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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-12-10
and expense a visit to the store

time and expense visit to the store
will entail
Directly in rear of this you enter
the second story of the new addition
and in this the most elegant designs
OF hall, dining room and parlor FUR
nishings are displayed.
No furniture house of any city car
ries prettier, higher-prced or more
complete line of these goods than IS
seen displayed on this Aoor. There
is nothing in style or finish in SUIT
of furniture but what is before your
ewes for admiration, and again, the
owner of the humbest home as well
as the handsomest mansion can ma
furnishings in this stock to grace
their house and suit their purse
Out OF this room and into the one
adjoining. which has on display ten
thousand dollars worth OF car
pets. rugs and mattings, some OF
the most elegant patterns we ever
saw. Any good hubby santa can TINS
Christmas fix up happy home Tor
Won. Cor 90" Then further up on
thethird floor handsome display OF
iron beds are to be admired.
These beds range in prpice from
the cheap $2.so plain, iron bed to the
handsomely enameled, gold-trimmeo
beauty at 500. On this floor another
handsome display of chairs as shown
in the cut can be seen.
There is also on the first and sec
ond floors which we failed to MENTION
that goes to make a hsms attract
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-12-10

successfully built up by his brains,
energy, and little money during
the last fifteen years.
He is citizen who holds the in
terest of the city at heart and stands
ready and willing at all times to con-
tribute to any new enterprise that
will portend to increase its business
or population.
His big heart opens his purse to
any charitable cause and this, together
with his courteous manners has done
much to draw friends and trade that
was not expected.
Mr.. Ham was also a Georgian by
birth and came of as good family as
ever lived in the old Southern State.
Most of his success is due to his
shrewd ability as buyer. He knows
the peoples wants, and what they
are able to pay, in this way he never
overstocks himself and can quote at
tractive prices al all times to the
trade.
Eugene Ham.
Mr.. Eugene Ham, brother and
partner Of c. M. Ham, came to this
city about seven years ago from At
lanta, and joined his brother in the
business. For IL years before COM
ing here, he was conductor on the
Southern, running passenger between
Atlanta and Chattanooga, and re-
signed the position with the road to
enter business, something few men
men who follow railroading ever do.
Since connecting himself with the
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curtains Of beautiful designs. A walk
through the three large warehouses
showed carload after carload of un-
packed furniture. Such stock of
furniture in Grecnville can only be
comprehended by seeing, as words
can not half picture it to the reader.
The advantages of such stock has
below his competitors and these pro-
fits he divides with his customers.
There is another feature noticeable
in this store, for in carrying SO large
a stock one would imagine much OF
it is out of date, shop worn, but
greater mistake was never made, as
each year the business by its increase,
in and out of town, has kept virtually
the stock of each year sold off. An
other cause for this is that Mr.. Ham
has, for the last 5 years, been attend
ing the great furniture expositions
of the East, held every January and
July. and there, with his own eyes,
viewing the latest creations in fur
niture, he makes his selections for
spring and fall shipments 1t is to
this kind of enterprise that the large
out Of town order business has been
drawn to this house.
History of Company.
Mr.. C. M. Ham started the c. M.
Ham Furniture Company alone about
fifteen years ago. From the first his
business prospered and each year he
increased his stock and enlarged his
