Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-04-29

Inc writer OF these notes lndulGed in
fine days outing last week Reach
ing Holly Springs were Hospitality en-
tertained at North Mississippi Female
College. In the chapel next morning
DR.. Raymond gave Mr.. McC!urg and
the writer a pleasant introduction to
his splendid corps Of students. The
college is prospcring and will have to
enlarge its capacity.
Attended the Confederate reunion at
New Albany on the morning of the 18th.
The courthouse was packed. The spe-
cial feature of the exercises was the
Grafton of Hon. Thomas Spight, which
was about the best VIC have heard on n
like occasion. That afternoon took in
the speaking at the compress shed, and
the same afternoon moved out for
Ripley on the narrow-guagc, passing
Blue Mountain College, which has
nearly two hundred boarding pupils
While at Ripley enjoyed the hospitality
of DR.. John y. Murry and other friends
and visited the public school, now in
charge of Prof. Newhardt, with fine
corps of teachers. On returning to
New Albany was entertained AT the
home of Editor Blalicslee. He is a
hustler, and is the moving spirit of
many proje Is thought to be visionary,
but now substantial and profitable
realities. lie gave New Albany an
electric light plant. He has one of the
best equipped printing offices in the
State. On 18th and 10Th visited KOS
ciusko and found the place wonder
fully improved since our visit in 1905.
The Masonic district deputies were in
session, and cxemplifying the work by
comforting degrees on several candi-
dates of Trinity Lodge No. SO. A
splendid courthouse, a magnificent
public school building, an up'to-datc
hotel, more than score of new stores,
now churches, an additional bank, and
palatial residences are improvements
of the last four years. Prof. Boyd con
Quoted us through his school, which is
perfect in all its appointments. He
has $50 students, and nine assistant
teachers -four of them graduates of
the l. |. and {.
About year ago we had the pleas
ure of examining, in manuscript, sew
eral chapters of "Romance and Realism
of the Southern Gulf Coast" by Mrs.
Henry c. Myers, OF Memphis. We ad'
vised It's publication, and it is pleasant
to announce that the book is decided
success. 1t is published by the Robert
Clarke Company, Cincinnati-in cloth,
sl.O0; paper covers, 80 cents. There are
quite a number of appropriate illustra
tions. The work is unstintcdly compli'
mcnted by the press of Mississippi,
Memphis, Chicago, st. Louis, New Or
leans and other cities; by Prof. &. d.
Stands, of Oxford, and by the State
Board of Education IT is specially com
mendcd as supplemental reader. Mrs
Myers is daughter of Col. Harvey '"
Walter, who, with three of his sons
died at Holly Springs in the epidemic
of 1878, and sister of DR.. Annie Walter
missionary physician in China.
Belhavcn College commencement WIZ
be June 18th. Congressman A. +. FOX
will deliver the annual address. Rev.
Professor Carter, of Tulane University
will preach the commencement sermon
June l1th. The college has had very
prosperous session.
The young men Of jackson have go'
move on them. They propose organ
izing a Business League. The old men
can do the rcsoluting, and they Will 40
the executing.
Col. w. A. Montgomery will deliver
the annual address on commencement
day Of Central Mississippi institute
Freaph Camp, on Tuesday, June I'h'