The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-09-04
OVER THE STATE.

OkOl0na. Her husband, who was
assassinated a few years ago, was
one of the brayest and truest men
this age has ever produced
Clarion.
The mail contract between this
place and Rolling Fork for a daily
mail has been awarded to a man
in Kentucky for 1892. We would
not like to take the contract OF
his hands for that sum. When the
gentleman comes down and goes
over the route the mail will have
to go we imagine he will be sick
of his contract. = Mayersyille
Spectator.
The last issue of the Greenville
Times announces that Judge
Phelps, Chancellor of the Fourth
judicial district will resign his po.
sition as Chancellor to take effect
October LIST, next. Judge w. II.
Trigg, of Greenville, is the man to
fill the vacancy. Judge Trigg was
a very popular member of the
last Legislature, and has a host Of
friends who will join us in endors.
ing him for the position. He is
firm in bis convictions and impair
tial in his judgments, and we feel
assured that he will, if appointed,
give perfect satisfaction.-State
Ledger.
Calvin Porter, colored, who lives
on Col. James f. Stokes NAM
moth plantation, brought to our
office Wednesday morning a stalk
of cotton over six feet in height,
and heavily .fruited. He says the
staple is acknowledged by Col.
Stokes and Mr.. Kirk to be the
finest and longest they ever saw
grow on their places, aud that Col.
Stokes has engaged all his spare
seed. Porter has 20 acres of this
cotton, he having found among
his other cotton few years ago a
single stalk. The leaves resemble
those on II sweet.gum tree-also
those of certain sweet.p0tato
vine.-ROsedale Leader.
A good story is told on the l. G.
II. II. The company bought a
piece of land below Greenwood
on which an Trishman, rafting had
his cabin and a three years lease
The company desirous of moving
him ont of their way, very liberal
" offered him three hundred dol
lars for his lease and to move his
cabin to any place that be might
designate. Pat accepted the offel
aud the cash was paid over.-Ther
the Company sent up a house
mover to wait on him and put the
cabin wherever he wanted it loca
ted. On the banks of Lake Xii
larney in old Ireland was the an
swer.-vaideu Weekly Journal.
The most remarkable person il
this section Of the country is Mrs
Boyett, whom this month viii
crown with her ninetieth year
She is bright and active, doing al
of her own work. and walking
about a mile TO church whenever
inclined. She lives entirely alone
yet says she is meyer lonely. Hel
, sight is so good that she wears M
glasses, and her bright black eyel
sparkle as in youth. But the mos
wonderful thing is that she is cut
| ting her third set of teeth, which
caused fever and sickness at first
but the lower ones are all through
, now, also the eye teeth, while thu
front and other upper teeth arr
r nearly so.-West Point Leader.
Money has recently been loanet
in this city at six per cent per an
mum and eight per cent is nov
looked upon as extravaganza; ter
per cent, the rate formerly pre-
vailing is regarded as extortionate
There is said to be a great deal o
idle money here in VlcksburI
which is seeking investment a
: high rates of interest, the owner
being slow to realize the fact tha
we have got close to rock bottom
). and that the old rates cannot b.
i. re established. IF these capitalist
t would only put their money int,
small dwellings, It would cause al
. influx of three or four hundre,
mechanics ~ victsburg aud ear
them more than ten per cent
Commercial Herald.
The new bale of cotton brough
into our city on Wednesday-th
first of the season-was sold yes
terday at auction at the cotton ez
change, Mr.. VIM. Ii. Mallery cry
ing it of, and 1t was purchased b.
that energetic and popular cotto
J. buyer, Capt. Fred Wright, VIII,
, paid II "a cents per pound for il
The exact weight of the bale wa