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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Somebody remarked the other
day that all first-class towns now
a-days had electric lights. We
kept our mouth shut but did some
serious thinking.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Hon. w. l.. Wilson thinks Adj
miral Dewey will blunder out of
politics as suddenly as he blum
dered in, and that Col. Bryan will
be nominated and elected.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

1t is with sadness that we chron-
icle the death of Mrs. M. G.. Bal
lard which occurred at her home
near Ivy, Ala, Wednesday, May
End. The deceased was a sister
of Mrs. w. ]. Hunnicutt of this
place, and aunt of the editor of
this paper.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

It's all right, perhaps, for Sec
rotary Root to demand that the
Sultan shall pay up, but it isn't
fair to blacken his character.
He isn't running for office.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10
NO ICE !! !!

WE wish to say to the public that we, are
w just opening up a neat little stock OF
Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats,
ETC., which we are going to sell at Rock-Bot-
tom prices. While our stock will be small, it
will be complete and up-to-date.
Call in and see our line of Dress Goods,
Shoes and Hats, and get our prices. They
are up-to-date in every particular.
"MONEY SAVED is MONEY MADE"
We will save you money if you will give us a
trial. We GUARANTEE every pair of our
shoes; if they are not as represented you get
a new pair FREE of cost.
Remember deliver goods in town and also to Orvlsburg
twice week
Trusting have the pleasure of serving
YOURS TRULY,
J. S. Moody 6 Bro.
Main ST Drug Store.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Judge Niles has appointed w.
L. Nugent of Jackson temporary
referee in bankruptcy for the
Southern District of Mississippi,
a position formerly held by c. A.
Simpson, of Pass Christian, re-
Gently deceased.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Save your house from rotting
and make it look neat by having
it painted with good paint, and
pay for it on the installment plan.
Address tx" Poplarville Post
Office, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

A telephone line Hattiesburg to
New Orleans is soon to be estab-
lished and then Poplarville can
say ''hello!" to her neighbors up
and down the line. There is no
telling what Poplarville will have
in the next twelve months.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

How would you like to have
your house painted and pay for
it in monthly payments? Only
the best material used. Address
tx" Poplarville, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

There has come to our office a
com animation match box and
striker issued from the office of
K. G. Siggers, one of the leading
patent lawyers of Washington.
1t is household beauty.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Red Cross Chill Cure is pleas
ant to the taste and guaranteed
to cure or no pay. For sale by
II. P. Marion, druggist, Poplar
vile, Miss.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

We direct the attention of our
readers to the variety of reading
matter in the Free Press since
we have enlarged the paper.
Among the specialties are the let
ters of Bill Arp and sermons of
Talmage.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Jim Neville has withdrawn his
application for the circuit Judge
ship in this district. This leaves
Judge Wood with no opposition.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Prickly Ash Bitters cures the
kidneys, regulates the liver, tones
up the stomach and purities the
bowels. Sold by S. +. Lance.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Thos. V. Garner was convicted
of the murder of Mrs. Causey at
Magnolia the other day and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

The P. K. of A. Supper last
Friday night was a bowling sue
cess. A large crowd was present
and all seemed to have a good
time. The gross proceeds were
S1Q1S
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Our town should be Justly
proud of the extensive line of dry
goods of every description that
is shown in the store of S. E.
Lance,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

The Boer women are running
the farms while the men and boys
are doing the fighting. Surely
such a people deserves liberty.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10
J. S. Moody 6 Bro.
Main St. near Drug Store.

The baseball season has begun.
1t will undoubtedly be peculiarly
fatal to the grandmothers of Of
flee boys.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

To cure chills and fever take
Rogers Blue Chill Cure. The
first dose breaks the chills, and
three doses will cure. Price 25c.
No cure no pay. Sold by all
druggists. 38-6m
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOE CONGRESS.

