The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-12-18

ers would at maturity be worth
$3.50. OF course the older COWS
could be sold of aud younger
ones retained, SO that the herd
might be kept young and yigor.
GUS. This brings out the total
gross receipts at $4,000. We feel
confident the income is not over.
stated. There is one item of ex.
peuse not yet put down. Such a
herd would need 1000 bushels
cotton eeed. All the rest of the
feed should be raised ON the place,
together with all the corn and
vegetables needed by the family.
The extra milk could raise the
pork. The barn yard fertilizer
would be making the ground rich.
er every year. 1t seems to us that
here is the road to a very indie
pendent liyiug.-East Mississippi
Times.
Something quite beyond the
usual has taken place In Summit.
On last Tuesday and Wednesday
two white women, hailing from
Canada, appeared upon our streets
aud singing religious songs deliv-
cred sermons to the throngs of
people congregated around them.
They claim TO be on u mission of
mercy to the unholy and sinful,
and preached powerful sermons.
Monday night they preached IN
the colored M. Il. Church, Tues.
day night in the white Baptist
Church and also again in the col.
Ored M. II. Church. Large crowds
greetedthem at each appearance.
They say they have renouncod
the world and that 1t is their mis-
sion to go among the lowly, espec.
tally among conyicts in the peni'
tentiaries, and reclaim the souls
of those who have wandered way
from the Master. They sing well
and have good deliveries. While
they do not ask for contributions,
still they accept whatever is ten.
lered them, and on Tuesday they
received somo $25 or more. They
left on Wednesday, Summit
Times. 1.0ol- lu 1n3uipif fo'-f
In this issue we publish the
card Of thanks Of Mr.. and Mrs. A,
p. Trotter to Edgar Holloway for
resculhg their little son Alden,
from drowning. The boys were
skating on the pond, and we learn
that when tho Ice broke and let
Alden through, Edgar plunged In
to the water, caught tho little fell
low with one hand and swan TO
the bank almost exhausted and
frozen. Edgar is only about thir
teen years old, and very small for
his age, but like his father, Major
r. +, Holloway, he is true as steel,
His friends in the Legislature who
elected him Page, will be proud to
learn of the heroic deed of the
! little fellow.-Winona Advance.
We are informed that Mr.. w. y,
Deeh, Of Concordia, was shot
through the side while attempting
to arrest a desperate negro at that
place o few days since, and that
tho negro made good his escape,
The telephone wire has been down
between this place and Concordia
for several days and We are una
BILE to give particulars. Mr.. Deen
is doing well at present and VIC
trust he will recover.
We note with pleasure that the
prospect for a branch line of rail
road along the river front IN this
county is very hatteriDg. We
have not heard of single mau
opposed to the county voting a
reasonable subsidy, aud at an early
day, if reports are correct, the
railroad company will through its
attorney, apply to our Board Of
Supervisors for the purpose Of
having the question submitted to
a yote.--Rosedale Leader. st
Especial to Times Democrat.l
Vickburg, Dec. 1O.-An exciting
shooting affair took place here to.
night. A notorious negro tbiel
by the name of Abe Mays about
dark tonight entered the back
room of small store on Levee
street, which is kept by an old
white lady, Mrs. James Hays. She
heard the noise and walked back
to see who it was. She had just
entered the room, when Mays
pulled a pistol and shot at her, the
ball entering her right breast and
inllicting q painful though not
dangerous wound. She gave the
alarm and policeman Fennimore, q
roundsman on the upper levee
beat, was near and ran in time tC
see Mays run out at the back
door. lie followed and command
ed MAYS TO halt. Mayg turued