The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-15


wherein it is located:
Amlte, 1850; Attala, $3.50; Cal.
houn, TAO; Carroll, 1910; Choctaw,
1880; Clarke, $3.50; Copiah, 1920;
Covington, $500; Franklin, $4,000;
Greene, 40S80; Grenada, 1880;
Hancock, 3S, 400; Harrison. 80, 720;
Holmes, $50; jackson, 5000; Jas,
per, 1880; Jefferson, $40; Jones,
364O; Kemper, 1880; Lauderdale,
334O; Lawrence, 5000; Leake, H.
$40; Lincoln, 1910; Lo wndes, 40 !;
Marion, 81, 420; Monroe, 300; Mont.
gomery, 1880; Neshoba, 1890;
Newton, 294O; Noxubee, 1850; Pearl
River, 10000; Perry. 1920; Pike,
4240; Rankin, 1920; Scott, 5000;
Simpson, 1900; Smith, 20,24O; Tai
lahatchie, 1000; Wayne, 1880;
Webster, 294O; Wilkinson, 27,4S0 !;
WINSTON $3.50; Yalobusha, 700 /;
Yazoo, 500. Total, AL, 1S0.
Young man, now is the time to
prepare for business. The outlook
for fall is very encouraging. At
tend q school where business is con-
Quoted, if you want to hold po-
sition successfully after you baye
graduated.
The Queen City Business College
at Meridian, Miss, gives actual
business practice, and is locating
her graduates 10 numbers Of towns
and cities, in this, and adjoining
states.
A complete course in Bookkeep-
ing, Shorthand or Telegraphy are
given at reasonable terms.
We neglected, last week, to menN
ton the fact that j. NJ. Holcomb
had taken charge of the postoffice,
with his son, B. G. HoIcomb, as
deputy. Miss Hattie Dear, who
served as postmaster for about sew
en- years, retires with the pleasure
of knowing that her duties were
performed with satisfaction to the
government and the general public.
A Logtown Item in the Gulf
Coast Progress says: cit is now an
assured fact that Prof. Summer will
be principal of the Logtown high
school. The school will open early
In September and your corresponds
ent predicts that under his admin.
istration it will be success from
the start"
The Lumberton Head-Block of
last week contained an able and
interesting report Of the proceed
ings of the State Sunday School
Convention held at Yazoo City,
from the pen of Mrs. s. q. Scott,
delegate from Pearl River County
Sunday School Association.
Leslie McGehee has been at his
home here for ten days or longer
nursing his left leg, which was bad
" crushed while coupling cars at
Slidell. Leslie is now doing we'll
and can manage. to hobble about
with the aid of stick.
Mrs. H. E. Allen and son ant
Mrs. M. Rowan left Sunday nigh
on a visit to their old homes in
Ohio, and will probably be absen
until October LIST. Mr.. Allen &C
companied the ladies as far as Me-
ridian.
Rev. J. W. McLaurin, Dist. Supt
in Mississippi and Louisiana fol
the American Bible Society
preached an interesting sermon II
the interest of his work, at the
| Methodist church Friday night.
! One hundred and sixty-eigh'
head of cattle belonging to the Fox
worths, Of Columbia, were driven
through town Saturday en- route to
Nicholson for shipment to New
Orleans.
SMOKERS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
burn from excessive smoking, OF
from any other cause, is renewed
by the first dose of No. 10; Dr.
Humphreys Specific for Dyspep-
sia-25 cents-all druggists.
| Col, j. F. Cooke and Frank B.
Lemon, after long confinement to
their rooms, have made their ap-
pearauce on the streets again much
to the pleasure of their friends.
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