The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-03-24
Spring has come to stay.

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M Spring has come to stay.
J.E. Bashore has moved into the
cottage recently built by ". W.
Strahan.
C. A. Ferril! spent several days
of this week at his old home i'll
Quitman.
The senate bill to extend the
nine for TIE collection Of taxes in
< This county has passed the house.
Senator Watkins offered bill to
4 1egahze and validate the assess
ment in Pearl River county during
1891.
& Miss Maggie Mckay left several
days ago on visit to relatives and
friends at Pachuta and other poin is
il that locality.
House bill authorizing the treas
urer Of Marion county TO pay TO
Pearl River county the sixteenth
aection school fund passed the sen :
ate.
A bill has been passed authoriz-
ing the treasurer of Hancock Co.
4 TO pay to the treasurer of Pearl
River county 10th section school
fnnd.
Mrs. J. j. Rezeau is home again
ffom a several weeks visit to New
Orleans, and has received from her
large circle of friends hearty con-
CALCULATIONS on her conyalescent
State of health.
4 number of turbulent, unruly
Il negroes left Slidell last week by
order Of the good citizens of that
Village. 1t is to be hoped that
none of them will be attracted to
this neighborhood.
names Richards, of Heidelberg,
has rented the old Northrop s.
Hewes stand, where he will cons
duct general merchandise bust
ness. Mr.. Richards is an ex
perienced merchant and a clever
gentleman, and he is cordially well
coined as n citizen.
Mr.. S. 3. Swetman, who has been
in the employ of the II, Wesson
Lumper Co, for the past six or
eight years, and whose energy
\ and business qualifications secured
for him an envia bic reputation, lett
4 last week 10 accept lucrative posi-
ton with Salnen Bros, of Slidell.
Gulf Coast Progress.
John NJ. Smith, who has been at
: lending medical lectures in New
Orleans for the past few months, is
now at home enjoying needed rec
reation, rest, and the smiles of our
lovely bellies. Ere long John will
swing his NJ. ID. banner to the
breeze; the result of which we
trust will be, that the coveted
Drown of fame and fortune will be
won.
Mrs. Jane Moody, of Oryisburg,
made a call las press day to obs
tain an insight of the printers
lators, and DEPARTED with the knowl-
eslge that we fill anything but a
stnecure position in the mighty
battle that Is daily being fought by
the bread winners of the land. The
example illustrated by Mr.. Moody
while on this visit, was one worthy
ofimltatloa by all deliuquents.
Ellisville has organized an ath-
Il letic club with a nucleus of forty
members. We have frequently sug
gested that our young men orgaA-
S iz6 a club NJ this kind, aud the
prospects are thai they Will do so
!. IN the near ia ture, as their skating
x rink is beng converted into "a store
~ Mouse. Recreation OF some de-
d o6rlp tion is absolutely necessary,
md gymnasium would supply the
mt to dot.
The predicted blizzard, accompas
n by rain, struck this section
nrsday, and on Friday aud SAT-
Jay mornings ice was formed a
lrter Of an inch in thickness.
perts say that the fruit crop Ill
locality has been most total
Fuined. Early vegetable and
or gardens we're considerably
a. aged. The loss to frult-gro W
ef gardeners and stock-ralsers
tnfoughout the South is estimated
u upjn the millions.