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The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
Lunsford on the Road Question.
Owens, Miss. March %.

Editor the Progress-Advertlser:: er::--I
sac that the road question is being
agitated again. see but little use
of it, | don't see what could be &C.
complished by it and being csndi-
date, myself, for the Office of super
visor, one might say, hold your peace,
it is not prudent for you to have any
thing TO say about the roads. now |
don't want anyone to get his back up
until he hears what have to say. Our
first contractor said to me not a great
while ago." old man, you are sorry
now you said so much about the roads,
amt your No sir, | am of the same
opinion still. No there can't be any
thing done now, the present board Of
supervisors have the cards stacked on
us, they hold three queens and pair
of jacks, and we will have to grin and
endure it until the four years is out.
| think that the board ought 10 have
been more liberal and ouly let the
contract for two years, but there is
no use to grieve over split milk, +**
A. c., in the Durant News of the 18th
is a little on the extreme in his plans.
AS | have said the time has not come
to discuss the mode of law making.
A. G. says for the county to furnish
one or more road machines fer each
beat. teams and hands to work same,
under the supervision of the super
visors, yes, that would be good pay
ing job for the supervisors and the
hands, but | should say a very poor
one for the county. Where is all
that car load Of road scrapers and
shovels the county bought number
Of years ago? How often were they
used on the roads, and what be-
came Of them? Ihave always advo-
Gated the pay Of the overseer, but my
plans would be a little different from
A. C.'s. would work the roads
under the same old plans, let the road
hands elect the overseer, also make
his bond, let the county pay him 80
much for each day. but not for ore
than ten days in each year, then for
the supervisors to levy apersonal tax
on citizens over the age Of road duty
to pay the overseers, also make each
supervisor responsible for his road.
Gentlemen, that is the only way We;
will ever have good roads. Suppose
that law was in force now, each over
seer could call out his hands and re-
pair the bad places and have the
roads passable, and not have to wait
for the contractor three or four
months.
W. w. Lunsford.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
PALMETTO HOME.

Palmetto Home, Miss. Mar. %, '03
Editor Progress-Adv ertiser,
Lexington, Miss,
Dear jim:
notice in the announcement col
umn of your paper, of issue of March
5th, Prof. John Belfords name ap-
pears as candidate for superintendent
of education.
| have known Mr.. Belford as long
as can remember, and | do not be-
lieve there is better man in the
county. He has lived among us for
over thirty years and has always
made the interest of his adopted
county his interest. He married a
Holmes county lady and is as mach a
Holmes county man as any in the
county, and he has never voted any
other than democratic ticket. OF
the sterling qualities that 90 to make
man, he possesses as many as any
man, and he is very competent indeed
to fill with credit the office to which
he aspires. Many Of the youth of the
county owe to Prof. John Belford's
teaching, both by precept and exam
pie, debt they can never repay.
During the twenty-odd years that
he has taught the Acona school, he
has at all times showed himself an
able and painstaking teacher. and
the fact that young people entering
college from Mr.. Belford's school
stands as good an examination as
from any other school in the state,
proves the thoroughness Of his meth
DDS. No boy or girl has ever at
tended his school who has not been
benefited thereby. hope very
much to see Mr.. Belford get
hearty support at the hands Of the
people Of Holmes county that he 50
justly deserves.
Ihave not one word tosay in dis
paragement Of Prof. Belford's oppo-
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26

We feel that we lost lots of good news
through our failing to receive the
good old paper.
The time is coming when we will
have the kind hand shaking of the
different men Of the county, but,
come on boys, we are looking for
you.
Farmer Roy. I
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
TCHULA.

Mrs. M. P. Winkler and the accom-
plished Miss Elma Winkler spent last
Monday in Greenwood shopping.
Fishing is now good in Tchula lake,
Mr.. Geo. Willoughby last week caught
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
OVER THE COUNTY
Summary of Weeks Happenings tn Netgborhoods adjacent
to Lexington, Croniced by Pogress-o4dbeser Cores
pondents.

accommodations intended for this department of the PROGRESS
ser should reach the office later than Tuesday noon preceding dav
Of publication to insure printing in that weeks ISSUE
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26

You can get the Designer twelve
months for Soc. Leave your orders
at Pickens-Barrett Co. This holds
good during April and May.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26

Those rs cent foulards at Pickens
Barrett Co.
The progress-advertiser. (Lexington, Miss.) 1902-1903, 1903-03-26
Legal Vote Of Mississippi

Containing the names Of all the le-
gal voters Of Holmes county are Tor
sale by B. 5. Beall.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-12
IN TIE CT Versus MORALS
By JOSEPH
 ELDRIDGE ESRAY. Editor and Essayist
MANS INTELLECT HAS NO MORE TO DO WITH HIS MORAL NATURE THAN THE COLOR OF HIS HAIR HAS TO DO WITH THE SHAPE OF HIS LEGS.

