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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

to be two stories high. The buildings
are to be of brick and steel, the first
three fireproof throughout. The ex-
terror of the buildings will be of faced
brick and trimmed with stone. The
buildings will be covered with slate
and provided with copper cutters. The
porch floors of the buildings will be
of reinforced concrete covered with
red tile. The interior of the buildings
will be finished throughout in yellow
pine. From the materials the contract
calls for the substantial nature of the
buildings it will be seen that they are
| to be constructed with view to per
manancy as we'll as architectural
beauty.
The Successful Bidder.
&c. CARRIER, the successful bidder, is
one of the most successful contractors
in the state and has erected many fine
buildings in different cities of Missis
sippi which reflect credit on him as
builder. Among the large contracts h
has successfully handled are the Al
Saints College at Vicksburg, Deaf an
Dumb Institute, Jefferson Davis Hig
School and Jones Remington built
ings. at Jackson; Science Hall Dorm
5 tory and Dining Hall at Mississippi
, College and the Phil Gardner res
5 dence, which is considered the fines
{ in South Mississippi, at Laurel. M
! CARRIER also erected the Merchan
Q Grocery Company warehouse in tn
f city.
4 Mr.. CARRIER stated to News repr
: sentative that he expected to beg
active operations with the COLES
work in about thirty days. There al
r several preliminary matters to be sc
@ tied before work can start; the loc
y tion of the buildings has to be decided
t. the spur track put in and it will I
t quire sometime to get orders filled f
e material with which to begin wor
e Approximately 125 men, large nu1
n Der of whom will be skilled and hi'
b, waged mechanics, will be employed
IS the work. This means an increase
r the amount of money that will be
b, circulation in the city and be app
s. ciably felt in every line of business.
re also means that the local laborers a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

Swift & Company, through their 10
cal manager McWilliams have sub
mitted plans and specification to local
contractors asking for bids on mod
ern warehouse to be used for the COM
pany's business.
The plans call for building with a
frontage of forty five feet on Front
street and a depth of ninety feet eX-
tending back to the G. & S. |. tracks
The building will be modern in every
particular and provide for cold stor
age, warehouse room and office, The
plant will represent an expenditure O.
about 100000 and when completed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

clew. A Partisan official has come for
ward with the information that Mon
day morning last he saw tall, stout
individual, who appeared greatly agi-
tated, carrying a large panel covered
with horse blanket. The man jump
ed on the 7:47 express for Bordeaux
as it was pulling out of the Quai dor
say station. AS the station is few
minutes walk from the Louvre, the
time corresponds with the hour the
picture is believed to have disappear
| ed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
Ends Life of Sin BY
Poison Self Administered

Tired of life; weary of the sin and
13egredation of her miserable sur
roundings. Pauline Novenski, an in
mate of the red-light district decided
to end it all. and died yesterday eve
ming as a result of poison, self-admin-
istered She will be buried today with
funds provided by charitable citizens,
and will carry to her last resting place
a large cluster of white roses provid-
ed by the Kings Daughters
The woman had been here about
one year. Nothing was known regard
ing her people or her home, other
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

The solution of the question be-
tween the city and Normal College
Trustees yesterday, providing for the
extension of the water system to the
college site, is of more far-reaching
Importance than appears on the SER
vice. AS stated elsewhere the decis-
ion arrived at was that the city add
forty feet to the standpipe at the city
water plant, giving a water level of
fifty-four feet above the survice of the
college site. The present standpipe is
fourteen feet above the college
,ndS but with forty feet additional
pressure will be ample and sew
feet to spare. The original plan
I ..s that a pumping plant be built at
r the college to give the necessary pres
sure to put the water on the third
floor of the main college building
In addition to simplifying the water
question so far as the college is con
cerned, the adoption of the plan agreed
to, will directly affect the property
owners of the city by making it posi-
BILE for the insurance rates to be great
ly reduced. This added water pres
sure, in the opinion of the best posted
insurance men of the city, will be re
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

