The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-01
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would be pressed vigorously this year
along the whole line, which extends as
from Clarksdale to Redwood
in this county, via Greenwood and
Yazoo City.
The largest hog that ever lived was
raised by the late Sim Car, Of Noxu-
bee county, Mississippi. The hog
weighed over 1400 pounds, and was
exhibited in several OF the large cities
of this country, and finally died en-
route to Europe.-Meridian Democrat.
If our memory does not fail us that
hog weighed between sixteen aud sew
enteen hundred pounds.-Aberber-
deem (AIiss.) Examiner.
Last Monday as a hand on Ma. Mar
tins place, near Martinsville was
shrubbing off his farm, preparing for
the coming crop he discovered wa
termelon vine that had escaped the
frost, and on It was fine melon "a
inches long and 23 inches in circumfer-
ence. The flesh Of the melon was
quite firm aud delicious, as much so, IN
fact as are the melons ripened In July.
This all wlll testify who partook OF II.
-Copiah Signal.
The Lefore Ice and Coal Company
was organized here this week with a
capital of $4,000. DIR. M. g. Davis,
President and Treasurer, P. T. Strotn.
er. Secretary. Ragsdale & Co. sold
them s ton Ice machine made by the
Consolidated Ice and Machine Co., OF
Chicago, Ill. We learn that 1t is also
the intention Of the company to put
in cold storage room and attach 9TH
er manufacturing interests in the near
future. This Is move in the right d.
rection and one that will not only pay,
but be of great convenience and ad-
vantage to our citizens-Valley Flag.
During the old Continental Congress
paper money was issued just as we is
sued paper money during our late war.
They we're issued In different denomi-
nations. One of them issued by an act
of Congress, Sept. 26, l77S for the sum
of sixty Spanish mill dollars, or its
value In gold or silver, Is now in the
hands of our Chief Justice W. Il But
Ter, of Summit, Miss. 1t was acciden-
tally found by his wife. He has been
offered, so we are informed, one hun
dred and twenty dollars for 1t, which
he has refused. 1t il on thick paper
and Is well preserved andis valuable
piece Of property.-Summlt Sentinel.
Mr.. j. X. Hord was in town Wednes-
day and we learned from him that the
surveying party of tho Georgia Pacific
was encamped on bis Kilby Lake place.
There are seventeen men in the party,
seven white and ten black. They have
surveyed two routes all the way down
and in some places three. They will
cross Yazoo river about Clark's ferry
and come through the Lintonia place to
Yazoo City. The line from Silver
Creek down will be as direct as 1t can
be made.
We have heard from reliable
source that the l., N. 0. II I. II. X.
will certainly build TO Yazoo City. A
little patience and the hope Of oul
people will be gratifed.-Yazot
Herald.
Especial to the Avalanche.l
| Rosedale, Miss, Jan. 27.-The still
ness of Saturday night was suddenl!
broken by the cry Of fire, In the direc
| tion of the landing. Messrs w. p. Nc
Bath & Co., Eastern buyers, of Green
vile, had just delivered over 800 bale
of cotton to be transported by an Ohi'
river packet. the Guiding Star. Tn
accepted theory Is that the fire origin
ated from some one smoking while th
cotton was being hauled from the yar'
to the landing, and was not discovere'
until flame flew from the end of
bale to another. Though the owner
fought manfully to stay the fire in 1t
work OF destruction, their attempt
were rendered futile on account of
heavy Gale from Inc river The las
report tells of the total loss. No in
sursnce
Vicksburg, Miss, Jan. 27.--Advel
tisement for bids fer the public build
ing has been ordered by the govern
ment and plans and specifications ar
now in the hsnds of Snner;ntendon
pierce One hundred Thousand doI
lars was annrnnr;stod bv Tho Last ~,
oross Tor tb;s hp;ld;no ~ which 90 m
was axnended for The s;ts O'
Kama q posars,s,d nrom;ro,,
firm lste,v burned oui a. naIh; To-
have dsc;dod "a do business a. rlsrt'
dals Coohoms oonntv and thov NJ =, :,
IN he c;,v to'5sv =, sha,r nav ",
Clarsdale Thev were ouardea in ;hoi
remarks but their friends here nav m IN,
thsv arc having nolh; on account ,
the tronbles nrsya;l;ng thera aud sha,
: nrobabla cout;nusnoo
Mr. r TT peatross had h. nroI;m
nary trial for killing Uaws Moasa 90
ored to-day and was admitted = !,
hail. his bond being fixed a. q, oo
Tho case was ahlv defsndad and no
ecuted bv the defense broke down n
testimony for The state comnletelv
}. Especial TO Inc COMMERCIAL
Nckspurg, miss, Jan. 26.-M'