The world has never been slow to acknowledge its debt to and women in whom exceptional abil- ity of another has been welded to share of fraty greater than falls to the lot of most of
Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-12


 Julius Csars pofigacy excused the ground that he than lis and should be judged by the stand ards of but such plea paate the atrocous and sord the first Duke of Marlborough general of the first rank.
 Turning from politics and literature and other by nine moraist finds that nctabe Providence has rich gifts among who would have been called upon to dole platitudes schooboys. HE FINDS BYRONS VERSES IN THE HYMNBOOKS HE READS THE MOST AFFECTING DOMESTIC AND RELIGIOUS SENTIMENT FROM THE PEN OF MAYNARD BURNS
 Nobility purity and self sacrifice powerfully painted by George Eliot personal character has been held a model before young ladies' sennaries.
 WILLOW THIEF, THE FLOWERS VERLAINEs POETRY sLossoMED BLACKLIST
 Gutton and sensual have written music tender comforting uplifting than all the that have been bound in grim black cloth
 Confronted with facts that adden his sou the Sabbath school worker well ask himself whether indeed time revise the sereoyped Of the relation between creative power and conduct Unless he be perfect slave conventonay he hesitate the
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
managers E. l.. Johnson, introduced

managers. E. l.. johnson, introduced
as one who had been a warm supporter
Of the paper from the start, said he
believed the paper had more than
II, 600 readers weekly. He referred to
the long tramps taken by r. II. Smith
In establishing the paper, who, he said,
wore out more shoe leather than any
man who ever lived in Newtown. He
spoke of The BEE as a clean paper,
and of its influence for good in the
community. Mrs W. L. Allen offered
word of congratulation on the part
OF the summer colony.
Rev Mr. Barker then called on Editor
Smith for word, who responded on
behalf of the Messrs Smith with
thanks for the kind expressions of es-
teen and congratulation. At the sug-
geStiOn Of Rev Mr. Barker the informal
exercises were closed with the singing
Of America" led by Mrs Platt and
Miss Agnes Platt. Among those pres
ent from distance was one of THE
BEES tried and true friends, Walter
S. Bradley, Of Half Way River. Those
from out Of town included Attorney
Peck and Hanford Plumb of Bridge
port, Jacob Mayhem of Bethel and
Henry P. Mitchell of South Britain.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
LOOKING BACKWARD.
A GLANCE AT THE PROGRESS OF A
YOUNG FIRM,

The "Old Homer" who has not Wis
tied Bridgeport within the past Il
years will expect to find the old G. w.
Barker clothing store at the corner OF
Main and Bank streets; but he will be
disappointed for, as is we'll known,
Meigs & Co. bought out Mr. Barker
just about Is years ago. In the old
days the Barker store was famous for
quality, and that was about all man
looked for in a suit of ready-made
clothes. When Meigs & Co., strangers
In Bridgeport, took over the Barker
store, the firm announced that the
quality OF their goods would always be
maintained at the standard set for
that particular clothing corner. Ev-
erybOdy knew what that standard was.
They waited to see how the young and
new firm would carry out its pledge.
Perhaps the best and most convincing
evidence that that pledge has been
carried out to the letter is found in the
magnificent home now occupied by
of Main street and Fairfield avenue.
Not only has the pledge been kept as
to quality, but the firm has kept pace
with the swift advances made in the
art of tailoring ready y-fOr-wear clothes;
while to keep pace with the wonderful
growth in population, doubled since
the start Of the business, Meigs & Co.
now have most complete establish
ment where everything men and boys
wear, from head to foot, is found in
the latest styles, the best qualities, and
in variety excelling any other store
hereabouts. Meigs & Co. extend q
special invitation to Old Home Week
visitors to call and inspect their splen-
did new home, and also, to view the
great assortment of advance styles in
mems and boys clothes, hats, furnish
ingS and shoes. Every caller is re-
quested to register in the Visitors
Register, so that Meigs & Co. can send
him, about December l next, a hand
some 1904 calendar as a souvenir of
Old Home Week. Everybody will be
made welcome, whether he comes to
look or buy, and the courtesies of the
store will be gladly extended
may be left at this most convenient
corner; letters may be written there,
and there will be facilities for tired
people to rest themselves. BY all
means visit MeigS & Co. S.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
The following guests have registered
at "The IdylwOOd" at Walnut Beach,