quarters. Two years ago he brought
his brother, Eugene Ham, of Atlanta,
Ga, here, who bought an interest
in the house, and since then has been
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toner rs the large and exclusive de-
signs of wall paper that also occu-
pies large space on the first floor.
This stock has recently been put in
by the firm. These goods they carry
from the cheapest to the finest quail
ity. This enables the trade to get
what they want at home, saving de-
lays and losses and the addition of
freight or express charges. On their
first floor in front they have for Sc
lection the whole OF one side covered
with chairs of every imaginable de-
scription while on the other it is COW
cred with baby carriages and at any
price customer feels able to pay.
The chairs displayed on this floor
are of every imaginable kind, from
the cheap hall chair of IS cents to
the elegant wicker rocker at $500,
or the handsome, easy parlor leather
seat chair at $50. While in their
stock of baby carriages the largest in
the state, the apple of any lady's
eye can be found in the exhibit. Any
lady who desires carriage can find
them at Hams to suit them, both in
price and style.
Through the center of this room,
running from one end to the other
Mr.. Ham has partitioned off a long
room in which he has filled with rare
and costly pieces of furniture, such
as tables, dressers, chairs, bookcase
es or rose wood maple mahogany and
other costly woods. A peep into this
furniture closet is fully worth the
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house Mr.. Ham has given the bust
ness his closest attention and his new
knowledge is helping in many ways
to extend the trade. He has shown
he has come to stay, as he has bought
an attractive home on Washington
avenue and his two pretty little
daughters attend the public schools.
E. B. Poo 4.
f. B. Pool, the salesman and book
keeper OF the firm has been with the
house for the last u years and has
proven valuable employe. Mr..
Pool IS a Mississippian by birth.
born and raised in this grand old state
During his connection with the firm
he has personally mastered every de-
tail of the business and in his other
duties he has charge of the books of
the firm. Mr. Pool is an efficient
salesman and contributes full part
OF the years sales. As book-keeper
he is what the world calls an expert
and handles this immense business
with care and credit.
c. c. Holden.
The profits of the furniture bust
ness, as well as its out of town orders
depend much in the keeping and dis
play of the stock and the packing for
shipment. This important position
is filled by Mr.. c. c. Holden, former
ly of Arcola, Ill. Mr.. Holden has
been with the house for the last four
years, and has proven the right man
in the right place.
Mr.. Holden also fills the position
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been buying at Memphis, Birming-
ham, St. Louis, and other larger cit
les. Today the c. M. Ham Furni-
ture House carries the largest stock
Of furniture carried by any house
in the state. And to give the read
ers some idea Of the stock carried
we dare. say the paved streets of
Walnut and Washington avenue be-
tween the two depots would not hold
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success Of his new position.
Every man in the house is wsls
awake and all pull the business strzaE
together. Again, they are all nssn
who understand the furniture bnsi
ness, and what the people want, aaln
what they want or can pay for Il. znlI'zI
while a few expepct such is the c.z
the house this year will do fifty thCs
sand-dollar business.
II you have never visited this lhcne
do SO before Christmas and seegAlaE
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a full o'oK' VI IHE DELTAS LARGEST FURNITURE STORE
= NJ liam AND HIS FIFTEEN YEARS OF SUCCESS
4 SuccsssfuII Furniture
Store
Now IT'S TRADE
EXPANDED
Is History Makes An interesting
Story Of Thrift, PrOsressN e
ness and Success

