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The herald., 1897-08-18
Bond List

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
daV.
The herald., 1897-08-18
MI AIN STREET SAVINGS BANK.

Junction of Main, Spring and Temple sts..
CTemple block). Los Angeles,
Officers and directors: + L. Duqus.
President; I. N. Van Nuys, Vice-President;
B. v. Duque, Cashier; II. w. Hellman.
Kaspare Kohn, H. w. OMelveny, ]. 3.
Lankershim, o. t. Johnson, Abe Haas. W.
G. Kedckhoff.
Money loaned on real estate. Interest
paid on term and ordinary deposits.
V OS ANGELES SAVINGS BANK
go N. Main st.
J.E. Platter, Pres; H.W. Hellman. V-Preo.S
W. M. Caswell. Cashier.
Directors-I. W. Hellman, ]. =. Plat4S'
H. w. Hellman. I. w. Hellman. 1r.. ".
NJ. Caswell.
Interest paid on deposits. Money to loan
on first-class real estate.
The herald., 1897-08-18

According to the London Daily Mail,
English firms are indignant that the con-
tracts for the traction plant of the London
Central Railway, which is to be an under
ground electric line. amounting in value to
hundreds of thousands OF pounds, have
been given to Americans. The secretary
Of the company explains that the contracts
for carriages, locomotives and machinery
were given 10 American firms on the ad-
The herald., 1897-08-18
Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE following
are the closing stock quotations.
The herald., 1897-08-18

According to the Marysville (Cal1 Ap-
peal, j. HILBERT of Browns valley Yuba
county, Cal. this week refused an offer
to go to Klondyke for eastern people of
$4,000 for the first, $4,000 for the second
years expenses. years supplies to await
him at Dawson City and 10 per cent inter-
est in any discoveries he might make.
The herald., 1897-08-18

From January 1st to July 81 97, there
was exported from New York gold to the
value of $25,51S,7lS.
The herald., 1897-08-18

Speaking of the electrical industries of
San Francisco, the Pacific Electrician says
that there are in that city today: "Electri-
cal machine works. 3; men employed, 12O;
value, 100000 electric lighting companies,
A. men and boys employed, 400; number
of incandescent lights, 80, 600; number of arc
lights, $780, horsepower and motors, 1900;
coal used daily, $4,000 tons; value, $1,000,
900; electric supply manufactures, Is; men
employed, 120; value, $250,O0O."
The herald., 1897-08-18
TABOR'S HEROIC ACT

Total .......:............... .s22,
The herald., 1897-08-18

The London Financial News says: If
Indian railway companies can buy Amer
lean steel rails at Al per ton below Eng
lish prices they practically must buy them
1t is disgusting in the extreme that because
they obtain. under protection, extrava-
CANT prices at home. the American makers
are able to underbid us in India and in
Egypt, whose railways ought to be solely
and wholly English handiwork. If the
Americans are beating us in economical
processes of producing steel rails, the fact
is humiiating. The strike difficulty has
something to do with our parial defeat
in the railway material market, for no
company can afford to have it's work sus-
pended owing to the sudden termination.
of deliveries of material through strike.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
QUEEN CITY BUSINESS COL.
LEGE, MERIDIAN, MISS.

BOoKKEEPrNG;S SHORTHAND, TYPES
WRITING AND TELEGRAPHY.
The secret of success is in the
knowshow of doing business. The
successful merchant is he who un-
derstands the principles of COM
merciaI undertakings. The Queen
City Business College prepares
Young men aud women for actual
business. There is no guess>work
theories employed in the coarse of
instruction provided. The pupils
are drilled in necessary things for
the conducting of business inter"
ests. Not by the impractical guess.
SOS, but by the practical llustra.
tlons to fit the rules expounded.
Bookkeeping, Commercial Law,
Stenography, Typewriting, Teleg-
raphy--these are some of the things
taught, Pupils may begin at any
time. instructions thorough
practical and TO the point.
QUEEN CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE
Meridian, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
LOW VACATION RATES.

