The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-26
CITY sRevIrIEs.
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Inleves last night visited the poul-
Try house of Mr.. H. H. Warren, on
Soutnern avenue, and succeeded in
getting away with several very valua-
Die fowls. These thieves, however,
showed some consideration and left
men and cockerel for Mr.. Warren
10 get a new start from. Many poul-
Try houses in that vicinity have been
robbed within the past month.
News was received in the city to-
day that an agreement on the redis-
tricting bill had been reached by the
conference committee of both houses
OF the legislature, and that the meas
ure Is now ready for the governors
signature. 1t is reported that the
house agreed to withdraw its amend
ment providing for the election of
district attorneys.
In reporting the postponement by
the circuit court of the case of John
Aiken, the negro who was accused of
the murder of Emma Holston, it was
stated that the trial of the case
against Cy. Garner, for the same Of
tense, had been postponed. This was
an error. This case was removed to
fearl River county for trial, and will
De heard at the next term of the
court in that county.
Many children of the city are this
afternoon enjoying their annual East
er egg hunt, and in number of in
stances the sport is being participa-
ted in by the grown-ups. Rabbit
eggs are in evidence everywhere one
goes.
Several members of the local farm
ers' Union are preparing to attend the
second quarterly meeting of the Mis-
sissippi division of that organization,
which will be held in Jackson on
April 6.
The yellowish substance which is
to be noticed on the ground where
water from the recent rain gathered
and dried up, has occasioned con
siderable comment by those who have /
noticed it. The substance has the |
appearance of powdered sulphur or
large quantities of it are to be found /
rms is said to be the pollen from the !
blossoms of the long leaf yellow Pine. |
and the cloudied appearance OF the |
atmosphere is attributed to the pres |
ence in it of this pollen. It is stated |
that 1t is by no means Injurious when |
inhaled
lot
knights of the Maccabees postponed
their meeting which was to have been
held last night, on account of the
Woodmen entertainment The or
ganization of the degree team will be
deferred until the regular meeting
next Friday night
The friends of Mr.. J. R. Bond, will
be sorry to learn of his illness, at
MS nome on West Fourth street.
The proprietors of the Owl Drug
Store are coming in for congratula-
tons on account of the very hand
some and complete establishment
they have given the public of Hat
tesburg. The new store would be
a credit to any city and is sure to
pSSoiHc popular resort. Location
is ideal. There is an abundance of
room. The building has been i'm.
proved and beautified, the stock is
being nicely arranged and in fact the
store is combination of good taste.
experience and nature thought. The
new lights were installed Friday and
turned on Friday night, making the
store bright spot in the heart of ,
Hattiesburg.
Mine host Smith of the Palace
Cafe has his usual satisfactory eff
forts In the menu he has prepared '
for Easter An experienced buyer,
Mr. Smith is generous provider and
is rapidly winning for the Palace
Cafe name as the proper place for
a first-class meal
The footwear is unusually attract ! ]
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