The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-03-27
OVER TIE STATE.

conviets, and put them at work
on the southern end of this road.
Ledger.
Natchez has defeated three
more saloon petitions. Mr.. Rich.
ard F. Reed, of the law firm of
Reed & Reed, acting as the At.
torney for the Prohibitionists.-
Sword and Shield.
E. ID. Gayles has put up a cotton
seed crusher, and finds that it
does good work. His object is to
crush the seed for fertillzing pur-
poses. No doubt seed will pay
better used in that way than to
sell to the mills at prevailing
prices.-Huntington Transcript.
At n meeting of the Southrons
last evening 1t was decided TO 60
to Savannah and take thirty.two
men. They will drill twenty four
men. Their first drill last evening
exhibited the fact that although
they have been idle they have lost
nothing of the art. They will
commence drilling Thursday even.
ing and drill regularly every day
thereafter until time for departure.
AT the company's election last
night all the old officers were re-
elected. A number of new mem.
bers were elected. Their band
will accompany them to Savannah.
1-Commercial Herald.
Shadric Donaldson, colored, who
died last week at his home, six
miles north Of Aberdeen, was
probably the oldest man in Missis.
sippi. He has persistently claim.
ed a perfect knowledge of his age,
aud fixed it at one hundred and
eight years. He was owned by
the Donaldson family and was the
individual property of the wife OF
General Andrew Jackson before
her marriage, and afterwards the
body servant of General Jackson
of whom he has for years delight.
ed to speak. He retained a good
physical constitution until very
recent years, and was able to per
form manual labor until a few days
before his death.-Aberdeen Elk
aminer.
On last Monday morning, short
ly after the mail train had gon'
down, the body Of o negro DO.
was found on the track opposit,
the Park, with head cut clean of
so that no one could tell who h
was. Letters found on his persol
showed that 1t was Tom Anderson
of this place, who was sentence,
to the Penitentiary from this cour
ty, for one year for burglary, Eel
ruary 3, 1885, and discharged Eel
,, ruary 3, 1886, with DR.. j. L. Ht
bron, Leland, Washington county
Miss. 1t is supposed he was stea
= Ing ride under the cars, when h
+ met his death by the wheels G
!. the mail train.-Brookhaven Rad
+ ator.
At the Temperance Mass Nee
. ing on Tuesday last, though not
, great many were present the pr'
i ceedings were very interesting
d Hon. j. B. McGehee delivered
> most interesting address, upon th
, Temperance question, taking a p,
4 sition for high license. He wa
It followed by Rev. &. b. Roger
: who advocated prohibition at SON
! length. Rev. j. w. Turner wa
q the last speaker, WHO advocate
n high license and made q strou
showing in favor of that position
], which is also the one advocate
" by his Church, the Episcopa
After remarks by Col. Nelson th
meeting proceeded to business.
= The main object of the meetin
n was 10 take steps to perfect a
|. organization for the county to ca
d ry out prohibition under the pre-
ent law which operates by coui
e ties. The Chairman was autho
: lied to appoint a committee ,
q seven to form a mode of proce,
G ure and report to a future NEE
e ing.-Woodvllle Republican.
= The provision for the dispos
n tion of the penitentiary is certai
D. ly a wise measure. 1t insures 9
4 most beyond doubt a trunk line
y railroad traversing the center
q the State from the Tennessee lii
"a north TO the Gulf coast south, Il
Of benefits from which, that will a
n cIue to the State, cannot be col
70 's puted in dollars and cents. Woi
IA is to commence at once at RIPPLE
Of the present southern terminus
y, that part of the road already
T. operation. One hundred conyic
- =, are to leave here Monday ne
h. for that point for the purpose ST
#. ted, and they are to be follow,
Or by $50 more in short time. G,
n, Falkner, under whose general a
se pervision and direction the wo
Ill on the northqrn mart Of the Iii