The QUEEN & CRESCENT Will
sell excursion tickets at LOW RATES
to the Mountains and Seashore
resorts every day from June 1st to
September 30th inclusive, with
final limit October 31st, 1897.
The QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE
offers to tourists this year the most
perfect train service and appoint
ments eyer offered the Southern
travelling public. Through Pull
man sleepers of the finest pattern.
Apply to your nearest Queen u
Crescent Ticket Agent for rates
and full information.
A. F. BARNETT. G. 2. A.
New Orleans, La.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
Harris Business
College,

POSITIONS GUARANTEED
To GRADUATES OF HARRlS S PRAC-
TICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, SCHOOL
OF SHORTHAND AND TELEGRAPHY,
jackson, MISS.
W-We have bought the Wyatt
College here and at Meridian but
have closed out the one at Meri>
dian and are preparing to give stu
dents the very best busin ess trains
ing to be had anywhere. Scholar
ship $50. Catalogue sent on APP
plication. Address,
N. j. HARRIS, Prest.,
jackson, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Backward, turn backward; oh
time in your flight, feed me on CRU
ell again, just for tonight; l am Sc
weary of restaurant steaks, vitri,
fled dnughnuts and vulcaniz ed
cakes, oysters that slip in a watery
bath, butter as strong as Goliath
of Gath, weary OF paying for what
l can't eat, chewing up rubber and
calling it meat. Backward, turn
backward, for weary l am! Give
me a whack at grandmo!her's jam ;
let me drink milk that has meyer
been skinned, let me eat butter
whose hair has been trimmed, let
me but once have an old fashioned
pie; then TN be willing to curl up
and die; l have been eating iron
filling for years: is it any wonder
Pm melting in tears?-EX.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
University
Oh
Mississippi.

The session of 1898 opens Sep
TENDER 18th. Courses ir L1TERA-
TURE, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, ELo-
CUTIoN, PEDAGOGY and LAW. En-
larged corps 6f instructors. In~
creased facilities to meet increased
attendance. Splendid water sys-
TEN. Location unexcelled in health-
fulness. All expenses very low.
TUITION FREE to all students ex-
cept in Law School. Men and wo-
men admitted. Send for Catalogue
and Special Announcement for
1S97s9S.
R. b. FULTON, Chancellor,
University z. O., MISS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

When we first came 60 Poplar
willie we were impressed with the
thought that it was a very dull
town, but further investigation
shows that such is not,the case and
that 1t is anything but dull, except
for the decrease In trade that il
prevalent everywhere at this sea.
son of the year. Poplaryille can
boast of many things that every
other town can mot. 1t has a
corps of efficient officers who have
the best interests of the town at
heart, set of Intelligent, law.abi-
ding, church-golng people, and the
moral tone of the town is most
excellent. We are free from the
effects Of the "blind tiger" Tor if
there Is one in mile of here he is
afraid to show his head and the
hop tea vendors who are overriding
the municipal laws Of other towns
in this country and who take ad-
vantage of the hop tea license tic
sell beer and other Intoxicating
drinks, have made unsuccessful
attempts TO rise up in our town,
simply because public sentiment is
so unanimously against such vice
and immortality that these dispen-
sers of the unsavory stuff cannot
find breathing room In oar midst.
BegiJes having the best school In
Southeast Mississippi, we have
good Churches, Sunday Schools,
prayermeeJlngs and TWO Lodges,
and above all, the most social and
hospitable people it has been our
lot to be with in many day.
These remarks are not intended
for flattery nor mere Boosting, and
1t any one doubts these stat ements,
let them come aud see for them
selves that every word we have
said is true. Poplarville is the
most desirable place to live on the
N. o. & N. e. Railroad.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

The Queen City Business ColS
lege at Meridian, Miss, is DUNG
more for the young people of the
South than any other similar insti-
tuition in this country. Actual
business practlce in the Commercial
Department from start to finish
Quickest, N ost speedy and legible
system of Shorthand in use. Tel
egraphy connected with lines eX'
tending through town giving r. 4
practice in the Office at the College
See al, in another column,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Mr. Robert Hemphill, a promi-
nent young real estate man OF Hat
tiesburg, and Miss Margaret Ed
monson the charming and accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
S. O. Edmonsp3, were united in
marriage at the Presbyterian church
IN that city on the 18TH Inst, in
the presence of large number o.
friends, Rev. e. II. Currie offioia
ting. The FREE PIEss joins The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Hemphill in sincere congratula
tons and wishes for them Ions
and useful life.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Read the advertisement of Mr.. }.
W. Moody's barber shop IN this
issue.
Mrs. W. l. Thames and Miss An
ME Ladner have returned from
New Orleans.
Mr. D. P. Davidson, of Muncy,
Mich, is here prospecting with a
view to locating in our town.
There was small wreck on the
N. o. e. N. f. Railroad one half
mile below here last Tuesday in
which the gravel train ran into the
north bound local, knocking six
cars off the track and doing con-
siderable damage to them. No
one was seriously hurt.
Mr., John Strahan has moycd to
his residence in South End
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

