The New South., 1894-05-26

We acknowledge the receipt OF an
invitation from Prot. Thames, which
came too late for last issue, to attend
the closing exercise of Poplaryille High
School.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Cool
ey has been frightened by the advent
of wee little girl, which happy event
occurred last Saturday. Mother and
babe doing we'll
Messrs. DuBose, Harrington, Quick,
and Ward, went fishing last Wednesday
on Bogehoma creek and caught wag-
on load Of fish. They also caught a
good wetting.
We acknowled the receipt Of sub
scriptions since last issue as follows: } !.
j.. Welborn, of Mico; q. NJ. Jefcoat, Of
Amy; j r. Neasom, b, l.. Lowry aud
Rev. d. L. Dudley, of Ellisville.
Miss Pinkie Myer who has been for
several mcntks, with her sister, Mrs. w.
Ii. Gardner, to the regret of her many
friends. has returned to her home in
Ellisyille. Sc OFT County Register.
Owing to the protracted meeting at
the Baptist church this week the drama
which was to have been rendered
next week for the benefit of the Meth
odist church has been indefinitely post.
postponed.
A friend of ours went out into the
woods the other day to procure slippery
elm bark. After chewing whst he sup
posed 10 be- the poilline article, he be-
came degfllly sick No doubt he bark
eo up the wrahs tree.
Prot. w /. Ellis. &c the Cooper
Hmldloston College. will plense accept
our thanks TOR an invitation 10
attend the commencement exercises
If that f0nrishng educational insiitu-
ton, which takes place Juuc and 6,
1884.
The city has recently hren dong some
good work III extending the line Of
Church street iii The direction Of the
Lowry Mill A well constructed bridge
now spans the creek, bitches have been
dug, trees and shrubbery removed, aud
the prospects are that bcfo-e long the
new thoroughfarc will be ready for use.
Mr.. / G. Welborn, Of this county.
was the successful candidate oyer FIVE
brilliant applicants for the West Point
cadetship in the competitive examira
tiou held here last Tuesday and Wcdnes-
day. We congratulate Mr.. Welborn
on his success, and trust that he will
prove worthy of the honor thus bestow
ed.
The examining board to examine APP
plicants for cadetship at West Point,
met last Tuesday il Ellisville as per
announcement. The following appli
cants were present: JAS. G. Leblanc
and FL. G.. Vought, Of Pike county; b.
e. Bowen and |. z. Welborn, Of Jones,
Il. 5. Hall, of Perry county; w. X.
Rouse, Of Pearl River county. The
Board, after most searching examina-
tlon, awarded the prize to Mr. /. G.
Welborn. with Jas. G. Leblanc as al
ternate.
The following cases were disposed of
by Circuit Court after the NEw SoUTH
had gone to press last week. The State
VS.. Will Sye, VIII Trest and Alex
Turnbough; murder convicted and |
all sentenced 10 be hung July IL, 1894. |
State VS.. Dave Smith; forgery-pleads
guilty--sentenced to FIVE wears il the /
State VS.. Bud Rufin; |
shooting with intent-jury and verdict
Of guilty-one year in the penitentiary.
]. Il Wilder VS.. Buchanan &c Leslie: /
submitted to the court--judglnent for |
plaintiff. Allen Mobiles vs.. Nat Gun
ter, repleyin- jury aud verdict for No
bles. After the usual allowances were
made the rotfrf a1in1rued
The trustees of the EllisvilIe Graded
School met last Tuesday. the 22nd. and
selected the following named faculty +
For next session, with salaries to-wif.
Prof. w III. Foster, principal, SIS per
month; Prot. G.. NJ. Ryan. first assist
INT. $40; Miss Ruth Smith. second as
Iistant, s35. Miss Rosa Huff, third as
iistaBt, $50; Miss Agnes Kelley. fourth
assistant, S25. The school will open
October l, 1894. and continue seven
months. II the funds are sufficient 1T
sill run eight months. Prof G.. w.
Brown, colored. was elected principal
# the colored school at a salary Of sos
! month, assistant to be supplied when
leeded az salary Of SIS.
There was something remarkable
bout the trial of the murder case Of
be State vs.. VIII Sye, VIII West aud
alexander Turnbongh last week which
I is said was never known to occur be
ore in the knowledge OF the bar here !
The first man called on the special ve-
ire was accepted as qualified juror.
he entire jury was selected when the
2nd juror was called. The State and !
ounsel for the defense accepted she ia
y without a a1ngie challenge. Not a
ugle exception was taken to the ruling !
I the court throughout the entire trial.
u the instructions asked for by both
le State and the defense were granted.
he jury was out about half an hour.
sturned a verdict of guilty aud the t
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