Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-07-28


earthly labor and last earthly pleasure
to be for and with the Veterans and
their children.
And so it was
During the reunion at Louisville, at
which he was a prominent figure, he
labored ceaselessly to make the occa-
sion happy memory to brighten
future days for old and young alike, 1t
was just after the reunion that he was
stricken with appendicitis and after an
interval of intense suffering, despite
the utmost efforts Of Science and Love
to keep him here, he passed happily
into the rest that remains for the
children of God"
From letter written shortly before
his illness it would seem that he real
lied the coming change. Certain it is
that he was ready for it,
Calmly he looked on either life, and here saw ,
nothing to regret or there, to fear
May it not be that, to his waiting |
heart, faithful through all these years,
there came, unknown to others, the
touch of the hand that had vanished,
the sound of the voice that had stilled,
thus making beautiful, to him, the
calling hence?
1t is a consolation that crowns the
grief of his loved ones to so believe,
and to hope that when that fair June
day unbarred her shining portals the
Gentle Saviour sent His messenger, in
robes of cleaning white, with radiant
diadem, to lead his ransomed spirit to
the land that is fairer than this"
The funeral services in honor Of this
beloved citizen were held in Holly
Springs in the late afternoon Of the
last June day; and it seemed that each
and every one of the many who held
his friendship a precious thing was
eager to show honor to the quiet form,
to heap fragrant flowers above him. to
twine fairest garlands for his memory
and shed the tear of sympathy with
those he left behind. From distant
cities came distinguished men to do him
reverence At the request of comrades
and friends his children gave their pre-
cious dead a little while to lie in state
in the Holly Springs courthouse, where
long lines of grief-stricken friends
passed by to look their last upon the
man whose like they shall not soon
look upon again.
As this true knight of chivalry lay in
his last long sleep, clad in his uniform,
his casket trimmed with Confederate
grey, 'hc looked like warrior taking
his rest, with his martial cloak around
him." and this cloak that was around
him was only the dear old flag whose
cleaning stars and bars on glowing
crimson surface gallant Sam Pryor had
followed on many tierce-fought field,
and within its sacred folds-faded
now. but tarnished, never! he softly
lies, and sweetly sleeps, forever and
for aye.
"a sweeter and a lovelier gentleman
) the spacious world again afford
than was my fathers friend and com
rade, Sam II. Pryor,
KATHARINE MARKHAM POWER
= Jackson, Miss, July l2, 1900.
McComb City and Its Normal.
= 1t was this writer's great privilege tC
, spend few hours with the Teachers
/ Normal at McComb City, at the close o,
S their four weeks work The enroll
S ment was OF. and nearly all remained
t to the last day. The normal, was ii
| every respect, conspicuous success
= Prof. G. +. Boyd, director, had an ex
t ceptionally able faculty, and the teach
ers, without exception, improved TIN
e time to the utmost, A large number
l. took the examinations at the close o
+ the normal
e On Wednesday night, the citizens o
:. McComb showed their appreciation o
/ the normal by delightful reception
5, The program included addresses, reci
t, tations. refreshments, and good tim
y generally. The city and school official
n and many ladies being active in thei
a attentions to the normalites
d On Thursday morning we gave tn
80 normal few chapters in Mississippi
history. Members of the faculty, se'
er eral of the teachers, County Superb
h teudent Lee, school trustees and ott
N ers, made short congratulatory talks
le and then a series of happily worde
ar resolutions were read and adopted.
ID We were specially pleased with on
is remark by Superintendent Lee; tina
he the Pike county teachers who attende
is the normal would be reimbursed tC
lis their expenses in attending
in McComb City wants the normal agai
ht in 1901, and the teachers all want to 6
b. back to McComb.
We were pleased to note many ev
it dences of expansion of McComb CITY
he handsome new stores, scores OF ne
err residences, and decided increase
by populatlon since our former visit III
he new cotton mill will soon be complete
,e, and equipped. 1t will start with III
to thousand spindles but the mill is beir
ho so constructed that additions will n
he affect the symmetry of the structure
he One of the "long-felt wants
McComb City is an up.to-date passeng
lit and freight depot, and these the gre
|. C. will supply in due time.
Several Mississippi cities and tow
ne are disappointed in the census figure
lily and the charge is made that Superyls
I'M Mollison isn't good at counting Jae
son gets something less than lO,O'
and Vicllsburg will not exceed l4,o'
So, The State tax assessors enumeration
ria education, made this year, would IN
or cate that both cities have much larg
IKE population. 1t is possible that some
= the suburban children are included
ly' the assessors enumeration; the FEEDER
ing enumeraters being restricted to G.
yef poration limits
ng,
rye The trustee of the A. and NJ. Cole
viii take $50 per acre for the c
civ lege lands-23, ,ooo-if sold in DOC
led These lands are of better quality a
nit, more favorably located than the Aleo
eet College land, which we're sofa lo' -
so per acre, or 500, 800 for the whole