The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-08-10

prompt action we're the qualities which
enabled three young people In
different places. to avert what
would undoubtedly have been
an awful wreck on the Y. NJ. v.
Railway. a few nights ago. Details
are not necessary. beyond the utats
ment that orders were received by the
night operator at Port Gibson Miss
Dahrowskil. TO stop = certain train
so as to avert collision with n heavily
laden freight Mt point few miles
beyond The cause for Miss Dabrows-
h's excitement. and the necessity OF
instant action was that the train had
passed her station four minutes before
the message tcas receircdi INSTANTLY
she rang up "lngleside." the girl at
the phone gave prompt response and
swift connection, and Mr., Morehead.
agent there, was told OF the impending
danger and urged TO run the rapidly
approaching train into the siding there.
IL possible. Mr., Moorehead's home IL
one mile from the station. but he
started for IT, on a run. Just as he
neared the point he heard the rumbl-
Ing OF both trains. The swift rushing
danger might have unnerved the cool.
est Of men. but fortunately for many
souls. this young man quickly drew a
package OF newspapers from his pocket
as he ran, lighted them and sprang on
the track In time to show his danger
signal to the on-eoming train. The
engineer slowed up. Moorehead threw
the switch and the train ran into the
siding Just In time TO miss a bad
scraping by the heavy freight train az
1t rushed by. These three officials
two girls and n man-dId their duty
bravely. and thus add three more
names to the long list OF employees who.
in their quiet way are as truly heroic
as though standing up for duty un.
der shot and shell. and before an ad.
miring world. We are glad thsy be-
long TO Mlssissippis grand army of
grand young people.
The Jackson News wants to know
what the legislature next winter. viii
do with the old capitol--'tear II down,
or preserve IL for sentimental
reasons7' There should be no sentl.
ment about IL. II could only be pre-
served by the expenditure OF consider
able money. The legislature Will doubt
less authorize the sale OF the building
and grounds. and they will bring a
handsome sum. We would like to see
a big cotton mill a fne court house,
an auditorium, mammoth wholesale
houses, or something practical rather
than sentimental take the place of tho
old capitol. That would be the best
: way to preserve" II.
r Jackson doesn't do things by halves
Z Now that the people have determined 70
{ have first class hotel Accommodations
. they don't intend to stop at one. plans
! have been accepted bryan G Com.
pany's) for the splendid new upto.date
uptown hotel, aud work viii begin in
thirty days. Besides this, there Is to
: be a fine two-story hotel erected on
} West Capitol street by Mrs McArdle.
Henceforth Jackson will have no cause
! -as of old--to be ashamed of the
treatment her visitors receive at her
hostelries.
Mississippi Colleges In general. and
Millsaps In particular, rejoice at the
signal honor won by Mr.. w. l.. Duren
at the Southern intercollegiate Ora
torical contest at Mont Eagle last
week. Mr.. Duren. of Millsaps. won the
medal In the contest in Meridian last
spring, and has just followed this up
by winning the medal over all the
Southern Colleges.
J Jackson is expanding. The exten.
sion OF the electric street car line to
Clinton and cooper's Well Is among
the possibilities of the near future. We
heard one progressive farmer, who
would be much conyenienced thereby,
say he was ready to contribute one
thousand dollars toward a bonus. II
would mako old Clinton new town,
and make the capitol city "The Great.
er Jackson"
The convention az Columbus last
week In the interest OF the improve
ment OF Tombigbee river, brings 10
{ mind an incident that occurred during
, the presidency of General jackson
His Secretary Of the Treasury wired
| the collector Of the port OF Mobile
. thus: How far does the Tombigbe
! run up?" And he received this re
: ply: THE Tombigbee don't run up---iI
! runs down" And the collector receiy
: ed this: Your resignation will be ac
!. ceptedp
One OF Vicksburg's medicos departed
from familiar fields last week, ant
; set sail on the transport Hydrespis fol
South Africa. having been appointed
surgeon OF the vessel Dr. Mengis
professional brethren gave him 7,
J farewell banquet on the eve Of his de
parrure.
The city OF Natchez and the entirs
o State Of Mississippi sustained a sub
It stantial loss in the death Of Capt. Ly-
Il man q. Aldrich on Sunday morning.
d July Goth. He died Of paralysis, aged
q 62 years. He was a gallant Ccnfeder-
!, ate soldier, has been pubsf2 spirited
citizen OF Natchez. and prsx1inent In
the fraterna1 orders
TWO stockholders OF the NJ. & o.