The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-01-23
OVER THE STATE.

the Illinois Central dapOt.-Stark-
vile Citizen.
We are much gratifed to an
nounee the fact that the Legisla-
ture has, by the passage of a bill,
changed the dOmicile of the Levee
Board of this District from Austin
to Clarksdale.-Clarksdale Ban
ner.
Patrick Riley, the peddler, who
was shot at Riverton recently by
Geo. Chambers, died Tuesday
morning. Chambers is still at
large.-Rosedale Leader.
The contracts for the various
kinds of work on the extension of
the railroad from Lexington to
Tchula have been awarded, and
work will commence at once
laz0o Sentinel.
Although not unexpected the
announcement that DIR. I. j. Har.
per had died at 0 o'clock yester.
day morning of general debility,
east a gloom over this community.
He was horn near Petersburg.
Dinwiddle county, Virginia, on
March 25, 1901.
The entire bar Of this city have
petitioned the Governor to reap.
point Chancellor Cowan, and Mr..
Jos. Hirsh left for Jackson Wed.
nesday with the petition. No
Judge in the State wears the or.
mine more worthily than Judge
Cowan.-CommerciaI Herald.
The contractor for putting up
the heating apparatus for the Jail,
we are Informed, made the mistake
of putting the brick work for the
furnace Oh the wrong side of the
earth's surface. II should have
been built on top of the ground
Instead of nnder it.--Mayersville
Spectator.
| We would hike to see the Pilot
make its weekly visits to every
household in Sharkey county, and
in view of this VIC send out sample
copies to those who are not sub
scribcrs, and We hope to have
them sent to their uames or call
on us.-Rolllng Fork Pilot.
Mr.. V. 9. Butt showed us O spec
; linen of his celebrated Clydesdale
red oats which he raised this year
measuring from five to seven fee
|, height, with full heavy heads
/, How is that for Montgomery coun
tyf-Winons Advance.
The levee men seemed to hav
!, captured the Speaker of tn
House Of Representatives, an
although 1t was well known ths
the Levee Committee would COZ
@ slider a bill in regard to putin
|. Holmes county in the Levee Di
d trict, Holmes county is denied an
[. voice or representation on TIN
|. Committee. - Lexington Adve
n tiser.
Q And Saw mill Jones, the Winel
masher, was elected Sergeant
, Arms, and he walks around ,
proud as a newly appointed Dem
!, cratic Postmaster. He lool
;. more bewitchingly sweet tbs
= ever at the windows, and mash,
heart after heart, with a relentlel
70 mash.-New Mississippian.
n The interests of the Tombigb,
N River will be as carefully locke
o. after By Representative Catching
70 In the Committee on Rivers al
ia Harbors, as those of the Mlssi
sr sippi, and he is not likely to su
g. render the point gained by us
,t last Congress when Col. Muldro
IN secured after long fight befo
ID the committee, the divisions
Il. the appropriations for the Warri
= and Bigbee. We are fortunate
ar having our State represented {
q. that important committee.-Abe
~ deem Examiner.
is If Judge Harrison has hobby
ir the world above another II is Il
Is success of the State Female G,
lege, and to his energy Columbl
is largely indebted for the locatit
of that magnificent institutio
:, Now he Is placed in positi,
:. where he can be Of still furth
:, : benefit to 1t and we feel assur,
:; he will add to his already nume
: Gus laurels by aiding it in a su
>, stantial manner.-Columbus ID
patch.
IN We learn that two negro won,
or were found frozen to death Satr
day morning on the Wilson roa
in They were found sitting on 4
/, bank near the track. Who th
were and how they came there !
did not learn.
;" We learn from Mr.. +. +. N
er Cardle that an old white fish
III man, John Smith by name, and
IT, son, were found during the rece
w cold weather in their boat