The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-05-16
OYER THE STATE.


We are informed that j. II. Boiling.
member of the Board of Supervisors.
died at GFeenyille on Wednesday.
Boiling has been on the Board for
seven years from the third district and
has made a faithful aud valuable mem
Der. He had lost within few months
his wife aud four other members of his
family, and it is thought that this so
weighed upon him as to cause soften
ing Of the brain.-Speetator.
The Pittsburg Dispatch has the fol-
lowing relative to Senator George:
"Ihere is nothing of dude about
the big, hearty and careless man whose
garments fit him as if be had been
measured with a 2-foot rule and the
tailor had cut them out with cross
cut saw. But his political enemies
don't hold him as cheaply as they do
more stylish men, and they have a
wholesome dread of his incisive tongue
and hard-shell common sense.n
Hazlehurst, Miss, May 10.-Yester-
day Chancellor Conn delivered very
important decision in the case of &. w.
Nelson ct al, against A. a. Lomax as
county superintendent OF education for
writ enjoining him from contracting
with certain book companies for text
books to be used in the public schools
of the county. This suit was brought
in behalf of the American Book Com
pany on the ground that the adoption
by the Text Book Committee under
the acts of 1890 was illegal and void.
The chancellor dhcided the case in
favor of Mr.. Lomax, the superintend-
ent, declaring the adoption legal. This
case is a very important one, as the
same fight has been made by the book
companies in several of the counties of
the State. The complainants will
appeal to the Supreme Court.
The people Of Meridian have heard
with delight the news that Governor
Stone has re-appointed Judge Woods
to the Supreme Bench. II was ap-
pointment eminently fit TO be made, for
Judge Woods has, according to the
unanimous verdict of his professional
brethren, acquitted himself most ad-
mirably in the high place he occupies.
Ii is an appointment that not only
gratifies and meets the wishes and
interests of the people, but one which
reflects great credit upon the Governor.
And when II is remembered that
Judge Woods was never a supporter
of Governor Stones, it shows, as has
already many times been shown, that
Governor Stone is man of such broad
views, and is animated by so just and
strong a sense of duty that lie is always
able to rise above all personal or
political considerations and to do the
right thing.
All honor to Governor Stone. Meri-
dian feels greatly. honored in the ap-
pointment of Judge Woods, and on
behalf of the whole people the News
thanks Governor Stone.-Meridian
News.
A Tupelo mercantile firm received
o rich, rare and racy communication. a
few days ago, from an Alliance in
Pontotoc county. 1t was in the form
of resolution which had been adopt
ed by tho Alliance, charging that said
firm had recently purchased bale of
cotton from one of its members, for
which 1t paid him less than IL was
worth, and demanding, under threat
of boycotting the firm in future, that
II pay over the difference between the
amount which was paid for the cotton
aud that which ii was actually worth,
The resolution failed to state what the
cotton was worth, so the merchants
are at loss as to how much they are
required to pay in order TO satisfy the
demand made upon them. In the first
place, the Alliance resoluted against
the wrong firm, and the merchant who
did buy the bale of cotton in question
has been unable to sell ii at any price,
still has 1t on hand and says he will
cheerfully sell IL back to the man from
whom he bought 1t for $l.25 less than
he paid for it. The Alliance which
adopted the resolution referred to are
to be congratulated upon their capacl-
ty for making consummate asses OF
themseves.-Tupelo journal.
We have the pleasure this week OF
announcing to our readers that anoth.
er manufacturing enterprise has been
organized and will be established in
FriaIs Point at au early day-in fact
just as soon as the necessary buildings
are completed and the machinery ar
rives from st. Louis, which is under
contract to be here by the 18th. II
will be known rs the Friars Point
Planning Mill & Manufacturing Com
pauy, Is composed of II. l.. Griffin, 5,
L. Berry and George II. Redmond OF
Memphis, and A. W. Capps of this
place,
The canning factory Is now an as
sured fact. The stockholders held 0
meeting Wednesday afternoon and
made the preliminary arrangements
for organization. Mr.. j. ID. Robinson
was chosen temporary secretary and
treasurer, and Mr.. ID. A, Scott was
employed to draw up the charter
Although 1000 was only asked for
: the subscription list showed total o.
$1,525, over $500 of which has beer
already paid in. The name undel
which the company will be known Il
"The Friars Point Packing Co." Mr.
Otto Stern was made manager, ant
was instructed to proceed at once t.
make contracts for fruit aud to draw
up plans aud receive bids for thu
building. Arrangements were mad'
to purchase an acre lot near the depo
from the Land, Loan Il improvement
Co. Mr.. stern left Thursday morning
for trip in the country to make al
rangemcnts with farmers about plant
ING corn and tomatocs.-COab0nlall.