The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-01-19

truck farmers OF this vicinity have
several acres of radishes which the
will begin to ship north in few day
McComb City Enterprise.
Aspirants for the postoffice at Jacl
son are circulating their petitions, a
though the present incumbent's tim
does not expire until the middle {
July.
Rowan Slaton, of Sims colony, kille
hog last Tuesday weighing IS
pounds. Besides this he killed nun
Der of others weighing but little less
A great many of our farmers raise
their own meat this year.-Port Gibso
Reveille.
At the meeting of the Mississippi
Valley Poultry Association last weel
at Memphis Mr.. E. Dustp. the pop
ular Winona poultryman, was elected
president Of the association by unan-
imous vote.
An Atlanta dispatch says that 2 1000,
600 fruit trees will be planted in Geor-
gia this year. Our state may not equal
that but it will present an enormous
aggregate, and will not lag far behind.
Aberdeen Examiner.
The total receipts of the state treas
ury for the fiscal year ending October
l, 1900, were $2,257, S4O.45. This in
cludes 1888, 765.SO on hand October l.,
1899. Total disbursements for same
period, 1853, 543.52; cash in treasury
October l, 1900, 1922, 401.9
Whitecappers are on the warpath
in Simpson county. Several negroes
have been whipped and ordered to
leave the country. A good deal of
stealing has been recently done in that
section, which is thought to be the
cause of the uprising of the khan.
A farmer IN 1900 plowed his land
with wooden pillow, sowed the grain
broadcast by hand, and when it was
ripe cut it with scythe and thrashed
it out with a fail on the barn floor.
The enormous crops of today have been
made possible by agricultural machin-
cry Water Valley Progress.
T.. Allen, of Memphis, was in Jack
son last week: making preparations for
the commencement of work on the new
10000 planning mill and stave factory
to be erected in the southern part of
that city. The plant will employ about
eighty laborers, which will be quite an
addition to the pay roll of the town.
AS long as the people continue to act
like lot of insane subjects smallpox
will continue to spread over the coun-
try. They will actually get up out of
bed with sores all over them and go to
their neighbours house and tell him
mot to expose himself as hits an orful
disease" or do some other rash act
just as devoid of Observation-Disclosures
Enterprise.
We are proud Of the progressiyeness
and energy displayed by the town board
in putting in our waterworks system,
and we believe the revenue derived
will easily justify the expenses incur
red. The system will be complete in
few weeks, as the mains have nearly
all been laid. On hot day next sum-
mer the comforts of our waterworks
will be abundantly testified to by all
who appreciate cleanliness and good
health. -Indianola Tocsin.
With the past issue of the Winona
Times our old friend and schoolmate,
E. w. Taylor, severed his connection
with that paper and turned over the
tripod to DIR. w. A. Hurt. 1t is truly a
pleasure to welcome Dr. Hurt back to
the fraternity, but in the retirement of
Ed Taylor the press has lost one of its
brightest and most promising mem
bers. During his management the
Times has been well filed as to SUBJ
iect matter and mechanically it has
been one of the neatest in the state.
We regret exceedingly to give up this
young man, and hope he will wander
back" at an early date.-Dixie Press.
The promoters Of the negro cotton
factory are in daily receipt of reports
from various parts of the state of the
work accomplished in the interest Of
the enterprise on Emancipation day.
Many towns and communities have
sent in from $50 to $3.50 and the local