The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-12-19
Generous
Were MeSSrS Curran and
Several Mill Men.
To the Ladies Who Are Behind
the Hospital.
Took Them Down the North
eastern in a Special Car.
And Owners of Mills Met the
Ladies With Open Hearts.
The Northeastern to Haul Free
the Lum Der Donations.
The Northeastern to Haul Free
the Lum Der Donations.

Superintendent D. d. Curran,
of the Northeastern road, has
been voted one of the largest
hearted men in the state by
many of the ladies of the city
and when this, the latest streports,
are circulated on him, he will
have won the good willard friend
ship of all the Meridian people
for his generosity and kindness.
Yesterday morning, at Mr..
Curran's S invitation, a party OF
ladies', composed of Mrs. J. H.
Wright, Mrs. w. H. Millspaugh,
Mrs. ]. FL. O'Neill, and Mrs.
Henry accompanied by Mrs. M.
r. Grant, left in a special car
with Mr.. Curran for trip down
the Northeastern road to see
what they could do with the saw
mill men in the way of getting
donations of 1um Der for the Mat
tye Hearsee Hospital, which is to
be erected by the ladies' of this
city.
The astonishing success which
crowned their efforts was made
all the more pleasant by the ex-
cellent entertainment afforded
by Mr.. Curran, and today the Ia
dies of the party are overHowlng
with praise of Mr.. Curran and
the gentlemen along the road
who made such handsome dona-
tions.
The party spent the entire day
on the road. They left the city
about O clock yesterday morn
ing, finishing up at Carrier, just
this side of the Louisiana line,
returning to this city this morn
ing. The party was entertained
throughout the day by Mr.. Cur
ran and all the mill men whom
they called on treated them with
the greatest courtesy and re-
spect and donated something to
the building of the hospital.
The results of the trip have
placed the adies in the seventh
heaven of delight and they can
now almost see the attainment 62}fl
the obieGtfar Whicjinf iijif + they have
labored long and faithfully-the
building of the Mattye Hearse
Hospital.
The net result of the days
trim was contributions amounting
to twenty car loads of well sea-
soned and graded lum Der, fully
half enough to construct the
building as proposed. Among
the contributors were as follows:
Rlackledge Lumber Company,
Eratta; w. M. Carter & Co..
Kingston Lumber Company
Eastman Gardner &Co., Laurel
Ellisville Lumber Company b.
l.. Lowery, Tallahala Lumber
Company, X. S. Philips Lumber
Comnany, McKlnnon, lkelar
timber Company, C. W. Rich,
II Newman Lumber Company;
Tatum Lumber Company, J. ).
Hanev. Hand & Caraway, =. =,
Downs, ]. C. Pierson and J. H.
Rowan & Co.
A number of the heads OF
nlants we're away at the time the
pdies called, but it is quite sure
thew will also contribute with
the same llberality that has char
acterized those mentloneu' -,
Just how much more Will be
secured cannot be stated yet,
Ant the ladies are planning for a
similar trip down the Mobile q
Ohio road. to see what they can
raise along that route. 1t can be
stated. though, on their good
authority, that the hospital build
ings will be erected, the results
of Yesterdays trip Justllylng.
that statement.
Superintendent D. d. Curran
has on innumerable occasions
shown that he-was the friend OF
Meridian enterprises. Again
Yesterday he came to the assist
ance of the good ladies' OF the city
and through his aid and influence
they accomplished that which
4 could not have been done IN any
other way.
The railroads have promised