The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-23
Jefferson Davic' Birthday.

ont the state with memorial exercises
in honor of the great Confederate
chieftain.
The u. u. C. convention which
meets at Greenwood on May !, and
). will have as one of its features the
celebration of the opening OF Beau
yoir as home for the veterans OF Mis-
sissippi their wives and widows. DIS
onssing the forthcoming convention
The Memphis Commercial Appeal says
that IL is a strange coincidence that
this celebration should take place at
Greenwood the home Of Mrs. A. Mec.
Kimbrough the originator of the plan
served the birthday of Jefferson Da.
Wis by having the ceremony OF the
laying of the cornerstone of the new
State capitol take place on that day.
and this was the chief incentive Tor
The legislative action making June J
legal holiday.
And still another big manufacturing
industry has been secured FOR Colum-
bus The Progressive Union, OF that
eity-an organization which Is rehgl-
ously llvin6 up TO Its name-annouhee5
that II has secured the location OF
mammoth stove factory with capital.
Ization of 100000. The concern Ia
now located at Fort Payne, Ala
Other new Industries announced IN
the press dispatches are as follows.
A canning factory at Mt. olive, an OIL
mill and fertilizer factory at Houston,
coffin factory at Meridian. telephone
systems at Eupora and Maben, new
jails at Aberdeen and Grenada, and
varied industries aggregating capital
of $50 900 at poplarville
Ky
GA. l. ln taa ON
the head when II says THE prosper
ous town Is the one in which the citi.
zens are not afraid to invest In pay
ing enterprises New Albany Is one
OF these She Is now assured OF com
press. clothing factory. big ginning
plant. steam brick yard and planning
mlll-all the result Of local enterprise.
This should be valuable object les
son to other towns. No town can
grow and prosper without public
/ spirited citizens, who are always ready
/ to join In every laudable effort to push
/ forward local interests and always
anxious TO invest in any enterprise
! that will promise good results. II has
been the efforts Of such men that has
made Meridian pre-eminent among the
cities of this State and section, while
much older towns have remained In
the background
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The Board of Supervisors OF Monroe
county has decided to build better dirt
roads A competitive contest has been
arranged between the builders OF seY-
eral road machines and the one which
makes the best showing Is TO be pnr,
chased by the county. The plan Is
novel one and much interest Is mali-
tested In the outcome.
Another National Bank has been or
ganized in Mississippi This time IL
Is the First National Bank Of Nc
| Comb City with n capital stock OF
800 600. making a total OF five siml-
lar institutions within the past two
months. State banks are being start.
ed every week-so rapidly. IN fact.
that II is hard To keep track OF them.
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Some time next month the progress
i've little city o. Aberdeen will order an
election TO vote bonds for the erection
Of waferworks and sewerage. Ihe
Examiner says that a majority OF the
citizens of the town are heartily in Ia
yor Of city ownership.
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McComb City's new public school
building has been completed and ac-
cepted by the trustees The building
in design, and fitted with complete
sanitary and steam heating apparatus.
II cost 100000.
The Coleman Barrel Manufacturing
/ Company Of Jackson. Tenn. Is prepar-
ing to erect 100000 branch plant
at Columbus. II viii employ about 200
men. Columbus also has in prospect a
large hardwood manufacturing con
cern, backed by Louisville capitalists
Ky
The esteemed Winona Times lost us
entire equipment last week in the DIS
agtrous fire which visited that progress
siye little city But this was small
obstacle in the way of plucky Editor
Williams who set TO work at once 10
rrovide for the publication OF his pa
nor rho plant of the old Democrat
was purchased and The Times made
ito appearance on time. neat ana
newsy. with q fun report OF the nre.
The average Mississippi editor is noth-
ing II not enterprising.
There Is fine prospect for GOOD
fruit crop throughout the State
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En- Passant.
A Meridian girl. on q dare, did rot
utter word in forty days-and nov
she has married the man who made
the dare. He'll pay for it in the course
of time
The Jackson man who was caught
stealing pickles is now in one.
1t is better to let well enough ale =
than do worse
Despite the fact that this State has
one of the severest statutes OF arr
| State in the Union against the carr
ing of concealed weapons. respactss'a
citizens continue to carry pistols ~
their hip pockets. But 1t is well ta
remember that you can no more ieElss
late morals into a man than yeu cnl
enforce a resolution to make hsh bite.
Some men work haroer trying 20
And some one to work than taSy
would working themselves.
Prof. Langley Of airship fame saTs
that he could fly to Canada II ne nai
$50 600. There are others,