The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-08-04


find no one to buy. A few of the
property owners got together and
determined to erect n cotton factory;
they succeeded, the cotton factory
has made big money from the day
it began operation and Griffin has
grown day by day and real estate has
more than doubled III value.
Poplarville is not as Griffin was,
dead rs mackerel, but is prog
perlng, and her growth is steady
and certain. Our enterprising Cit
zens, however, realizing the advan~
tages we possess in soil, climate
and location, are taking steps looks
ing to the further and more active
utilization Of the gifts with which
Providence has blessed us. At no
distant day our Brick Mandatory,
Canning and Picking Company and
High School will be in operation,
with other talked of Industries to
follow. But TIE first aud MAN OBJ
iect is the school; and when that
institution shall have been placed
on a firm and hourshing foundation,
two-thlrds of he battle insuring
our continuous prosperity will have
been won.
Scene-Early one morning last
week Bob Reeves rushing down
the street-Rand 0arYer standing
at his corner.
Bob-'Rah for Adam-geewhili.
kins 'Rah for Moses and the i'm
mortalJ. Nj 'Rah for CleYe- Steve
Bring on your champagne and sour
krout. Who cares if the snow is
10 feet deep? 'Rah for becr-bee-
Rand--Why, Bob, my b y, where's
the FIRE, or who is dead ? Calm
yourself.
Bob-Dead-fre-calm-No, NO.
NO. It's BoY-viv e lie ioil Boy,
big boy-BIG-
just at this stage of affairs B0b
faints from excess Of joy, and Rand
catches him i'll his arms.
The school board at its annual
meeting last Monday week estab-
lIshed the following schools.
Davis, Ford's Creek, Hillsdale,
Mcneil. Chinquapin, Bolochitto,
Pine Ridge--white; Hope Chapel
ana at coIored church on White
Sand -colored. a few alterations
were also made in the location OF
other established schools. The
Board deserves much credit for its
manifest willingness and endeavor
to place school within the reach
of all.
RARE OPPORTUNITIES - T h c
Queen and Cresent'Route will place
Excursion Tickets on sale to Texas
and Arkansas, also Indian Terrific
ry. at greatly reduced rates, on
August 30th, September 27th and
October 25th, good for return &c
days from date of SALE For rates,
maps and further information, call
on Agents of the @. & G. Route or
Agent at your Station, or address
d. G. Edwords, q. P. A., Cincinnati, 0.
Prof. W. G. Anderson informs us
til at examinations Will be held al
the schoolhouse ia Poplarville on
the the Bird Monday in this mouth
for the purpose of testing the
standing of applicants for scholar,
ships both In the A. q Nc. College
and the [. I. s. g. We hope 70 see
our county well represented at
both of these noble Institutions.
Boys, how about that brass band?
Now is the time 10 effect an organ
ization. There is no reason in
wasting so much valuable time by
retiring with the chickens. Devote
several hours each week to@rac-
tice, and You will derive mich so
cial benefit therefrom and soon be
in position to afford great pleas
ure TO the community.
Advertisements in the town pa
per bear the same relation to yisi-
tors from the country and transient
strangers, as do sign boards and
miie-posts to travellers on the pub