The Free Press is authorized to an
founce Hon. +. A. McJ.ain as a candi-
date for re-electioB to the lower house
of Congress from this the 9th congress
siOnal district at the November eiee-
tion, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10
General S. S. Bulls. Q

General S. S. Bulls, general
manager of the Gulftsand Ship
Island Road, is here comforting
with the local contractor regard
ing work on this end of the line.
He states that building opera
tons have been greatly retarded
by the recent flood in the central
and southern portions of the.
state, but that the work will be
pushed from now on with redoub-
led vigor and the line completed
as early as possible. The rails
will be laid on the bridge across
pearl river during the present
eek.-Mississippi Picayune Bu-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

DR.. Cady's c.
are just what a j
in bad condition.
purifier and We
are not food b,
the best in use t
prime condition
per package. I
Stevenson, drug
We do nice Job !
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Luther Beard shot and killed a
man named Smith at McHenry
last week. Beard is in Jail to
await a preliminary trial.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10
Card of Thanks.

The members of the local chap
ter Protected Knights of Amer
lea wish to express their heart
felt thanks to the ladies who so
kindly and efficiently assisted in
the management of, and to those
who donated to the supper given
last Friday night, also to Sheriff
Moody for use of the court house
yard, and to one and all for their
attendance and patronage.
Respectfully,
]. r. OLIPHANT, Chairman,
Arrangement Committee.
Plant an advertisement in the
FREE Pass and reap a rich re-
ward.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

The ancient believed that rheu-
matism was the work of demon
within a man. ANY one who has
had an attack of sciatic or inham-
matory rheumatism will agree
that the infliction is demoniac
enough to warrant the belief. 1t
has never been claimed that
Cham berlain S Pain Balm would
cast out demons, but it will cure
rheumatism, and hundreds bear
testimony to the truth of this
statement. One application re-
lieves the pain, and this quick re-
lief which it affords is alone worth
many times it's cost. For sale by
r. l.. Stevenson, Druggist.
Read the serial story on front
page this week entitled the .'New
Orleans Carnival Adventure of
Bill Hawkins. p" Bill is a Missis-
sippi man, and you know what a
time" a Mississippisn can have in
the Crescent City. The story
will be continued and you should
not miss single number.
Tom Sharkey}
Choynski in tw1
go Tuesday MIG
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Officers and members allowed usual
amounts.
The Board adopted the following
resolutions of respect to Thomas r.
Martin, deceased member of that body :
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10


Wilkinson vert to New
asst week and bought a
of bicycle supplies.
Ike fitted up with the
lamp, cyclometer
Vfe on a wheel.
r how Mrs.
reserve her
secret is
tiers; it
rct or
liars.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-10

Tom Sharkey}
Choynski in tw1
60 Tuesday Mig
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

In the business affairs and heavy duties
Of the eplcopate. I pray earnestly and
frequently, that the gracious Lord win
reward them much more than can ~
pay, and grant In return for these dear
Offices Of friendship the blessings Of this
life, the untold blessings Of the life be-
yopd the grave.
"And with this exposition OF what %
years Of Q Bishops life has been, would
wish TO close.
"But how could forget, or lightly pass
over those whom, In al that makes the
life OF a Bishop, or q priest, pastor Of
souls, tolerable, consoling and pleasant?
Those devoted women whom we call
with all reason our sisters in religion,
and whose labors, sacrifices and devoted
piety often bring us with shame and con-
fusion OF face TO the presence OF the divine
Judge; heavens choicest blessings must
be for them, who labor without hope OF
reward in this life, unless IL be the re-
ward of duty well done, and the very Inn
perfect and infrequent visits and words
Of Bishop or of pastor. 1 can only prom
ise them, as well as to the clergy, that
to my latest day. q grateful heart viii
everywhere acknowledge and a willing
tongue win give testimony that they
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06
AT KAYANAGH HALL.

