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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
New Industries

The following new industries have
been organized in the state during
the past few days and viii shortly
Submit their charters to the governor
for approval Osyka Compress COM
pany, osyka, Pike county, capitalized
at $50, ,009.@4Star Publishing com
pany, Batesville, Pamela county, cap
italized at!3 $4,000 Mississippi Saw
Mill company, Ripley, Tippdh coun-
Bgi gilapitaized ali $4,000. Unlisted
Lumber company. Americus, Jack
son county, capitalized at $4,000
Amendment to charter of the Mis-
sissippi Bank and Trust. company
Jackson, Kinds county, increasing
capital stock from 100000 to $780,
000.i s. ''i'f.. 'A''.'';s ''fsa' .':
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
Freak Potato Plant.

,a Dr., R.. L. Horton, well-known
dentist Of Utica, who. takes a great
deal of interest in gardening, has a
freak which has excited a great deal
of local interest 1t is an Irish pota-
to plant bearing three crops of well
developed tubers. In the ground
were a dozen or more potatoes grow
ing III the usual way; just at the top
of the ground there was three or four
and in the extreme top of the plant,
about six inches above the ground,
there was two potatoes for all the
world like those in the ground ex-
cept for the fact that the exposure
to the sun had burned them green,
and sprouts were beginning to grow
from the eyes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24
Pay Visit to Diaz.

W President Diazi3 Of Mexico reeeiy
led aadelegatien of visiting Missis-
ssippi qbankeTs.5at the; national palace
Fl limited. States Ambassador Thomp-
son conducted the party to the palace
and Introduced then, to the president
Gen. Diaz responded in a short speech
assuring them it was pleasure te
see Americans at all times. Vice
President Newton of the Bankers As
soeiation;nof Brookhaven, Miss, re-
on behalf of the bankers
The party .wi1I leave tomorrow ove1
the National, Railway for the return
home. (, ..,.si:se,...,s s:r., 81 2
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Mrs. Mollie Warwick, who resided
one mile west Of Kosciusko, was
burned to death. There was nos one
on the place hut children, who could
render no assistance when her cloth
ing became ignjted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Japan has bought and is buying
large numbers of Normandy horses for
the new cavalry regiments of the en-
pire Prize winners at trotting races
are preferred Many horses. of the
Breton breed are also being purchased
sor Japanese service
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The new county of Forest was al.
most unanimously voted by the citi-
szeas. Of the same recently, This coun
ty be composed Of the Western half,
of the old comfy Of Perry with Hat
tiesburg as the county site. afississip.
pi win after thes first Eof January be
seomposed dof rs counties aud from
the agitation in various quarters,
more will=be authorized by the sitting
of the next Legislature. The rapid
deyeloplnent Of the, Southern half Of
the state prompts, the people to. make
the larger countries into smaller and
more convenient divisions, within the
past, few years asnumBeri Of new coun-
ties having been formedeand several
made into two court districts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

One of the best edited papers in
the state prints an editorial under the
caption of "Be square and do right .
1t is well worthy of reproduction and
careful consideration by the reading
public. Here it is:
asitsIt should be our purpose to be
reasonable in all matters pertaining
to our earthly career, whether busi-
ness, politieal-er- social, and.-we should
notego to extremes about taany fsthem.
We should always eultivateathe good
rather than the bad; we should do
away with prejudice and petty
whims; we should. treat our neighbors
cordially and should live in an at
nosphere Of peace, sunshine and hap
piness. What s the use of fretting |?
viii that help your cause? For what
your life is, you make it and we
should make the best of the situa-
ton be it ever so humble We should
take a philosophical view of the mat
ter and strive bravely to overcome
the multitudineus things that cross
our path every day. Remember thai
yotts are not the only person with troll
bfeson your shoulders. Life's battle
isAfull of it and to win the fight you
must first conquer yourself. The best
business men in oh3 country today
as a rule, are men who started life
in an humble way. They were fair,
conscientious and honorable, never
too. exaeting with their employees,
but =were reasonable; spoke encour-
agingiy of what they were doing in
the interest of the firm and in the end
prafited by their good work and arc
today the leading spirits in the cons
rl4ereiafzlife some Of our metropolitan
Fcities, Remember always as you go
Aalong, you should prefer the man who
asmiles to the man who sneers. The
{ former is the fellow who gets there
in nine times in ten." a5F1a ffg
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

