The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-28

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The Central Bank o' Mississippi, es-
tab.ished a. Jackson loss than a year
ago with a capital Of 500. eo. If IN the
hands OF q receiver. !, is understood
that the present EN- arrassed condition
q the bank is brought about by reason
Of the financial s,rinEency which has
impaired the stability Of certain banks
and merchants In the country districts,
and that theasa.rs - II soon be righted,
and tina, the reeeIyeTshlp is only tenn
porary.
Doc Willis, a negro, convicted Of
numbering Sol AHonoyitz, a peddler,
near Leland Oct -, was legally exc.
cused al Greenyiile last week. Willis
killed Aruho,It1 because he wanted
g.. and committed his crime in a most
brata! manner, clubbing his victim
into iasensto.a,y and leaving him for
dead in a tLaeket by the roadside.
The grand commandery. knights
| Temp.ars, AZ i's session held az Hat,
,lesburs resolved to break away from
the B,ae Lodge organisation 10 sae eS.
tent Of holding lis annual grand session
D, y different time from The regular
grand lodge. This action was taken
because j., was found that under the
present arrangement the grand o
ruaudcry dad 10, get time enough to
transact all d lis business.
The independent telephone corpora.
noas in Mississippi have joined the
G. 4mber'aaG in the fsHt against the
Englc physical connection bill, the
purpose o. which is to compel all teie-
phone coruua-ies 70 oonncc, their lines
and pro rate the tolls.
Mrs. Haud Ball.ugtoH Booth, who Is
+, Leading the prison reform movement
and IS making the rounds Of Southern
state prisons, paid a visit 70 The Mis-
s.ssppI convict farms and a~t.erward
addressed the State Legislature along
The lines Of prison reforms,
General Manager White, Of the Lib.
erty-White railroad, declares that a
2-ceas rate Law in this State would be
suicidal to every railroad IN Mississippi;
that the smaller lines can hardly exist
a! the present time and give the tray
cling public a good service.
The anti bucket shot bill, a measure
which absolutely puts an end to all
dealings In futures in this State, has
been approved by the governor, and is
nos q law.
A monster petition to the Mississippi
legislature is being prepared by en-
ployees OF railroads in this state in
opposition 10 the proposition before
the legislature to enact a 2-cont pas.
sepger rate law. The employees are
fearful that any further reduction OF
earnings OF the railroads will cause re-
auctions in salaries.
There have been no less than 1000
cases OF grip at Columbus, The VIC
tins are entirely among the white peo-
pie, and many stores, Offices and facto'
ries are sadly crippled on account OF
Illness among employees.
At the age OF 81 Henry Pittman, the
oldest citizen Of Montgomery county,
died uear kilmtchael. Uncle Henry"
as he was Familiarity known, was a mem
Der Of the Baptist church for 70 years.
Twenty negroes, men and women,
we're arrested at Brookhaven on the
charge OF selling liquor. Negro detec-
tives were employed to land the boot.
leggers.
On account OF bad condition OF the
roads the February term OF the circuit
court at Ashland was postponed till the
regular term in August.
The house appropriations COMMITTEES
killed the bill carrying an appropria-
ton OF 81, 600 per year to aid the Mis-
sissippi Industrial Exposition in its
work, the sum to be used in the award
of special premiums under the super
vision OF the State go, eminent.
The Columbus canning factory was
sold at public cutlery for $500. The
factory was erected less than one year
ago at a cost of $4,000, and the ground
on which the building stands is proba-
bly, worth more than was paid for the
entire property.
Judge z. NJ. Stephens, one Of the
leading criminal lawyers Of the State,
while making an argument in a murder
case at New Albany, was completely
Frustrated from an attack OF the grip
and was carried from the courtroom.
At good roads meeting by citizens
OF Lincoln county resolutions were
adopted ~favoring the issuance OF fifty.
year county bonds to build permanent
county roads, The present method of
working the public roads by contract
was declared inadequate aud unsatis.
factory.