Soon after the conclusion Of the Grand
Jubilee Mass" the visiting clergy headed
by Right Rev. Bishop Healy proceeded
which was given in their honor. The
hall was handsomely decorated and in
the best Of taste, by Mr.. George W.
Brown with many parti-colored ribbons,
American flags and flowers In abundance,
all OF which produced a splendid effect.
Nearly 100 guests sat at the tables which
were supplied with the prettiest kind OF
service while the menu prepared by Mr..
q. ID. Robinson, the caterer, was in his
best style, including bountiful viands
which were most satisfying and tempting.
The chosen POSTMASTER was Rev. L.
II. Wallace Of Lewiston who presided
with marked success and his felicitous
introduction of the several speakers were
gems Of the kind. Father Wallace has
the reputation Of being one OF the very
best after dinner speakers in the diocese
and 1t seemed yesterday as II he fairly
excelled himself.
Right. Rev. Bishop Healy was first in
vited to speak and In his brief response
referred to the great pleasure 1t gave him
to be surrounded by so many OF his
priests who have faithfully labored with
him and he feelingly dwelt upon the
happy hours which they had spent togeth-
err and the harmony which peryade1 his
diocese. He praised their able work,
their zeal and faithfulness and closed
with a note of the kindliest wishes for
one and all, with grateful thanks for the
great interest which they had shown In
the Jubilee.
Most Reverend John p. Williams, Arch
Bishop of Boston spoke Of the long and
pleasant relations which he had sustained
with Bishop Healy and was pleased to
observe the evident unanimity and good
feeling which prevailed throughout the
diocese to which the able administration
Of the Bishop had greatly contributed.
His remarks breathed the kindliest
feelings and wishes of continued success
to the gathered clergy.
Right Rev. Bishop ID. NJ. Bradley,
Bishop of Manchester, happily mentioned
the days when he was rector In this do
cese and said that some OF the pieasantest
memories of his life cen tered about the
times when he was surrounded with the
distinguished Bishop in whose honor
they were meeting today.
Lastly, Rev. Matthew Harkins, Bishop
of Providence, spoke in peculiarly hap
py vein of the life companiOnship which
he had enjoyed with Bishop Healy, and
of his close and friendly relations with
him not only since he had been made
Bishop but in the years long past when
he assisted him in the work on the altar
In Boston.
/. In announcing the close of the speeches,
the toastmaster spoke of the hearty satis-
faction which the occasion had afforded
everybody In that 1t passed of 50 SUCCESS
fully and was SO highly appreciated by
Bishop Healy. Great :credit, he thought,
was due Father o Brien, the rector of the
cathedral parish, and others who lad
worked so hard TO crown the Jubilee
with unquestioned success.
Most OF the visiting clergymen left for
their homes last evening while the bis
hops of New England left behind them
for Bishop Healy as remembrance Of
at $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

"There were seven priests, Of whom five
were Jesuit fathers in religious com :
munities, and nineteen churches. After
10 years Of continuous labor, he left to
his successor twenty nine priests, about
forty religious women and thirty-six
churches. This church in which we
stand today, and the noble house adjoin-
ing, and the school next to st. Dominic's
church are the chief Monuments of his sue
cessful mission In the State Of Maine.
There were also the churches in Bid
deford, in Lewiston and in Bangor,
which are today the proudest monuments
that we possess.
" Let us praise the men of renown,
and our fathers in their generation. The
Lord hath wrought great glory through
His magnihcence from the beginning
(Eocles. AID
Justice to the labors and sacrifices Of
an illustrious prelate who had well de-
served OF the Catholic people OF Maine,
deserves much more than this brief al
lusion. How he labored; what he suf-
fered in mind, and all the while endur-
ing seasons OF physical agony which
finally brought him to the grave, viii
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

His degree was taken under the George
town charter. He studied theology at
the Grand Seminary at Montreal for
three years and then went to Paris and
continued his studies at st. Supice. June
TO- 1854, he was ordained priest in the
Cathedral Of Notre Dame by Archbishop
Sibour. Prior to his ordination he had
been designated by Bishop Fitzpatrick of
Boston as his secretary, and he assumed
the duties of that office as soon as he re-
turned to America.
He was soon after appointed chancellor
of the diocese OF Boston, being the first to
hold that Office. He was also for some
time rector of the cathedral and was
given extraordinary power as an admin
fstrator. His great executive and BUSH
ness ability was recognized even then.
For 12 years he discharged the duties Of
two and at times three important posi-
tions, a remarkable fact whe n his always
feeble health is taken into consideration.
From his first field of labor he passed,
ON the elevation of Bishop Williams TO
the epIscopate, to the rectorship of St.
James church, termed '.the mother Of
bishops"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

