The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-04-17
VOL. IS.
OVER THE STATE.

of Main street.-MayersviIle Spec.
tator.
Mr.. R. W. Tilford, principal man.
ager of the coming drill and en-.
eampment in this city, arrived
from his home in Greenville yes
terday. Mr.. Tilford is a thorough
going business man, and in such
matters as he is now engaged he
knows no such word as fail. I'm
der his management the encamp-
ment will be a grand success
Commercial Herald.
The Friars Point Gazette has
been purchased by a joint stock
company composed of colored men
&C. @. Caldwell, also colored, be-
ing the editor. If we mistake not
lie is a son of Chas. Caldwell, of
Clinton riot fame, being himself
charged, and We believe truly,
with having murdered Martin Siv.
ley, of this town.-Raymond Ga.
zette.
A singular and fatal accident oc-
Cured one day last week at the
station houses north of town. One
of the station hands, a colored
man, went out to get a stick of
wood to lay on the fire. He plac-
ed a stick, not ordinarily large, on
his shoulder and started in the
house, when, from some unknown
cause. he stumbled and fell, the
stick of wood falling across and
breaking his back.
City Marshal Hebron arrested
w. III. Gaines, a well known slick
tongued colored gentleman, at
Stoneville early this morning, on
a warrant swore out by Mr.. A. II
Henning, of Greenville, charging
him with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Gaines succeeded
in lying us out Of $1.50 in jot
work last week.-Lealand Record
Tuesday Henry and Nose Mitch
oil were tried, convicted and sen
fenced to the penitentiary for sew
en- years. They are the parties
who were recently arrested a
Concordia by Mr.. A. j. johnson
being suspicioned as the parties
who knocked Mr.. VIM. Blaiser il
the head with an ak and robbed
his store at Hushpuckana on th'
10th of March.
II. L. Richardson's case, he be
ing charged with robbing McMil
Ian of $l70 while drunk at Tel
rene some time since, was set fo
last Tuesday morning, and whel
the case WIS called up Rufe wa
absent. Search was instituted
but he could not be found. A Ger
tain party on the Kate Adams say
Rufe get on her with his horse a
she landed at Australia early Tues
day morning. He got off at tn
FIRST landing, coming down, on tn
Arkansas side OF the river, W
suppose Laconia. Allen Bell an
Charlie Bradford are on bis bon
for S200.-Clarksdale Banner.
Will Stingler, our popular an
efficient assessor has been with II
for the past week or so, ascertain
ing the value of our earthly pos
passions. He reports q heav
shripkage of values since last yea
This argues badly, for our tax lev
will have to be increased to NEE
the shrinkage; the citizens {
Sunfower ought certainly to b
: pitled, for we cannot reasonabl
: look for q levy of less than fort,
FIVE mills.-Indlanola Times.
Shortly before midnight on Sa
urday night three pistol shot
, were heard in quick succession
when it was soon known that Hel
ry Scarborough had shot and mo
tally wounded Web Edwards, h
son.in.law. 1t appears by the ev
dence that they had been playln
craps when difficulty ensue,
with a fatal result. Edwards live
: twenty.four hours after being sho
Scarborough escaped. and has n,
to the present time been caugh
:. Huntington Transcript.
/ Mr.. John Camm, the carpent,
: on the Steamer Henry Marx, hi
G been at work on the Deer Cree
and barges, and has about g
them thoroughly overhauled al
repaired. He says he is lookil
s for the inspectors up every da
and that as soon as sho Is inspeC
ed she will come into the ere,
after a load of seed, provided Il
water rises high enough to get Il
big barge out.-Deer Greek Pilt
y The L., N. o. & I. Railroad
5 making extensive preparations f
n ballasting its track, and 225 gray
II cars are now being constructed
: the shops here to do the woI
The company has already 2
gravel cars, but the addition
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