The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-14


hold it's annual meeting at Jackson,
May Is. The program for a trip to the
great northwest will then be an
nounced. Those who expect to par
ticipate should notify Secretary Nc
CURE. The trip will commence at Jack
son, Monday afternoon, June II, and
will include Chicago, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pixies Peake and other points
of interest. The trip will occupy ten
days, and the cost need not exceed from
$35 to $40 each. None but members of
the association, who pay their dues for
1900, can be registered.
Hon. w. M. Cox has announced for
congress from the First district. AS
the representative from Prentiss county
in the legislatures of 1895, 1897, 1898
and 1900 he esta blished reputation for
oratory and craftsmanship and untir-
ing devotion to duty that inspired the
very general wish that some wider
sphere would open for the exercise of
his splendid talents. Should he be the
successor of Mr.. Allen the First district
will continue to be brilliantly repre-
sented.
Masonic Grand Lecturer A. M. Hicks
and the twelve district deputy grand
masters will hold their annual confer
ence on the work and lectures at Clarks-
dale during the week commencing
Monday, April 80. This will afford
lodges in the delta section fine oppor-
tunity for instruction. Each should
send one or more representatives. The
grand lecturer and his staff will be
glad to greet them.
Prof. j. c. Hardy, superintendent OF
the Jackson public schools, has been
elected president of the A. and M. col
lege; and his host of friends feel as
sured that the trustees made no mis-
take-that he will be the right man IN
the right place. 1t has been said that
opportunities make men," but Jack
was already made for anything in
school work that came in his way.
Foreign corporations have COM
menced fling their charters with the
secretary of State. The Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company is among the
latest filed. The fees for recording
domestic charters and fling foreign
charters amounted to 1886 last month.
For corresponding month in 1899 the
fees were less than $50.
Hon. S. S. Calhoon qualified on Mon
day, April 2, as judge of the supreme
court, succeeding Judge Thomas Fl.
Woods. He will fill out the term OF
Judge Woods, ending May 10, and will
then be re-appointed. Judge Whitfield
is now chief justice.
The faith cure" has killed a good
many of the Jackson negroes; at least
that is the private opinion, publicly ex-
pressed, of Alex. Wilson, one of the col
ored sections, who says that Rev. Z. Z.
Jones persuaded them not to take any
medicine for smallpox.
The law providing for the publication
of names of poll tax delinquents, though
taking effect from its passage, cannot
operate this year for the reason that it
was approved March 10, and several
things are provided that shall be done
prior to that date.
Gen. James Argyle Smith has been
appointed marshal of the supreme court
of Mississippi. He was major-general
in the Confederate army, and State
superintendent of education for eight
years. The appointment is creditable
to the court.
The board of Mississippi leTee COM
missioners and the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley Railroad commissions compro-
missed their differences last week-the
railroad paying the levee board $685.
600.
Grand Master o. L. Kimbrough has
issued his proclamation for appropriate
commemoration of the eighty-first an
niversary of the Independent Order of
odd Fellows on the goth inst.
Hon. John L. Hebron, Jr.. is candi-
date for congress In the Third district;
Hon. L. NJ. Southworth of Carrollton
has announced for the Fourth district