Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-07-06

lence OF the schools, the aroused en-
thusiasm of the teachers and the am
bition of pupils which this enthusiasm
must kindle in their eager minds. We
have not yet had The pleasure Of n
tour among the Normals-but II we
may Judge by the young men and wo-
men gathered at Millsaps College, in
what is known as the jackson Nor.
NAL" the teachers of the State have
sent their best and brightest to enjoy
and profit by this summer study. Prof.
Muckenfuss, alone, can kindle sufi-
Client enthusiasm to go through a good.
sized State-but when he is so splen-
didly reinforced as he is by his ine
faculty, the possibilities Of the jack
son Normal can not be estimated.
There was a death in Water VALLEY
June oath, of a man whose brain con.
celyed years ago, one of the greatest
inventions Of the present age. This
was the single-track railroad, on al
most the identical lines of the great
single track railway recently put in
operation in London, England. Mr.. d.
s. Watson, who has been a citizen OF
Water Valley for thirty years, died
there on the 23rd inst, aged "a years.
honored and mourned by all who knew
him. 1t was his fate to see his own
rain-child-this now famous single
track railway-hidden away, through
long years, because of the lack Of
funds to put it before the world-and
eventually to see another of a later
generation-with the magic aid OF
money, take the same ideas and so
utilize them as to achieve one Of the
greatest inventions of modern times.
Despite Mr.. Watson-s failure to give
his invention to the world, he merits
our truest admiration, and his mem.
ory should be kept fresh and bright
before all who love our State, and her
useful and gifted children.
Scarce a week goes by of late that
we do not record some new railroad
project, for the benefit of the State,
and we earnestly hope to be able to
continue a record of such great mo-
ment to the State. Among the latest
bits of road decided on is a twenty
mile stretch from Corinth to Ham
burg, Tenn. This road, though short,
will be an important feeder to the big
lines in that section, as it penetrates
section unusually rich in mineral
and agricultural wealth. The farmers
along the new survey have no means
of transportation, save by wagon lex
cept those who live on the Tennessee
river). The battlefield Shiloh, now
National Park, is on the line, and
will be quite an important freight and
passenger point. We may confidently
expect to hear of the early develop
ment of the mineral resources of the
section through which this big little
road is to pass.
Mr. Jacob Bernheimer, a public
spirited citizen of Port Gibson, and
an invaluable, generous friend of their
great institution of learning, Chamber
lain-Hunt Academy, was last week,
made the recipient of pretty mark Of
esteem, which pleased him and his
friends, as only such things can, when
well deserved. Upon invitation, Mr..
Bernheimer, with party Of friends,
visited the splendid new building of
the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Of
which he is so staunch a friend, and
was surprised and greatly touched to
find that the trustees had placed in a
prominent position in the great hall, a
beautiful marble tablet, bearing the in.
scription Jacob Bernheimer, a liberal
donor and an invaluable assistant" II
would add to this worlds happiness,
if We would, oftener pay such we'll
merited tributes of respect and aifec.
ton, while the heart of him whom
we honor, is still warm and filled with
gladness because his friends appreci
ate his efforts.
The Gulf Coast Beacon tells of a
discovery in Mobile, of an old silver
cap, bearing this inscription, Fourth
prize of the Noxubee Rifles, awarded
to C. X. Massey, Camp Quitman, Aug.
ust %, 1859" The cup was found by
some boys who were hunting in the
suburbs Of Mobile. Old citizens recall
that the Rifles went into camp every
summer at some popular resort, and
the old cup was probably lost on
some such occasion.
Quite a party of distinguished
priests of the Catholic Church, left
Mississippi last week for New York.
whence they sailed for France to
spend several months in study and re
creation. These priests were from
Bay st. Louis and Natchez, and from
st. Stanislaus College, and La Belle
France is their native land. A num-
Der of their devoted parishioners as.
sembled to bid them bon uoydge,
( The Tupelo Cotton Mill is forging
steadily to the front. Orders are on
file ahead of the output all the time
and communications are received daily
attesting the excellence of the goods
made at this splendid new mill.
The College Farm has just threshed
one OF the finest crops of oats ever
grown in the State. The yield was
close on to 1000 bushels.
The Presbyterians are rejoicing over
the prospect of an elegant new church
building in Greenville. The VOTERS
plans, an imposing modern structure
have been accepted by the committee
and the contract will soon be let The
splendid people composing this congre
cation in Greenville, deserve a beauti
full house of worship, and we hope
they will soon have 1t complete and
paid for,
The pretty town OF Port Gibson suf
fered a serious loss last week, in the