The Magnolia gazette., 1889-11-16

4s 16f gNt to NeN orleans BucN
four years of age. He was a
fire laadic II New Orleans many /
years ago, ana foreman of "No |
~. :. lie Is chief engineer of
lhe MeComb City fire depart
ment, aud been connected thele-
with f1r nine years, and Is also j
memher 81 several other orders
MI smith came to McComb city
Is l>72 and completed many Of
;he best buildings therein. Since
ls77 he has been ut the Round
House aud i. untirius ln his
dIties ana always gcnial a well
as prompt
! G. Bishop. foreman of the
car department. O. ;. Frcder-
ieks, whols supervisor ot repairs,
aad 4 Latch, who holds tie die
taling brush of tha painters
corps, are al ropuled able men
and gentlemen
The immense stores If such an
enterprise require uore than Il
modicum Of talent and Mr. s.,
". Bradley fills the bila as
manager Of that responsible de-
partment.
The tmekeeping, also booking
of mileage are atduous tasks, but
are kept ship shape by George
Mckenna, young gentleman Of
tact and excellent qualifications
of head and heart.
The pay roll for October
summed up s27,G0O.
There are 365 men, as stated,
at the X. r. shops, but as Me-
Comb City is also the end Of
division, there are probably over
500 railway nen IN all, and the
population Of the place, which /,
yauously estimated, cannot be
far from 1000 souls. With the
Whtestown mills near by, the
buzz Of the saws, the sonorou,
sodnl Of panIng mills, joinee
WITH the booming Of boilers, sonc
visitors nerves do not like thC
STRAIN, but McComb City stretch.
os in every direction from th,
centcls OF industry. It's street,
gradually ascend to ploasan
ridges, or TO sheltered groves
where Only the birds aud tn,
chlldlen carol and where the
pano and the organ give fortl
sweet music in hooks Of seeming
eternal rest.
Taking peregrinatory Over
East McComb, which Is reached
by shady walks thlougl
through pleasant groves, yol
gradually go hIllwards, pas
many pretty homes with rose
stiIl nodding 70 sou. There i,
ono nam avenue of snug dwell
ing,, aud streets stherefrom, whelC
the houses just show themselve.
over and betM cen the trees ava,
from tho noise Of hammer anC
sledge. Several new and comely
buildings are going up, or jus
tinished, and there are genera
appearances ofimprovements, adj
ditions and SOLID comforts Mr.
q. Jones is having Il dive llins
erected which promises TO b,
equal to the occasion of making
hls famly and friends happy
The home Of conductor Ike
Barnes shows that that gentleman
knows how 10 live, and II. II
Hammond has just added to th,
roomincss and convenience of hi
, residence. George McEwen wll
build shortly and Mrs. j. p. Man
/ gin has just bought a lovely cot
tage and lots, and thereon bull
a neat general store. Mrs. Man
gln has lately settled here, and /
4 bright, vivacious lady and a dc
cided acquisition. Her interest
are not here alone, as shown i
property IN AmItc, La, and tn
, owning of the village Of Tlckfaw
with Fifteen dwellings,. Th
lad, 5 lands ENCOMPASS 1900
acres Of pine in Louisiana, wit
cotton GIN, grlst null and cult
vatrd fields Mr.. j p. Mangi
/ has been six years conductor O
the Illinois Genital and of cours
Is known far and wide.
t The ladies' of East McCom
/ are thorough business managers
5 and equally at home in society
I, and Mrs. n. ID. Godbold Is on
; of the most aetive ard successful
That lady three years ago begai
mercantile efforls, with small capi
, tai, and now has quite an attrac
D tive and we'll stocked establish
f ment. The building has the bes
) of locations and with Miss Bell
. SaucIer's excellent assistance, th
two ladies are frequently as bus,