Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-15
Here is piece of truth from the Den

Here is piece of truth from the Dem.
ocrat-Star:
"a town that never-has anything to
do IL public way is on its way td
the cemetery. Any citizen that will
do nothing for his town is helping to
dig the grave. A man that will curse
his town is furnishing he coffin. The
one who is SO selfish as to have no time
from his business to give to city affairs,
is making the shroud. The merchant
who will not advertise is driving the
hearse. The man who is always pull
ing from any public enterprise throws
boQuets on the grave. The man who
is so s,ingy and selfish as to always he
bowling hard times, breaches the fu.
neral sermon and sings the doNoogy
and thus the town lies buried free from
all sorrow and care
The strenuous charge ofludge Catch.
ings to grand jury at Nicksburg few
days since, made necessary by whole
sale violation of the law, again call-
the attention of all good people to the
| imperiiave necessity Of never comprls'
ing but always demanding that 1t be
strictly enforced on all occasions. The
example of Memphis should bc suiii
cient warning to our people what viii
he the result of allowing the law to be
infracted. 1t is the duty of every citi.
zen. not only to himself and family, but
to his country, to furnish aid at all
times to the officers who are bound to
enforce the law. # they will not do so,
elect men that you know will enforce
! it.
II. G.. Robinson of West Point, has
come to the conclusion that fruit rails.
| ing paws. il he has not been Of the opin,
ion all the time. He has three peach
trees that brought him $40 for the fruit
crop this year and others that netted
nice sums. They were Of the Greens
boro' variety, large white pehch with
rosy tints. Not large number Of the
trees of this kind would bring an income
that would support family without
trouble. While the crop is not an alb
solute sure one, 1t is about as safe as
any raised down here and the inclination
of our people to branch out from cotton
and raise more fruit, hay, hogs aud
like products is increasing from year t
year.
The Amory Irish Potato Club re-
ports a successful venture as starter
The club planted twenty acres ant
realized nice profits from the invest
ment. About six cars will be made al
together, and the price being paid il
highly satisfactory. Amory Is in "A sec
ton of the State that should prove =
trucking center. and the experiment
made this year will likely prove stim-
uus to Others to 30 into the business.
James Evans of Mudon, Monroe
county, has 1000 bushels Of old corn
and will make a large crop again this
year. He has so acres of melliotus
which helps to feed his stock, % head
of cattle, 65 hogs and pow stock to run
the farm.
The Durant wagon factory at Green
wood will soon resume business after
an enforced shut down of some weeks
There are only few factories of this
description in the State aud the writer
notes with satisfaction the fact that all
seem to be doing nicely. Mississippi
offers fine field for such factories, and
there is every reason why number
should be established during the next
| few years. Make your timber into the
finished article at home.
The McComb City fair this fall will
be larger and better than ever and the
premiums more numerous. The good
people of that section have come togeth-
err in the interes, Of common cause. and
will show to the world in unmistakable
terms lust what can he done in the
pney woods The affair last year was
q glorius success, but the men in charge
expect to eclipse all former records,
and from present prospects, that viii be
done 10y large per cent.
Louisville inaugurated the new rail
way "A few days since by making ship
ment of 50O,000 turned Spokes, six car
loads. These spokes We're made by the
factory there. which is a large institu-
tion and will add great deal TO the
pay roll Of that splendid little city.
Since the coming Of the road was def
initely announced. Louisville has taken
on wonderful activity and Is coming TO
the front with a rush.
Liberty is taking on new life since
the construction of the Liberty White
railroad and is doing things now, ltis
in good section of country and should
be a thriving place of several thousand
people.
Active work on the Coast Electric
Railway from Gulfport to Biloxi began
last week and will be pushed to com
pletion.
Bay Saint Louis will issue bonds for
the purpose of building a hall for the
municipal officers.
Mathston reports the immediate con-
struction of half dozen additional
brick stores and dwellings besides
The Soda Water Bottlers Asocia
tion of Mississippi has emp'oyed a
LAWYER to represent their interests
before the Railroad Commission in a
fight which is to be made for lower
express rates. The boilers claim that
express rates are higher in Mississip
pl than in any other Southern State
and that it takes all the profit to nay
the express charges, At the next
meeting of the commission the bot
tiers are to make a determined effort
to get better rates. The trade IN soda
pop has increased very greatly during
the past few years, and the hottlers
say it Is not fair to give the express
companies all the profit The case Is
to come up at the next meeting of the
commission.
An additional reward Of 5000 has
been offered by the governor for the
arrest of Louis Dennis, who shot and
killed Circuit Clerk John T, White at
Raymond last February. Dennis was
drunk at the time. but he managed
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