The free press., 1895-11-28

NO. DO SOuIuUUuHu uuo II.OU d. Ill.
No. "a mort bound due 11:30 a. m i.
We have had several rainy days
this week.
Rome Brown spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends at Saults.
Ellisville will have a telephone
system in operation this week.
J. H. Reed spent last Thursday
and Friday in New Orleans on legal
business.
John Dear left Friday morning
for Bayou Lafourche, where he will
remain during the winter.
The Picayune says that the mar
who minds his own business is apt
to be accused of being selfish.
Jim Walton, the popular repres
sentative Of A. Baldwin & Co.,
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
GRIPPEY COLDS-Gripp pey
colds are epidemic and promptly
"broken up" by "77," DR.. Humphs
reys' Specific for Colds and Grippe.
For sale by all druggists.
Mrs. Hub Holleman and children,
of Logtown, arrived Sunday morn
ing. and are the guests of Mrs.
Pete Martin.
Mrs. Cora Skinner spent two
very pleasant DAYS this week with
relatives at PoplarviIle.- Marion
County Record 22nd.
Mrs. D. F. Archer informs us
with commendable pride, that she
has new smoke house and plenty
of nice meat to hang therein.
Five hundred dollars reward has
been offered for the capture of
Will Pnrvis, who was released
from the Purvis Jail by his friends.
See him grandly strut and woboae
Listen to his loud, gruff gobbe-1
That turkey now is proudly gay
Baked he will be Thanksgiving Day.
Herm Darling will visit New Or
leans this week to purchase his
Christmas goods. Watchout for
his holiday advertisement next
week.
Mrs. s. f. Miller is happy this
week over the arrival of two OF
her sweet little nieces, Misses
Beulah and Lorena Talley, OF
Ryan, I. T.
Prof. r. Fl. Parker, who has
been teaching vocal music in this
county for several wears, left FRIDAY
morning for New Orleans, and will
probably go to Texas.
Miss Alleyne Shivers IS now
teaching at Union Church, Han
cock county. The school patrons
of that community are fortunate in
securing her services.
b@Miss Mary Cochran has just
received from st. Louis a varied
stock of fashionable Millinery, in
all the leading shades, shapes and
styles. Store in Masonic building,
William y. Warren, aged 70
years, died at his home in Coving-
ton, La, on tie 10th inst. Mr..
Warren had many friends in this
community, who sincerely regret
to hear of his death.
J.Darling & Son bought of Wiley
Smith a droye of about 60 turkeys,
several days ago, and shipped them
to New Orleans. Poplarville is
rapidly looming to the front as a
turkey, chicken and egg market.
On Thursday, the 21st inst, u.
Alexander brought in a dozen nice
watermelons and disposed of the
same to Darling & Son. 1t looks
a little odd to see so much of this
summer fruit on the market in No
vember.
A weather service flag pole is to
be erected here by the railroad Of
ficials. W. e. Herren, of the Pop-
larville Lumber Company, will fdrn-
ish an elegant jumper pole for the
purpose. The public will appreci-
ate Mr.. Herren's liberality.
Col. Il. B. Haney is so accus.
toned to stopping such little
things as sawmills and the like, as
to tempt him to try the experiment
on the local freight when it was
passing his mill Saturday. Result;
the train continued on its way and
Col. Bob came very near losing
his head. The colonel says that
there is truth in the saying: "a
man Ia never too old IN laarnn