the rapid solution of these problem.
and the proper utilization of opl
great waterways / am glad indeed Y
do.
'''' Very truly yours, @s''''
= THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Former Congressman Isaac Stephen
son was elected United States Sena-
tor from Wisconsin, to succeed John
&c. Spooner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The matter Of a farmer 5 con-
traetn with the telephone corporation
that. has monopoly in the state is
still in doubt. So soon as copy
Of this contract can be secured it
viii be given ample publicity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

Any community is just as good as
the people who constitute it won
have. it to be. If things are not as.
they should be in yours, begin cam
paign to have the wrongs corrected.
Don t knock until all means for cor
rection have been tried and failed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24


; The newspaper fraternity is holding
the annual meeting at Jackson this
week where cordial reception is pe-
ing given. The papers are largely
in the hands of the "devil" while
the editors are away, and some one
will be unkind enough to intimate
that theyshewa decided improve
ment. This annual outing is the one
oasis inlthe life Of the country news
paper editor and is of course hugely
enjoyed They are class that does
more free work and generally get less
thanks for the same than any people
on earth. But such Is life in this day
and time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The Patrons Union VIII hold tie
regular mid summer meeting at the
grounds near Lake, Scott county, the
latter days of July and the first days
of August. An Interesting program
has been prepared for this year auo
arrangements made for a much better
event than in the past few years. It
is an educational as well as enter
4ainment institution and deserves the
unqualified endorsement Of the good
people Of that section Of the state.
We need more just affairs, and the
increasing interest is given as proof
of the assertion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

The price Of wheat continued to
advance on the Chicago market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

=. Although told several times before,
it is well worthy of repetition, that
stock raising in Mississippi is on the
s9upward tendency and the prospects
are that the next ten years will see
= revival along this line that will De
"a source of qualification to the most
enthusiastic supporter of the indus
try. The Hazlehnrst Courier comment
ing on the revival of the interest has
the following TO say 60 A.
Possibly no town in our state.
with population not greater than is
claimed S here, can boast of as many
good horses as are owned by our le-
cal hofsemens Great as has been the
future preslieted for the automobS le,
man has manifested no desire to for
sake his old friend, tae==hofse, land
today fine roadsters are il, greater
demand thanyeysr befere. Net ontS
are goods iroadsters sdeagerly sought,
but those Of standard breed and ac=
knowledged speed are also scsming IN
for their share Of sthe ghonors h'z xes
Copiah eeantysissnotsans exception
in the case of interest in breeding
and raising good stock. It is extend
ing to every section and reports
show that it is proving exceptionally
profitable. There is every reason why
Mississippi should be a stock raising
state, and the men behind the present
movement>are acting upon right lines
that will bear frnit-in the way of.
influencing others stofollow their ex=
ample. While at present not more
than half dozen counties raise a
surplus of mules, it looks as if this
number might be doubled in the next
fhres or four years It is a matter
worthy of consideration at the hands
of our people. s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24


The Jeffersonian at CentreviIle com
plains that the price of residence in
that town is retarding building oper-
ations and the increase in population
that would otherwise be forthcom-
ing. About the same could be said
Of almost any other town in the
state, but 1t is a matter which ad-
mits Of discussion as to whether prop,
erty is abpornlally~ high or NOT Val
ues have shown a wonderful increase
in all towns and the country as well
in evry section of the state during
the past few years, and there arc
those who believe that they will not
be lower Property is worth what il
will bring and it viii bring as much
as it can be. made to declare a divi-
dend upon. There is doubt as to
whether present values are fictitious
or not. s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-05-24

