The progress., 1904-05-14

y. a. pundy went 70 New os'snns
this p. a.
Tie Biloxi bali team will play the
Smlti. Bros. Of New 0rIeans tomorrow.
Mrs. II. g. Mosier. WHO has been 4
guest IL Hollywood for 1gyeral weeks
past, returned 10 Chicago Tuesday.
Mrs. i. A. Jones, Of Gulfpori, WAS .
visitor 10 Ocean Springs this week, the
guest Or Prof. md Mrs. H. 9. McGowan.
The Mississippi Press Association
meets 1T McComb City next week. We
regret thai we will be unable TO attend.
George james, Of Chicngo, who hns
been visiting his mother and sister here
for several DAYS past. returned north
this week.
J. c. Tucker expects to open his new
store within The next week or ten days.
He will deal principally in groceries
and notions.
At the regular meeting OF Ocean
Springs Fire Co. No. l. E. Domning
rendered his resignation as foreman of
the company. We presume a special
election will be held soon to all the va
cancy.
A fellow from Back Bay who created
u disturbance and attempted to pull a
gun ut The ball Wednesday, night was
promptly jailed, and the next day
Mayor Weed pumped him 10 the time
of S27OO. These fellows who must be
bad must expect TO pay for their folly.
Fire totally destroyed the home OF
Dave Anderson, a negro last Wednes-
day night. Very little OF the contents
was saved. The place was located on
the railroad, off OF the street and the
fire companies could not get to the
house until it was beyond saving. The
loss IS total.
The number of eggs consumed in
Ocean Springs is enormous, considering
the size OF the town. During The last
two weeks of April one store alone
Davis Bros. sold over three hundred
and fifty dozen. d When one considers
the number OF stores in town who sell
eggs and the number that are raised
and consumed at home, one can get Il
faint idea of the sum total.
Insurance Comm Missioner w. O. Cole
has issued printed statement OF the
business done by the life, fire and mis-
cellaneous insurance companies in
Mississippi for the year ending Dec. 81,
1908. The statement shows that the
risks written or renewed by the ire in
surance companies during tie year
amounted to $lOl, ,3l7,707. while the
premiums amounted to 81. 962, ,749.07.
The Grand Lodge knights of Pythias
Las been in session at GulfporL this
week. Ocean Springs Lodge No 66 was
represented by Il. l.. Tardy. On Tues
day night "a number of local knights
went to Gulfporl TO attend the meeting.
Among the number were: a. g. Gott-
sche, DR.. IL. Bailey, j. Fl. Friar. Joe
Dick. Chas. Pabsl, Brnce Murphree,
George Pabsl. G. w Dale, Clyde Mad
sen, C. Forkert
The Mississippi rterdenominationa
School convention Will hold its
annual ,ssion this year at Yazoo City,
commencing on June 2l, and some of
the most noted Sunday school workers
in America will be present and oartici-
pate in the deliberations. AL OF the
Protestant denominations IN the Stale
are affiliated with this association. and
the annual conventions usually attract
about 800 delegates.
y. w. nalstead. of Waggaman. La,
and Ernest w. Halslead of Fl. Stanton
New Mexico, came in Thursday night
for IA few days stay. Ernest will leave
for Cuba where he has been
to a position on the staff Of
Chas. Earle. who was recently appoint
ed chief of the agricultural experiment
stations on the Island. Ernests old
friends in Ocean Springs will be pleas
ed to learn of his appointment, and will
wish him well in his new home.
The Progress has ever been a warm
advocate of patronlzing home institu-
lions, 1t gives US great pleasure, there
fore. to report that Ocean Springs ar
lesian ice, manufactured by our local !
factory, will be used exclusively in the |
own this year. For time it looked as
ihough outside ice would ge shipped in
)y one of the dealers, but an amlcable
tius,ment of all differences has been
made by the parties concerned and the
ocal product will be handled by all
lealers. at reasonable prices.