The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-23
A Strange Coincidence.

Last year Mississippi flttingly OBJ
to purchase Beauvoir and where near
ly eleven years ago she organized
society which had fer its purpose the
restoration of this historic home after
its wreckage by the terrible storm
that swept the Gulf coast In October.
1893. The work of this noble little
band of tireless women shows there
today. mute but enduring tribute TO
their love and loyalty 1t has been
hard fought battle to get the home es-
tablished at Beauvoir. and now that 1t
has been accomplished, those who
have labored so zealously for II are to
be congratulated on the success OF
their efforts. for they have overcome
difficulties that seemed insurmonnt-
able to those on the outside who
watched the progress OF the work with
tho deepest interest
IL Is well known throughout the
state that IL was through Mrs. Kim
hrough's noble and nnceasing efforts
that Beauvoir was bought and homo
for the helpless old Veterans of the
state established there All unto in
congratulating Mrs. Kimbrougb and
the noble women who assisted her In
the work when IL seemed that there
was no hope In accomplishing this Ia
Dor OF love,
A special from Tocowa says that
what is thought TO be very fine quail
ity of coal was discovered near that
place the other day A sample
has been sent to the geologist at
the A. Il M. College for analysis. This
brings to mind the fact that coal de-
posits were discovered near Tchula in
Holmes county several years ago.
Considerable interest was manifested
at the time and parties from Lexing'
ton and other towns secured options
on lands In the vicinity of the dlscov-
cry. but no steps were ever taken te
develop the property. In the same VI
cinity there are large deposits OF phos-
pilates which would no doubt bring
handsome returns If mined and placed
on the market.
A Jackson butcher says thnt during
the past two months he has paid TO
one firm in Tennessee more than $4,000
for dressed poultry and young shoats
Other market men in almost every I'M
portant town in the State could doubt
less make similar showings The fact
Of the business is that nobody in Mis-
sissippi dresses poultry for market.
Turkey meat is selling for % cents a
pound and dressed hens are worth VI
each I'm any market In the State. There
Is no reason why raising poultry for
the market could not be made as
profitable in Mississippi as anywhere
else in the world.
The Greenville Times says that
a. ion
depot for that city. Greenville Is
growing right along and there is no
good reason why II should not be-
come one Of the largest cities in the
State. The Business League recently
organized with a salaried secretary is
doing a great work and will prove a
potential factor in future development
II Is a pity that every town in the
State does not adopt similar plan 20
advertise its resources and advan-
tages.
President Hardy, Of the Mississippi
A. e. NJ. College. says that affairs
at that splendid institution are in a
most prosperous condition. On the
! 3fst Of May the college authorities
! will locate the two experiment sta
! lions authorized by the recent legis
| lature, one to be located in the delta
and the other in the north central por'
| tion of the State The communities
that desire these stations must get up
their petitions. setting forth what IN
ducements they will offer and lay tnem
before the president as soon as pos
sible. President Hardy says thet the
college is now using every ei1ort 10 I'M
prove the breed of cattle in Misslsslp-
nj and to encourage cattle-raislng, ana
the work has been very successful. In
the near future a contract VIII De ~.
for the erection of new barns, Tor
which purpose $4,000 was approprlat-
cd by the Legislature. Experiments IN
| cattIe.raising will then be conducted
on larger scale.
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The Clarion Ledger says that work
ON the actual construction OF the new
ipterurbsn electric railway from Jack
son to vicksburg viii begin by Sep
tember /. Hon. Writ Adams, president
| of the road, is now in Cuba, but will
return before the end OF the month.
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special election has been called in
! Jackson for July /, when the proposl-
ton to issue bonds in the sum of $3.50
600 for the purchase Of the waterworks
and electric lights will be passed upon
by the individual voters of the city !!
| Is believed that city ownership Will
! preyafl by a large majority.