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19

! hours which restaurants and lunch
! rooms shall keep open was also passed
/ over.
Additional appropriations were as
| follows: Repairs on GENE teries, $500,
| expenses Of Memorial Day, $50; i'm
proVenents at Coburn park, 500; sup
port of schools, $4,000; text books and
| school Supplies. $500: free high school,
$3G0": repair of SchoolhouScs. $500:
manual training, 500: for the suporin-
tenaert of schools, $1,000, salary Of the
members Of the schoO! committee, so
per year each; expense Of the police
department, $iGJ.
Article ~, the adoption Of additional
bylaws regulating the use Of the
streets, was passed over. The same fat,
fell to the article rs to the purchase OF
q steam road roller. 1t was then voted
to repair Bloomfield street. The sum of
800 was voted to macadamiSe High
street from Court street to Madison
avenue.
Article 40 was passed. over The main
tanning Of an are light on Bush street
was then turned down. The sum If
So was raised for an additional hytl-
rant on Alder street. a light was voted
to be placed on tie bridge over Cur
rler brook on the middle road TO Wa
terville. The last article in the warrant.
No. 33. was also acted upon favorablv.
lhlS was to place n hydrant on the
middle road near the residence Of NJ.
t. Pooler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
City Government Meeting Toniaht.

The postponed meeting of the Water
vile city government for the election
of the remainder Of rhe city officers and
other important business will be held
this evening. When the inaugural meet
ing closed Monday, March II. the board
OF aldermen was in a deadlock with the
mayor on the election of clerk to the
Overseers of the poor and milk inspect
or, and it was necessary to postpone
the election of all the officers chosen
by the municipal officers. The election
of chief engineer of the fire depart
rent was laid on the table at the re-
quest Of Mayor Bunker, and it will be
in order to take this matter from the
table at the meeting this evening. The
election of city marshal. who is nom
mated by the mayor and confirmed by
the aldermen, offers one of the most
difficult questions that is to come up.
and only the most sanguiue hope for Il
settlement of the question at the meet
ing this evening. Altogether the SEES
sion promises to be Il lively one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19

ditorium of the church and the follow
ing papers will be presented and dis
cussdd d: 'fHow Shall Liquors Be Sup
piled for Legitimate Purposes" Hon.
]. c. Stewart of York Village; Unused
Methods of Enforcement" Hon. Hiram
knowlton of Portland; THE Christian
Civic League and the Church. Rev. H.
L. Caulkins of Yarmouthvlle. During
the afternoon the reports of the associ-
ate secretaries, Messrs. Emery, Luce,
Owen and Pringle will be presented.
The session Tuesday evening will be
an interesting and profitable one. there
being two addresses on the program.
one by Rev. 3. P. Judd of Nashua, y.
H., on 1.-The Breadth of Reform Work. ="
and the other by Rev. Wilbur Fiske
Berry, president Of the Maine Wesley
ar Seminary and Women's College
Kent's Hill. on "Resubmission.'
Wednesday morning there will be an
other meeting of the directors at $50
o'clock, followed at . A. NJ. by the an
nual business meeting of the league
with the election of officers. Interesting
papers and addresses will be made dur
ing the day, the session closing with an
address in the evening by Frank L.
Dingley, editor of the Lewiston Jour
nal, on Social and Economic Objec-
tions to the Liquor Traffic"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
PittsfieId GRANGE.

AT the regular meeting Of the Pitts
held Grange held Saturday evening ar
Engagements We're completed for TIL
meeting of the Union Grange, viii 4
will be held with this Grange Wcdnas-
day, March 90. There will be an all
day session at this meeting. II noon
ne most Grange will serve one Of its
famous dinners. A literary anC musi-
cal program has been arranged anyI
the following question will be for dis
cusslon: How Can the Drift Of J'om1-
latlon from the City ana Villages Be
Averted.' After the regular meeting
the Mock trial, which is a breach of
promise case. and which has boon tho
entertainment at the Grange meetings
Tor the past two regular evening meet
lngs, was finished. On account of tbc
absence of two members of the ilIrv.
). y. Martin and j. ID. NJ. Foster the
following We're chosen in their place
Dr. +. "A. Porter ana Frank Randlett.
Able pleas We're given by the two
attorneys Frank r. Smith. of the
smith Wooden Co. prosecuting attor-
ney. and Civil Engineer O. E. Libby.
master of Pittsficld Grange, attorney
Tor the defendant. The amount Of
damages claimed by the plaintiff was
Sl9,999.999. The verdict given by the
jury was as follows:
Guilty. with damages to the amount
Of $40 Of a mill"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
PITTSF'TELD
Will Organize Boys Club.

