The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-10-26

fiourishing town Of Osykn. which was
SO greatly damaged BY Are Last week.
Every house but one on one side Of the
principal street bad gone UP in smoke
when the force OF helpers from NC
Conn and Magnolia got there, WITH
idcComb'a chemical engine. The lone
house was already in flames. but these
were extinguished almost Immediately.
and the house left In fairly good con-
dition. II Osylxa had possessed an en-
CINE Of her own. how vast would have
been her saving!
The Illinois Central Railroad mas
displayed great liberality and enter
prise in the improvements Il ia making
In jackson and Is spending more
money. It IL claimed. at this point
than at any other between New Or
leans and Chicago. In addition " the
monster coal chute which the road IL
building (and which 10 one Of the
largest in the country, II Is building
a new round house at the capital city,
and will begin the erection Of small
shops in few days, at which twenty
or thirty expert machinists Will be
employed. In addition to these
changes the road will install new
system Of handling the trains in the
Jackson yards. SO as TO avoid the very
disagreeable blocking Of streets SO
much complained Of now.
Auditor Coles tabulation Of the
State pension roll shows an increase
Of rs per cent. in the number Of pen
sions during the past year. the total
number now being 5.624 against 1894
last year. The participants in the non
preferred class will only receive s25
each, as against 1920 each last year.
In the first preferred class fifty-two
pensioners will draw 500 each; In
the second preferred class 1913 will re-
ceive $50. There are 2.4O4 widows and
216 negroes on the roll. The total
amount distributed Is $150,OOO. Mon-
roe county heads the list with 22s
pensioners and Coahoma stands at the
foot of the pension class with only
two to her credit.
One Of West Points progressive citi-
zens has made great success Of his
pear orchard, and has been marketing
his crop for two months at hand
some profit. This young West Pointer
now has 800 trees in their prime. Up
to the 18th inst. he had sold 800 bush
els and had 500 bushels on hand.
which he will market between this
and Christmas. and from the entire
crop he will make . clear profit Of
$500. This Is good pay for the labor
involved and the outlay required, es.
pecially when the great cost Of mar.
keting by express is considered.
At the recent term OF Circuit Court
| In Houston most unique case came
up for trial. The defendant was
charged with bigamy. and claimed
duress as to his first marriage, sus'
tanning his plea BY proof. The court
charged the jury that marriage was =
civil contract in this State and re
duired consent Of both parties. hence
marriage proven to have been under
duress was absolutely void. and in
structed the jury to find for the de-
fendant.
Judge Stevens, IN his charge to ths
grand jury at Walden last week, spe
cially charged 1t to indict those road
contractors who had failed to work
the public roads according to theiI
contract. It Is said that the jury
means to carry out the judges In
structions to the letter. Some Of then
must live along the roads which thu
adelinquentsv have failed to work
4 Nothing helps county more thar
good roads and nothing binders 4
more tnan bad roads.
! The many friends Of Miss Matte
Plunkett, our eflicient State librarian
| will regret to learn OF the double sor
row that has come to her home circl'
4 in the death in the Indian Territor,
Of her brother. r. s. Plunkett, and Of
4 the same day, at the home In Jackson
Of her little nephew, the son OF Al
bert Plunkett. The sad news from
the Indian Territory reached the fam
lily as the child's funeral was Leaving
for the cemetery.
| At a special meeting held In Green
Vile, October 20. Of the Board Of Mis-
sissippi Levee Commissioners, con
tracts were awarded for larg
amount Of levee work, and w. w
bates of Memphis secured them all
The Filters Landing levee work Il
Issaquena county (S.61O,OOO cubi
yards) was let at IL cents per cubi
yard, and another section Of 100000
cubic yards was let at 1926 cents.
/ hatcher has at last signed the con
tract for the electric railway, witt
Harry X. Johnston, Of Vicksburg, an
work will be commenced by Mi
Johnston as soon as the material ca
be brought to Natchez
Columbus now rejoices In the estab
lishment of planning mill, the prop
erty Of such able business men Is Ma.
Battle Bell. T. B. Franklin, D. s. Nc
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