The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-07-07
. Good rains this week.

week, with Chancellor Houston OIL
the bench.
Miss Bernelia Dearman, of Lum.
berton, favored her Poplarville
friends with her winning presence
for a few days of the past week.
Hon. Elliott Henderson, Of Har-
rison county, who has announced
himself as a candidate for congress-
from this district, was in town
Monday forming the acquaintance
of our citizens,
Mrs. Willie Wilde and b. r two
children, of Poplarville, Mss arrived
here on last Wednesday evening and
will spend some time with Mrs. A.
V. Owen, the mother of MRS. Wilde,
Crowley Na.) Signal.
J. w. Trean has our thanks for o
box OF his elegant grapes. Mr.,
Trean is now making ship ents Of
this luscious fruit to various points.
We will soon have more to say of
this gentleman's experience In the
fruit and truck line.
Call on w. @. MCDoN ALD, the
artist, at his studio in the Vhornhlll
building, and haYe your pictures en-
larged to any size. He isturning
out a large amount of work, which
speaks for itself. ENGAGEMENTS
prompt; charges reasonable.l
We were so fortunate as No be
present at the dedication on the
new Presbyterian church, at EMS
vile, last Sunday. The exerciseS
were impresslvely conducted by
Rev. G. E. Chandler and the pastor
in charge. The music was excellent.
Observation-Disclosures of the Pearl
River County Democratic Executive
Committee are hereby gifted that
a meeting of the committee will be
held at Poplarvllle Cd the 10Th of
July for the transa ction of important
business. A full attendance is earn
estly requested.
r. r. WHITE, Chairman.
The "kinks" will be taken out Of
the school building matter, and
everything will move on smoothly.
Mark the prediction.-Elllsvllle
New South.
Your prediction has been verified;
and we are pleased to learn thai
the "kinks" were removed Saturs
day night, and that your school
building will be proceeded with at
once. This move will prolong the
Elllsville boom indefinitely.
Prof. A. L. Summer, of Lumber~
ton, Deputy Grand Dictator of the
knights of Honor, was in town Fri
day in the interest OF that noble
order. According to app ointment,
interested citizens met at the Baps
tst church at night to hear the
Professor explain the objects of the
order, particularly the insurance
features connected Herewith.
This is the safest and most eco
pomicaI method of insurance, and a
lodge should be organized here.
The barbe cue and Fourth of July
ca!ebl alton at Orvisburg wGs car
ried out in grand style, and proved
striking evidence of the liberal,
hospitable and energetic spirit of
the citizens of that little village.
People were present from all points
of the compass, and it is estimated
that the crowd numbered nearly
600 persons. Perfect behavior was
the marked feature of the day.
About y o'clock the people were
called to order BY Rev. D. G.
Rawls, who made few pleasing in.
troductory remarks, after which
Mr.. Charley Carley, of Purvis, de-
livered neat speech appropriate
to the occasion. Rev. u. b. Graves,
of Meridian, then followed in an
eloquent and timely address, which
captivated and electrified all pres
emf. Had his remarks been con
tinued for three hours, we doubt if
his audience would have been di-
minished in the least-eVen the