The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-01-21

II. IL. REEVES. SeSTetAry'
The enrolment of the Columbia
High School reached 1870 last week.
DR.. Walker, of Nicholson, was
in town Friday on q professional
visit.
Pine knots and 'O-be~joyful'
have been IN active demand for the
past week.
John Holden, of Nicholson, was
q welcomed visitor to his Poplar-
vile friends last Sunday.
Messrs. T. R. White, w. D.
Woulard and Plummer Ladner made
business visits to New Orleans last
Thursday.
The public will find at Richard
son & Co.'s. an immense stock of
heavy aud fancy groceries, tobacco,
cigars, crockery and hardware.
A bright, ambitious boy living in
town, will be afforded the oppor-
tunity of initiation III the printing
business by applying at this office.
Richardson g. Co. are IN receipt Of
a large assortment Of coffins and
elegant trimmings, also a carload
of farm wagons, buggies and jumps
ers. Prices to suit all pockets.
T. M. Evans and wife are now
comfortably located at the "Great
Eastern" His clients will also
take notice that he has moved his
law Office to the came building.
"We obtain patents for protec-
ton, not for ornament. Send for
our valuable pamphlet. Dubois &
Dubois, Inventive Age Building,
Washington, D. O. Mention this
paper"
Representative 81. G.. Stewart, of
this county, has been appointed on
the following committees: Public
Buildings and Grounds; Immigra-
tion and Labor, and Commerce and
Fisheries.
Hon. D. VI. Watkins, state sen.
ator from this district, has been
appointed on the following COM
mittees: On Rules; Public Educa-
ton; Printing; County Affairs and
immigration.
Mr.. Thomas U. Lee and Miss
Emma Roster were married at the
residence of the brides father.
three miles east Of Poplarville, on
Thursday, the 14tb instant, j. P.
McGehee, j. p, officiating.
We were in a pinch press day of
last week for assistance, but Ed.
Holmes came to our relief and act.
ed the part of roller-boy in hand
some shape. This ia not the first
time Ed. has volunteered his ser
vices in that capacity, aud tor that
reason we hereby re-christen him
"The Brick
State Senator D. M. Watkins has
introduced, aud will urge lts pass
age, bill to authorize the counties
of Marion and Hancock 70 pay to
the county treasurer of Pearl River
county it's proportionate share of
the New Orleans and Northeastern
Railroad tax for the year 1890.
This is just and proper, and we
suppose there will be no trouble
about the passage of the act.
Mrs. Sarah Bowen and Mrs.
Jane Moody, of Orvisburg, were
callers at our Office the other day.
and their names now ornament the
pages of our subscription book.
We shall never say fail so long as
the ladies take an interest in our
efforts. BY the way, all of our
married lady readers might do us a
service By propounding the fol.
loving interrogatory to their hus-
bands: "Have you paid your sub
scription to the FREE PRESS, and
why don't you advertise your BUSH
ness in that paper Z"
We learn from the Ellisville New
South that our old friends, Mr.. Geo.
Eastman and wife, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, have arrived at Ellisville on
their usual annual winter visit.
Mr., Eastman Is timber land and
mill capitalist, and we hope that he
will find it convenient to visit Pop
larsille, and inspect the undevelop-
ed resources of Pearl River county.
de will find our citizens hospitable
Rnd social, and will also meet scores
u clever people from Michigan and
Ohio. who will be delighted to well
ZONE him and his accomplished
nfe'companion.