The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-03-16
OVER THE STATE.

SAiSAasdN Meesenger.
Our friend Capt Lewis was yester-
terday heard to boast of owning a pair
Of trousers made for him by no less a
parsonage than Jno. Wanamaker. the
new postmaster general. The trousers,
added the captain. were good ones,
and bear an honor to wit: large and
striking patch visible to the vulgar
gaze only when the wearer lays aside
his coat-Reveille.
The Brookhayen Leader says Judge
Chrisman does his own marketing and
gardening, and Bishop Galloway cuts
his own wood, and then puffs them as
more than ordinary human beings. We
don't see that it is anything.to boast of
particularly. We would it ourself,
but for the fact that we can make
more money doing something else, and
like to help the poor by giving them
such little jobs. What would become
Of the poor old crippled darkeys if
every body did like Chrisman aud
Galloway.-Brandon Republican.
Sheriff r. NJ Bourdeaux returned
from a visit TO jackson this week
where he has been for the purpose OF
interviewing Auditor Stone in busi-
ness way. lie informs News repor-
ter that he had less than two dozen de-
linquent tax sales on lands, and that
the financial condition Of Lauderdale
was never better.
The amount Of privilege taxes have
doubled during the past four years,
and the demand for special business
prileges is constantly increasing. Lau-
derdale county now ranks equally
with the largest tax-payiug counties in
the State.-Meridian News.
The Board of Supervisors reduced
the salary of the County Health officer
to $2b per year. We guess the office
will soon become vacant as 1925 NJ
DIS. are rather scarce in this commune
ty.
On Tuesday last lists of those delin-
quent for poll taxes were turned over
TO the respective. Justices of Peace who
will Immediately proceed to enforce
the law. The number in arrears is only
254 and a great many Of them have
died or left the country. Those that
remain in the country will soon hear
the voice of the Constable, as warrant:
will be issued for those who escaped
the Tax-Collector, who deserves much
credit for reducing the delinquent pol
list from SlO20 last year to 1854 thi'
year. The report of delinquent tax
on property has been reduced to the
small amonnt of $57. This is good
showing for our county,-Woodville
Republican,
A force of about sixty men are now
at work on the New Orleans, Natchez
and Fort Scott Railroad, proceeding
this way from the quarantine ground
They have cleared the way for dis
tanoc of about 400 yards. and the dig
gers and spaders bave covered some.
thing over hundred yards, preparing
the way for the mules and scrapers.
Mr.. Chas. Rabbit, Jr., who Is fore.
man of the work, informs MS that from
forty to fifty teams will be put to work
as soon as they can be obtained, which
wi III be to-day or Tomorrow, and that
the i9rce will be increased as the work
progresses, The difficulty at present
is in obtaining scrapers. the city moi
being able to supply the demand fol
such great work.
Some expert dynamiters are expect
ed to arrive this week to engage in Tho
work of tearing away the hill sides tC
make way for the road-bed, which vii
curve gracefully around their precipi
tous slopcs for some distance up stream
before leaving the river front. AfteI
passing the high bluffs at the sigma
station, having assembled considerable
part of The elevation TO he made, thu
road will leave the river and proceed
up the bayou, reaching the top of The
hill, as we have previously mentioned
about tho intersection Of canal anC
tireen street.-I}anner
The modest hustler of the Enterprise
made a premeditated attack upon th'
merchants of the metropolis of tn
Delta, Greenyille, last week, and b.
reference to our advertising columns
H will be seen that he made anything
else but a "watcr haul.' Greenville'
i've business men have a knaek 0
making visitors perfectly al home, an'
another thing very noticeable is, tha
every ono you meet tell you that it i
the best place on this globe, and AL |
likes is time to be the largest W
caught the '.inspiration" on a thre
days trip here, and 1t would not tax
n microscopic view to see that the En-
terprise man was very nearly Green
william now himself. Every one j
this section knows that Greenvillc ha
n section of country backing II tina
cannot be surpassed, but the unanimlt
of purpose among her citizens has don
a great deal toward her present an
future success. Greenvillc has th
capital and enterprise to extend he
t,ade and she is doing it. On til