The free press., 1895-10-31


The W. Nj, Simmons auction sale
of horses and,mules, held here on
Saturday. morning, was largely ats
tendedjby visitors from neighbor-
lag towns and the country in this
Immediate vicinity. W. M. ireland,
of Clark Bros, New Orleans, pre-.
sided as auctioneer, and we'll did
he execute his trying duties. Ber
Rabbit and Ber Fox will have to
take a back seal when ireland
spins a yarn. Mr.. Ireland IS a
thoroughly!posted horse, mule, cat
tie, sheep and hog man, but he made
his appearance here in the role OF
auctioneer for the first time. How
well he succeeded is demonstras
ted by thesfact that he sold a car
load of horses and mules inside Of
two hours-a,feat that could hard-
ly be achieved in:the New Orleans
market. Our people are.perfectly
satisfied with their purchase from
Mr.. Simmons-to mention fact:
Several purchasers smadey good
money ln?a few minutes by dlspos-
ing of their. animals at private sale.
H@-Miss Mary Cochran has in
stock Ribbons that a1e unexcel!ed;
Curling Tongs, Tuck and Side
Combs and Stick Pins-in fact ev
erytbing pertaining to Ladies' Furn-
ishing Goods. Prices reasonable.
On the evening of the 23rd in
formation was brought to town that
Mr.. Will Law, woods boss for
Smith & Co., had been shot apd
dangerously wounded by Tom Raj
ford, negro employe. A small
posse and physician left at once
for the scene Of the shooting, which
occurred near Pearl river, about
fifteen miles west Of town. Raj
ford escaped with his gun, bat was
captured west of the river and
landed in Jail here Thursday even.
ing. As threats of lynching had
been made, Sheriff Batson convey.
ed the negro to some point north
ward for safe keeping. Mr.. Law
is seriously shot in the head, but
it is thought that he will recover.
Raiford was charged with harbor-
ing Ollie Owens, the colored preach.
er who murdered the negro boy,
Levi Henry, on the night Of the
10Th, and Mr.. Law was shot while
attempting to arrest bin.
a@For Plumes, Tips, Flowers,
Argretts, PoupOns, Velvets, Dress
Trimmings, Dress Shields, Whale
bone, Fancy Hat Pins, Buckles,
Ornaments, ETC., call at Miss Mary
Cockran's Millinery Store.
Pearl River county circuit court
which convened at noon Monday,
the 21st inst, adjourned the fol
lowing Wednesday evening. AL
though this was the first session
held for year there was but lIt'
tie business of general interest be
fore the court. The grand jury
returned only fifteen true bills
Full proceedings will be found in
another column. The following
attorneys were in attendance: F
V. Brahan, of Meridian; Gen. 7. s
Ford, of Columbia; Hon. D. M
Watkins, of aattlesburg; G. b
Foxworth, of Columbia; A. W
Cooper, Of Purvis; j. NJ. Shivers
and &. w. Ellis, of the home bar.
The members of the bar, in at
tendance at the recent session OF
the circuit court, and our county
officials, indorsed Judge S. d.
Terral for Supreme Court judge OF
the southern district of Mississippi
Judge Terral is worthy and well
qualified in every respect for the
responsible position named, and
his many friends will be highly
pleased to hear of his receiving the
appointment, although his loss as
circuit Judge would be generally
regretted.
Clarence Thornhill is now a full
fiedged brakeman on the local, and
savs that ha will stick to railroad