The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-26
GREENvLE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED,

count de Temerin, grand master Of
the Austrian court, is dead
). Perpont Morgan, the New York
banker is the owner Of a natural three.
legged pup.
William r. Morrison announces IN
he is ready to stump Illinois for BRYAN
and Sewall.
I. T. Rogers, for many wears sinner.
lntendent OF schools at Marshalltown
Ia, hanged himself
The Iowa Sound Money eopvep.
ton may indorse J. Sterling Morton
for presidential nominee.
Several barus containing thousands
OF bushels of grain were burned bv
lightning at Bloomington, Ill.
Fifty thousand persons witnessed
dress parade at the Pythian encamp.
ment, Sunday, at Cleveland, O.
Two bicyelists killed and three Sc.
riously injured was Chieago's Sunday
record of accidents to wheelmen.
Frank Baraker, rs years old, of
Pleasant Plain, Ia, was killed by the
accidental discharge of revolver.
Rev. Joseph L. Montgomery, a pio-
neer of Methodism, died at Norma, ,Ill
lie was born in 1872 at IIarpers Ferry.
Va.
Secretary Bateman of the populist
notification committee says that BRYAN
surely will be notified of his nolnina.
tion,
Postmaster George Muegge Of Clay.
ton, Ia, brother OF Prof. Muegge of
st. Louis, died from injuries received
in runaway.
Ten young men and women pledged
themselves to become missionaries at
the Presbyterian Young Peoples con-
vention at Omaha, Neb.
Tie rear tenements crusade at New
York promises to produce some fat
fees for lawyers who will fight the
question out in the courts.
John Chamberlain, OF Washington.
ID. g., the noted boniface, died at the
Grand Union hotel, Saratoga, N. Y,
where he had gone for his health.
1t is reported that DR.. Nansen in.
tends to conduct an expedition to the
Antarctic ocean in search Of the south
pole before returning to the arctic re.
gions.
The mission of Hon Cecil Rhodes to
the Matabeles is reported to be a pro,
nounced success. The natives have
yielded and the war is considered al
an end,
Millionaire J. J. Blair celebrated the
ninety-fourth anniversary Of his birth
at Blairstown, N. J. His house was
crowded all day with friends and
neighbors.
Senator Hill, of New York, will en-
tertain, as matter of personal
courtesy, William Jennings Bryan al
Wolfert's Roost during the latter''
stay at Albany.
Thomas Marion, nine years OF age
who lived at Germantown, Philadel
phia, died from the effects OF being
struck by batted base ball while
watching game.
The French government is rapidly
perfecting the details for the interna
tional exposition to be held in Paris II
1900, commcmorating the birth of the
twentieth century.
During an electrical storm IA barns
in Huntington county, Ind, were
struck by lightning and destroyed.
Loss something like $4,000 Much
other damage was done.
Mrs. L. J. Wright arrived in st. Louis
from Springfield, Mo-, Sunday after
noon, and few minutes later she wa
minus her pocketbook, containing I'VE
railroad tickets and $3.50
At Tecumseh, okla, during a quar-
rel. Doc Stutsman killed Harry Han
ming, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Amob formed
TO lvnch Stutsman, and he was takel
to Guthrie for safe keeping.
Amos Stevens, of Royal Center, Ind.
was killed by lightning. When found
his clothes were blazing His shot
was torn off and his clothing was il
shreds. lie was 10 years old.
The chute around Island 40, l9 mile
above Memphis, Tenn, has claime'
another victim. The Anchor line
steamer City OF Hickman struck a snaI
and is lying there in about II feet o
water.
A runaway electric car on the Fred
erick & Middletown (Md.) electric raj
road dashed down steep incline an
overturned at q sharp curve, ana
persons we're injured, some OF ther
quite seriously.
Enos Bloom, an old soldier living II
Millport, Pa, has just had rene 9
the war removed from his right le
that he had carried there for 81 years
The missile is a piece OF "shrapnel
and weighs an ounce
Matt Mayer, proprietor of the heae !es
licht saloon at Dallas, Tex, conm''.e
suicide by taking morphine. His oro'l
er. Paul Mayer, also saloon heepe.
committed suicide about six month
AGO in the same manner.
| Thomas Z. Watson has resigned th