The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-10-05

exchanges an expression OF regret that
the prospects for . great convention
OF supervisors are growing "beauu'
fully less" since the Attorney-Genera
gave his opinion that there was no
law authorizing the Boards Of Super
yisors to use county funds In defray-
ing the expenses Of delegates. This
should not be allowed to defeat 80 good
move as is this contemplated gather
ing OF the county lawmakers and guar
dams Of the State. It will do them M
and through them their counties and
the State- -infinite good to come to-
gether and discuss ways and means
for lettering existing conditions and
for upbuiIding their beloved State.
Now that SO many young women
have taken up the study Of law. It has
become necessary in several States to
legislate for their reception at the bar.
Our own State, along with several
others, has done this, BY enacting spe-
cial statutes for their admission. In
some States this was not considered
necessary, while Tennessee and
Maryland still exclude them altogether
from the legal forum. Mississippi Is
always good to her daughters, as In
this instance. II they cannot attain
success unaided. she reaches out her
hands and helps them. All honor "a
"Old Miss!" The girls she helps viii
never cause her to blush for them.
The recent election in Hazlehurst.
ON the question OF issuing $4,000 IN
bonds for the erection Of waterworlr
and electric lights, resulted in an over
whelming Endorsement Of the progress
i've movement. There were 178 per
sons registered In Hazlehurst, and oE
these 154 voted for and IL against
with IA not voting. This fine Ola
South Mississippi town has taken bn
new life and is rapidly growing into
thriving little city.
The physicians Of the city Of visks-
burg-and a finer body Of medcos
would be hard to fnd-have made Ter
tain propositions to the trustees Of
the State Charity Hospital, located
there, looking to the betterment Of that
institution and Its improvement along
many lines. Conferences will beheld.
and 1t is hoped they win result iIgreat
good to the hospital and to the ufferI
ing poor. especially Of our State.
The Yazoo Sentinel's recent state
ment that vigorous and uncmpro-
missing enforcement OF the Hgrant
laws in Yazoo City would do lore to
suppress vice and petty crims than
the grand juries and courts en- ever
accomplish" seems applicableto the
whole State. There are too ntny va
grants numbering the earth, aid they
should be made to work or to "hie
themselves hence"
Among the interesting relib which
are found here and there Throughout
! the State is some old Continental
money which was printed in 776, and
which has been ever since iIthe pos
session Of the family Of Mr. William
Griffith Of Alderman. In tRse times
of change" 1t is not often tat money
stays SO long in one place.
The stanch old Advertiser, ever
looking to the interest Of II people OF
Lexington, is rejoicing oveand boom
ing the fine cotton season lat is now
on in Lexington. From SLENDER 90
rs the compress received E6 bags-a
fine showing for town he size OF
Lexington, at this season,
Among the recent deathwhich have
deprivd Mississippi of lme Of her
ablest sons is that of Mr.. B. Keller,
one of the leading plant$ of Bolivar
county. Mr.. Keller wasone of Mis-
sissippi's Northern-bor1 sons, who
cast his lot in the Sum South after
the war and has sinctremained a
loyal citizen.
His friends are glad congratulate
Mr.. Robert p. Henry ofSrandon upon
his appointment as pirate secretary
to Congressman Pat Benry of he
Third District. The ying gentleman
10 thoroughly familiar 18th the duties
OF the place, having rived his hon
ored father in a similj capacity with
marked ability
Thanks to the tiIess and we'll
directed efforts Of In. Charles Il.
Hooker. the letter caiers of jackson
WI henceforth havehe use Of carts
and horses in their Wk. This change
was really imperatiI as there are
several of the carrie in the Capital
City whose bags arehily far heavier
than should be bornby one man, no
matter how strong i how willing.
Il This weeks issuof the Grenada
Sentinel will be a tie edition. Every
effort is being madto have it a sue
cess in every resp. The Sentinel.
under John w. Ehanan's manage
ment, has done GIT things for Gre
NADIA. 1t is clean, kaightforward and
progressive, havii at heart always
the good Of the IN in which it la
bors. This tradeiition we are GER
tain will be Of Pstimable value to
Grenada and Grdda county, and we
hope, in turn, toht loyal member OF
the gang" Blu He deserves APP
probation at thlands of his towns
people, and we Heve he will get it.
| F.
A stock COMFY has recently been
formed at Scron to bore for oil.
They will go put 1000 feet. and
they believe thlwill strike a gusher.
The field has En gone. over by oil