The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-02-20
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A bill, aathoriEing the Board Of
Supervisors of Lafayettee and
other counties TO hold regular
meetings on the first Monday IN
each month. has passed the Legis.
lature, and is now law.-Oxford
Falcon.
The cotton buyers who have |
been With us all the season. and /
made themselves very agreeable.
are gradually eathering up their
beds aud preparing TO walk. Our
people viii miss them very much,
bnt We hope to welcome them all
back again when the leaves begin
to turn.n Winona Advance.
!. We noted some time since the
fact that the Treasurer of the co.,
ored Odd Fellows was robbed of
o box containing nearly $3.50 In
money and some valuable papers.
The box aud papers were found
in the Court House yard yester.
day, but the money. of course was
Sentinel.
The Atwood Gin Factory was
burned in Kosciusko recently, the
entire building aud contents being
destroyed. 1t is supposed to be
the work OF an incendiary, as the
house had been been closed for
several mouths. These works
we're the property Of Major Pol
hard, formerly Of this ,city--Com-
mercial Herald.
A bill introduced by Senator
Seal passed the Senate Friday,
which authorizrs any telegraph
line to procure the right Of ease
ment along the right of way of
railroads in this State, by assess
ment Of damages, in, a manner
similar to that usually authorized
for railroads to procure the right
of way for their rosdbeds over
the lands of private Individuals
State Ledger.
You good people up in No. 8,
who are anxious to becs part OF
Singleton county, should remem
Der that we want you to, remain
with rs . while longer. at least
until We pay on that railroad debt
of s7O,00O. Don't jump the game
aud leave US TO cash the chips
Canton Picket.
The stable of r. L. Richardson.
which was burned Wednesday
morning of last week, was an acci'
dent. An old negro In town call.
ed "Sants Clans" slept in 1t the
night before, and was seen leaving
ii smoking his pipe, which he had
lit in the loft among fodder and
hay. Although this was gross
car.lessness Rufe says it was not
set on are intentionally.-Ros
dale Leader. "
Mr.. W. G. Craig has brought In
the county this week, from South
Carolina, for various parties one
hundred aud fifty colored laborers,
and has made arrangements with
emigration agents to secure az
many as are needed and will do
10 for any parties who desire them
whom we adyise to see him
Those who have tired these labor
ers tlnd them excellent hands will
ing to work. They come from the
bill counties of South Carolina =
/ va. II,ral,,
Last Monday night NJ q. Martail
& Co.'s store at Egremont wal
totally destroyed by FIRE. This
fire is also supposed to be the
work of an incendiary. We have
not been able to ascertain the Loss
but learn that IT was fully coyerst
by insurance. -
| Phoenix like, they have risel
from the ruins and in less thar
five days bad built a new stor,
and are selling goods as usual
Deer Creek Pilot.
There was no, opposition TO thu
nominee of the Democratic Con
vention on Tuesday last, aud Mr.
F. d. Lewis, for Sheriff, was elect
ed by good majority, though til,
vote, as always in such cases, wa
small. The vote in this precinc
being 12S with hardly the sam
4 proportion in the other precincts
SO far as We have heard.
4 We,are glad to be able to state
that at this writing the Sherit
elect has about $4,000 signed o.
his bonds.-Woodyille Republ
can. fr
A terrible state of affairs seem
to exist in the neighbofhood sey
eral miles west of Ripley. o
Saturday night last the barn an
all its contents. two bales of co
ton and other things belonging
Mr.. WIN. Hobson, was destroye