The free press., 1893-08-24

ure. The venture, however, was
discussed by nun Der OF interest,
ed gentlemen as they met on The
streets, and we have faith in the
fnal ofgaLiza ton of company. nI
rs proposed 10 issue 300 shares at
$40 per share, $3.50 to be in cash
on each. THIS klan will be actively
cahvassed at once. The charter
was obtained and duly published
some months ago. The Clarion-
Ledger, speaking of the canning
facto at Gloster, Amite county,
says:
"Gloster has recently completed
canning factory with a capacity of
5000 tVo-poDnd cans per day
This canning factory complete
cost only S430. The build ng Is
frame house 20 by 60 feet, and cust
$50 to build; lumber, s12O; build.
ing furnace, S25; machinery puich-
ased In B ,ltlm"re and laid down in
Gloster. STAT 30
Tie fautary has only run five
days, in which time 5000 cans of
fruit, mostly peaches, have been
put ap. >carcity of vegetables this
summer will make little work to
do, but his f4l! they expect to can
large quauti,y of sweet potatoes.
Another season vegetables in
abundance will he grown to keep
the machinery running on full time.
The factory was butt on the CO.
operative plan, with 200 shares
p aced at S5 each. most OF the stock
beng promptly taken by home
people. The fruit i@peelrd by hand,
small girls and BOYS being empioy-
ed to do that work at D cents per
water bucket, and u live, active little
teilow makes good wagas Samples of
the goods sent to Memphis were
declared by groeers as fne as any
ever seen in that market"
We found our first piece ofmoney
about O'Clock Saturday morning
ii copper cent. We marked it,
and as VIC put it in our pocket, re-
marked to friend that it would
surely bring good luck. And it
did; for instance: E bout The lunch
hour Mrs. n. Batson sent us plate
of tootbsom- cake, and just III tine
for its full eujoyment j. W. Treen
brought in liberal sample of his
palatHble homemade vine. The Sc
kind friends will please accept our
epicureln thanks, and it is hoped
they will not derisiyely smile as we
supersttiou>ly bow to our lucky
oue-cent piece, which we shall ever
keep aud pr;zs.
Our old friend j. M. Williamson,
formerly editor OF the Hattiesburg
Democrat, now deputy United
States marshal for this district, was
III town Wednesday of last week,
and fAyored us with a social call.
We are pleased to note tIon some
of our exchanges that he has ac
complisbed con 4iderable effective
work since his induction into office.
Mr.. Williamson was accompanied
by Attorr ey Mart Thompson, Of
HaU,iesbu' G a man who could have
convulSed old JOB with laughter
when he was in the midst OF his
attl ciions and Nallowng Vi an ashS
heap.
An exchange has the following
to Say of singular flower:
at is said that one of the strang-
est botanical cuIiosities in The
world is the 'Wond-r-Wonler flow
er found in the Malayan peninsula
1t is simply blossom, without
leaves, vine or stem, and grows as
a parasite on decayed wood. This
ex,raordlnary flower is something
like a yard in diameter and has "a
globuIar cup in he middle with
capacity If five or six quarts. This
cup disriIs a feiid llquu which
smells like d-cayed meat, BoIan'
Its think that this odor is calcu-
la.ed to attract flies and secure
proper fertll zt,ion.'
Fl. Maxwell, of Ellsvlle, was
in town Saturday on land business.
Mr.. Maxwell had just returned from
Chicago, and pronounces the lar
the greatest show ever wltnesseA
on earth. His children leave for
the fair this week to remain sever