The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-05-11

WON W NeN OIIeduS vi on nay.
Shoes! shoes! from % cents NJ.
Going like hot ginger Snaps at Il.
E. WiIkiDson's.
Mr.. j. @. Bourn was a Crescent
City visitor TINS week
r. Z. WIlkinson's shoes fit old
and young. No trouble 70 show
and fiji shoes,
Mr.. John Z. Dear Of Bowie. L.,
is visiting his sister, Miss Hattie
Dear.
Mr.. f. Toward attended a meet
ing ct the Grand Lodge X. of Z. 10
Meridian this week.
A telegram from j. G. Stewart
just as We 90 to press states that
. George Stewart is improving
slowly.
Mr.. Andrew Smith attended the
picnic al Gnlfport on the oh.
Gail on z. E. Wilkinson and see
that display of shoes at just any
old price,
If "out of Sorts cross and ppev-
Ish, take DR.. N. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine. Cheeriulness will re,
turn and life acquires new Zest.
The young people enjoyed a" Tack
Y party at the hpspitable home
of Capt. and Mrs. j. VI. Sbiyers
last tuesday night.
LTSIEN'-Fjve choice business
lots on Main street near the depot
IN the town of Popla'ville for sale
cheap. Apply to j. j. Scarborough,
POpIarville, Miss.
Read the advertisement of s. L.
! Lauce's new drugstore. He is selling
staple drugs at half price. See
what be says in another column.
Mr.. J. A. Fosby. of New Orleans,
now with Fem s. Smith was a
pleasant caller at our Office today
accompanied by Mr.. Fem.
Messrs. Fem & Smith will have
their photograph gallery located
here during commencement week
prepared TO do first class work.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. G. Allen of Mac
riOu, Ohio are the guests OF their
oon II T. Allen.
Mr.. J. d. Walker made husi-
ness trip over on the |. G, Railroad
this week in the interest Of the
mill company.
Send rs one dollar and get the
FREE PRESS and McCall's FashIon
Magazine one year.
NoIice the change in HoloomG
g. Holonmb's advertisement. They
are getting big run on thai Snow
Drop flour and new style canned
goods.
Mr.. J. S. Glass, travelling cores
pendent and manager of the South
ern Mann facturer Of New Orleans,
was here Yesterday in the interest
of his journal.
Mr.. }. e. Manson. representing
the Cedar hlll Nursery Co., OF
Winchester Tenn, spent several days
here the past week soliciting orders
for his company, He sold large
lot of trees here and planted an
advertisement liz the FREE PRESS.
to which we direct, the attention OF
our readers.
Mr.. T. 7. Merritt of Hattiesburg
and Miss Cua Guy were quietly
married al the home of the bride 5
brotherin law, Mr.. j, d. DeNall
in Poplarville last Friday night
Rev. w. H Huntley officiating
| The FREE PRESS JOINS their man.
$ friends ia heartest congratulations
A more indignant crowd of citI-
zens could hardly be found thar
those who had assembled at the
postofice last Sunday afternoon
when 1t became known that tht
, citizens of Lumberton had p'cke(
up a tramp negro with a well De
yeloped case of smallpox, put hin
on a wagon and had him conveyed
here and turned loose in the resi-
{ dent portion of our town. Jut,
, what WAS meant by this action Il
not definitely known. bat 1t Il
known that the citizens OF Poplar
vile consider il an Insult, aud one
of the greatest outrages ever perpe
trated on civilized community
It was known to the citizens oil
Lum berton that the county had
made no provisions for controlling
contag ious dlSeases, and there is nc
Justification, whatever, for then
action in this matter. The town
of Poplarvllle nor its citizens are
responsible for what the county
does or fails to do, and If they are
seeking revenge for the recent