The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-04-24
OVER THE STATE.

Last Wednesday, while two lit
tie children of Mr.. J. L. Thackton,
of Coneeyille, in this State, were
playing with gun. it went OF and
killed one of them, little girl
about ten years old, the load en-.
tering her forehead. : Meridian
News.
1t is unOfiieially reported that
there will be change in the sched-
ule of the L., n. o. s. I. railway
tomorrow. We hope it will be for
the better in this section. AS it
is now, the people are almost en-
tirely barred from going to Vieks-
burg owing to the fact that they
have to remain over two nights to
be there one day.-Deer Greek
Review. ~H5rrfnntr
Fine grades Of cattle are coming
in for a greater share of interest
now than was ever before display
ed in this county. There are sew
eraL fine Jerseys in this county,
and the latest addition is a fine
pedigreed Holstein, just purchas.
ed by our enterprising friend, | ID.
Stewart, which will prove a valua-
BILE animal in improving the stock
of this section.-Fayette Chroni.
Gle.
/ A German boy shout II years
of age, who was in the employ of
Mr.. ID. j. Rosser, at Cleveland,
went hunting last Friday week
aud has not been heard of since.
For his steady habits and moral
character, he was liked by every
one, aud the citizens of aud iD the
vicinity of Cleveland searched the
woods diligently for several days.
but without avail. Not knowing
the woods, and being fond of hunt
ing, he was cautioned not to ven
ture too far. There is lake near
Cleveland with u foot.log across
it. Some think he attempted to
cross aud fell in and was drown.
ed.-Rosedale Leader.
Work progresses finely on the
railroad extension. An immense
amount of dirt has been dumped
into the washouts, cross streets
etc, IN the southern part of town.
A beginning at laying The iron has
been made, cross-tles are being
hauled in, hands are at work get.
!. ting out timber for trestles aud
bridges. A new bed has been
made near the saw mill for a side
track and o turn table near the de.
Ipot is being built. Everything
and everybody connected with
the railroad extension is kept on
the move.-Ripley Sentinel.
. Mrs. nj. A. Harrison received a
! telegram from Frank Dyer, Esq,
Monday informing her that he had
just been appointed United States
Marshal of Utah, a position which
many of our citizens had hoped he
would obtain, aud which Hon. A.
G. Norrell made strenuous efforts
to assist in getting for him. Frank
is Que of our Yazoo boys and emf.
! nently worthy of the position. He
left his home, went out to Utah
and by energy, industry and abili'
ty succeeded in establishing him.
self iu the confidence of those
amongst whom he lived and in
making money. We hope equal
success will follow him through
life. The Office is very valuable
one.-Yazoo Herald.
| Maj. Lamar Fontaine, of Yazoo
county, whose postoffice is Yazoo
City, is willing to wager $1,000
: that he can write with steel or
brass pen fourteen thousand a..
600 words on the blank side of a
+, postal card. He will copy on the
postal the first $4,000 words of
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress OF
from the Bible, new or old testi.
ment. There is no catch in this.
He means what he says. The
reading will not be visible to the
eye, but with glass 1t can be
J easily read Yazoo Sentinel.
Mr.. Griffith, the mail carrier,
who came in from Westville Tues
day evening, informed us that
I Miss Melissa Powell, young lady
: who was teaching school some
e distance south of Westvllle, was
accidentally killed OH Monday
morning. 1t appears that our
friend Will Jayne, who is travel
s ing insurance agent, and a cousin
of Miss Powell, staid all night al
her fathers house, and when leav.
ing in the morning asked Miss
Powell to get in his buggy and
ride to her school house. Just as
J she got in, and while Mr.. Jayne
was still on the ground, the horse
+ took fright, jerked the lines out Of