/ wish TO announce to the ladies
of Poplarville and surrounding
country that | have opened first
class millinery and dressmaking
establishment in the Reed House
aud have purchased nice and
complete assortment of stylish mil
linery III New York, Baltimore and
st. Louis, which will arrive in Q
few days, due notice of which will
be given in these columns. l have
purchased for spot cash, thus Sc
curing a cash discount, will give
nv customers The benefit of low
prices ON the very best grade OF
goods. I cordially invite one and
all to call and examine my stock
and get my prices before buying
elsewhere. Respectfully.
MRS. BETTE OLrPHANT.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
NOTICE..

South Mississippi Holiness Camp
Meeting will be held at McHenry
Miss, Oct, s, 1897. Rev. W. W.
Hopper, L. G.. Hall and Mrs. Mary
MCGEE Hall will lead. Other
prominent Ministers will be pres.
emit. Everybody is invited to at
tend. Ample hotel and restaurant
accommodations can be had at
very small cost.
A. B. SAUCER, Sec.
Saucier, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
THE MAC STEWART CASE.

General J. B. Gordon has ad.
dressed a circular letter to the
camps of U. q. V. throughout the
South, stating to the best OF his
knowledge, the true condition ol
Mac Stewart, an ex-C0nfederate
soldier, who is in a Mexican prison
convicted of murder and sentenced
to be shot for killing Mexican
policeman. 1t is generally believ-
ed that Stewart had an unfair trial,
and DR.. r. B. Lgnoski, of Hous-
ton, Texas. has also addressed a
letter to the different camps ap-
poaling for aid and offers his SER
vices to go to Mexico and appeal
to President Diaz for executive
clemency in Stewards behalf. Ex'
Gov. Hogg has consented to accom-
pany the Doctor and exert his in
fuence in trying to obtain his re-
lease. He requests that all RENTS
tances be sent in between the lss
and 10th of September.
In response to the communlca'
ton referred to above, a meeting
of Pearl River Camp U. c. V. Ia
called for Friday evening, s O'Clock
sharp, at the conrt house.
j. j. MOORE, Commander.
w. d. WoULARD, Adjt.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

w. R. Smiths College, Licking
ton, KY, is where hundreds OF
clerks, farmer boys and others
have invested $50 for tuition and
board for an education and are now
getting $1,000 and over year
Read ad. and keep this notice for
reference. Remember in order
that your letters may reach this
college TO address only w. H.
Smith, Lexington, KY.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
NOTICE..

All accounts due the FREE PRESS
up TO August 10, 1897, are payable
to Col. a. G.. Russell at the Marion
House, but by authority, same can
be paid to me aud will give his
receipt for same.
J. r. OLr9HANT.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

Pearl River County is entitled to
one free scholarship in the Mis-
sissippi Industrial Institute and
college at Colum BUS, Mississippi.
Therefore, in accordance with the
provisions Of the law, I will, on
Saturday, August 28th, hold a
public examination of the compe-
ting candidates for this free schoi-
arship, and, with the consent of the
board of supervisors, give a GER
tificate of selection to the success
full applicant, which will entitle her
to free tuition for four years.
III. K. ROUSE, Supt. Education.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
SCHOOL NOTICE.

Patrons and students are hereby
reminded that the next session OF
P0plarville High School will open
Monday, Sept. 6, 1897.
w. I. THAMES, Principal.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

$500 GIVEN AWAY to persons
who make the greatest number OF
words out of the phrase ''Patent
Attorney Wedderburn." For par~
ticulars address National Recorder,
Washington. d. e.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Professional men who do not
advertise ere like the farmer. who
does not work, they generally
come out at the little end of the
horn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Rev. w. B. Holcomb preached
two interesting sermons at the
Baptist church last Sunday noon
and night.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
DO YOU TRAVEL

