The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-09-22

Attorney j.. NJ, Cashin was visitor
to the Capitol City. the first of the
week, on professional business.
If you know ofnews Saturday phone
us. We wantit, And any news of the
week will be thankfully received. asa
Last Sunday was the hottest day Of
the summer in Greenville. At p. m.
the thermometer registered 90.
An attractive feature of the forth
coming Industrial and Trade Edition
will be birdseye view of the city
from the court house. This picture
will adorn the front cover page. 4,s
Attorney j. NJ. Cashin visited Jack
son this week. His visit. was of a
professional nature, but he found
time to say some nice things about
Greenville to a reporter of the Clarion
Ledger. 3.
The ice man is now making prepar-
alton to 60 into winter quarters and the
coal dealer is already ehriching his
Golfers as consequence OF the cold
weather whichw will unquestionably put
in its appearance later on. sasasa
Wholesale dealers are jubilant over
the remarkable volume of business
they now enjoy. Merchants are buy
ing Literally throughout the Delta and
have long since learned that Green
willie is headquarters for this section.
The keavey wind and rain storm of
last Sunday night caused q feeling Oh
uneasaQess. among the people of the
city The cool weather Immediately
following the storm was. decided
change from the hot and ultrydsEs of
last Saturday and Sunday. a5 ''a7'9>
Mayor Yerger received a letter from
MIR. Irwin, the sewerage constructor,
stgting that he would begin sFork in
the completion of the sewerage system
about October lst. 1t is expeeted that
ta,e system viii be completed in two
months. ,-.5
The high price of cotton and the
Unprecedented demand for cotton seed
has caused sharp bidding ,amopg gin
Ianers and oil mill men in the GreenVille
district. Some of the local oil mills
lars now ginning cotton freeof charge in
+order thatthey may buy the seed. ala
Inspector RIcks informed us last
week that the arc lightssef the. city are
now giving perfect satisfaction and
that 1t is rare thing fSr them to go
out during the nignt. This is no doubt
good news to the wayfaring traveller
who goes home after The moon gets
full. 'aA' aiH 3t ' 2
Mr.. Perkins, of Columbus, Miss, ha
leased the Delta Cafe and will open up
hotel. He has rented the upstairs
over Music's old stand and will have 1t
divided into sleeping apartments. Mr..
Perkins is at present running the hotel
near the depot in Columbus known as
the Southern. Iti '
An effort wifi be mace at the next
session of congress to secure an .ap-
preparation for governmenmept
building in this city. Other cities,
some of them smaller than Greenville,
have secured such appropriations and
it is hoped that the movement will be
successful. t' FL 80
Several of Greenville's mercantile
concerns have moved into new quart
hers this week. There is also consider
able shifting In the residence portion
of the city, but few vacant houses are
Ito be found. The moving is easy
enough whenever a starting place is
discovered.
Mr.. S. v. Atlesscy, Of Greenwood, ls
now connected with the Southern Elk
press company's Office i'm. this city. Mr.
Atlessey has had long experience in the
express business and will make an eff
Gent assistant in this Office. He is a
pleasant, courteous and accommodate
ing gentleman, and we trust his stay
in our city may be long and pleasant.
The Greenville Light g. Car Co. are
now comfortably located In their office
in the Phelps building. While some
of their new Office furniture has not vet
been put in, the Office presents neat
and husiness-like appearance. Mr..
Gabray informs us the cars are doing
nicely and he hopes soon to be in posi-
ton to complete the line to the South
ern tracks.
Mr.. Henley and family returned from
New York last Saturday, where Mr..
Henley has been purchasing his fall
and winter stock for his new store. Mr..
Henley informed the reporter that he
expected to ppen his new store, low
occupied by the Leader and Leon
Fletcher, about the middle of October
He says that when remodeled- it will he
one of the handsOmest houses In the
city.
Next Monday the little barefooted boy
and white-aproned little Miss will skip