The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-30
"Remember the Brave.

"Remember the Brave"
The following will be read with in.
terest, and those who read will want to
know more of the brave Mississippian
whose valor inspired so beautiful a
tribute from the gallant and intrepid
Mosby:
MAGowAH, Miss, May 30, 1900.
Dear Col. Power: l have just finished
reading history of Mosby's Rangers, by
James A. Williamson of Troop A, and am
so forcibly impressed with the gallant
career of one R. P. Montjoy, Mississip-
plan, who entered the Virginia army as
private in an infantry regiment, and was
subsequently transferred to Mosby's COM
mand, that am induced to ask you to look
up his antecedents. Knowing your great
love of Mississippi and the pride you have
in the achievements Of her sons in war as
peace hope you may have leisure to graf
ify what trust is more than q commenda.
BILE curiosty-a desire to know more, that
may better honor the memory of true
patriot, who gave his life for his country,
when she needed it most. From this his
tory OF the Rangers learn that at the or
ganization of Troop D. in March, 1854, that
Montjoy was chosen captain, and from that
date to that of his death, the following No
vember, he was a conspicuous figure in
most of those terrible hand-to-hend con-
flicts that meant death. He was killed near
Leesburg while in close pursuit of the enc
my, and was buried in the cemetery at
Warrenton, Va As an evidence Of the high
esteem of Col. Mosby the following extract
from general order will show:
HE died too early for liberty and his
country's cause, but not too early for his
own fame. To his comrades in arms he has
bequeathed an immortal example Of daring
and valor, and to his country name that
will brighten the pages of her history"
Truly yours, W. A. LOVE.
Jefferson County High School.
There has been SO much opposition in
Jefferson county to the two-mill tax for
the support of Jefferson High School,
that the supervisors at a recent meeting
decided to give that school one mill and
give the other mill to the public schools
of that county. While this was salts
factory to the friends of the high school,
there was still some objections ex-
pressed, and hence they petition the
supervisors to rescind the two mill levy
for the county, and levy three mill
tax on all the property in the jefferson
high school district, pledging such per-
sonal contributions as would maintain
the school as heretofore conducted.
They further extend a cordial invita-
ton ito every ambitious and deserving
boy and girl resident in Jefferson coun-
ty to attend the high school and share
in its advantages without charge for
tuition"
The Pascagoula Democrat Star makes
the very gratifying statement that 1.-THE
already increased depth of the chan.
nels that are being dredged from Horn
island to and up the Pascagoula river
to Moss Point affords ingress and egress
to vessels of much larger size than be-
fore the government work was begun
of justly rendering the harbor of Pas
cagoula, with its natural advantages,
the coming great seaport of the State
of Mississippi. The depth of water
now reported by the pilots in Horn
island pass is 20 feet inches, which
can easily be increased by dredging to
% feet"
Congressman F. A. McLain ought to
be happy. He has no opposition among
Democrats in the Sixth district, and the
Republicans decline to place man in
the field against him. And he is richly
entitled to such appreciative considera'
ton by his constituents.
The Fifth congressional district will
have its first primary on August 15-on
same day in all the counties. County
executive committees will meet July
% to name managers for the primary.
The district convention will be held at
Hickory September 10. Hon. John
iharp Williams is the only candidate as
yet announced.
A basket of fifteen homing pigeons
were received at vicksburg from Louis
vile, by express, on the II. They were
liberated from Castle Hill, high point
II center Of city. They arose to about
100 feet and started 10 western course.
hen changed and aew directly north.
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