Are you going to take trip Do you ss S rem
ness ~. Exhaustionf Why not prevent IL all by
nsin, CUSHMAN'S MENTHOL INHAL.
ETSc Helm fhaf headache cure that nervousness and
seasckness by the use q this innaer The greatest
LEI IN Hsv Fever and Asthna- EfrHpN GUsM-
MANA INHALER and you will always use it
- n van csn,t ret a Druggists send for IT, ~
uaus 20 eepts- send for neok en- Menthe free-
CUsHHAA pRpG CO., viStkNNks, ND, Y. = A.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Prof. P. P. Garner is here con-
Quoting the Teachers Institute this
week, and there are about nineteen
teachers In attendance. They are
having quite an interesting time
and much good is being accomplish
ed for the cause of education.
Prof. Rouse reports educational
matters in good shape throughout
our county.
Miss Addie Stewart, an accom-
phshed young lady of Nicholson,
is the guest OF Mrs. John Strahan.
Prof. Thames returned with his
little girl Tuesday night from New
Orleans. We were unable TO learn
how the little girl was, but hope
she is much improved BY the trip.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Editor P. E.. Williams, of the
1omberton Headblock, was here
short while last Saturday.
Mr.. Walter Green, of Shubuta,
attended the Horne-Vogh nuptials.
Mr.. Lance made business (?)
trip to Hattiesburg last week and
,atnrned somewhat lndisposed.
The farmers are getting uneasy
for fear the recent continued rains
will seriously damage the cotton
crop.
We had q pleasant call from Mr..
!. A. Moody last Friday, who called
in to make a contract for adver-
Using and renew his subscription.
Drs. HunnIcutt and Marion are
the dispensers of drugs and reme-
dies for all the ailments of man
kind. They have everything that
awell man don't want.
Messrs. Moody s. Wheat are
we'll equipped for the livery bust
ness, having some ''turnouts" that
would do credit to city. Drum
mers and the travelling public take
notice.
Mr.. John Bourne is not TO be
forgotten as one among Poplar
viIle's hustliDg merchants. He,
too, enjoys lucrative trade and IS
pleasant and courteous gentle-
man to deal with.
When you start out for bargains,
don't forget that Mr.. Theo DuBose
has a branch store under the man.
agement Of Mr.. Forest Taylor, and
is offsrlng Inducements in the way
of low prices.
We sympathlze deeply with Prof.
Thames 10 the misfortune Of his
little daughter who is suffering
from necrosis of the bone in the
leg. AT this writing Professor is
still with her in New Orleans
where she is being treated.
We have had the pleasure of
meeting those clever gentlemen,
Messrs Strahan Bros. who are
doing the business of North End
and have no time to play, on account
Of the immense business they are
doing.
Mr.. j. M. Gam bought the first
cotton of the season on the 10Th OF
this month, mention Of which
should haYe been made last week
1t brought Z cents per pound.
Mr.. Gam is a wide.awake and up
todate merchant, which is shown
BY the number OF wagons he loads
every day at his side door. lie
will continue to pay the highest
market prices for cotton and al
kinds of country produce.
Messrs. S. Il. Lance & Co. have
repaired and painted their store
inside which gives it a very hand
some appearance. But that Is moi
ALL They have 1t filled with goods
so cheap that customer is com
PEELED to trade to save per cent
On bis money. Mr.. Lance says
thai when his new fall stock ar
rlves he is going to fill that ole
house so full that you can hear the
sides cracking under the strain.
There are several things thai
Will be given our attention IN thu
near future, and among them is {
movement of some kind to induce
people to come here to trade. We
nave been informed that our mer-
chants have customers from St.
lammany Paris, La, and wouid
nave many more if there was some
means OF free transportation across
fearl River. We shall investigate
thls matter and will have more tt
say on the subject in the future
Let some of our business mer
speak out and offer some sugges
lions in this matter.
In excuse for the scarcity o
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-08-26

Call on j. r. Otiphant and have
your property insured against loss
by fire.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-13
East Cornville.

Sadie Blaisdell is at home from
Augusta, where she has been at work
the past winter.
c. F. I.ongfellow has seyenty-tive cords
of stove wood, all prepared for the
stove. He will sell the most of it at
Skowhegan.
A. X. Moody and p. A. Moody dug
out nest of foxes Monday, and found a
family of ten.
Bert Bowman and wife returned NJ m
day from Hayerhill, Mass, where they
have been at work the past winter.
George Neil of Skowhegan, is moving
back to his old farm. We all say well
come.
Mary Fogg has returned from Haver-
hill, Mass, where she has been during
the winter and has opened her house
where she will spend the summer
Chauucey Foss was In Skowhegan, the
llth, and purchased fine carriage of
Chase IL Co.
Mrs. GUY Foss of Lewiston, is visiting
Mr.. Foss parents, Mr.. and Mrs. sam.
Foss for q few weeks.
The Sunday school organized in Dist.
No. 1, is progressing finely, with new
members nearly every Sunday. We cor
daily invite all to come aud help make
this an interesting and profitable school.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-13
STATE OF MAINE.

