Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-24


the WALL and are preparing Tor the
inevitable to come next Thursday"
The Ocean Springs Progress esti-
mates that the vote in the next pri-
mary will not exceed in its total 20,
900 and that neither candidate will
receive a majority above the other of
over 5000.
The Fayette Chronicle in its issue
of Saturday, which will be tie last
before the election, leaves with its
readers this parting admomtion:
Get behind that rebel yell next
Thursday and help push the Critz
cause along. He was one of the boys
who followed the fates of the Con
fedefacy -
The grading Of the NJ. J. & X. c.
railroad has been completed betWee.
Laurel land Newton ard ack-la7ine
will start soon. There is great re-
joiciDg and activity CT the people all
along the line.
The Vicksburg Herald has invited
ex-President Cleveland to include
that city in his list of southern tours
to be visited on his contemplated 'rip
down south this fall. To this writ
ing there has no reply come bat it il
hoped by the Herald that he will ac-
cept the invitation.
Since the builders Of the new state
capitol at Jackson have announced
that the Building is ready to BE
turned over 10 the authorities, il has
developed that no provisions have
been made for any particular one to
take charge of and care for tbs
building; 10 pOTteTs, no janit0r ana
no money to pay them, and as re-
suit the ate officers are 10th to move
in.
Travelling Sergeant Dodds, OF the
penitentiary board, who has just re-
turned from a tour of inspection OF
the several state farms, says an ex-
change, reports that the state crops
of both corn and cotton promise large
yields
The Daily Corinthian, published
at Corinth, is warning people
against the wrought lion range agents
abroad in the northern end of the
state, closing its article with these
words: 1.-THE same quality Ct range
can be furnished by our home ana
legitimate hardware dealers at one
third the price.
Judge Critz claimed III his speech
at Water Valley the other day that
be was the first Of the candidates foI
governor to write to the state execu-
tive committee asking that negroes
be excluded from the primary
An exchange says that it is the
yellow circular" style Of Varda
mans campaign that is disgusting the
people and causing him to have
warm friends to desert his cause.
The Hickory Reporter says that
that county has been blessed with
copious and timely showers and that
the crop prospect is the best for many
years.
Old Noxubee county, the happy
home of the owner Of The Progress
for so many years is still coming TO
the front in many respects the latest
news from up there being that
farmer in the prairies near Macon,
the county seat, this year, sold 50, 200
worth of honey.
The little city Of Bond. on the G.
& S. [. railroad has recently author
lied the issuance of 81, coo in bonds
with which to erect a school build
ing.
The Corinth Corinthian says that
unlike those Of north Mississippi,
the people down in the soouthcln
portion Of the state liEe up for the
their man and one can know always
where the other stands.
The Seaooast Echo predicts the
triumphant election OF DR.. T. n.
Sheppard for railroad commissioner
in the lover district.
The Columbus Commercial says