The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-17


mercial Herald.
The Board of Supervisors at its
meeting last Monday, without a
dissenting voice, elected DR.. A. j.
Phelps, Commissioner of the
Levee Board of this District for
the ensuing term of four years. A
better man for the place could not
be found in the whole county.
DR.. Phelps is thoroughly qualified
to 90 into oil the details and work
ings of the Office, and he has the
moral courage to contend for the
rights Of his constituents at all
times and under any circumstan.
ces. The people can rely on 1t
that their interests are safe in his
hands.-Deer Greek Pilot.
J. r. Yergcr, Esq, made an able
argument in the Circuit Court on
yesterday in defence of a client
indicted under our gaming laws.
He drew some learned distinctions
rs to what constitutes the differ.
cnt offenses which may arise un.
der the Statute which will doubt.
less DO utilized hereafter, in the
construction of indictments of
their character.-New Mississip
plan.
Huntington, Miss, July 12.-J.
w. Dickinson, mayor of Arkansas
City, shot and instantly killed w.
G. Huggins, a colorcd man, there
Saturday afternoon. about 8
o'clock. 1t seems that Higgins
and colored woman were fight
ing, when Dickinson ordered them
to desist, but Higgins paid no at
tention to bis demand, when he
drew his pistol and fired with the
above result.
From Mr.. II. DEMO, who is now
living in Greenville aud contract
ing there, we learn that the build.
ing boom has not abated. Mr.. De-
nio, who has the brick work of the
Greenville compress to do, as well
as other work sufficient to keep
five good brick layers steady OF
work for at least six weeks, says
that the building boom is general
all over the city. Many suppose
that the bulk of the building Is
the rebuilding of buildings that
had to be taken down on account
of the caving in front of the city,
but such 10 not the case.
In addition to that character ol
work there is now In course ot
construction the cotton compress,
one oil mill that will take not less
than 100000 brick-another soon
to be started-and not. less than
25 residences Qarge and smalll, and
a school.house already contracted
for that will take by estimate 240,'
600 brick. All these would have
been built If there was NO GAZING
BANK.
The people of Greenville are q
LIVE PEOPLE, and strange to say
are all pulling together for the
general good of their city. You
will find no croakers among them.
Mr.. w. A. Pollock, q former citi'
zen of Vicksburg and now Presi'
dent of the Bank q. Greenville, ia
ever alive to everything OF q pub
lie enterprise. He commands the
confidence and respect Of the en-
tire community.
The hotel accommodations ol
Greenyille which have been very
poor since the tearing dowa of the
Greenville Hotel, have been very
materially bettered by the opening
ofthe Washington Hotel, near the
depot of the L., N. o. & 7. Rail
road.-Evening Post.
Elsewhere will be found the
proceedings Of the prohibition
meeting held Wednesday at the
Methodist Church. Although not
numerously attended II was com
posed of . respectable and repre-
sentative body of men. The del
egates to the State Convention
will doubtless compare favorably
with any seut 10 that BODY We