Bishop and clergy, we always feel bound
by the ties OF our common faith, of love
and of personal friendship Thanks to
YOU ALL most sincere and heartfelt thanks
for your presence here today; IL viii
never, while life lasts, be forgotten.
And, now what can say to you, my
Rev. and dear brethren Of the Diocese OF
Portlands Others may tell OF what has
been accomplished in our diocese, during
these 25 years. Others may attribute to
the Bishop, weak in health; often in APP
pearance at least, on the brink OF the
grave; more than once fainting under
the heavy burden and willing to be re-
lieved OF It; others will attribute to him
the success OF what has been accom-
plished; but /, speaking in this presence
Of God, of angels and OF men, can say,
with all sincerity, that what has been
accomplished has been due to the zeal,
the energy and the sacrifices Of you, my
Rev. Brethren, and your predecessors,
far more than to the efforts OF the Bishop.
1t has been his duty to guide, to super
wise and sometime to hold In check the
over Astounding spirit OF his priests, but
he is proud to say that all, beginning
from the city OF Portland, where he has
been placed, in his rectors, even to the
uttermost parts of Madawaska, in the
northeast of Maine, has been the result
Of the labors of the priesthood. With the
exception Of about ten large brick
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

God, and to invite you. Most Rev. and
Rt. Rev. Prelates, and Rev. Fathers and
Christian Brethren. to give thanks to God
with me, for all His mercies, present,
past, and to come. In speaking of this
Diocese Of Portland, for the last 25 years,
it is necessary to show what 1t was in
times past.
1.-THE venerable Bishops of Boston,
Cheverus. Fenwick and Fitzpatrick, had
all visited Maine as part of their vast
jurisdiction, at such times as their null
tiplied duties permitted. Bishop Fenwick
indeed had established Catholic colony
at Benedicta, and cherished the hope that
1t was to be, not only numerous Catho-
lie colony, but center OF education. II
is still known in the State as a thriving
Catholic settlement. But when the first
Bishop, Rt. Rev. David w. Bacon, came
In the spring of 1855, to take possession of
his see and diocese, then embracing
Maine and New Hampshire, he found In
the State Of Maine churches with resident
pastors at Portland, at Bangor, at PASSPORT
and at Houlton. All that part OF Maine
between the Kennebec and the st. Croix
was under the charge Of a few Jesuit
fathers, resident at Bangor and at East
port. There was not q church in all
Maine that deserved to be called more
than q chapel when this prelate Of devo-
ton, energy and self sacrifice entered
upon his duties as the first Bishop.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

only be perfectly known in the day when
the light Of God shall reveal things hid
den from the eyes Of men. But 1t IL to
be hoped that the grateful hearts Of the
Thousands who have been benefited ly
his life and lnbors, win forever cherish
his name and memory.
The ins2rutable Providence Of God
brought the diocese under the guiding Of
the one for whom this celebrntlQn 10
made. What had been done Is sufficiently
evident 70 all; what has not been done,
God best knows.
"But am Obliged 10 tender TO you,
Most Rev. Archbishop, my grateful
thanks, not only for the imposition OF
your annointed hands on the day OF my
oonsecration, but also for all your broth
erly kindness and friendship during my
subsequent % years In Portland; what i
had experienced as priest in Boston Is
laid up In the treasure Of grateful heart.
And what can 1 say to you, my Ri.
Rev. Brethren, who assemble 10 do me
honor today I'm place OF your distinguished
predecessors who were present ON the day
of consecrationf
"And you, Rev. Brethren of the Mother
Diocese Of New England, and of Manches-
ter, the Sister Diocese TO whose worthy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

