The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-09-29
POPUARVILLE WILL HAVE
ONE.

Those Of our citizens who are in
terested In the success of the Pop
larvilIe Canning and Packing Co.,,
will be encouraged TO proceed with
the work at once, after reading
The following from the Prentiss
/ Miss Plaindealer Of the 9Th:
1.-The canning factory is now ship
ping its products III car load lots
and have offers on hal a million
dollars worth of goods, but cannot
supply the demand from the fact
that the factory could not get the
fruit to work up. The people of
| the county should commence now
and SO prepare that this factory
could be run TO it's fullest capacity
next season. Fruit growing in this
county is a success. Enlarge the
orchards and vineyards and set out
all of the waste lands in fruit trees.
1t will pay 500 to 5000 per acre,
ana in a few years this factory will
be running from early in the spring
until November, the result OF
which PTentiss county lands will
double in value and her people will
all grow rich. Mr.. Phillips is to be
congratulated upon the success Of
his enterprise this year and the PEG.
pie should give him their hearty
corporation and assist him in de-
velOplng the resources of this
county and make it what it is soon
to be-the pride of her people"
"Horse Fly's" com munication of
last week was received too late for
publication. He gave an intrest~
ing (but for our columns too lengthy
description Of an entertainment
given at Mcneil. Miss Alice
Gu!ttt had charge of the mimic
postoffice; the cake voted to the
prettiest Young lady sold for SIS,
ard was awarded to Miss Maggie
Hadaway. Ed Quick seems to haye
been the most popular beau. A
graceful tribute was paid to the
people Of Mcneil for courtesy anC
hospitality. Correspondents should
condense, and only write on ONT
side of the paper.
The following grand jurors have
been appointed for the next tern
J Of circuit court:
Beat l e. L. Ford, VIM. Roster,
J. A Toward and Joseph A. Smith
Beat 2-W. r. Landrum, ID. l.
Mailman, Juue Poi.event and
Allen Burge.
Beat 3 Albert Ladner, L. p,
Davis, j. n. Odom and j 0 Bllbo
Beat DC. w. Amacker, A. H.
Adams, W. T. White and II. L.
!, Stewart.
Beat ga. L. Livings. B. F.
Smith, Theo. Moody and j. A.
smith.
Brick Hemphill and brother, Of
Hattiesburg. have been engaged
f week or so in estimating TIM
Der few miles southeast of town.
While the brothers were walking
on the public highway, the other
day, large dog came trottng
along, and without the least warn
ing buried his sharp faugs in Brick S
right leg. The wound was so pain
full that Brick deemed it prudent
to return home. We imagine that
our friend will CLAY low" for that
canine when he returns.
The HeadsBlock says that Miss
Daisy Lines has organized calisthen-
| les classes in the Lumberton high
school; that handsome Steinway
piano has been placed in the music
department of the school. and that
YOU can almost hear the wedding
/ bells ringing IN Lumberton. The
ringing, musical tones OF Poplar~
vile bellies can be heard most any
time; but as for the ringing of we'd
ding bells here Old Youths sharp
ears cannot perceive the faintest
tinkli1g note.
Recollect that next Saturday Is
the time selected for the orgaizs-
ton of Cleveland and Stevenson
clubs throughout the county. We
trust that the Poplary lie club viii
arrange for barbecue to be given
soma time dl,rin y October. in fact.