The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-02-13

A petition numerously signed
has been sent to the Governor
asking him to withhold his sigma
ture to the act repeating the wire
fence law in this county, and it is
more than likely the Governor
will do so. A substitute will be
offered to amend the present wire
fence law and make four wires [Or
tivel a lawful fence.-Deer Creek
Pilot.
The south bound express on the
Valley road Saturday evening ran
over and killed ayoung man named
Powell at Hollondale. He was un-
der the influence of liquor. aud it
is supposed had fallen across the
track in stupor, and was unable
to move, when the mighty iron
horse came flashing by and crush.
ed his brains out.-Leland Re-
cord.
Col. W. G. Falkner and Messrs. !
@. L. Harris aud II. j. Thurmond |
of the Ripley Ship Island and
Kentucky Railroad left on yester.
days cars for jackson, Miss, in
the interest of the extension of i
the road to Ship Island. If the
proper arrangements can be ef-
fected work will begin during the
next sixty days.-Southern Senti.
mel.
All honor to the Grange for its
unqualified endorseme of the
Girls College, as we'll as the A.
& M. We believe that these insti.
tutions would scarcely now exist,
had not the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry endorsed them.
Every good, lawabiding citizen
will stand up and say, let every |
man bear his part of the burdens
for support of the Government.
Therefore, a law to compel every |
man to pay his poll tax according
to the suggestions of the Govern
or will meet the appreciation and
endorsement of all good citizens.
Forest Register.
Some of our exchanges object |
to the making the non payment of
poll tax misdemeanor, on the
ground that it will bear hard on
the poor man. And any man so
poor as not to be able to con
tribute one dollar year for the
privileges he enjoys as citizen is
not tit to live. Unless incapaeila-
ted by sickness or some other
equally as good reason, nothing
but incorrigible laziness, which
ought to be punished, would pre-.
vent tho making that amount
Yazoo Herald.
Mrs. T. G. Ryan's little son,
Theron Christopher, aged about
two years, while standing in front
OF the fireplace at home, last Sun.
day, his clothing accidentally
caught fire, burning him in terri
BILE manner from his knees to his
breast. The burns were of such
severe nature that the little one
died from the effects of it last
Tuesday morning. DR.. Moore at
tended the little sufferer and did
everything possible in his power
to relieve him, but his skin proved
of no avail.-Summt Sentinel.
BY yesterdays train Mr.. d. p.
Swan returned from North Caro-.
lima where he has been to obtain
laborers for Loch Leven, ID. d.
Withers' place. Sixteen families,
numbering forty, large aud small,
male aud female, made up the rank |
and file of his complement which
came out with him, and he return.
ed to Jackson by the 2:50 .rain to
receive twelve more who were
there in waiting for him. All
those who came III yesterday were
from Richmond county, and left |
North Carolina. they say, on ac.
count of the poor crops, poor pay
and with q desire to better them.
selves financially, which they can
do by coming to this section of
Mississippi.-Natche Democrat.
Each time when the Congress
sional candidates get all bloomed
out in the Fifth District, under the
Impression that the War-Horse
was in earnest when he declined
to ran again, aud they begin to
war with each other over the fruit
of the Congressional tree, then
your Grandpa Otho unfolds him.
self and says that although he is
weary with his long toll, and would
rather rest, yet as the people of
his district earnestly desire it, he
will yield to their wishes, and run
yet once more, for the last time.
Ye who dwell in the land that
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