The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-05-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

The Times is installing its engine
preparatory to starting its new per.
tecting press. When we get it il
operation We will invite the public
around to see it.
Judge Percy Bell, and ATTORNEYS
Leroy Percy, Van B. Boddie. Wn,
Ray Toombs, J NJ Cashin. VIM.
Griffin and Ben F. WATSON represent
ed the Greenville bar at the Bar As
ISOLATION at Vicksburg this week.
Mr.. Frank Robertshaw, cashier OF
the Citizens Bank, attended the
Bankers Convention at Gulfport this
week
We compliment the school board
upon their selection of Misses Genie
Oliver and Mary McEarchen a.,
teachers III our school for next ses-
sion. Better teachers could not be
found than these excellent and OK
perienced ones.-Indianola Enter
prise
The. revival services at the Chris
tan church this week have been
largely attended. The services ART,
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Greenwell
and converts have been made night
ly- Mr.. Greenwich is hard working
and eloquent revivalist, and Rev. I.
+, Lakin, the pastor, is to be CON
graduated on securing the service,
of SO excellent man.
Attorney Monroe McClurg and S
l.. Gwlnn, OF Greenwood. were in th>
city Monday
Mr.. 5. r. Guarino, manager of the
Mississippi Italian Supply. left YES
u 70 n
Ala, where he will be absent for
some time in the interests of his
company. Besides soliciting business
tor his imported goods. Mr.. Guarino
VIII visit the mines of Alabama in
the interest of immigration.
The hard rain storms of the first
OF the week have greatly disheartcn-
ed our planters and business men
The heaviest rainfalls in years were
experienced Monday and TUESDAY
nights and the setback to the crops
is hard to bear.
You can't hold a good town back
and Greenvllle continues to grow
apace with other cities of the Delta
With new bank and new companies
beng organized her progress is GER
tain and sure.
Mr.. ] S. Allen, our city engineer
made trip to Nicksburg Monday to
look after the street paving work
now going on there, over which he IS
supervising engineer.
The case OF MIR. VIM. Startling will
come up before the Supreme Court
at Jackson next Tuesday, Messrs.
Percy & Campbell and Van B. Bod
die will deliver arguments for the de
PENDANT
The public school art exhibit has
been postponed until next Tuesday
afternoon, May I4th. Be sure and
attend this exhibition which will take
place in the Archer school building
Mr.. Tom Griffin, the local agent OF
the Arkansas River Packet Co., re-
turned Monday night from a trip Oh
the IS. S. Brown" to Little Rock
Ark
Mr.. c. w. Roy is now the sole
pr oprietor of the City Grocery, Mr.
Kohn retiring from the firm last
Wednesday,
The excursion train to Memphis
Thursday morning carried large
number of Greenvillians to the Bluff,
City.
Arthur Latham, a negro drayman
was diISSlGd hOlQdy lot Deliig QTulk
but On examination was found to be
suffering from mental trouble. He
was taken to the county jail and a
jury pronounced him crazy.
Mr.. Harvey Jones, of Meridian
travelling passenger agent in Missis-
siRpi for the Southern Railway, was
in Greenville several days this week
Dan Agnes, the famous Cotton
Pickers' cake walking negroe, i:
very i'll at the Colored Kings Daugh
ter's Home in this city. Dan ha:
been sick for quite while witt
| dropsy and it is not expected that h,
will recover His many white folk
friends are doing all they can t.
alleviate his sufferings.
| Mrs. George Metcalfe, who ha
been veryosick at her home with ap
pendicitis, went TO the Kings Daugh
lter's Home yesterday evening.