Greene County herald., 1909-04-16
Mississippi
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occupied by white people and is forced
to leave the car because of its crowded
condition, no recourse can be had against
the railway company. Such is the deci
sion of jury. Lizzie Larkin, a we'll
dressed negro woman, who moves In
negro society, in April of last year COM
planned that she was elected from a
street car when the conductor found
that the seats for negroes were taken
by white people. She brought suit for
81, 900, under the State law, and the
ease was called for trial last week, and
the jury reported that it was not un-
lawful or damaging for a Meridian rail-
way to compel negro to leave the car
If white people wanted to ride and were
on the car in sufficient numbers to re-
quire all the seats.
The first boat since the railroad was
built through the delta arrived at Roll
ing Fork last week, bringing a cargo OF
about eighty tons. This was brought
about by some enterprising citizens, who
are tired of paying exorbitant rates to
the railroad company that has system
atically shut out competition for long
series of years by building stationary
bridges over navigable streams in this
county, thereby forcing the citizens to
pay more than other roads in the State.
Tho hOo rd nf .l0tfprSOn
Davis county has sold bonds to the
amount of $4,000, the proceeds of
which is to be used in working the pub
lie roads of the county. They have
already spent about $4,000 on the
roads, but it cannot be hoped that the
county will have good roads as long as
the fine pine timber remains, for it will
be cut and hauled over these roads.
For the first time in the history of the
State. or since the creation of an insur-
ance department, associations for the in
suring of live stock have been licensed
to do business in Mississippi. There have
been attempts made hitherto by certain
to secure license, but they have been
turned down for the reason that the cash
capital engaged in the business has been
below the minimum established by law,
which is 100000.
Judge John L. Buckley convened the
April civil term of the circuit court IN
Meridian. This is four weeks term OF
the court, and is devoted altogether to
the trial of civil cases. There are large
number of cases on the docket for dis
Posal and every day of the term will be
busy one. A number of big damage
suits against the railroad companies and
the suit of L. Ulman against the city o4
Meridian for $25o,O00 damages, for the
alleged violation of a lighting contract,
are scheduled for trial.
Peter Cotton, an estmable citizen OF
Webster county, met with deploTable
accident. When near the outskirts Of
Mathiston, a spirited horse he was rid
ing became unmanageable, throwing him
violently to the ground. His injuries are
of an internal character and very seri-
Gus. Fatalities seem to follow in the
wake of the brothers. A limb falling
from a burning tree killed one and an
other was scalded to death.
Messrs. Robbins & Moody, crosstie
contractors, brought suit against the
Peters Construction Company of st.
Louis, Mo-, and the Aberdeen Tombig-
bee Valley Railroad Company to enforce
claims for crossties Judge Mitchell gave
peremptory instructions disoharging the
railroad company for all liability in the
premises. The case consumed ten days
of the court, and the jury brought in
verdict against the defendant for 5000.
Advices from the bedside of Prof. I.
B. Scott of Brookhaven, president of the
Mississippi Teachers Association, are to
the effect that his recovery is very slow,
and that there is no pissibility that he
will be able to attend the annual con-
vention of the association in Natchez
on May 30 and 81 and June 1.
While feeding chickens Mrs. c. L.
Hart, wife of a prominent citizen of
Hattiesburg, was pecked in the eye by
hen and will probably lose her eye
sight as a result.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
West Point and Houston Railway Com
pany was held at West Point and ar
rangements entered into for securing
charter.
The Southern Express Company's Of
fee at Goss was robbed last week. Some
money and several valuable packages
were stolen.
Every one of the six persons who were
indicted at Indianola for the murder of
B. A. Bradley was admitted to bail on
$500 each, and their cases continued to
next term.
A sudden drop of 20 degrees in the
temperature in the Natchez district, fol-
lowing the recent night winds, will seri-
ously affect the tender plants of early
vegetation, and will damage the cotton
that was planted ahead of time to over
come the ravages of the boil weevil.
At its session last week the Vieksburg
national military park commission de-
eided to extend the time limit for the
completion of the s5o,Ooo Mississippi
monument to Oct. 1, 1910, owing to
some unavoidable delays to which Com
tractor Treibel has been subjected.
endeavorS can scarcely be more than
educative, as for every drunkard now
saved from the hell Of appetite the
legalized traffic shares and drags down
ten others from the ranks Of our Amer