The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-28

'9 - - ~@SE - NcetcA va ~ AAeaAN
in this section. The bottom crop is
very poor.-Eyening Post.
[Spedal to Times-Democratl
Fayette, July 22.-On July Z, on the
WOodIawn Plantation, at the residence
of A. c. Watson, near Rodney, Miss,
there diedone Augustus Bell, colored
man, aged1Os years and days. lie
was body servant of Gen. Andrew
Jackson atthe battle of New Orleans
and through all his Indian campaigns.
lie vas followed to the grave by a
large concourse of people.
The Natchez inveAtor, Mr.. John p,
hetteringham, showed us this morning
a model Of his latest invention. 1t is
a cutoff for stair-ways, hatchways aud
elevators to be used in case of fire. 1t
is a simple arrangement and seems to
perform the work for which it was
intended in a satisfactory manner.
Mr.. ketteringham has received a very
endorsement from Mum 4
Co., publishers of the Scientific Amer
lean. lie has not received the patent
yet but the papers have been filed and
the rights sccured.-Natchez Banner.
We regret to state that Gen. Will 7,
Martin was thrown out of his buggy on
Main street last evening and somewhat
bruisedup. lie was driving up the
street and in trying to pass through a
narrow space between the raised street
railway tracks and a buggy along the
curbing, and also to avoid mud hoh
in the street his team came in contact
with the buggy and was overturned
Wiling hands were promptly ready to
assist the General, and it was truly
gratifying to them to be told that his
injuries were not serious.-Natchez
Democrat.
The telegraph last night brought
news ofthe organization at Greenville
Miss, of ahome insurance company
seventy thousand dollars worth of the
stock having been subscribed. Mr.
Thomas Mount, the treasurer, and Mr.
Pat NJ. Doherty, the secretary and
general manager, are gentlemen well
and most favorably known in this city
as they and the other officers are IN
Greenville, and bespeak for the new
company unlimited success in the rich
field it has chosen.-Com-IIerald.
The Cornerstone of the future Ma.
sonic Hall was laid, here last Friday
afternoon with appropriate ceremonies
Col. J. l.. Power Grand Secretary Of
the Grand Lodge Of Miss, was present
and acted as Grand Master. The mem
bers of Greenwood Lodge and a few
visiting Masons assisted in the ceremo.
ny together with the Good Templar'
and the Knights of Honor who march
ed in the procession from Rush Hall tC
the place where the corner stone was
laid. The ceremony throughout wa'
beautiful and Impressive and the adj
dress Of Col. Power was brief but tC
the point and was highly appreciated
Masonry is not only the most ancient
but the most moral of all the sciences.
The Hall will very probably be com
pleted by Sept ist and our Masoni,
friends, with W. 4. Gillespie as Master
expect to grow in members at a rapit
rate.-Greenwood Enterprise.
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You will always find it the case that
those who are the,strongest advocates
OF lynch law are those who are turbu
lent themselves, or wild, rattling, drin
king fellows, who think it good sky
larking to go with a lot of armed mel
and do deeds of thfkind, or men wht
have no particular interest in the i'm
provement and welfare of country
cosmopolitans Trolling stones, as |
were: while some good men are LEI
off by their feelings and impulses. l
is generally the ru b, too, that thes'
lynchings are accompanied with ne
danger and rare thing when the jot
is not successfully and bloodlessl,
done, Sc it takes no particular amoun
of bravery to join the ranks. and will
hip hurrah flourish Of arms and an,
amount of excitement gotten up by
various things the thing is done, the
law is outraged, and the backward
step taken.-Valley Flag.
While some towns aic standing still
complaining of tba,Nhdweather. bat
side walks, dull I'VE Is, Dor drainage
too much stencil ~ incorporation
lack of enterprlsebe lkneiand a thou
sand other triileNill inoi is pushing
right ahead. Saoroiis Hiding fin,
brick business houses;:' y E.,ls,a Ia : cured til,
Alliance Exchange the Georgia Pa
cifc road will be completed IN the neal
future; Compress will be built for the
coming crop; the building Of All Ic'
Factory is only question Of a shor
time, the Brick Factory is already il
operation; the whistle OF her Mills car
be heard early and late: her citizeDI
are vigorously advocating the estab
lishment of Building and Loan Asso
citation here; they win make big ef
fort to secure the Geogia Pacific ma
chine shops and every other industr,
and enterprise that they canthat vii