HERE is no mercantile bus
T mess in this city that has
grown to larger proper
= tons in the last ten years
outside of the exclusive
AZ wholesale firms, than has
he furniture house of c. NJ Ham,
.orner of Main and Poplar streets.
II is a business that shows what
,rv Young man can do with brains,
.oerUv and an ambition to make
.recess of the undertaking he adopts.
No firm in the its early days or at the
,,esent time has done, or is doing,
more TO advertise the name and fame
i Greenyille as a market for office
and household furniture than c. M.
Ham, and as result he is drawing
II the city trade that has heretofore
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mess, is one of the best known men
in this city. He is about SO years
of age and gives his whole time and
attention to the business he has so
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
The First PLAYERS.

1oper and Lambert, the Dayton, o.,
battery arrived from Memphis last
evening. They have rooms at the
home of Mr.. Henry Yoste. They
spent the morning taking long walk,
dropped in at the ball park and spent
some time meeting the fans. The two
youngsters were members of the Day
tn "Clippers,' elni-professional
team that has made good records in
the past. 1t is expected the two men
will do we'll with Vicksburg. Presi-
dent Barber states that If a sufficient
number CT players arrive here before
Sunday there will be a match game
Sunday afternoon. If there are enough
professionals on hand twc teams will
be selected from their ranks. II 9th
erwise it is possible local amateurs
may be called on to complete the
nines.-Vicksburg Post.
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ia general AID to arouse sentiment
against SUNDAY baseball in pafticu-
la was nos largely attended consid-
efing the fa1t Jbat thfae=congEesatlons
We're REPRESENTED
The =MefAe.ffst congregation was
supplemented by the Baptlsts aud
tresbyterla5s AMI the pastors OF
beth eAareaes Rev. " 7. rardy anu
Rev. y. u spQriin, were present ana
participated.
Br. sawxas of the Methodist
church is democratic in every fibre,
but sinsulariy enough took ground
against the accepted Democratic
theory of antagcnism to paternal-
ism in government and argued that
it was the duty of government, NUM-
Cipal as well as state and national,
tC protect the people against them
selves or moral questions as well as
to protect them by quarantine in
cases of epidemics and such like
things main1aired as a civic institu-
tion
At the conclusion of the address
DR.. Sawyer read set Of resolutions
to be presented to the city council
asking that body t. suppress Sunday
baseball. The resolutions were then
circulated for signatures. They
pledge those signing them not to at
tead games in week days provided
Sunday ball is played and not tc, aid
the management by money or influ-
enee. The services were closed with
the singing of the National hymn
"Amarica. Monroe Star.
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Significance of the NJ eWs.

Significance Of the News.
S nator Berry will arrive in
vile, his home, Friday, in ii
see the campaign close, says the
Rock Gazette. Fer some time
!Ias been mach speculation conc
his int ution. In view of Co
Davis avoWad candidacy for
States senator against Senator
whose term expires March 4,
and the reputed ardent desire
governor to carry Benton {
in his third term candidacy TO
ernor, great interest attached tt
ator Berry's course in connection
the present campaign. Among th
ator's friends the opinion is exp
that his presence is not requil
Benton county in order to prever
county from going for Governor
Saturday, but they claim tha
visit makes it altogether certai,
the senator's rival for the sens
toga will have t.. abandon any
he may have entertained of secu
majority there. Senator Berry
made it custom tC travel homo
Washington in the primaries \
the senatorial candidacy of the
ent governor was announced b..
this particular occasion it is cl,
by many that his presence W,
worth great deal to the Wood Z
in Benton County. {
Senator Clark's announcement
he will not come to Little Rock t.
his vote Saturday is quite as
esting as news item as the
that Senator Berry is now on his
to Bentonville.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
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Goulds on iron Mountain Line.

GOuIoS on u on WOUHtdIH GlfiS.
President George J. Gclld Of the
Missouri Pacific, who met his family at
New Orleans on their return from
southern California, spent the great
er portion of yesterday on the Iron
Mountain line, says the Globe-Demo-
crat. At Little Rock Vice President and
General Manager Russell Harding
joined the party. Mr.. Harding had
been attending a conference at Fort
Worth with the Texas officials Of the
Gould lines en- worlds fair service The
Gould party are travelling on special
train by daylight over the Gould lines
and will return to New York over the
Wabash. President Ramsey of the
Wabash will leave New York today for
st. Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
FLEETS IN FURIOUS FIGHT.

Tckio, March PA special dispatch
from Moji, opposite Shimcnoseki, Jap
an, says the Japanese fleet made an
other attack on Port Arthur March 18,
bombarded the city and its defenses
and fought furious engagement with
the Russian fleet outside the harbor,
destroying one Russian battleship.
Seven Japanese casualties are report
ed. There is nc information concern
ing the Japanese fleets condition.
The navy department has not been
advised of this engagement. but evi-
IDENTIFY expects news.
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SUED FOR DIVORCE
SECOND WIFE OF GOV. BOB TAY-
lOR FILES z BILL IN CHAM
Gerry
She Will Be Given Absolute Divorce
and Aimony Without Mr.. Tay-
Ior's Objection.
CAUSES OF TIE SEPARATION

