The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-23

Templar will be lnaugurated at Green
vile next week. Grand Commander
Frederic Speed viii conduct the eere-
monies.-Com. Herald.
Work is progressing very satisfaeto-
rily on the G. P. .R.R. The right of
way through the county has been Sc
cured, with the exception of the Ar
mold place. and that will be consumated
at once. We learn that labor is scarce |
and some of the contractors are hay-
ing some trouble in securing hands,
Greenwood Enterprise.
This year St. Johns day falls on
Sunday, and Deer Creek Lodge has de-
cided to celebrate it in grand style on
Tuesday the 26, by giving picnic at
Casey's Grove. During the day sew
eral distinguished speakers will enter
tain the audience and it is probable a
glass ball shoot will take place in the
afternoon, in which the clubs of Vicks-
burg, Mayersville and Rolling Rork will
participate.-Rolling Fork Pilot.
A contract was made and the order
telegraphed for machinery for the ice
factory Thursday. The company will
be known as the Water Valley Ice Co.,
and composed of our people of all
classes, the stock having beeu liberally
subscribed for by mechanic and mer-
chant, laborer and capitalist. Work
will at once begin ON the building and
everything will be in working order
within three weeks-Water Valley
Progress.
The Lexington (Holmes county, Ad-
vertiser thus counsels political har-
mony:
Notwithstanding the mass meetings
disregard of the recommendation oi
the chairman of the State Executive
Committee, and Of the unfair and un-
conciliatory spirit manifested in the
formation of the executive committee,
we think all Democrats in this county
ought to abide and support the action
of the mass meeting. All Democrats
whether or not they attended or voted
in the mass meeting, should accept 1T
action as finality, and unite and har
monize.
The Port Gibson Reveille thus speak
of the close of the past session Of tha
excellent academy, the Chamberlain
3 Hunt
AThus has ended another most sue
: ccssfal session of this prosperous inst
tuition, adding, if possible, to Its a
ready high reputation for thoroug
, instruction and wise discipline. II
fame and influence widen yearly, an
] are now inferior to those Of no scho'
in the State of equal grade. The @
cellence of the Academy is proved b
the rank taken abroad by the studen
II trained within its walls. 1t may
|. noted in conclusion that the etiicicnt
7" of the Academy is to be further Il
creased next sessisn by adding cour
. of typewriting and stenography und
n competent instructor
We noticed recently the uprising
a Northern town to exterminate Il
a English spasrows. The entire ma
Il population armed with shot guns al
= devoted a day to thinning them OF
| We are reminded by this sanguina
:, proceeding by the following
"a few months since few sparro'
q made their appearance on the caves
the Court House and now many ha
ioined them. Their twittering can
heard at all times during tho day a
while they cannot compare in numb'
. with those that infest many OF
., towns and cities, In time they will c
tainly drive out every other bird. Z
of the attractions of 'Yazoo City is
r. mocking bird, and there are none, W
" have any appreciation ofnature's mu
that do not take pleasure In his SO
The question will soon be of che
'' between the two and unless the mo
} q ing bird is protected we will have
lose him.n-Yazoo Herald.
- This king ofpests-the English 81
row-has very recently made Its
pearance here, and if our munic
authorities will give all persons
" mission to shoot them, there is a cha
for us to keep that famous South
v songster, the mocking bird, with
|, Not only by the coming of these 81
, rows are we robbed of our song bi
/, but our fruit crops will be dana
by them. See what the Carol
lC' (Miss.) Conservative has to say al
them:
day. aWell may the horticulture
'esl around Crystal Springs feel alar
at the advent into their midst OF
,eet- ,erie pests-English sparrows. Their
anne. pagation and destruction is be!
/. precedent About two years ago
- or five English sparrows made
pplv appearance in Carrollton, and
VIII they can be counted by hundreds
we might say thousands. Since
advent our beautiful song-birds
almost disappeared, and instea
;. their sweet music we have the b
shrill chirp of these pests from .
lfc. morn till dewy eve" Instead
stroying the caterpillars, worms,
~ for which they were imported I'M
United States, they make pets
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