The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-03-23


Il Gen. Kessler was acquitted in the
/! courtmartiaI but reprimanded
| Rev. Geo. c. Gates, the noted evan
/ gefist, is now conducting stir
ring revival at Columbus.
The New Order of Worship" for
the Methodist churches has been adj
opted all over the state.
/ The county candidates are liven-
ing up, and new ones are announced
all over the state every week.
| Commissioner Blakeslee Will or
| ganize county good roads associ-
ations in Mississippi this summer.
White marble workers in Jackson
went on strike last Wednesday be-
cause a colored stone cutter had been
employed
In opening his court at Laurel last
Monday Judge Miller dealt at length
| with the question OF the social clubs
selling liquor
| The case Of Mrs. Aggie Birdsong,
| for the killing of DIR. Butler, has been
postponed for several months by the
supreme court.
Thirty-fve applications were receiv-
! ed by the city council of Natchez for
the office OF experimenting the
street paving to be done in that city.
President Walter Clarke, of the
Southern Cotton Association, Missis-
sippi Division, says that everything
points to backward season of cot
ton and corn in the Delta.
Hon. Charles Scott has been an
pointed general of the Mis-
sissippi brigade of Forests cavalry,
to succeed Gen. Blanton, who recent
ly resigned.
The gubernatorial candidates are,
going the rounds now and making
complete and exhaustive canvasses.
AT least the time and patience of
most of the people is exhausted.
The state annual encampment of
the Woodmen of the World held at
Greenwood last week was gala event
and the citizens of Greenwood did
themselves proud as royal entertain
ers.
The town of Leland is now ex-
periencing quite a building boom,
several residences having been erect
ed and a number of business blocks
will soon be in course of construc-
ton.
The vegetable outlook in the truck
ing district is very satisfactory. The
truckers are having April weather
in March This warm weather. has
been verify favorably to all clesses of
vegetation.
R. A Johnson, sawmill man liv-
ing near Prentiss, fell from train
last Sunday and had an arm cut OFT
near the shoulder. Wren found he
had bled so much that he lived but
short while.
Mrs Hala Hammond Butt, for
many years editor OF the Clarksdale
Challenge, has retired from the journ-
alistic field. Mrs. Butts retirement
is universally regretted by all her
brother editors.
The doubtful quality of the cotton
seed is giving the oil men no little
anxiety, and they are addressing Cir
cu1ar letters to their customers fill
ed with advice on how to bring about
the best results.
/ The organization OF country school
h
much favor in the counties where the
clubs have been organized and it is
proposed to extend the movement
all over the state.
A new paper in the state is the
Voice, situated at Como, with Walter
Wood and ]. B. Snider as publishers.
The Voice is creditable paper and
speaks we'll for the publishers as
we'll as the town of Como.
| The Yazoo County Fair Associ-
alton was organized last Monday
citizens from all parts OF the county
| attending the mass meeting held at
Yazoo City A large slice of stock
! in the enterprise was subscribed at
[ the meeting.
Henry Veins, plasterer from PEG
ria, H., who was working on the unl-
versity building at Oxford, commit
/ ted suicide Sunday by choking him
self He wrapped his vest around his
neck. and using stick through the
4 arm holes for lever twisted the vest
until he was choked to death
Meridian has a sensational divorce
/ suit on Mrs. Mary Belle Reynolds
accused her husband of being a biga-
mist, and also charged him with de-
sertion and adultery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds were married May IS, 1905,
and four days later Reynolds de-
serted his bride going to Birmingham
where he remarked.
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