The progress., 1904-03-19

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this Issue Of The Progress, namely, 2.
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The large addition 70 The store build |
|inR Of p. J. Lundy = Co. d now 10
course of construction and work is pro.
ceeding rapidly. When completed the
store will be decided ornament 70 our
business street,
Station Agent Weed informs ms that
the Sunday excursion will leave Ocean |
Springs tomorrow evening At 4:5O p. m.
instead Of 500 as formerly. This Ia ten
minutes earlier. All patrons Of this
train will please take notice.
DR.. o. L. Bailey, the local real estate
plnnger. got busy again this week and
among the deals he made we have heard
OF the following: Three cottages on
De Soto avenue from Mrs. J. J. Garrard.
one fiae lot OF ground on JACKSON ave-
nue. from u Mr. Beeman. Of Chicago, |
aud cottage on County Road from
Joseph Kotzum.
Chas. Dryden left last Saturday for
Spartenburg, 8. O., to resume work for
the Philadelphia American as special
writer of base ball news. Mr.. Dryden
is one of the most popular sporting
writer's IN the United States and his |
articles are widely copied by the metro
politan press. Here in Ocean Springs
he is universally liked.
The Cherokees OF East Beach had an
oyster bake on the shore last Saturday
night which was lively and enjoyable
affair. The Cherokees is a social club
composed OF East Beach residents.
During the evening Mrs. 4. M. Wilbur,
of Chicago, and Mrs. G. B. Turner. Of
New York, were initiated with appro.
pirate ceremonies.
Ed. Young was called to New Orleans
Monday en- account Of the death of his
young sister. Miss Alice Young. aged
16 years. who died very suddenly Of
Bright's disease. Although delicnte,
the young lady was only really sick but
few hours and her sudden demise is a
great shock to her relatives both here
aud in New Orleans. The sympathy uf
al will be extended TO them in their
| bereavement
A. w. Hawks, who lectures in this
city next Monday night at Firemen's
Hall is highly spoken OF everywhere he
appears. The following comment is
from the Marietta Herald: "Mr. A.
w. Hawks, tie laughing philosopher,
was greeted with large audience at
the opera house on Saturday night to
hear his lecture on Shadow and Sun.
shine" For one hour he kept his audi
ence in commissions Of laughter, anus.
ed and entertained He pleased aud
delighted, and 1t Is hoped TO have him
ut the Marietta Chautauqua this sum.
mer."
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wood, of Syca-
more, H., celebrated the fifty-third
anniversary of their marriage Wedncs.
day evening al their home in this city.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Siv-
wright, Mrs. N. Becklcy, OF Sycamore.
ILL.,, Mr.. M. A. Wills. Madison. Wis,
Mrs. Byron Slade, Rockford, H., Mr..
and Mrs. Adams and Miss M. Dell
Adams, Defiance, Ohio, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kimba'l, Mrs. Peter Geiger. Mrs F. n.
Brown. Mrs. r.. Morrison and Miss
E1iFa as sAFs ARss Alb Thae saSs AHsa ehs oa ArR R
Chair" also another pretty piece en-
titled when You Aud Were Young"
Miss Adams rendered TWO choice
selections, also Mrs. Norman Beckley.
The house was beautifully decorated
with flowers. Light refreshments were
more happy anniversaries the company
bid them good night. -'e
The editor of The Progress visited the |
farm Of g. ID. bland Wednesday moln-
IN an1 was shown through their ax-
tenslve poullry yards by Mr.. Bland aud
his son, Roy. The Blands, father anu
sou, went into the poultry business in "a
small way about year ago. Since then
they have accumulated about I50 fine |
chickens of full blooded Plymouth Rock !
stock, and in SIX months will have over
six hundred laying hens. They have
just hatched over FIVE hundred young
chicks and IN two weeks will have five
hundred more. They have three
large incubators OF over five HUNDRED |
capacity and have had splendid sue
cess in hatching their chicks. The
Blands are conducting their chicken
ranch on scientific principles and rails
ing buff. barred and white Plymouth
R'.cks of the best stock oblainable.
Although only engaged in the business
one year their success has been remark
able, showing that Intelligence and in-
dustry is all that is needed 10 succeed
in the poultry. business on the coast.
The average price of eggs in the local
market is 25 cents per dozen and much
Of the time the demand is far greater
than the supply. In our opinion the
Blands and others engaged in the poul-
Lr, business have ''cinch."