Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-09-20
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J.R. Chiles is at home again.
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Henry Holmes spent yesterday in
Ora.
The flremen contemplate having a
parade Oct. %.
John A. Mcleod left this morning
for New Orleans.
There was nothing before the
mayors court this morning.
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Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of Tucker & Greer, They
have all the school books the chill
dren need and invite them to call.
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A negro, Jean Smith, was arrested
this morning charged with assault
ing 1S year old negro girl. He will
be tried In Justice Wallis court this
afternoon.
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Justice G. G.. Robertson has re-
turned from Williamsburg, where he
was called by the serious illness of
his brother, r. G. Robertson. He
reports his brothers condition as I'M
changed.
Two white boys were tried in
Justice Wallis court this morning on
a charge of stealing whiskey from
the Northeastern depot and were
fined 81 and costs and sentenced to
20 days in jail.
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Thos. Neatly, special agent for the
Northeastern railroad, is in the city
today. Mr.. Neatly worked up the
cases of whisky stealing from that
depot and says close surveillance
will be kept over affairs there in
future.
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Mr.. jeff d. Hardy of Puerto
Cortez, Honduras, and who is super
intendent and general manager of
the Hondural railroad, arrived in
New Orleans yesterday in route to
this city to pay his fathers family at
Pihehurst.
About $50 O'Clock last night an
alarm of fire was sounded. The
alarm was false one and there was
no fire. 1t is stated that new
operator in the telephone office
touched the button to see how it
would work and as it worked all
right, the fire whistle was blown.
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Mr.. Toney A. Hardy, son of Capt
w. H, Hardy, who completed the
Sophomore course in the A. & M
college, including the textile course
has returned to that institution
where he enters the Junior class
Miss Lena Mai Hardy, his sister, has
entered the I. I. & @. at Columbus.
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The announcement OF w. III
Wainwright for city clerk will be
found in the announcement column
of today's Progress. Mr.. Vain
wright is a young man, fully identi
fed with the best interests of the
city, and has host of friends. HI
will make fine run before the peo
pie, and if he does not get the per
simmon he will make the maj
hustle who does get it.
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Marion County Record: w. ]
Calhoun, formerly with the Hatties
burg Lumber Co. at Elder, is visit
ing his family here.--W. |. Sim
mons transacted business at Hatties
burg Saturday.-R. ]. Collins, o
Hattiesburg, was a business vislto
to our town Thursday.--Mrs
LUDLOW, Ben and Misses Bessie ant
Emma Cragin, of Hattiesburg passed
through Purvis Sunday en- route t.
New Orleans.-Miss Bulah Cara
way visited friends at Hattiesburs
Thursday.
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DIR. Hillman Brough of Clinton
delivered his famous lecture las
night, "The Story of the Old Soutl
and the Greatness of the New to
large and appreciative audience a
the court house. lie was introduced
by w. H. Cook and held the clos
and undivided attention of his an
dience from start to finish, excep
when the false alarm of fire wa
turned in, which disturbed thing
for a while. His address was grea
many pronouncing it the fines
hey had ever heard.