Knoxville. TENT Maaeh 2f=Mfs.
llQ6t. /. Taylor has a bill Tor absolute
divorce and aim ny against der hus-
band. the eA.goYeiH1@ aud lecturer.
The SUI was instituted through her
lawyers j w Caldwell of Knoxville
sni Jones AMI Fits t Tuscaloosa.
.A,a. She charges that their relations
4aFe been Unpleasant for several
mca'hs. alleges abandonment aud fail
Tie % support her. Mrs TayIer fur
thar alleges that she has written him
upGa numerous occasions asking him
70 resume his relations as her husband
but that he has failed TO comply. She
states that he is the owner of property
in Knoxville and Memphis.
It's stated here that the suit did not
come unexpected. The two families
have been estranged for some time
Ex-Gov. Taylor, it is limited, will not
answer the bill, but allow divorce
with alm2ny.
He will deliver his new lecture.
Castles in the Air" at Greenville to-
night. He has spent several months
in its preparation. Then he has a con-
tract to deliver one hundred lectures
and will be absent from Tennessee for
some time.
He married his second wife, Mrs.
Alice Fits Hill, in Tuscaloosa, Ala,
September 23, 1901. After a brief tour
they came to Knoxville to reside. On
last October Mrs. Taylsr went to Ala
bama on visit. She has been in
Knoxville on one occasion since dur
lrg the absence of her husband. She
Is a daughter of James II. Fits
leading banker in Montgomery and
treasurer Of the Alabama State Uni
versity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
FLIGHTS Of Fancy.

Blackburn says Pender is the best
manager in the Cotton States league
except himself
Managers Blackburn and Harlow
are going to start bank at the end
cf the season. Finish-Assets, 900 900
900; liabilities, 100000.
Manager Frank of the Pelicans,
has at last signed Babe" Brown
for his regular ~ staff of twirlers
Brown fills the place left vacant by
Rick Adams.
Bob Blinco has taken out life
insurance policy by mail with Louis
Powers. We don't blame him, the
season is about here. Bob might have
been safer by taking out an "acci-
dent" pclicy, but that is too much
like mentioning the rope to a man
that is going to be hung. Poor Bob!
Steve Kane told us once that he had
lost three fortunes. been married
three times, had three mothers-in.
law in good health living in his
house, and had been an editor cf a
newspaper in Arizona but that he
had never encountered any real trou
BILE until he became an umpire. We
repeat, poor Bob!-Baton Rouge Truth
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+ BASEBALL NOTES, +
+ 4
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Howard Murphy. the crack right
fielder fer the locals this season, is
expected to arrive tonight Others of
the rev players are expected to arrive
this week. Spring practice will be-
gin next Monday. The grounds are
now in first class shape, and Blue and
Clayton say they are anxious to get to
work. By April 1 all the players will
be on the grounds, and the local fans
will be given a chance to see how.
they work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
s. " HALL KILLED
SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY OCCURS
ON THE STREETS OF
EATESViLLE.
tiaI, Married Mar, EIopes With the
Daughter Of II. c. Hancock, But
Later Returns iione.
TIE KILLING WAS BY HANCOCK

BajesyiIla. March, 24.--S NJ Hall. a
well known merchant Of Austin Lo-
neke county, WIS shot anu Instantly
killed heie at s O'Clock last night
hy H. c. Hancock, Ct this plaez, Hail
Wes shot three times. The trag aly is
the sequel { the elopelaent Of Hall
aud Miss Bessie IIaaey.zl. 7 daughter
CT Fl. C. HaaQoek. in January last.
Hall recently returned to Arkansas
and stated that h proposed &c Try to
live down the past and resume busi-
ress at Austin. Miss Hancock had been
brought to her home here by her faith
er Hall arrived in BatesviIIe yester
Cay afternoon, f., what purpose is
not made clear yet. Hancock learned
that Hall was here, and the develop
ments show that he hunted him up. 1t
was evident Hancock believed Hall
had come to Batasville because Miss
Hancock was here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
A FATAL RACE RIOT
WHITES AND NEGROES CLASH AT
ST, CHARLES AND THREE
NEGROES KILLED.
Neoroes Fire on Whites, Who Return
the Fire Resulting in Killing
of Three Blacks.
NEGROES sVE:2E II! : GG2FE E5SORS.

