The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-12

, guests OF the dukes grandmother, Mrs
E. M. Y'Znaga, for about ten days. He
will return to England in about three
months and resume his seat in the
house of lords.
The branch railway connecting Rose
dale and Boyle has been completed and
new towns are springing up along the
line. The delta is coming to the front
and it's no use to try to stop it-Tuni-
ca Record.
Cupid seems to have had a busy week
of it in Corinth last week. Stoves win
60 up in that burg-a few of them; but
we fear almost anything else would
rise before the bread of the new and
inexperienced housekeeper. : Dixie
Press.
Wild deer are more numerous in Con-
Aecticut and other down east" states
than at any time during the past $50
years. This is due to very excellent
game laws-such as are needed in Mis-
sissippi before the game is extermi-
nated.-Jackson News.
L. II. B. Stevens, of Griffith, shipped
for the holiday trade about 1900 pounds
of dressed turkeys. This was in two
shipments. His poultry and stock bus
mess is growing to considerable pro-
portions He has learned how to make
money on farm.-West Point Leader.
The state board of education announ-
ces that the plans for an .Arbor day
cele bration by the school children of
the state will not be taken up until
next fall, owing to the fact that trees
planted in this climate during the fall
months grow much better than those
planted during the spring.
The Aberdeen Examiner has it from
Warden Parchman that last years
convict crop will realize the sum of
1925, 900 for the state. He has already
turned over to the state $4,000, has
$1,000 in good drafts to collect, 5000
bushels of corn and $4,000 worth of cot
ton seed to sell.
Mr.. Nolan Stewart, the grand high
priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chap
ter of Mississippi, is sending out cir
culars to the forty-fve chapters in the
state requesting statement of mem.
bership and general condition of each
chapter at the close of the year. This
information will be embodied in re-
port made by the grand high priest to
the grand chapter-Clarion Ledger
The dawn of the new century has
been flushed with most attractive and
gorgeous tints for the great state of
Mississippi, and we only hope that its !
closing colors may be dazzling with
the richest glories of great deeds by
Mississippians, which will grow upon
a commanding background of CONNER
cial and agricultural prosperity in our
tate.-Dixie Press.
J. B. Rainey brought suit against
the county of Kinds, to recover for
damage done to his property at Bryan,
on account Of the opening of public |
road. The case was decided in the |
supreme court Monday. The court
held that boards of supervisors have |
authority to make public improve
ments regardless of the injury done to |
adjoining property. Raymond Gazette. |
Work on the artesian well has pro-
gressed but little during the past week,
owing to getting sand bucket fast at |
the bottom of the casing-a depth Of /
LOO feet. To recover this has necessi-
tated the making of special tools. In
to this, the casing is new be-
ing forced through bed of coarse
gravel, which is very slow work. It is
expected that the work will be rapidly
advanced when this bed of gravel is
passed. The crowd of onlookers has
been small since the cold weather ar
rived.-Cleveland Enterprise.
Our esteemed townsman. J. B. Hob
son, has entered into an industry that
is decidedly out of the ordinary in this
section; that of raising Belgian hares.
A representative of the Democrat had
the pleasure Of visiting Mr.. Hobson's
home recently and was shown about
100 Belgian hares. He has them un-
der the care Of q negro and the trouble
and expense to raise them is Of minor
nature when the value Of the hares are
taken into consideration. One among
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