The auditorium Of the T-nivcrsalist
church was filed Sunday evening with
the large number wh1 gathered to listen
to G. II. McCnrdy of bangor, who dcliv-
cred a very interesting and Instructive
address on 'Thc American Boy: What
Does He Want, What Docs He Need, and
What Can Be Done for Him. The
speaker was introduced by Rev. r. w.
Russell. pastor Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
The meeting was held by the pastors
of the three Protestant churches in the
town, and was called for the interest OF
the boys in Pittsfield. Mr.. McCurdv has
been in charge of a boys club. a Cast,
CT the knights of King Arthur connected
with the Central Congregational church
in Bangor about five years, and IS dey-ot-
ing larger part Of his life to BOYS
work.
As a result of his address 20 BOYS re-
manned at the close Of the meeting ana
expressed the desire that Castle of the
knights Of King Arthur be organized in
this town. and it was then decided that
shortly after Easter such a club will be
organized, ana Mr.. McCurdy. with some
Of his Bangor boys. will come here and
assist the three ministers IN organizing it
During the evening music was furnish
ed by the full vested choir of the church.
with q solo, THE Everlasting Day" BY
Bevan. beautifully rendered by Mrs. f.
A. Taylor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
NOT LOCATED IN WATERvILLE.
No Such Firm As Commonwealth
Photo Co., Known Here.

An alleged fake portrait copying
scheme has come to light which has
been worked with much success in sew
eral country towns in this vicinity.
Several people from Albion We're in
town making inquiries for a firm
known as the Commonwealth Photo
Co, whose headquarters were said to
be in Waterville. the main studio be-
ing next door to the poStOfficc."
Diligent inquiry on Common street
and throughout the city failed to show
that there was any such concern doing
business in Waterville. The solicitors,
made a canvass after the usual man.
ner of crayon portrait solicitors,
taking Il photograph and as much
money as they could wheedle out Of
their customers as an advance payment
in evidence of good faith
Several of the Albion people wrote to
Waterville and receiving no reply made
it n point to come here and look the
firm up, as they We're as anxious about
the pictures being returned as the mon
ely advanced. In one instance at least
the photograph taken was the only one
possessed of the person whose picture
was to be copied
A man and woman worked the
scheme in Albion. and the man is de-
scribed as having lost the thumb of one
hand.
The Commonwealth Photograph Co.
may be a legitimate concern. but it is
up to the solicitors to appear with the
copied pictures right away. and at the
same time to explain how they hap
pened to describe their imaginary Wa
torville headquarters 50 minutcly.
1t is believed that the scheme is still
being worked, so that one wants to be-
ware Of lending photographs or making
advance payments Of money to strang-
erS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
Miss Louise II. Coburn Elected Park
Commissioner.