The following guests have registered
at 1.-THE Idylwood" at Walnut Beach,
Milford, recently: G. H. Winnegar
Mittineague, Mass; Mrs z. J. Dowd,
Grace Dowd, Hilliard Carter, East
Lee, Mass; Mrs D. E. Soule, H. A.
Palmer, New Milford; Mr. and Mrs w.
P. Miller, Mr. and Mrs A. J. Allison,
New Haven; Mr. and Mrs John Gray,
Gertrude Gray, Norman Gray, Hart
ford; Miss Minnie Williams, Miss Lena
Schneider, Shelton; Eric Lowe, Louis
Sehl, New York City; Alice Whalon,
Olga Waas, Mr. and Mrs NJ. Wass, John
King, J. Barrett, James Carter, Mr.
and Mrs S. N. Blakeslee, Mr. and Mrs
F. J. De Bisschop, Waterbury; Alder
Mrs Hoffman, Morton Ellsworth, Mr.
and Mrs T. G. .Swinnerton, Durward
Swinnerton, Rena Swinnerton, Ken
meth Swinnerton, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

AS Newtown is the only agricultural
association in New England to have
stake races, this year, it goes without
saying that it will have string of
horses not ordinarily seen on tracks Of
fair associations. If the weather con-
attendance will be increased several
thousand over any previous year.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
Health

Pure and rich blood carries
new life to every part of the
body. You are invigorated,
refreshe d. You become
strong, steady, courageous.
That's what Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla will do for you.
81. All drrrsists &C. AVER CO.. Lowell! Msss.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
POMONA Meeting.
[OFFICIAL.1

A regular meeting ofiFairfield Coun-
ty Pomona Grange, No. 9, will be held
at Cannon on Wednesday, September
9. commencing at 1870 a. m. The
fifth degree will be conferred at the
morning session. Lecturers program
in the afternoon.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

drank at intervals when cold. He pro.
nounces it "a certain, never-failing
remedy. ."-[Copied from the House
hold Of January, 1880. Printed at
BrattlebOrO. VT.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Mrs Elizabeth TOmlinSon will move
from the::Beardsley place to the house
vacated by A. M. Tibbetts about Oc-
tOber l.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

The friends here will be sorry to
hear of the illness Of Mrs w. H. Fish
er of Iranistan avenue, Bridgeport.
Mrs Fisher is now slowly improving.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

John G. Keating, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Bernard Keating Of Bridgeport, died
Thursday, August q, OF quick con-
sumption, aged 81 years. The funeral
was held Saturday, August 20, in
Bridgeport, the body being brought to
Newtown for interment in st Rose s
cemetery. Besides his father and
mother the deceased leaves three
loss.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Mrs L. B. Booth returned, the first
of the week, from visit with friends
in Hartford and Waterbury.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

The Academy private school will
open Monday, the l4th, with Miss Bris-
coe as teacher. Parents contemplating
sending their children are asked to
notify Attorney Beecher at once.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

The house adjoining the old hat
shop In Taunton has been bought by
Mrs Charles Bogert and Miss Bertha
Parce Of New York, who will occupy
1t as summer residence.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Miss Minnie Baker and Carl Cries
harberlsang pleasing.duet at the Con
gregational church, Sunday morning.
Miss Baker also gave solo.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Frank Whitcomb Of the Park City
has been the recent guest of Edward
PitZSchler,
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Mrs O. O. Wright and children re-
turn on Saturday from summers So
jOurn at PeterSham, Mass
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

The communion service at the Con-
gregatiOnal church has been postponed
to the second Sunday in Septem Der.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

