The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-06-04
MOST PERFECT MADE.

An exchange gives the following
level~headed advice In regard to
the way in which citizens should
work to build up their town:
"Past events have proven that
the only way to make successful
town is for the property owners to
work together. Public improves
ments have got to be made and
they cannot be brought about I'M
less the people work together In
unison. These improvements pay
the property owners and all the
citizens of the town, there is no
question about that; SO If yeu want
to see the town grow don't hold
back your patronage from good
thing simply through spite. Pull
together, that's the way to make
things move"
The above advice is sound and
wholesome. 1t only requires some
master mind to start an improve.
ment ball in motion to develop the
fact that our citizens will act as unit.
For example: When the building of
the courthouse, Jail, high school
and dormitory, and the improves
ment of the churches and graves
yard we're sus gested, the under
takings looked as huge to the PEG.
pie as though viewed through the
Lick telescope. But all these i'm.
provements we're accomplish ed and
paid for before we realized it, and
no one felt the poorer because Of
their contributions in the way of
subscriptions. taxes, etc. No town,
however, can reach substantial
prosperity without it is backed up
by thriving surrounding country.
Without the industrious farmer we
can hope for but very little in the
way of progress. What we now
need is to ge. the lands in shape
for occupancy; good roads, especial>
ly from here to Pearl river and that
stream bridged; liberal, progress
i've, advertising merchants. If these
suggestions ever materialiZe, all tbs
locomotives in the United States
would not prove powerful enough
to pull prosperity from our town
no, we would blossom as a rose
garden.
Judging from the appearance OF
the shutter and window of the
clothing department of the Darling
store, that portion of the building
was entered last night. Mr.. Darl-
ing cannot say with certainty thai
any goods were taken. The Mari
on drug store was entered the same
night, and some S15 or $40 worth
of goods are missing. regre'
to note such violations of the law
as Poplarville bears an envIable
reputation In the line of good NOR
ais. The contents of chicken coops
and clothes lines are never modest
ed, and the majority of our citizens
sleep with windows and doors wide
open. But such cases as mention
ed will occasionally occur in the
best regulated communities.
| We are in receipt Of the follow.
Ing, for which due thanks are rev
turned:
mississippi
Industrial Institute and College,
Eleventh Commencement,
June seventh,
Sermon, Rey. Hugh Spencer Williams.
June eighth,
Eleven a. M, Graduating Exercises,
Grafton, Coy. A. j. McLaurin,
Eight p. M, Alumnae Reunion,
Address, Miss Pauline V. Orr.
You are cordially invited to at.
tend"
A. F. Potter, telegraph llnenan
on this road, makes complaint to
the effect that boys have dsstroy-
ed a number of insulators on the
cross.arms of the telegraph poles,
particularly within the corporation
in the northern portion OF town.
Parents should caution their sons
regarding this violation of the law,
or some persons will get into ex-