The adjourned town meeting from
last Monday convened in Convent hall
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock with
L. L. Walton as moderator. The first
business was the election Of a park
commissioner for the term of three
years and Miss Louise H. Coburn was
chosen for the office
The following appropriations We're
then made: Making ana repairing
highways, $4,000; state road 5000;
bridges and culverts. $2500; breaking
snow roads. $500; support of poor and
town expenses. $4,000; night watch,
$3.50; lighting streets. $24400; fire de
partment. $4,000: hydrant rental. $1,000;
for the benefit of the Coburn library
$3.50 to be given to Russell Post, No
"6. G. A. r., for the rent Of their hall
$3.50; for sewer on East Leavitt street
$500. Three other articles for the
building Of new sewers AM the addi-
tions to others We're passed over.
Three articles for the maintenance
Of electric lights We're then passed
over. Articles to macadamize North
avenue from its junction with Water
street to Lcavitt street. and East Front
street to Poplar street were also pass
ed over. The article asking for a side
walk on School street and for the pur-
pose of widening and extending South
street We're also passed over
The most important article in the
warrant was that concerning the cree
ton of a municipal building. After a
discussion lasting some two hours il
was voted to raise the sum of $4,000
for this purpose and that a committee
Of five be appointed by the selectmen.
one Of whom shall be either n carmen
ter or a brick mason, to report at a
special town meeting to be called the
first Monday in May.
The town then passed over tho arti-
Gle to appropriate the sum of 5000 for
series Of eight municipal concerts bv
the Co. F. Military Band
The articles relating to the purchaeo
OF a pair Of horses for the fire depart-
ment. and for the repairing of tho force
pump at the plant of the Skowbeoa,
Pulp Company were then passed over
The town voted to accept the gift NJ
the cannon which was in the possession
of the late Asa Emery. The article II
instruct the selectmen to regulate tho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
Mrs. Lizzie Conner.

The remains of the late Mrs. Lizzie
Common, who died Friday of anaemia at
the nome of her nephew, Alfred II. Lang,
on Middle street, were taken to West
Troy Monday for burial. She came
here last fall 10 make her home with
her nephew. Her age was 20 years, -
months ard days. Her maiden name
was Lancey and She had been resi-
dent of Troy for in years prior to her
coming to SkoNhcgan. The funeral
services viii be held in that town at
10 o'clock this rqorning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
WATERVILLE.
A NEW SCHOLARSHIP
To Educate Woman Teachers Found
ed BY Woman's Literary Club.

The following announcement by he
educational committee of the Water
Vile Woman's Literary Club is self
explanatory:
At the midwinter meeting of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs held in
Waterville in January, 1906, it was vot-
ed to establish a scholarship fund for
the education of young women for
teachers in the rural schools of Maine.
The following abstract from the year
book will more fully explain it's OBJ
Ject:
II. Name-The Scholarship Fund of
the Maine Federation of WomenS
Clubs.
III. Object-For the education of
worthy young women residents of the
State of Maine. in the schools or col
leges Of the State. with the express
purpose in view of furnishing compe-
tent teachers for the rural schools OF
Maine.
iii. Because OF the small salary re-
ccived by the teachers in the rural dis
tricts. The scholarship fund shall be a
gift and the beneficiary shall agree to
teach in the rural schools of the State
for the same length of time. at least.
thatthe scholarship fund was at her
disposal for educational purposes.
"IV. The scholarship fund shall be
separate fund devoted to this spe-
CiGc purpose and shall be in charge of
the educational committee who shall
keen n just and accurate account of all
;'.cr:c.'s naid int' tho fund. and care
tpily 49, I'll pledges from the
WorN1i'= &. H.. ..'''0r "O.,~"p.
t.:at s.:a.i l;.t,. ..>.@j.>:.,. u the
scholarship fund.
IF every club member will volunteer
the sum of 10 cents annually, 1--WE hope
some will give more) you will have es-
tablished fund Of over $500; and
through 1t a direct influence for better
conditions in the rural schools. May the
educational committee have your gen.
erous cooperation in this matter"
At the meeting Tuesday evening the
treasurer will be ready to receive the
10-cent assessment called for by the
Federation to aid in establishing the
above described scholarship fund. 1t is
hoped that every club member will re-
spond to the call and thus keep in line
with the other large clubs of the State
who have contributed generously to the
movement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19
J. Rice Robinson.

The funeral services Of the late ]. Ric7
Roblnson Of South Palmyra were held in
the Union church of South Palmyra Sun
DAY afternoon, Rev. e. w. Russell
officiating. Mr.. Robinson was born
IN Palmyra and had been a lifelong res
ident of the town. For a number Of
years he had made his home with his
son, Willis ]. Robinson of South Palmv-
"a, where his death occurred at the ag,
OF nearly % years. Besides his son vii
lis. two other sons, John of Troy and
Barker of South Pittsfeld. and a daugb.
ter Mrs. Stephen Hilton Of PALMYRA
survive.