When in DanburY stop at the Woos-
ter market on White street and buy
YOUR meat Of Joe KnOWltOn.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Miss NJ. M. Williams OF Southport
has visited Miss Dora Boyson.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Saturday evening, September 5, the
Ladies' Morning whist club will have
their final meeting, entertaining the
gentlemen at the Town hall. 1t is ex-
pected there will be about 20 tables.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Dea George Ruffles --sprained his
ankle quite severely, one day while at
work in an apple tree. DR. Paul U.
Sunderland of Danbury attended him.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Miss Sadie Minor passed Sunday ir
the Park City.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Mrs T. E. Mower of Texas is visiting
her sister, Mrs Charles E. Beers.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

J. Brophy of Danbury, who deals
in real estate, has an advertisement in
this paper which will greatly interest
the carpenters.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

w. w. FOote of Danbury was caller
at The BEE office, Monday.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

John Keane, now of Passaic, N. j.,
mas been passing few days with rel
atlves and friends at his old home in
Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

Edward Hine, in the Liverpool Mer-
curry, asserts that the worst case OF
small pox can be cured in three days
by the use of cream Of tartar-an ounce
dissolved in a pint Of water, to be
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04

LAST WEEK THURSDAY NIGHT.-SQME
BRIEF SPEECHES BY LEADING C1TI-
ZENS.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
CQEurrh

Is constitutional disease.
1t originates in a scrofulous condition OF
the blood and depends on that condition.
1t often causes headache and dizziness,
impairs the taste, smell and hearing, af-
fects the vocal organs, disturbs the stomach.
1t is always radically and permanently
cured by the blood-purifying, Alternative
and tonic action Of
Hoods Jars1puriLzu
This great medicine has wrought the most
wonderful cures OF all diseases depending
on scrofula or the scrofulOus habit.
HOODS PILLS are the best cathartic.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

A contemporary wants to know if
congress will investigate the postal
scandals. Will it dare do so? is a
more proper gu .stion. Thera seems
no reason for doubling that some of
the congressman were benefciaries of
at least portion of the rascality,
and it would hardly be expected that
republican congress will investigate
its own members. Montgomery Ad-
vertiser.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12
RIGHT OF SECESSION.
President of Southern Society in
New York Thinks Perhaps South
Was Right After All.

President Robert L. Harrison of
the New York Southern Society at.
tackled President Roosevelt for the
Booker Washington luncheon at the
society's dinner in the Waldorf AS
toria and denounced the president g
policy in the Panama matter.
It has been understood that the ne
gro question would be tabooed. Mr..
Harris said the southern people didn t
care if Roosevelt ate with negro
every day, but they did object to "a
presiden. of the United States eating
with negro in the white house.
"And now a lot of breeds
down on the Isthmus Of Panama got
together and decided that they would
organize a new republic, :" said Pfesi-
dent Harrison. "They seeded and
several affable gentlemen formed
themselves into junta. They tele-
graphed word here that another gen
tleman would be the representative Of
the new republic. We see Mr.. Roose-
Welt recognizing the new republic and
helping it along.
"All Of this makes it look as if
the republican party favors secession
after all. We hear only few weak
professionals against the Panama seces-
sion l want to say that perhaps we
gentlemen of the south were right af-
ter all. 4"
President Harrison's attack called
out q conciliatory speech from
Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia, who
said that Inasmuch as Mr.. Roosevelt
had not repeated hii mistake. he
thought he should be forgiven the
Washington il cileut.
We ought to remember that lie.
groes are like white people, SAID
Mr.. Page. There are many kinds
OF them, and We ought not to draw
All indictment against the whole race.
Though we don't see much about it
in the newspapers, | want to say
there is very st org bond of sym
pathy between the southern white
people and large element Of the
negro race" Mr.. Page denounced
the professional southerner, the fire
eating man who brags about being a
southern gentleman. He said he was
glad that this type was out of the
south
President Wilson of Princeton
spoke on "The South in the North. "
He said the south had contributed a
great deal to the north in sending
men of individuality here where
"every mans job is cut alike, and
every man las the same weather eye
and is making for the same port.
DR.. Wilson said he believed in
treasuring the old southern ideals,
and that there were some things south
erners had to believe, sacred things
they could not give up. He thought
the southerner in New York should
strive to live life in his own home
that would bring back the old south
ern ideals of chivalry and honor.
Hamilton Wight Mabie said the
southern ideals were beautiful bat
shat the southern people should not
forget that the north, too, had its
ideals of honor, of = reverence to
women and lofty character.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12
Architecture
Trustee Sale

