The progress., 1904-05-14

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fully 500 feel from the shore when the
llraia came upon them.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Witty left Thurs;
| day noon for Chicago. via 81. Louis.
They expect 10 spend i while al The
Worlds FAIR and viii probably spend
1.-The summer mnnths IN Canada or one
lof the northern lake resorts.
A pleasant caller at The Progress Of
| lfce Tuesday was 10. D. Sauls, Of
Arcola. who was formerly priI cipal Of
the Ocean Springs High School. The
Professor is now engaged in the Mer-
camille business with his brother and is
prospering.
Gordon Bowan, son Of o. D. Rowan,
Of Ellisville. Mss, we'll known In Ocean
Springs where he rs frequent visitor,
vas drowned in Tallahomn creek We'd
nesday evening while out fishing alone.
The body was recovered and taken to
Handsboro for lnlerrment IN The fam
ily cemetery.
A hot game Of ball was PLAYED here
| last Sunday afternoon between Ihe
Ocean Springs kid nine and team of
boys from Biloxi, resulting in victory
for the Biloxi kids by a score OF to J..
The Two clubs we're very evenly match
ed and. for boys, they played splendid
ball, as the score shows.
Attention is directed to the official
cali published in The Progress for a
Democratic county Delegate convention
which will be held NJ the county seat
June 4th to elect delegates to the State
Convention. AS will be seen BY the
notice Ocean Springs is entitled to four
delegates to be selected by mass meet
ing on the 28th Of May.
The case OF State Revenue Agent
Adams against The estate of the late
Gel. J. B. Rose to recover a large
amount Of back taxes was settled this
week BY the administrator. Geo. Rose,
bhy ing tnc SUN VI V'~oO, " Niic ytut .
back taxes on the estate. This settlement
Is satisfactory to all parties concerned
l is the largest sum ever paid for taxes
by a single taxpayer IN jackson county.
II. II. Chase, OF Rogers Park, Chicago
was u caller at The Progress Office
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Chase came
south TO look over our section and is
thinking strongly Of locating here. He
likes the country very much and by
next year we hope TO number him
among our resident citizens. Mrs.
Chase spent several weeks here last
winter and her health was greatly
benefited.
Judge G. G. Brown. IA gentleman well
known IN Ocean Springs where he spent
the past winter al the Ocean Springs
Hotel. died ON May 9th at his home in
Springfield, ILL.,, after an illness of only
four days. Judge Brown occupied a
high business aud social position in
UCiUg tlc otbiOi
Of one of the leading law firms aud
largely interested in various business
enterprises. His death will be learned
with regret by his many frcnds in this
city.
Two important real estate deals of
the past week were the sales of the
Richardson ard Baker cottages on Por-
ter avenue. The first named was own
ed by Prof. @, d. Sauls, and VIII $.
VanCleave was the purchaser, the price
being $lG26. The Baker property was
owned by Df.N o. l.. Bailey, and the
purchaser was Mrs. Sallie FanCieave
Reid the consideration beng Sll00
Both properties are very desirable and
well located.
One of The handiest little books that
has come TO our notice lately is the
Concise Atlas of the World issued by
he Equitable Life Assurance Society,
of New York This little book contains
maps of every state and nation on
earth and special maps of the seat Of
war IN the east and location OF the
Panama canal, also much other infor-
nation Of value. We are indebted to
@. ID. Sauls. who is agent for the Equi-
table. for Tins valuable publication.
Proba bly, The most.damnable and de-
spisable piece Of vandalism ever prrpe
trated In Ocean Springs occurred last
Saturday night when some hoodlums
daubed colored paint over the Methodist
and Episcopal churches, the Artesian
House, and several other buildings in
that ighborhood. Smcarlng pant on |
fences and wallis Is a species of yandal |
ism that has been perpetrated on sew
eral previous occasions Ia this city bul |
this is the first time that houses of
have been molested and the
iespisable act cannot be too strongly |
The perpetrators of this
piece of woLk should be cought and
even the limit. The pcnitentary is
he proper place for such hoodlums.
n. w. Smith, IA young man who with
ais father operates Il turpentine farm
lear Vancleave was stabbed and scri
,usiy wounded ib row with Wright
Sewberry last Monday. Newberry was
ormerly employed by Smith as n woods
Ider but had beer discharged. Smith
rdered Newberry TO move out of a
Iouse which the former owned, and a
ow resulted, Newberry whipped out
knife and cut Smith three or four
lines aud then made his escape. Med
cal assistance WAS at once summoned +.
rom Vancleave and Ocean Springs and
he young mans life was saved. That
vening he was brought 10 Ocean
prings and from here was taken to !
he Charity Hospital IN New Orleans |
here he Is doing very well. with
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