The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-01-31
OVER THE STATE.

The Constitution is the work of
white men and Democrats. 1t Is now
the supreme Law Of the State. Tie
man who assail. it, or its provisions
not only loads cartridges for the enemy.
but it is the same as boiling nomina.
tion in which he has participated. and
scratching the ticket. There are some
things in it the Mississippian would
have voted against. But when il be-
came law. like a loyal Democrat il
grounded arms and saluted the party
tlag-Mississippian.
The escaped prisoners Duke and
Wise are said TO be holding a high
carnival in the swamps of the Yoeona
The dismal section in which they ex-
ist is almost impossible to one not
acquainted with it, anG these two men
feel comparatively secure. A difficulty
is said to have occurred between
Bowden and Wise. and Duke constitute
himself captain of the trio, took Wise's
part and censured Bowden severely.
This led to the withdrawal of latter
criminal from the circle of which he
was a part, aud now Duke and Wise
bold the fort alone-Panolian.
At the recent meeting of the county
Alliance committee was appointed to
get information in regard to manufac-
turing sugar, to report at the meeting
in April. The committee will endeayor
to get all the facts and figures con.
nected herewith. as to the cost and
kind OF machinery aud the process of
making. The writer recently con-
versed with gentleman familiar with
the matter and he said the plan was
perfectly feasible. If the people Of
this county can make good marketable
sugar, aud there is no reason why they
cannot, ii would save thousands of dol
lars to them aud be source of reve-
nue. besides.-Copiah Signal.
Mr.. Adler, who is assisting Mr.. w.
ii. Converse, the contractor, in erect
ing the iron bridge over Bouge Chitto
al Quin's, was in town last Saturday.
He states that all the iron is on the
ground, and that the bridge will be
entirely completed within three or
four weeks, when it will be turned
over to the county. The Board Of
Supervisors made wise move when
they ordered this iron bridge, and we
hope to see, at no distant day, substan-
iron bridges spanning every river of
Importance in Pike county. II is the
greatest economy in the long run.
This makes two iron bridges in Pike
county.-Summit Times.
A statement is going the rounis OF
the press In this State that seven out
of every ten farms in Clay county are
mortgaged. An investigation discloses
tho fact that not one in fifteen are
mortgaged. And notwithstanding the
partial failure of the cotton crop for
the past two seasons the farmers oil
tho county are in better financial trim
than for the past five years. Clay
county farmers also used large quaint.
ties of fertilizers In that section out
side of the prairie lands, and will use
a still larger amount this year. There
is no exodus OF negro labor from this
county, at least not any more noticea.
bic than for the past ten years, and
there Is no complaint Of a want OF
hands to work the plantations
Forum.
Mr.. William Thomas, confidential
agent and clerk of Thomas IL. Allen
& Co., was in town this week looking
after the business of his firm. MIR
Thomas settled IN full with N. W
Bunker, NJ. +. Carlton and Asa Jones
the attaching creditors of Allen at TINS
place. Mr. Thomas goes from here tc
Grand Lake, thence to Leota. Miss, to
straighten up the affairs of the tru
at those places. lie says all the neces
sary arrangements have been mad'
with creditors aud that Thos. Ii. Allei
& Co. are ready to reopen their Dusi
ness This house has established
wide reputation in the Mississippi val
lev for honesty and square dealing ant
the news that its business is once NOR
established on firm footing VIII b'
greeted with pleasure.-Chicot enron
iclo
We publish in this issue a s'irrlnl
communication from prominent GU
zen and business man Of our city
signed Improvement" on the subJee
Of securing the Georgia Pacific brancl
road for Clarksdale. As "lmprove
ment7 informs us the road isnow com
nleted within twenty-three miles 0
our town. aud headed toward us. W.
sec no reason why CIarksdale, VIII
the proper effort, could not secure IN
road and thus give us the benefits o
connecting rates. Our town is reacn
inc ont for everything that tends t
advance her general interests, ana W
can never accomplish great deal unit It
vc secure satisfactory railroad iaclll
ties This is a matter that is entitle'
,o our serious consideration and
worthy of our most active and ene'
octic efforts. Give us tho roau'-
Delta Advance.
prentiss county is as independent a
wood chuck. Hog and homin
ulentiful aud to spare. Two car loau
Of hogs recently shipped to New ~, Oi
leans and thousands of pounds kllie'
and salted down at home. stew
Moore and son, in the 4tb Dls'r,o
have saltcd down ten or ."en %
,honsaud pounds and are not yet doh
Killing. We have heard OF many 2
our farmers who can spare seVera
thousands pounds of pork. II Is 10 D ,
hoped that The few who viii nave
huv our home-raised meat, leave u
money at home, encourage meat ran
inu and stop this way of fattening ou
meal in the north. Corn, Ill soh'
nortions of the county, was more .
loss damaged by the rains just Oeioi
gathering time, but to take the coun.
over corn will be plentiful and corn
spare.-Pleader.
Accounts of the recent glove ..,' dosaaI Sg"