The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-05

dNli, anu q Addy "a III Sh(S, Atoiys
bequeathed $500 to the staff of a To-
cal newspaper Sin gratitude for hav-
ing been SO often entertained by their
writings"
Alphons Strauss, one of London's
millionaire merchants dying last May,
disposed Of an estate of $I,48I, los in
just 43 words-nearly $4,000 word;
while January brought sudden wealth
to a poor French girl who attended
the sale of a great aunt's effects to
buy in some trif1ing memento of her.
The only bidder for a shabby old
book of devotions, she found between
it's leaves a will bestowing upon her
the entire property, valued at $4,000.
If this last was che brighter side of
those little ironies which life shows
the world each year, the darker side
appeared to sleeptalking farmer OF
Sibley, Ia He had committed a muir
der two years ago, but had never been
suspected Confessing the crime
while asleep, he was arrested, repeat
ed his confession, in court, and was
duly sentenced.
In Milwauk (February) one Hen
~ Martens, playing ghost to brighten
some negroes, fell down stairs in the
Oakland became a ghost. And
fellow named Dureene, living near
Quebec, in the belief that. the rope
by which a suicide has hung himself
will bring later owner luck, stole
such a rope, only to fall to his death
the next minute through the rotten
flooring Of the belfry.
In Furrin's Parts.
Europehas had many and odd tale
to tell since January was here. An
trim has produced a man beside
whom Pooh-Bah was a 1aborer OF
very single aim, for this busy Irish
man is land stewart, pier overseei,
port pay clerk, gaemkeeper, mining
superintendent, bog baliff, auctioneer,
real estate agent, supervisor of ship
ping, and the manager of a private
business besides.
Colored rain, in the shape Of mil
lions of tiny red, green and yellow
insects, fell in Anglers, France, i'll
March, while in Nentes, young fell
low, Gautier by name, has murdered
his stepfather that his military serv-
ice might be a year shorter through
his being ''the only son of the widow:
An one of London's West End
clubs match game of billiards was
played BY two men, one clad in full
armor, save for his hands, which were
encased in the heaviest WOODEN gaunt-
lets, and the other dressed as usual,
but wearing boxing gloves Wool
nlittens won after a hard fight.
Coincidence and Paradox
Two other all but unbelievable
transatlantic tales tell of a New Zeal
and horse race which was won by a
one-eyed mare, ridden by a, one-eyed
jockey, the two weighing clerks
also having but two eyes between
them, and of Partisan June wedding
when the twin brothers Charteot.
married the twin sisters Voisse, twin
cousins (nale and female) acting as
best man and maids Of honor.
In New York. during a February
masked ball, there was panic ara
many casualties. all because the (cot-
toni snow man of the grand march
had suddenly caught FIRE.
The Center Sex.
In Calusa County, Cal, Miss Flor
ence Barker ran against her father
for school trustee, and won~out, IN
spite Of the fact that he was standing
to succeed himself She did it be-
cause she had heard that he was go
ing to GUST teacher who was her
girihood's intimate.
October saw Mrs. May Foster, of
Kokomo, Ind, publicly baptizing her
husband in the creek of Woodlawn
while not many weeks |
earlier had come word out Of Bavaria
- etiA'NN AAAOtAASi ss-4ii living udpp1IE
der the roof of the common SON
,.,-law. More than this, each mother
lnlaw had her own mother, while the t
host had his, his wife (No 3 and four |
OF the gentler sex to /
one mere man.
Pulpit and Platform.
Buttons sewn on a silk ground /
formed serollwor+l sold at recent
church fair in Montreal, Canada 1t
was the work of the clergyman's wife,
Hho thus converted into useful cash
he buttons contributed to her hus-
3and's offertory baskets.
The Hon. Hoke Smith, speaking at
Atianta III September, was enthusias-
ically Rugged by Policeman T J.
Williams The latter was then hauled
'efore his commissioners for taking
! interest IN politics"
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