that
labor must be improving steadily
in eur county. Almost the entire
cotton crop is picked out and il is
two weeks from Christ mas, when
not many years ago, with no bet
ter crops made, February found
plenty of the fieecy staple in the
field. We have heard of Numbers
of laborers who were arleady pay.
ing cash for mules and plenty of
corn. Our county gets better on
every year.-Vallsy Flag.
Vicksburg has been excited the
past week over u contest of two
Aldermen. John Walsh and Jack
McKenna. il seems, were elected
to tins highly responsible and lu.
cratiye office. VIM. Porter6eld
and j. B. Reid were their oppo.
nsnts, aud they are now contest.
ing the election. About two.
thirds Of the lawyers of Vicksburg
are employed in the contest aud
and they meet every night to
make speeches. The audiences
that attend are almost as large as
Sam Jones would draw. The en-.
tertainment commences promptly
at ssven.-LeJger.
We were yesterday shown all
agents sample of the goods of the
; Natchez Cotton Mills, neatly put
up for the use of the commercial
traveller. The sample ia taken
from the average Of the good,
which 60 into the market under
the same brand This sampl,
! counts sixty.four threads to thu
+ inch and is among the smooihes
D aud most even OF the fine sheet
! ings 10 bs found in the market
] The sample we have on our tabl
G attracts the attention of every vis
T itor, and invariably elicits admirs
i ton, and IN some cases, doubts
0 AS to its being the production Of
j Southern mill.-Natchez Demo
q crat.
The Board OF Trade meetin
held at the Mayors Office yeste
: day afternoon waA very slimly a
!, tended, only about ffteen gentl
:, men being present. a length
y discussion of the Tuscaloosa Coz
= vention, participated In by a nun
ber Of the delegates thereto, wa
, ipdulgcd In aud various informs
tion of interest to Columbus eli
tied. 1t was finally resolved thu
the President of the Board al
point q committee Of five te co
" respond with the Mississippi Col
gressional delegation and ask tbs
:, they confer with the Alabama de
" sgation and use all possible mean
to secure liberal appropriate
= for the improvement of eur rive
The motion was amended to ais
p, include the State Legislature an
i any other persons interested
the matter. The President wi
appoint this committee to day.
= Columbus Dispatch.
This morning about 10 o'cloc
3. j. p. Sanders, who halls fro
N Winchester, Tenn, and who
1T vending patent medicines in ii
,f city. met with q probably seriot
e. accident to his eyes. He W;
u making experiments with son
10 chemicals on the side walk in frol
y of Avery's saloon, and mixir
II nitric acid with quicksilver whe
q. it generated into gas, explodil
the bottle and scattering the bur
ing liquid over his body and in
his eyes. He was carried aero
a, to Peck's drug store, where NJ
Is Allen, the prescripiionist, apple
r. the usual remedies. Besides h
er face being badly burnt BY the ga
N Mr.. Allen thinks there may resi-
III some danger to one or both of h
III eyes. Being without funds
I'd had no physician 10 prescribe f
ID his case. He has friends in X
is vance, and leaves to night to
d. tain assistance from them M
le ridian Tribune.