SEAL
Somerset IS. Court of County Commissioners,
March Adj. Term, May 5,A ID. 1897.
Upon the foregoing petition, being satisfied
that the petitioners are responsible and interest
ed and that an inquiry into the merits Is ex-
pedient, IT Is ORDERED, that the County Com
missoners meet at the court house in Skowhe-
gan in said County, on Thursday, June II, A.
ID. 1897, at ten o'clock M at which time
and place a hearing of the parties will be had
SAID petition and such further measures
taken in the premises as the Commissioners
shall judge proper
And it is further Ordered, that notice
of the time, place and purposes of the Commits
sioners meeting aforesaid, be given to all per
sons and corporations interested by publishing
an attested copy of the petition aforesaid, with
this order there ron, in the Somerset Reporter,
public newspaper printed al Skowhegan aforesaid
in said county, and also dttested copies of the
same to be served upon the Town Clerk of the
town of Starks, and to be posted in three public
places in said town, the publication and serving
and posting of the same to be at least thirty
days before the time appointed for said hearing,
that all interested may then appear and be
heard, If they think proper. 1w 10
Attest n W. BRAINERD, Clerk.
A true copy of the Petition and Order of
Court thereon.
Attest N W. BRAINERD, Clerk
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-13
BIXBY & BUCK,
Skowhegan and Bingham.
Road Petition.

STATE OF MAINE. SOMERSET SIS
To the Honorable County Commissioners of
the County of Somerset
The undersigned, citizens of Starks in the
County of Somerset. interested parties and be-
ing original petitioners as hereinafter mentioned,
respectfully represent that on the twelfth day of
December A ID 1894, upon the petition of II. W.
Maxfield and 1877 others, certain road was 10
Gated and laid out by said County Comm issioners
beginning at hub marked r, in the center of a
road leading from Nichols ford to Sawyer's
Mills, easterly of j. w. Quimby's, and thence
running by certain courses to a harrow tooth in
the center of the road from which the N F. cor
ner of l.. F. Buffers bears S. 80 w. IL rods and 4
links and thereby establishing a ferry on the
line of said road where it crosses the Sandy riy-
er, all of said road being in the town of Starks.
And the said town of Starks was given by
your said board of County commissioners one
year and six months after the proceedings were
closed for making and opening said road and
said time of building said road has long since
elapsed, yet the said town of Starks has failed
to build the same and refuses and neglects so to
do.
Your petitioners therefore pray that after due
notice TO said town of Starks your honorable
board will cause said road to he built and ap-
point agent to build the same and also to
construct said ferry.
c. ID. WAUGH and 10 others.
March 30 1897
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-13
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas George w. Mckinney of Arson in
the County Of Somerset and Sta'e of Maine by
his mortgage deco dated the twenty sixth day
OF January A. ID 1892 and recorded in Somerset
Registry of Deeds in Book I'll page 424, con-
yeyed to me, the undersigned certain lot
parcel OF land situated in said Arson and
bounded and described as follows, to wit Be
ginning on the seven mile brook at the south
west corner of land owned formerly by Dan
vile Campbell, thence north easterly on the
west line OF said land to the road, thence west
on said road to land formerly occupied by
Elijah Robbins, hence southerly said Rob
bins line and by line of land formerly owned
by c X. walker to "A small brook, thence along
said brook TO the seven mile brook, thence
along said seven mile brook to the point first
me ntioned. Also one-half acre OF land to-
gether with the blacks NTH shop situated on
the north side OF the road and of the land
above described and opposite said land
meaning the same premises conveyed to said
George w Mckinney by c. c. Marshall on
August 20. 1853 and recorded in Somerset Reg
istry OF Deeds in book 1873 Page 35: and where
as the condition of said mortgage has been
broken now therefore, by reason of the breach
of the conition thereof claim foreclosure of
said mortgage.
May II, l'97.
MARY ALLBEE.
3wls BY Walton Walton her attorneys