The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-15
CRISP CHRONICLES
OF STATE EVENTS.

A twelve-ton ice factory is soon
TO be erected in Port Gibson
The State Board OF Pharmaceu-
teal examiners will meet IN JACK
son on October End.
A big steel bridge IS to span the
Pelahatchie river, in Rankin coun-
ty, at Pelahatchie depot
John Carotners shot and killed
his step-father, Jim Collins, at
New Albany. The tragedy was
the result of domestic troubles.
The Simpson county Board OF
Supervisors have been enlolned TO
prevent the moving OF the county
court house from Westvllle TO
Edna.
The postofice at Oak Lawn,
has been abolished because the
white citizens protested against
the appointment OF negro post
master.
The Board of Supervisors, OF
Madison county, have fixed the tax
levy at five mills, and prohibited
the killing of quails for twelve
months.
Brandon wants arteslan water.
The News, of that city, very SEN
sibly believes that good water
would improve the healthtulness
of that locality.
The Greenwood Delt Flag, OF
which Mr.. A. F. Garnder is own
er, is offered For sale on easy
terms. The Flag is an old paper
Designs have been submitted fol
Jackson's new opera house.
A new Methodist church was
dedicated at Poplarville last Sun
day, Bishop Chas. B. Galloway
officiating.
G. W. Moore, a prominent bus
mess man, of West Station, pols
ed his wife and two children, ther
shot himself twice In the head. Al
are dead.
October 4th has been set apar
as Mississippi day at the Elks Gar
nival. soon to pe held in Memphis
Five ''blind tigers" were Captur
. ed at Enterprise on Saturda.
, night.
The tax-assessment of Lincol
county has been increased.
, George Kelly, COL, will be hagr
ed at Kosciusko on Nov, 2, TO
wife murder.
Federal Court is in session
Meridian.
G. B. Harper, of Vlcksburs
: has been elected Lieutenant Co
/ onel of the Third Mississippi
i regiment to succeed Lieut.. Co
e Butler, who recently removed
IS Greenville.
The first mail over the Gulf an
Ship Island railroad has been II
ceived at jackson.
The indication now are that tt
g textile school, at sStarkville, wi
J. not be ready to receive pupi
g until about the first of next year.
a The fall term of the suprem
" Court will meen on Oct. s. III
d docket is an unusually heav
n one.
l. Two stores and a hotel wei
burned at Perkinston Tuesday.
Indications point to a large a
tendance at the Warren count
" fair, to be held in Vicksburg fro
10 Nov. Ii to II. Those who after
IL are guaranteed a most enioyab
~ time.
a The Macon Sun after consultlr
with the farmers of Noxub,
county, as they come and g
states that the cotton crop in tn
8 locality will be about go per ce
u less than the crop of last yea
Is Reports from other counties a
70 alike dlscouraging.
le Twenty-Five thousand dollar
We which was allotted to Mississip
IN from the Morrill, fund, has be,
lie divided between the Starkvil
re College and the Alcorn Collea
en- The latter, which is the color
lie school, gets the largest amour
$13,3 75, and the former receiv
81, 1925,
= The oil mills of jackson, viii
!, announced that their season won
= begin this year on Sept. %, ST.
that at this late date they hs
not enough seed on hand or
ed sight to run them for week d
nd and nights. 1t will probably
nd necessary at first to run only d.
be ing the day until the late crop
nd gathered and ginned. As q res
an of the scarcity of seed the mi
lal are now paying Sic per ton
ID local seed, against 81 at this I'll
= last year.
The assessmentrolIs of Jol
county show a total valuatic