The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-01

tary, and Mr. R. w. Durfey, have
formed combination with western
capitalists for the purpose of promot-
ing immigration into The State of
Mississippi. Citizens of Madison
county who desire to place their lands
with them at option for the cash and
thereby realize the cash for them, will
please confer with r. w. Durfey, w.
II. Powell or j. H. Johnson, Canton,
Miss. lis St.
We see our friend and very worthy
member of the Board of Supervisors
from Dist. has notice in the Picket
requesting people to notify the con-
tractor for the public roads in his dis
trict OF any bad places IN the roads so
that he may have them repaired. Now
the TINES may have old fogy ideas,
but it believes that the supervisor is
required to see that the contractor does
his duty, and that the contractor is re-
quired by law under .ond, to keep the
roads in proper order, and that the
duty of the people is to pay the bills,
and if they do not get the value of
their money to go for the contractor
on his bond. The contractor has got
SO Communication money on all
hands and is getting 800 per
month from the board on
the onemill tax, and should he in po-
sition to fulfill his contract. Now
gentlemen don't think we are per-
sonally imimical to you, for we are
not, we simply want duty and justice in
accor dance with the law and right.
We know that the roads cannot be
orked entirely, but this is the time
of year above all others when they
need constant attention to repair bad
places,
Messrs G.. w. Covington & Co.. have
recently added to their stable a very
handsome Kentucky saddle and har-
ness stallion, ENBOYD. He will be 6
years old next spring, 1874 hands high,
dark chestnut sorrel, star in forehead,
heavy name and tail. good bone, very
stylish, and splendid com hina lion
horse, a fine breeder and subject to
registration. ENBOYD's breeding is of
the best, his pedigree is unexceptional.
A visit to their stable and personal
inspection of this great acquisition to
the county will well repay anyone in
terested in improving their stock
Mountain Slasher being dead and
Tramp Denmark sold, ENBO4D was
purchased to replace them, and we say
without fear of con tradiction, that he
will in every respect, equal, If not
excel those well known sireS. A
Dist. Attorney Hudson has brought
suit.-now docketed in the Circuit
Clerks otfice-against the Board of SUI
pervisors of this county (Madison) and
their bondsmen, in the name OF the
comfy, for illegal allowances, running
back for several years, EN- bracing such
items as coal for the jail and court
house, Jail guard, board and medical
attention for paupers out of the poor
house. etc. The amount involved in
these suits aggregate about $4,000.
Many of these allowances embracing
court fees, perquisites and other eX-
penses have been passed upon by the
Judge and District Attorney of our
court nd by the Board Of Supervisors
in a pertunctory mannet. The ohclals
and other recipients OF these allow
ances were actuated by no criminal
intent. There is no question but what
the administration of the peoples al
fairs have been extravagant ana THESE
suits, which we believe will be maintain
ed will redown to the future welfare,
not only of our own county, out OF
others in the state, as we doubt not that
other counties have had similar expert
ence. The last grand jury in it's report
charged extravaganza upon the Board
of Supervisors, and out of this grew
these suits. The TINES under It's for
mer management called attention to
these facts last summer. We would
council conservation in these matters
as all the parties are our friends, and
honora BILE gentlemen, who stand IN no
criminal attitude, but who neverthe-
less must pay the penalty of neglectful
guardians of fiduciary trusts.