The sea coast echo., 1907-05-04

]. A. Bishop, purchaser Of the Geo.
Mallard residence, and family have gone
to Georgia, where they wlll spend the
summer.
Postmaster L, J. Piernas received
during the week the extra section Of
lock boxes for the Bay st. Louis post
Office, as announced In The Echo's col
umns few weeks ago. This is In ac-
cordance with the demand for such
facilities, caused by the continual in
crease of new business. The business
of the Bay ST. Louis post Office today is
larger than ever and continues to grow.
Quite compliment and distinction
was paid yesterday to Hancock county
and Bay st. Louis at Gulfport and to our
distinguished townsman, Hon. w. w.
Stockstill, county superintendent OF
education, in his election to president
for the ensuing term OF the superintend-
ent's branch of the Mississippi State
Teachers Association. There are about
two thousand teachers in attendance,
and Mr.. Stockstill's address on educa-
ton before that body yesterday was
well received. Mr.. Stockstill is one OF
the recognized educators OF the State,
and that he has been signally honored,
will be gratifying news to our many
readers here at home and elsewhere.
Judge Wood announces that he viii
try the Franz Jacobs will contest case in
vacation, which, probably, will be next
week. The Echo readers are familiar
with the details, which are, in the ABB
stract, as follows: Frank Jacobs, de-
ceased, left an Geographic will in favor
| of his housekeeper, allotting to her all
property he may die possessed OF. Mrs.
Johnson and daughter. Of Indiana, claim
he was their husband and father; that
his name Jacobs was assumed; that his
mind was unbalanced and the will, in
consequence, null and void; and they
pray that the property should revert to
them as his natural heirs. The defend
ant, Mrs. Stanselle, through her attor-
ney, E. J. Gex, will endeavor to prove
the sanity of the deceased. Mrs. john
son is represented by Will 7. Mcdonald.
A regular monthly meeting OF the
City Board of School Trustees was held
Saturday, with A. L. Stokoe acting as
president until the arrival later in the
evening of President w. J. Chapman.
The new members, Frank Hymel and
| C. G. Moreau, recently appointed to
terms of three years respectively, pre-
sented their credentials and were re-
ceiyed as members. The board re-orga-
nized and w. J. Chapman was reelected
president and Sheriff j. e. Saucier sec
retary. After transacting business be-
fore adjournment, the secretary was in
structed to give notice to teachers wish
ling positions in the local schools thai
|. their applications would be considered
at the boards regular meeting, the las'
. Saturday in May.
. Under the proper heading will b<
, found the formal announcement OF Mr.
I'M. A. Tate as candidate for the oface
of Chancery aud Circuit Clerk of Han
f cock county. Mr.. Tate is a well-knowr
s ! and influential citizen OF the county
$ residing at Picayune, where he is secre
3 tary and general manager of the Plea
yune Drug Company, with branch stor
l at Carriere. MIR. Tate is man OF edu
cation and equipped with every business
qualification to hold the Office to which
! Ihe aspires; he is member OF well
known and representative family o
| | Hancock county; he is comparativel,
$ young man, ambitious and deserving
r and the announcement OF his candidac,
j merits the consideration of the voters
His candidacy is subject to the action 0
the Democratic party.
t Representatives of the Bay st. Lsui
School Board of Trustees called at th'
, white school Tuesday, and a visi
4 through the building found the teacher
+ and pupils in every department as bus
: as the proverbial bee. The teachers ar
enthused in their work and have wo
. the interest of their pupils. We ar
convinced the work is thorough, and tn
end of the session will bring telling re
= suits. But a deplorable condition, an
= one that it seems impossible to have re
mained so long in the state OF negli
y gence, was found on the premises
!, About five or six months ago the city q
Bay st. Louis, at cost OF $1,000 in col
cash of tax payers money, prompted b.
true progressive spirit. added two NOR
class rooms to the main building, ais
eight modern sanitary water closets
The visit of the trustees found the eigh
apartments unused and the doors nailed
The cause of disuse some few week
:. since was given out as due to the lac
), ), of water supply, but visit by one Q
= the city aldermen revealed the fact tha
the janitress some time back, anticipat
!. ing freeze, had shut of the water, a.
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