The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-01-02
OVER THE STATE.

occurred yesterday at the resi-
dence of Capt. Lyman &. Aldrieh.
Several of the young friends Of
Capt. Aldrieh's sou were visiting
him enjoying the holiday season,
when il appears they we're care
iessly handling a pistol which,
while in the hands of young Theo-
dore Crothers was accidentally
discharged, the ball striking jim
my Rowan, and infieting upon him
a serious il not fatal wound.
Our community was cousidera
bly, shocked on Sunday afternoon,
at about half past two o'clock, at
the startling announcement that
Mr.. Thos. s. Sheridan, the well.
known painter had committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
left breast with a revolver. AT
the time the awful deed was com.
mitted Mr.. Sheridan was alone in
the room, his family being in the
rear of the residence. .-Natchez
Democrat.
Last Friday night an old gentls.
man about so years of age, by the
name of Dennis Springer, who |
lives with his wife near Fort Ste.
phens, Kemper county, was rob.
bed of trunk containing between
seven and eight thousand dollars
in money. Old "Uncle Dennis,n
rs he is familiarity called, thought
all banks unsafe and preferred to
keep his money under his eye
where he could, es he thought,
take the better care of it. This
notion of his was well known to
most of his neighbors, but few
suspected that he had 80 large an
amount in the house as proved to
he tho case. The trunk which
contained the money was found
tho day after the robbery about
$50 yards from the house, where
the thieves had broken it open
aud left it. Lying near the trunk
was $3.50 which the thieves had
left behind. This money, being
msstly in paper currency, had
been placed by the old gentleman
between the pages Of a garden
seed almanac and it thus escaped
the eyes of the robbers. No clew
as to the guilty parties has yet
been found. A thousand dollars
reward has been offered for their
dstection.-Meridian Mercury.
We had tho pleasure Of a call
on Monday last from Mrs. NJ. A.
, Irwin, one of the most successful
> planters in the levsr end of the
county. Since the death of heI
excellent husband some three
years ago. Mrs. Irwin has managed
+ her own place and the splendid
h crops she always makes attes'
r how well she does the work whicl
;. she has undertaken. She hat
samples Of several different kind,
/. of cotton with her, which she wa'
q here TO sell, among the lot being
9 beautiful samples of twenty.fiv,
!, bales of the celebrated Allen vari
= ETY.. Mrs. Irwin raises her owl
corn and meat at home also mo
i lasses, potatoes, apples, etc. Sh'
F., now has a fine lot of winter applet
I in her cellar grown by her, tive
a delicious specimens of which sh,
presented us. IT there Ia q mor'
successful planter in the count,
E than Mrs. Irwin we have not seel
- him.-Yazoo Sentinel.
h All the available convicts
. amounting to several hundred
k have been turned over to Capt
!, W. II. Hardy, President of thu
e Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
/. Company. and will be put to worl
on the bed of that road at once a
Mississippi City. The point to b'
reached is this city, and Capt
Hardy feols highly elated Owe
the bright prospects this highly
important enterprise has recently
assumed. lie thinks from the en-
= couragement received on his re
cent trip North, IN the interest o
" this road, that the prospects are
y fair for its early completion. 1
would undoubtedly prove paying
road and would do more in devel
opipg that portion of Mississippi
" through which it is to pass thai
all else.- State Ledger
We learn that the living ex
:, penses at the college for the frs
month amounted to ten dollars fo
each boarder. This included wash
? ing, lights and fuel. This remark
II ably lew figure shows the mos
economical management. 1t wa
! not to be expected that tthe militia
: month of this college would fin
things under such superb manage
ment. The greatest praise is dn
the President and his able domes
tic helper, Mrs. Edwards. Th
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