The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-04-16

to circulation in that vicinity ought
to make Greenville hummer. 1t is
already one of the best towns in the
State.
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Marshall county citizens have
| launched determined effort to secure
the location of one of the branch agri-
| cultural experiment stations provided
for by the last legislature By the
terms of the bill one of the stations
| is to be located in the hill section of
North Mississippi and it is probable
that several propositions for its loca-
ton will be submitted to the board
of trustees before the site of the new
station is finally decided upon. An
other branch station is to be located
in the delta. and Yazoo, Holmes and
Let1ore counties have already signified
desire to compete for the prize.
Ky
The Clarksdale Challenge, edited by
Mrs. Hala Hammond Butte, one of the
ablest writer's of the State press, per-
petrates the following very truthful
paragraph: you can tell successful
farmer by the condition of his live
olOCh. 1Uu Cdu lGll SlOuCuy WUuldu
by looking at her hair. You can tell
the poisonous serpent by the blunt
ness of his tail But the easiest of
all, you can tell an enterprising mer-
chant by glance at the local news
paper. This is no divine revelation,
but the gospel truth"
The little town of Edwards, in Kinds
county, has just voted bond issue
for the establishment of a waterworks.
A number of other small towns in
this State are discussing the question
of municipal Improvements. Within
few years, at the present rate, 1t will
be hard to find a town of five hundred |
population without waterworks and |
electric lights.
The Aberdeen Weekly says: 1.-THE |
new button factory, with it's handsome |
array of machinery is taking on quite I
a creditable appearance. Orders are
still coming in for it's output, though |
it will not be in operation for several
days yet. Most of the machinery has
been placed, and, after minor details
of arrangement are completed, every
thing will be in readiness for the
start" 1t will be the only similar in
dustry in the State, hence its success
will be watched with interest.
Here is paragraph of good advice
from the Greenville Democrat: Help
boost the town by helping to boost it's
enterprises; by helping by word or
deed to make the town grow and pros
per-"
The Magnolia Gazette reports the
cutting of tree near that city, which
produced 4,967 feet of lumber. The
next largest tree ever reported in this
State was cut near Poplarville and
scaled 1900 feet And there are still
other giants in the forests of Missis.
sippi.
The Newton Record asks a pertinent
question: Which way are you pulling
for your town-backward by making
no effort to assist in its upbuilding, or
forward, by aiding in every possible
way to encourage growth and pro-
gress?"
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Centerville is getting up fair and
OApCClS W oil CALlDlI ILLS ldll. |
Contracts have already been let for
suitable buildings and the grading of !.
a race track. Several of the newspa-
pers of the State are making an eff Z
fort to revive interest in the old-time
fair, now almost a memory in
with the exception of two
or three counties.
Ky
A number of the boards of super
visors of the State have taken ad-
of the authority granted them
by the last legislative session to in
crease the salary of the county super
lntendent of education
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The following from the Durant News
Is worth considering: Taking an in
ventory of ourselves once in while
IS great aid to advancement. Stop
and add yourself up at the close of /
The day and see if you have anything |
10 carry over. If you have nothing
out ciphers, something is wrong some
where" v
With as good stock raising facili- 7
les as Mississippi has. it is strange W
hat farmers will import plug horses Il
rom other States and pay fancy prices O
or them. There is enough good graz C