The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-29
STATE NEWS.

Dflek building Tor use OF the ROsOdale 4
Brink has been let to J. f. Barnes, of
Greenville, for $500. The work could
not have been placed in more compe-
tent hands.-Bolivar Democrat.
Eighty-One eonvicts passed through
the city Thursday. Thirty-one for Mr..
j. G. Sessions, twenty-six for Major
Gwin and twenty-five for Capt Town.
send. They go on the Delta farms of
these gentlemen.-Vieksburg Demo-
crat.
Mr.. I'll. G. Stewart, of Poplarville,
was in town this week and informed
us of the sad and instant death of Mr..
L. I. Amaker on the 14th inst, which
was caused by being thrown from his
horse against tree, bursting his skull.
Mr.. Amaker was 40 years of age and
the father OF large family, whom
with his aged christian parents, he
leaves to mourn his untimely death
Pearl River News.
There is reported from south War
rem very fatal disease amongst mules
which resembles glanders. No one
here knows what the disease is. 1t is
i
swelling Of the neck and jaws with
an offensive smell, and the animal dies
in five days. Mr.. George Bobbs has
already lost four mules by II and a
fifth is very i'll now. So far it has ap-
peared only on his place, but it is feared
it may spread.-Vicksburg Herald.
Great spirits and little jugsl is Wi
mona to be placed on the list of aug
towns?" Hundreds of gallons OF Ii
quor come to Winona in jugs every
week. Our express office would re-
mind you of jug factory; and judg-
ing from the flavor of some of our
citizens breath you would think il
wasn't far to the distillery. 1t seems
to us that there are about as many
tangle-footed people here as there ever
was.-Winona Advance.
Senator J. Y. George arrived in the
city on Sunday night and was exchan-
ging greetings with his many friend;
ard admirers in this city yesterday
Senator George will remain in Missis
sippi until after the holidays, and viii
bo in this city until after the marriage
of his granddaughter, Miss Mary
George Barksdale, and Professor A
A. Kincannon, of this city, whicl
event is announced for the goth inst
Meridian News.
The news reached the city yesterday
, of the death of Gen. Chas. G. Dahl
gren, which took place in Brooklyl
on the 10th inst. Gen. Dahlgren wa
a resident of Natchez for many year
I, and his first wife was Natchez lad,
related to some of our best families
His son made short visit to our cit
only a few weeks ago and promise
to return soon to submit propositio
II for building our hotel. The friend
and relatives of the family will b
J. panied to hear of Gen. Dahlgren
death.-Natchez Banner.
: The ginhouse of Mr.. jeff Montgon
cry, on Silver creek, was burned O
Saturday, with three or four bales I
cotton. lie had insurance on gin an
cotton, but not enough TO cover h
loss.
The ginhouse on Mr.. +. Barksdale
Poplar Grove plantation at Valley w
burned last Tuesday morning. III
~ were running the gin at the
"A when blaze of fire was seen q
N. down the hopper and in few
so the whole building was abla} s
cause of the fire is unknowif = s
- were 13 bales of cotton in the
at the time, nine of which we
and baled. Three bales we
- out and saved and the rest co
No insurance. Senti &
The law enacted by the las +
to ture makes the failure to pa
i crime for which q man mi
art. to Prison Contractor as in 9TH
misdemeanors. Persons W
failed to pay their poll tax car
same to the sheriff before Jan
) with ten per cent. damages,
the amount $1.10. On Janu
the sheriff will prepare lists o
delinquent for poll tax and post
'' the lists at each postofiice
county Each delinquent is ci
II 2h cents extra for the making
that list. If he pays his tax
D sheriff direct without being levi
before March 1st, it will cost
1925. If the sheriff levies 0
property for the tax, 1t Will cost
lss. 1896. After March 1st the 81
turus over the lists Of the az
oueut TO the Justices of the Pd
mr. wbo will then have the delinqu
orrested and sent TO the Contract
son, tbev do not pay their poll tax, wi
"a. q. with costs. will then amount to 81
- All liable to poll tax who have
dam dam settled had better do SO at once. Th'
. is no escape but death, flight,
- physical inability to work ,of 'ne y
T, iractor.-Lexington Advertiser.
No town in the south Is maxi XXI
e1' more steady progress, than the city
Grccnvillc, in Washington county =.
=. sissippi. It has never known anythl
+ the shape of a boom, but has stalk
int "A