The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-10-11

we respectfully refer those gentle.
men to the following extract from
an editorial that appeared in that
greatest of Southern newspapers,
the Times-Democrat, on the 9Th
inst:
"Remarklng few days ago on
the shameful condition in which
for weeks New Orleans has been.
we ventured the statement that.
under the auspices of the present
MUNICIPAL administration, 1t was
the dirtiest city on this continent.
without doing anything like vlo-
lence to the truth, we might have
extended the range of the compar.
lson and asserted that it was the
dlrtiest city on this planet"
dazel, the nineamonth- old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. HYDE.
died early Saturday morning at the
home of her grandparents, Mrs. and
Mrs. E. A. Slaydon. at Slidell, La
The remains were taken to Voss-
burg Saturday evening tor burial
in the graveyard of the Hyde fans
lily. Hazel was a bright and beau-
t'ful child-the idol of her parents
and grandparenJs-a bud so lovely
and pure that she has been transs
planted to bloom in the garden of
Paradise. TITS hard, indeed, to give
up the first and only child; but the
bereaved ones left behind may 20
to her if in meek submission they
will bow and say: THE Masters
will be done.'
Hon. N. q. Hathorn, the populite
candidate for congress in this dis
trict, spoke at the courthouse last
Thursday morning, according to
previous announcement. Mr.. Hath
orn is fair average speaker, but
the substance of his remarks was
the same old popullstlc TRADE against
the democratic party. The popu,
lites we're STEW and far between,n
but democrats were out in good
force az it Was expected that Senator
McLaurln would be present to REQ
ply to Mr.. Hathorn. But greatly
to the disappointment of our citi-
zens Mr.. McLaurln was unable to
come.
Miss Naomi Howie, who has been
teaching school in the Fl. P. Smith
neighborhood for the past six
months, left for her home In Scott
county last Friday evening Miss
HOWE is one of the most accoma
plished and popular young teachers
employed in this county, and it is
gratifying to know that she will re.
sumo charge of her old school next
session.
The Hattiesburg Democrat Of
the 4th says: "Miss Annie Nor
rison, who has been visiting the
family of Mr.. j. S. Blackburn the
past few weeks, has returned to
her home in Poplarville. Miss
Morrison made many friends while
here who were lOath to see her
leave aud wish for an early rep.
etiton of her visit TO our town."
w. P. Stewart left Saturday morn.
ing, via New Orleans, for his home
at Dry Grove, Kinds county. Mr..
Stewart has been conducting q
school in the w. @. Stewart
neigh borhood for several sessions,
and so much to the satisfaction of
the patrons and pupils that he will
return and reopen the school in the
course of three or four weeks.
The results of the prOtracted
meeting held last week at the new
church on White Sand, in the Boyd
Smith settlement, were highly
gratifying to the Christians of that
vicinity. The church was organized
with 10 members, which number
was increased during the services
by 81 accessions, making total
membership of "A.
The regular meeting OF Fine Tree
Lodge X. of P. was largely attend.
ed Saturday night. Messrs. Dill,
Lee. Reedy. Mcpherson and Voltz,