The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-24

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lD olr notes an Louisiana Sol
dier's Home. Iaa recent issue, the
types caused ls t5 sag that the
Home isfor the reception and care
of all Louisiana soldiers who may
have been married Or otherwise
disabled " etc, We tried to say
MANNED. The terms are not by
any means synonymous. So far
from q married man being there
by disabled, the reverse is the
general experience. And this
opportunity for 50 saying is some
compensation for the typograph-
ical error.
THE Gazette printed it correctly,
NAMED, but we noticed the error
in other papers. Ed.
Winston county has lost one Of
its very best citizens in the death
Of Capt. NJ. A. Metts, on 9th. He
represented his people in both
branches Of the legislature, and
had been sheriff of his conuUy
He was a devoted member Of the
Masonic order-usetul, true and
faithful in all the relations Of life.
Rev. James M, Pugh, an aged
and universally beloved Metho-
dist minister, died recently at his
home in Handsboro. He had
passed his fourth score year. In
terment at Yazoo City on 18th
inst.
The funeral Of Mrs. Geo. w
Rogers, wife Of the we'll known
Vickshurg publisher, took place
in Vicksburg on Sunday after
moot, 18th. Revs. Watkins and
Hillhouse conducted the impress.
sive service, a pathetic feature 81
which was the singing OF "Some
Sweet Day. BY Mrs. a. j. Me-
Callum, Of Memphis, step .daugh-
ter Of the deceased.
JEFFERSON COUNTY IIGH SCHOOL.
Under a decision Of the Su-
preme Court, the county of JEFF
ferson came into possession, a
few years since, Of valuable
school property, known as Tile
Fayette Academy, consisting OF
a large and commodious two story
brick building. with ample DOR
mitories, study halls. music
rooms, etc, an on a site that II
beautiful for situation. 1t is
entirely too large for the purposes
Of the ordinary common schools,
and hence some of the public
spirited and progressive citizens
Of the county conceived the idea
Of utilizing this valuable proper.
ty by establishing one OF those
schools OF higher grade sug-
gested and authorized BIZ section
POI Of the Constitution. An act
was passed, approved Feb. s,
1898, creating 1.-THE jefferson
County High School. - The five
trustees to be chosen by the board
Of supervisors OF the county. and
the State Superintendent 1f Edu-
cation to be ex- -officio president Of
the board OF trustees; the school
to be open to any white child Of
educable age living in jefferson
county, who can successfully pass
an examination in the curriculum
Of the common schools-children
from other counties to be admit
ted on such terms as the trustees
may adopt. The supervisors au-
thorized to levy an annual tax Of
not less than two mills in aid of
the school.
AS this is the first anG the only
school Of the kind in the state,
the experiment has been watched
with increasing interest in all the
other counties. But it is no
longer an experiment. 1t is a
success, and will be a permanent
success if the two mill tax is con-
tinued. This yields about $500.
Board, and lodging in the dormi-
tories, is only S8. 90 per month.
The school, under Prof. w. j.
Taylor and a strong faculty,
closed its first year on 14th inst.
On that, and the day preceding,
the exercises drew large audi
ences of patrons and friends. The
programs included vocal and in
strumental music, recitations,
debates, contests in elocution,
spelling, presentation of gold
medals, etc. Addresses were
made, on 18th. ty State Superin-
tendent Whitfield, and on 14th,
by Senator w. V. Sullivan. AL
together, it was one of the most
interesting and instructive school
entertainments it has been our
privilege to witness for several
years. j. L. P.