The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-08
70 OPERATE LIGHT PLANT


In the party. but they did moe succeed
In getting any promises from the chief
executive.
The Leake county family came over
very dusty roads. travelling slowly, and
when they drove up to the big state
house attracted q great deaf Of atten-
ton. They marched Into the execu.
tive suite, and In u Few moments were
begging and pleading with the gov.
ernor to sign = paper that Falknel
could return to his home. The gov
ernor promised to consider the case.
and that was all the relatives Of Falk.
ner could succeed In having him do.
Will Operate Light Plant.
That r. L. Benson, OF Chicago, own.
er Of the plant Of the Capital Light and
Power Company, which was sold to
him at public auction. several months
ago, will reconstruct the system and
begin to operate it by the first Of next
December Is the news brought here by
E. e. Hindman, Mr.. Benson's attorney.
who went to Chicago to consult with
him regarding the matter.
Mr.. Hindman states emphatically
that Mr.. Benson has definitely decided
to operate the plant himself. and that
he expects to expend between $4,000
and Sic, 900 in buying new machinery,
making extension of the power and
light wires, and rebuilding the lines
that may not be in good condition.
The Capital Light plant has been
idle a long while. Unable to meet the
mortgage held by Mr.. Benson when 1t
became due, It was sold by the court
jackson Woman Jitney Victim.
Mrs. L. T. Wyatt, the young wife
and mother who was so badly injured
as result of a jitney auto accident,
when she was thrown violently against
the car from which she was alighting
by another a coming up from the
rear, continues in a serious condition.
Mrs. Wyatt sustained a badly crushed
leg, caused by the impact Of the blow
which she received, which threw her
heavily across the hood Of the auto
mobile. The babe. which she held in
her arms, was thrown through the
shattered glass windshield, and It is
considered remarkable that it escaped
with only superficial injuries. John
Bellew. the jitney operator, is being
held by the police on bond to await
the result of Mrs. WAITS injuries.
corfederate Home Little Damaged.
Considerable uneasiness has been
felt here since the gulf storm in re.
gard to the Confederate oldiers' Home
property at Beauvoir, but reports indi.
cate that, aside from the wreck Of the
pier and the beach front road. togeth-
or with buildings partially unroofed
or otherwise damaged, this property
escaped serious consequences, while
no cases Of sever personal injury to
inmates have been been reported.
Negro Conference 4 Success.
The Mississippi Rural Conference OF
negroes which was recently in session
here was q decided success. Durins
the session q number Of speakers OF
the colored race from many parts Of
the state discussed problems peculiar
to educational schools OF country dis
tricts. So much enthusiasm was mani.
tested in the conference that another
one probably will be held next year.
Storm Light at Jackson.
The tropical hurricane which struck
New Orleans and other points on the
gulf coast, caused only a small damage
In this territory. Telegraph and tele-
phone service to all out-of-town points,
however, Is badly crippled. The dam
age here was wholly Of minor nature.
consisting OF small outbuildings being
toppled over. limbs whipped from trees
and flower gardens torn by the gale.
The wind reached It's highest veloc-
ity about 10 o'clock. "A steady down
pour Of rain continued throughout the
night, the total precipitation for the
24-hour period being $50 inches, or
more than had fallen in this territory
Tor the past two months.
Four pardoned BY Governor.
Gov. Brewer has issued pardons to
four convicts, w white and two col
ored. a. follows:
!. e. Weber, white, sent up from
Harrison county to serve 4 term Of
three years for grand larceny: Arthur
Farmer, white, sent M from simpson
county, for grand larceny. and sem
fenced to two yeare In the peniten-
tiary. Percy White. negro, convicted
0f manslaughter In Nesho5a county
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