The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-07-22
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.
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scarcity OF He"t cattle In mississippi
S Prof Welborn replies as follows
. an inquiry on this subject in receI
? issue;
. Il have been rather intimately associate
with the cattle interests during this tim
and feel competent to answer The eatt
business has always been "side issue
with Mississippi farmers, They are nc
grown for money, but to furnish mill
work oxen, a beef now and then, and il
cidentally for money. Up to about tw
years ago prices were low and very fe,
buyers sought our market. bought then
myself more than once for 81 % per hun
dred, live weight The scarcity and higl
prices ran them up to s. 30, and the who'll
country was flooded with buyers. For-peo
pie not looking to stock for money, yoH car
readily imagine would turn them loose whel
good sum was offered There is rather NOR,
interest folt now than formerly in raising
stock, but the shortage has not been made
up. | think no other cause than the one
named has operated to reduce the numbers
OF our cattle in Mississippi
Any fact or incident commemorative
of jefferson Davis is appropriate for
mention IN Mississippi Matters" 1t
appears that Mr., Davis was, during his
lifetime, an honorary member of the
Alpha lambda Kappa Sigma, Uni.
versity of Vermont, The university is
at Burlington. The society at a recent
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presence Of Mrs. Davis in the State,
and sent to her at Montpelier by
special messenger, beautiful bouquet
and cordial greeting and welcome. To
the bouquet was tached a card; Mrs.
jefferson Davis, from Alpha lambda
Kappa Sigma, University OF Vermont"
On reverse side: "A slight token in
memory of jefferson Davis, one of our
beloved brothers.
Hon. f. .. Sykes delivered the Fourth
of July address at the reunion of Con-
iederates at Sortors Mill, and at the |
conclusion presented each of his old |
with a copy of the original
oils OF the two first companies organ
zed IN Monroe county, Is published in
he Aberdeen Sunny South of Nav ,,
sGl-the Van Dorm Reserve, VIM. II.
1oore, captain; Monroe Volunteers.
'amuel j, Gholson, captain. The in
crest of such reunions would be greatly
ncreased by such records being brought
orward and the names of those who
each company discussed.
ommittees should be appointed to get
p the military history Of each com
iand. In few years there will be
one to be appointed on such commit ,
,es. {
The last biennial report of the Mis- !
ssiPpi penitentiary-f 1s96-ls97- :
lows that there were 257 convicts on c
ind sept 80, 1897, under 90 years of
re, and of this number IS were under
years! A strong argument for the
adjustment of "a reformatory, as sug- c
sted and authorized by section 225 of q
e constitution, which says: ''The Il
{lslature may establish reformatory p
hool or schools, and provide for keep IL IL
OF juvenile offenders from associa- e.
IN with hardened criminals" If can W
iates for the legislature would dis T.
SIS and advocate this before the peo- "
they would find many attentive and m
npathetic listeners, IN
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~ the recent commencement of the
lthwestern Presbyterian University.
Tenn, degrees and distinc-
us were conferred on Mississippi -
-duates, as follows: Bachelor of arts az
NJ Cox, John f. Frierson; general -.
'roVement medals from the literary t t-o
letles, E. S. Brainard, w. V. Frier-
; lnter-society oratorical medal NJ he
Melvin; speakers medal in gradual 90;
class John +. Frierson; Mack Bible Gre
'al' George r. Rea. The honorary
rec OF doctor of divinity was CON .
ed on Rev j. E. Jones, pastor of tr,
Presbyterian Church, Meridian. me
ne personal assessmentroll for Ran ing
county, for 1899. shows 2O3 sen. taxi
{ assessments against 4214 in 1898. Too
$ enumerated 3,31S an increase Of thin
yer 1898. Total valuation of per. "
lily, S4s6, 1852, decrease of 500 6o6 az
i State tax, 3,l6S. 95. viii
,., fre
candidate for the legislature wants no
now the cost of holding the consti- The
NAL conventions ~ 1ooo M, =. rapi
. -. Ao''' ne audi som
eported disbursements on that ac. lar
I S55,T06S4 This did not include for
ing which was paid for out of the me,
oprlation for public printing.
jackson electric railway sent its r
ear from the power-house to the -
Of ON the 18th inst. ssoon as the -
oil street bridge is completed the IN
system will be operated. On the -
hne 1T extends to the lunatic -
m gate. -
editor of this department is pre-. -
g tabulated statement of tho -
ry votes for United States san,. -
ma members of the Legislature 80
'lll publish as soon as completed. -
address of State senators ~
will be given. AA@
supervisors of Lincoln county 81 d
for several iron BRIDGES
he Homochitto river. This ,Sin An
eatly to the trade of Wesson and The
haven. The last named citv is effect
tie boom. Residences SYRu
and each ~. 49, "'so CALF