The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-03
Madison Dots.

after few days very pleasantly spen
in Biloxi
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hickerson an,
Miss Julia Hickersor, are absent on
visit to relatives in Anding.
Miss Lila Parker willsspend Will,
visiting Miss Laura jones.
Prof. hayol's dancing school will be
gin in about two weeks.
Miss Helen Strait left q week or SC
ago for Long View, Texas, where she
will remain with relatives.
Mr.. F. L. Hoy has returned from q
flying trip to New Orleans and the
coast.
Hon. H. B. Greaves, left Sunday fol-
New Orleans, to have A. operation per-
formed near his ear.
Dir. C. NJ. Coker returned Saturday
from Memphis, where he recently
graduated as a physiciaL.> We suppose
he will enter Immediately upon his ca.
reer as an Nj. D.
Prof. J. F. Mckay is in possession Of
some new rolling stock in shape of a
bicycle, and it is dandy too. Mr..
Mckay is doing much in giving occu-
patton tof so many boys around town
in his box factory. Some of them
make as high as 50. per week.
Mr.. w. q. Edwards has return d
from Meridian, where he went to pur.
chase his spring line OF dry goods etc.
B. Oscar. from Canton has come
again to run store during strawberry
season.
Since the road meeting held here re.
Gently, Judge Chrisman has decided
that there is no law for working p ID ic
roads only by county contract.
Hog cholera has put in its appear
ance in the surrounding country. and
is slaug htering them in great mum be Is
Capt. NJ. E. Jones, was guest of j..
II. Benton Sunday. Capt. Jones repre-
sented Claiborne county in the House.
lie expressed his opinion while here OF
being in favor of building a. new Capt.
tol by convict labor, hiring afine ar
chitect to oversee the work. This plan
is worthy of consideration as it would
save tne State heavy taxation.
Prof. Vitale, the famous Italian mu-
stefan accompanied by his two daught,
ers, gave musical in the school build
ing Wednesday night that was we'll
worth hearing. 1t was astonishing
what difficult pieces be could perform
on one string.
A case OF Small Pox has developed
5 miles west of here. There is no dali
ger in the disease spreading al it is
vigorously quarantined, When it w6s
first announced, it ireatep quite pan
ic among the people.
A half pint crate of Strawberries was
shipped from here Mondayby Mr.. r.
C. Lee to NJ. Baker & Co., Chicago. +,
which opens the season. MIR. Lee made
the first shipment last year. 1t IS
thought that the crop was cut off half
by the recent freezes. The vines have
a ve.y promising appearance now.
We were awakened from visions and
sleep by the sweet strains of d waltz
night being played on string
ed instruments, from the artistic touch
we knew who, which rendered 1t more
enjoyable. Truly music has charm
that nothing else possesses.
The Jackson Evening News of re-
cent date, contained the following of
one of our citizens: ''Capt. l.. r. Mont
gom-ry, prominent plantes of Madi-
son county, is in the city. Mr.. Mont
gomrry is 81 years old, and has made
sixty-fve successive crops on his plan
tation. He believes in living at home,
and has plenty of corn and meat to do
him. and was in the city to day for the
purpose of selling lot of the excess
Capt. Montgomery is a sound money
Democrat and man who is greatly be-
loved by all his neigh bors. He never
had any children of his own. but has
raised eight or nine for his relatives
He is a remarkable old gentleman
whom it is pleasure to meet"
rhe failure Of the Legislature to pass
the bill for new Capitol. has OCCASION
ed many disappointed hopes. No doubt
this decision will be considered mis-
Judged, however uupalatable the truth,
we must bow to the powers that be,
accept the inevitable without sigh or
complaint, and turn to our duty with
patience and fortitude and keep in har,
mony with the good we are able to ex-
tract from the situation. But we will
say right here, it is pity TO have to
y ield to the dictation of few "econo-
mists' who, are no doubt, penny wise
aud pound foolish. A handsome new
Capitol would add greatly to the State,
a casual glance witt convince one that
the pres emit old structure is dilapidated
and should be relegated to the rats
and bats.
HENCE.