Dewitt, Ark, March 24.--As re-
suit of difficulty which occurred
Tuesday at St. Charles between two
white men and two negroes. three ne
groes were killed yesterday in brush
between a band Of II s1oes and a posse
of white men The dead:
Garrett Fl@ed
Will Madison
Will Baldwin
Details of the affray, which resulted
in the death Of the negroes yesterday
are not known here. but it is known
that two white men were knocked
down by two negroes. Yesterday a
posse of white. men attempted t.
arrest the negroes who knocked down
the white men. and they wee fired
on by a band of negroes, who were
hidden in the brush. The posse return
ed the fire, and the negroes named
in the foregoing were killed.
ST Charles is in this county, and
when a report c'f the trouble reached
here a posse CT white men Immediate
ly left for St. Charles to prevent fur
...er trouble.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24

Redfield, Ark, March 24.-Miss Kath-
arine Johnson cf Little Rock, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Anne Saunders.
The storm of Tuesday caused quite
little damage to fences and sheds in
this vicinity Mr.. A. :. McNeill's COW
shed was blown down and an old man
narrowly escaped being killed. He
had gone under the shed for shelter
Messrs. M M. Puckett, Tobe Wair
and A. F. McNeill will be judges of the
election Saturday
Mrs. A. F. McNeill, accompanied by
Saunders, and her cousin, Miss Katha.
rine Johnson, will attend the derby
in Little Rock Thursday.
Mr.. Frank Somerrell will return to
San Atonio, Texas, Saturday after a
short visit to relatives at this place
and Pine Bluf.
The telephone wires were down be-
tween here and Pine Bluff Tuesday,
caused by the heavy wind and hail
storm.
Dr.J. M. Reynolds has returned after
lengthy visit to old friends in Pine
Bluff.
Mrs. Fannye Jones is back from a
short visit to Little Rock.
Mr. E. T. Williams brother of Gren.
ada, Miss, is here on visit to him.
Rev. H. S. Heron, assisted by Rev.
Henderson, is holding revival at the
Methodist church.
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BASEBALL NAME CONTEST.

Up t. 12 o'clock today over two hun
dred and thirty names had been sug-
gested in the Graphic's baseball con-
test and the interest seems to be
growing. The names suggested are
as follows:
King Whites.
Blues Jolly Boys.
Bushwhackers.
Blues SINNERS.
Shamrocks
Rangers
Nationals.
Hustlers.
Sluggers.
Leaders.
Superbas.
Scorpions.
Clinchers.
Walkovers.
Monitors.
Scalpers.
Wildcats.
Mud Hens.
Blues Crackerjacks.
Protectors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
ALTHEIM Err.

Altheimer, Ark, March 24.-N.
Virginia Crittenden and Ella
have returned from Arkadelphia ,
they have been attending Ouchit.-
lege.
ct
*
Miss Pearl Garrett made a ii
Pine Bluff Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Jeter has returned
after three weeks visit in our
Mr.. E. B. Allen and Will Bellamtr
in Hot Springs now. Il
lr
Mr.. J. J. Collier left for Meic
this week to attend the races. y
Miss Irene Collier visited in n
land Monday. h
u
Mrs. Lee of Pine Bluff visiteee
mother, Mrs. T. H. Collier, this se
The young men of the town al
give dance in the schc clhouse !
day night. u
Mr.. W. A. Waldrep spent Sund
Wynn, returning home Monday
noon. n
Miss Belle Hogg Of Ellison, Is
visited friends here Monday. u
After a trip to New York and an
to friends in Mississippi, Miss
, abeth Elliott has returned to herr
in Wabbaseka.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
Rock lsIand-Texas Bonds.

Austin, Tex, March 24.-The Texas
railroad commission today granted au-
thority to the Rock Island to issue first
mortgage bonds to the amount of S.,
545,00O on it's miles of railroad in this
state. This amount is in addition to
about $1.2OO,OOO of bonds which had
already been issued on the Chicago
Rock Island and Texas road.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-24
GreenviIle Uniforms.

TIE uniforms have at last been de-
cided upon and ordered made up. They
will be pearl gray shirt, pants and
cap, with blue belt and stockings. Bos-
ton style cap and big CO. in blue on
the left shirt pocket. President Camp
Wheeler says that these are the pref
tiest uniforms in the league.-Green-
vile Democrat.