Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-30

mand, that | am induced to as; 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 a.
peace, hope you may have leisure to graf
ify what trust is more than a commenda.
bic curiosty--a desire to know more that ]
may better honor the memory of true
patriot who gavs his life for his country, |
when she needed it most From this his
gnnization of Troop D, in March, 1854, that
Montjoy was chosen captain, and from that
date to that Of his death, the following Nc |
yember, he was a conspicuous figure in
most of those terrible hand-to-hsnd con
hicts that meant death. He ewas 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
beeueathed 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 alta 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 cordial invita-.
tion 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 editor of the Sardis Reporter,
Hon. J. T. Simmons, has read the riot
act to some of his high-toned sub.
cribers who failed to respond to his re.
quest for remittances when he was try.
ing to get in shape for the Louisville
reunion. Five responses and thirty
dollars was the reward Of his toll and
courtesy. MANY of them occupy posi-
tions of prominence-socially, politi
cally, professionally and officially. Ont
is leading member of the bar in one
of the largest and most important citie
of Arkansas Two we have heretofor,
supported for high State Offices il
Mississippi and both were elected.
The best way to collect newspape
account is in advance; the next best, i
to stop the paper when time expires
but those who take it on a credit ough
to respond when called upon, especiall
when the editor desires a little pa
triotic recreation. The Reporter
more than worth its moderate subscriT
tion price; and its talented editor shoul
not only have enough for his modes
needs, but a surplus for the rainy day
The Pascagoula Democrat star make
the very gratifying statement that til
, already increased depth of the chan
p nels that are being dredged from Hor1
r island to and up the Pascagoula rive
to Moss Point affords ingress and egres
/ to vessels of much larger size than bt
q fore the government work was begu
D of Justly rendering the harbor of Pa
cagoula, with its natural advantages
i the coming great seaport of the Stat
. of Mississippi The depth of watc
now reported by the pilots in Hor
}. island pass is 20 feet : inches, whic
-. can easily be increased by dredging I
% feet"
G Congressman f. A. McLain ought I
+ be happy. lie has no opposition anon
= Democrats in the Sixth district, and til
), Republicans decline to place a man
!. the field against him. And he is richl
!. entitled to such appreciatiye consider;
!. tion by his constituents.
l. Magnolia Commauuery No 2, Knigh'
's Templar Nicksburg, will muster fft
{ or more, in full uniform, at the ne!
L triennial, in Louisville, August 100
The indications are that there will |
fully three hundred knights in line fro
ID Mississippi.
=, The Fifth congressional district W
= have its first primary on August 15--C
same day in all the counties. Coun
y executive committees will meet Ju
" 2S to name managers for the primar
l.. The district convention viii be held
y Hickory September 10. Hon. .Jol
- Sharp Williams is the only candidate
! vet announced.
De Comrade Simmons, of the Sardis +
ne porter, takes occasion to note tn
be "liquids were the only thing that we
IN bountful and furnished at modera
in prices, at the recent Confederate !
ty union at Louisville. He says, very trul
an that "the veterans carry the crow
lis and ought not to be skinned B
ur they are feeced, all the same; but the
ol was less of this at Louisville than
he other places that made great professiC
Us in advance.
'e The Pythians of Meridian are abe
:" to erect handsome temple. 1t will
= ~ four stories, the front being of gr
:" granite and pressed brick with ste
trimmings. The first floor win be
s' stores, the second for offices, the tn
"' for ledge purposes, and there will b
-, roof garden for summer entertainment
oil A basket of fifteen homing pigec
les were received at Vicksburg from Lou
an vile, by express, on the II. They we
nd liberated from Castle Hill high po
Ter in center of city. They arose to abe
M 200 feet and started in a western cour
his then changed aud few directly nor
east,
oe A Chicago correspondent wants to
eu all the laws of Mississippi bearing uE
lot labor unions and organizations. N
no sissippi has been troubled SO little
on that way we find the word labor