Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-06-25
lOTS AND DASHES.

The goth Century club meets al
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Hemphill's this
evening.
The city fathers hope to close The
contract soon for the Court street
school bsuse.
Watermelons are coming into the
city quite lively and the negroes are
on a strike. The women have be-
come so independent that they re-
fuse to cook or wash for the poor
white trash.
The reader should not fail to read
the want or cheap column in tSday's
Progress. 1t contains some interest
ing news. And if you want to buy
anything or sell something this is
medium of advertising that beats all |
others. Try it few days aid see.
There was marriage at the court |
house at an early hour this evening,
the parties being Thomas Beech and
Mrs. Patsey Shaws, Justice E. j.
Wall performing the ceremony in
his shorthand style. The parties are
of middle age and live in the eastern
part of the county.
1t would be very fine idea TO
clean up the streets during this het
and sickly weather. A town cannot
be toe particular at this season of the
wear to ward off sickness and a mu-
nicipality could not spend money in
a better way than by putting it out
on the streets in way if improvement
and cleanliness.
-ssopvU, uwIner fUtlrCH anu Basin
streets, will soon be built A large
crew of men is now at work there.
Thiswill be great convenience for
our people as this road has a good
passenger and freight business and
bids fair to be one of the best rail
roduS IN the CITY soon.
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Hattiesburg has the finest system
of waterworks in the state for the
fact that all our water comes from
artesian wells and is considered as
pure and wholesome as any water on
earth or in the earth. And what is
better it flows in great abundance
Besides this we have a fine boiler
and two rs powerful pumps as can
be fonud In the state. All the pipes
are the regular water pipe, thus con
veying pure water to nearly every
household in the city.
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A negro went into Mrs. Dolfus'
yard yesterday for table, stating
that he was ''sarnt fur it, John
Dolfus objected to the intruder's
presence and asked HIM to leave the
premises, but the negro seemed to be
determined to have the table before
be left and refused to bulge. There
upon Mr.. Dolfus picked up a brick
and threatened to comb his head
with it. but did not strike him. This
morning the negro made affidavit to
the effect that Mr.. Dolfns had hit
him on the head with BRICK, but it
was proved that his statement was
untrue and Mr.. Dolfus was dis
charged.
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In this section, ana it is supposed |
to be the same in nearly every part |
of the south, the negro has become SO
independent that it is almost impos-
sible to get him to work at ALL Near
" every day laborers are advertised /
for, but few apply. They prefer to
leaf around on the streets and make |
living the best they can by their
chosen profession of vagrancy Yet
there Is vagrant law on the statute
book which should be enforced.
These loafers are not only living off t
the hard labor os others, but they
are dangerous characters, and be-
sides stealing and robblng they are
likely to commit murder at any time.
Tramps and Migrants are dangerous
animals
HaOnv Time in Old Town