By virtue of the power vested in me,
the undersigned trustee in deed in
trust executed by William and n. N.
Griffin in September, 1901, to secure a
certain indebtedness of $500 due h.
$. and j. NJ. Stevens, one day from
date of said deed and trust. Said
deed in trust being of record in book
~ pages 1873 and l29. of the records
of deeds in the office of the chancery
clerk in the first judicial district Of
Perry county, Miss. default having
been made In the payment of said IN
debtedness and to satisfy same. /
will proceed to sell to the highest
bidder for cash. in front of the court
house door in the town of Augusta.
Miss, within legal hours on Monday
the 18th day of Dec. 1908, the following
land embraced in said deed and trust
to wit: NV IA of Sc IA of Sec. q
T. Mr. ii West Of said county and
state.
G. G. DEARMAN.
Nov. 26-10t Trustee.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

Come to think of it, who's got any
better preachers, any better schools,
any better merchants, or any prettier
girls than we have? Tell the truth
now.-Clayton Record
Why, that's easy; Union Springs.
Bullock Breeze.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

NORTH BOUND DAILY.
No . leaves Mobile. ITO a. m. ar
rlves at Hattiesburg, 1l:15 a. m.
No. leaves Mobile, 4:l0 p. m. ar
rives atHattiesburg. 500 p. m. 1
w. ID. Stratton.
Pres't and General Manager,
Mobile, Alabama.
L. II. Sullivan,
General Passenge Agent,
Mobile. Alabama.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

We are for the lily whites in this
scrimmage. We want to see respect
able republican party built up in
Alabama to keep us democrats on the
straight line; but it will never be
done with the colored people "a the
basis of their strength. Florence
Times.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

yornsson 5arssIsrtlls Is the nsusx pewerfu
blood pasidef kaov n, Use n and resp ynkf
hood p2Ee; onaxt B sil<s.~
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

SOUTH BUND DAILY.
No. leaves Hattiesburg, 8 Is q. m.
arrives ut Mobile, 1895 p m.
No leaves Hattiesburg, 05 p. m.
arrives at Mobile, Z 20 p. m.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

Andrew Carnegie is to establish a
newspaper in Glasgow. All fear Of
dying rich has left him now. An
niston Hot Blast
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12
NJ, ]. & <. c. Railroad Co
THE NEW WAY"

SCHEDULE
In Effect, Sunday, September ~, 100;
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

Carrie Nation is telling thu Kan
sans that the liquor business is in
control of Washington to such an ex-
tent that she struck bar in trying to
get into the white house. - Washing
ton Post.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

The chances are about a hundred
to one that there will be fly specks
on Leonard Woods latest perform
ance when all the facts are known.
Memphis Commercial Appel.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

II you are fond of statistics you may
be interested to learn that during the
past year the booze consumed by Amer
leans would I'LL a canal leo miles
long, 100 feet wide and ten feet der ..
What is your displacement p New
York Telegraph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-13

est and most effective to stop chin
nev fire. is TO take a large wet clot
and wind it around the stOvepipe Jus
above the stove. The moisture fror
the wet cloth forms a cloud OF steap
inside the pipe which rises an
smothers the'ii fire i'm the chimney
most at once. This method ha
proven effective in the;case of chin
ney fire so fierce that the stove-pip
all the way from the stove to til
chimney was red-hot. and has neve
been known to fall. The scheme wa
worked out by Fire Chief Geo. z. Nc
Gillian and Capt. John Conroy OF. tn
No. company from pointerreceive'
in casual conversation and is now il
use in the Appleton fire department
to the exclusion of all other methods
The chief beauty of the plan is it
simplicity and the case WHICH it can b
used by anyone. Simply satnrate
a large cloth with water. wind i
around the stOve-p.r re at point wher.
it is hot-the hotter the better-and tn.
steam generated inside the pipe viii
do the rest.--Appleton Crescent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-13

We have new crop OF Japan
Teas as follows: (
Arata, Uncolored - The very
highest grade, and it is
fancy.......................
Young Hyson-Nothirg
finer at the price...............4Oc
Extra Boss-Good fair style
and sleeper, very cheap at..35c
Seal Braud Coffee and
Napkins, furnished Free
to all sociaIs.
We defy competition on
High Grade Coffees and
Tea.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Villas COUNTY,
GContinued from last week

Following list bills presented TO the County Board
January 2nd, 1903 with their action thereon.