churches, and about as many wooden
churches, mostly very small, all the
churches OF the diocese have been either
rebuilt, or erected In new locations. All
the religious houses Of women, save two,
have been established within these 20
years.
"Such, my Rev. Brethren, are the
monuments Of your labors, more than
mine; such is your joy, your glory, and
your crown; and 10 me, such Is the
foundation of my consolation now, and
of my hope hereafter. / should be iguilty
of ingratltude, were ] not to express here
my appreciation Of my fellow-citizens OF
Portland and of Maine. Justice compels
me to say, that from the city officials
from the members Of the city government,
from the directors OF the hospitals and
penal Institutions, I, In common with
my brethren Of the clergy, have received
unfailing kindness, consideration and as
sistance In our sacred ministry.
.'But, IL is chiefly among the members
Of the medical and legal professions, and
the merchants of the City Of Portland,
that have found warm hearted friends,
wise advisers and most devoted assistants
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

That promotion was unsought and I'M
desired The people OF Portland have
grown to know in Bishop Healy q faith
full bishop, but a man of modest an d re-
firing nature. He would have gladly
continued in the work Of parish priest,
but those above him in the church would
not have 1t so.
With what feelings of regret and
doubt he received the appointment to
the high Office of bishop those who
listened to his impressive address in the
cathedral Sunday afternoon know. Dis
trust Of his ability to do the work Of a
bishop was mingled with a dread of the
complete breaking. down OF his health;
One paragraph In that address may well
find place here. The bishop said:
IT am grateful to the people of the
Portland diocese that in charity they
were so kind to the poor young man VIII o
appeared in their midst a quarter of a
century ago clothed with the honor and
authority of bishop. / need not say
that dreaded the responsibilities was
a bout to assume. My health was more
frail and uncertain then than 1t Is today,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

Rt. Rev. David w. Bacon, the first
Catholic bishop of Portland, received his
appointment when the States OF Maine
and New Hampshire were separated in
1866 from the diocese of Boston and
made diocese with the episcopal see at
Portland. He live until November, 1874,
but his work was largely formative.
When he came here there were only Ell ght
churches and six priests in Maine. He
did much, organized churches, established
missions, built the cathedral and laid
the foundation for the present church in
Maine, but at his death the church was
har lily more than established. The
churches were burtiened with debts, the
field was ripe for the harvest, but the
laborers were few There was large,
but badly scattered Catholic population.
ELEVATION TO THE EPISCoPACY.
1t was felt that the successor to Bishop
Bacon must be good administrator,
q good business man and one capable Of
doing much constant and hard work
and that under many difficulties and
despite numberless discouragements. The
selection was made with care and the
choice OF the Holy See fell on the rector
of st. James church, who on Feb. II,
1876, was designated second bishop OF
Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06
FUNERAL OF ALBERT v.JICKsoN

The funeral Of Albert V. Jackson
who was drowned in Portland harbor
six weeks ago occurred at III Lincoln
street yesterday afternoon. The store OF
the Atkinson Furnishing Co.. where the
deceased was formerly employed was
closed during the services. Rev. Luther
Freeman Of the Chestnut street church
was the officiating clergyman. There
were large number of beautiful floral
tributes including wreath from the en-
ployes of the Atkinson Furnishing Co,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

Three score years and ten have not
bowed his erect figure. Time has taken
nothing from his clear, vigorous Intellect.
As eloquent and as foroeful as OF old;
as strong and convincing as In former
years, doing the work Of bishop at 40,
and past, as he did at 50, he Is today
honored, respected, believed in.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-06

tighten the burdens OF every pastor, and
give to every Bishop fountain of unfail-
ing hope. And now, to the King of ages,
immortal and invisible, to the only God,
honor and glory forever and forever.
At the conclusion of the mass the pro-
cession left the cathedral in the same or
der which 1t had entered. passing down
the main aisle and thence to the sacriste.