The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-24
Madison Dots.

Mrs. w. Mont Priestfy, from Cantor
was here several days recently tn
guest Of Mrs. R. c. Lee.
| Miss Bertha Patton an accom- plishe
poung lady OF jackson, Miss. arrive
sunday and will remain week or tw
with the Misses Mckay.
| Miss Rays from Bentonia, is visitin
her sister Mrs. w. II. Hickersos.
Miss Ella Bennett, one of Living
ston's attractive young ladies, is on ,
visit TO relatives.
Mr.. John Chiffon returned to Canto,
Thursday, accompanied with his nice,
Miss Maud Chiffon.
Mr.. w. B. Jones came down from
Canton Friday to spend a day or 81
with relatives.
The best telephone bsll-the hello
girl IT the other end of the line.
The Sunday School teachers will
soon begin to Prepare their pupils fol
the Children's day celebration which
comes of the first or second Sunday in
May.
The negro who has been i'll with the
small pox for the last few weeks, has
gotten entirely well and the quaran-
tile has been raised.
The stock holders of the telephone
met Monday evening for the purpose
OF deciding what fees shall be charged
Tor the use OF the line and other little
things OF minor importance.
The Madison stores are chock full Of
new goods, and ii the merchants don't
have good business it will be calam-
ity.
trawberries are now leaving in car
load lots and prices are holding mp very
well! The Express company have cut
rates SO low ss to Justify shippers ship
ping BY that way instead Of freight,
they get into the market SO much ear.
|ier and IN better shape. when the
berry plants begin to run it is an indi.
cation of = short crop, If this is so, the
crop will certainly not come Up t. ex.
pectations. All we want is . three
weeks run ahead of Tennessee, If the
grower can get that, they will be sat-
|. fed. When the people up there do
begin to ship we had just Ms we'll step
Town and cut.
There will undoubtedly be larger
.rop of tomatoes grown this season
han ever before. Tho.s who are not
lou bling their acreage have planted
more than they Gid last season. MANY
,eopie who live SO far out OF town have
zone out of this business and gone back
0 the old king cotton. They have
aught on that hauling tomatoes 8 to
0 miles over rough roads does not pay
| very wise conclusion. 1t is such
rops as tomatoes, Irish potatoes, corn
nd melons there will be an Increase in
lantirg. and such as cucum bers,
eans, peas. radishes there will be q
ecrease. Tomatoes, strawberries and
are the three money makers,
nd the truckers are fast finding it
ut. Once upon u time there was more |
10 ey made out of radishes and Gu
umbers than any other vegetables,
ut it is thing of the past now,
Mrs. n. v. Culley, ST., lady widely
nown and much beloved died At the
esidence of her son Mr.. c. q. Culley |
thursday afternoon 1T the age of IS
ears. Her acts of benevOlence aud
harity stand Ms a memorial of her.
he leaves large family to mourn
er loss. Her end Is peace.
Bev. Samuel P. Benbrook of the
hristian denomination lectured in
,e Methodist church Friday evening,
inject: The Contamination of the
g+s;' 1t was presented In q very
nique manner, by chart. the figure Of
hich was circle containing the his
nv of man from Adam down to the
resent time. The figure was drawn
I'd beautifully illustrated 10 four d.
sions, the first Of which was Adam
the garden IL Eden, containing the
story ct the human race down to the
,od. The next division was the patri.
rhal age down, the next division
ntained the his,orr of the Mosaic
I'd prophetical age down to the ad-
mt of Christ. The next division was
e history of the christian era. These
visions converged to one grand GEN.
r, who is God of the universe-beau.
fully illustrating HIS omniscience and
for in Him we move
ID have our being. Mr.. Benbrook's
.ture was qnite an intellectual treat
those sc fortunate 70 have heard il.
Hotel LIE Merchant (hotei of the
erchsnts) is now in operation. Well i
Initiated and airy rooms. grand stair
" epterance aud table de hote" 70
comodste only bachelors. This Is q
" hotel just started 10 our midst