Work is progressing rapidly on 'he
addition that is being built 10 aHs
n..a5 Street Methodist church, TN
;ncreased membership of the churc"
made il necessary to have more roo'i''
nd q large addition is being bull' On
the west side of the church and Wne"
completed will be occupied ps ,,,,a,. ra
poracas and Philatheas. A smailel
room in the rear of the building VIII
~ roserved for the primary depart
ment.
The church has every reason to lee'
,roud of the splendid advances 'na'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

than that she came originally from
Russia, and that she claimed to have
husband and one child. 1t is said
that this husband decided to return
to Russia, taking the child with him
and that she refused to go, finally
drifting into a life of sin.
Several days since the woman took
a bottle of antiseptic tablets, and heI
condition grew rapidly worse until the
end. She refused to give any imme
diate cause for her act, other thar
she wished to end it all, and would moi
give the real address of any of hel
people.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
SwJt G. Co. May EJECT
$4,000 Building Here

will add much to the appearance Of
that part of the business section OF
the city. 1t will be of high grade
brick and metal roof construction, the
best of material being used through
out
The building will afford Swift &
Co ample facilities for handling their
large and increasing business in the
Hattiesburg territory. At the same
time it will represent an investment
of some magnitude on the part Of the
company and one of permanent value
| to the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

l. G. CARRIER, the young contractor
of Jackson, Miss, was the successful
bidder for the erection of the five
buildings that will constitute the Mis-
sissippi Normal College, and he was
awarded the contract late yesterday
afternoon by the Board of Trustees
of the institution. $17S,591.0O was the
aggregate amount of Mr.. Garber's bids
on the five buildings divided as fol-
lows: Academic building, $51 ,S66.OO;
Woman's dormitory $54,23S.O0; Mems
dormitory s53,799OO; Students cot
tage, $s,512.OO and Presidents home,
$10,176.00.. i
There were thirteen bids considered
by the board and each one was given
careful consideration, the trustees
awarding the contract to Mr. CAREER
for the reason his bid was satisfactory
in every respect and some $4,000.0o
lower than the next lowest bid, which
was submitted by Jett Bros. OF MO-
bile. All bids were accompanied by
certified check for one per cent of the
amount of the bid submitted and as
Mr.. Garbers standing as contractor,
his reliability and ability to carry out
the contract was beyond question, the
trustees after considering all blds
carefully unanimously decided In MS
favor! Their decision will meet WITH
general approval for it means that
Mississippi firm will erect the buildings
for this great institution and that MIS-
sissippi workmen will be employed IL
its erection, and that Mississippi man
ufacturers will be given preference IL
supplying materials for the buildings
n other Bids to Come.
o The contract awarded yesterday !
d exclusive of the plumbing, lighting
n heating and finished hardware cor
n tracts. Bids will be advertised FOR o
v this work within a short time, or a
soon as the plans and specification
k are perfected. These contracts will
r. all probability be bid for by local firm
e and on account of the saving in freigf
e. charges the local bidders should stan
n a good chance to secure them. In
1t building committee of the board
er Trustees will let these contracts, an
they will represent combined e
= penditure of probably $50,00O.OO.
Buildings That viii Last.
The College buildings, plans II
~ which were drawn by R. Fl. Hunt, II
Chattanooga architect and adopted
tb the Board of Trustees at its July NEE
40 ing in this city, and for which contra
ya was awarded yesterday in accordan'
oil with those plans, will, as stated IN u
os News sometime since, consist OF
ed academic building, three stories mig
,r 200 by 60 feet, providing office, ella
,t room. laboratories and large audlt(
nd ium: two dormitories, two stories mig
one for men and one for women; Pre-
w. ident's home and students colie
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
!. GIVES MULE $1,000
!. IN STRANGE WILL.

:: Memphis, Tenn, Aug, 25.-The :
:. will of William English, rich ::
!. farmer who died near Memphis ::
!. when probated today showed pro ::
:. visions for an old gray mule, Jen- ::
!. ME, the only asset he owned when 4:
!. he came to Shelby county fifteen :
:. years ago a poor man. :
:. This provision says: My nep-
:. hew must keep my mule, Jennie,
:. until she dies, not ride her nights, :
!: feed her provide a good stable :
!: and not work her days.
{: Il bequeath $1,000 to pay for :
: this"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
MARKED SCARCITY
OF HOUSES in CITY

One of the best evidences of city's
prosperity is the occupation of its
rentable property There is notice
able scarcity of the small cottages for
rent within the past month, and where
there are any to be found, they are
those without modern Improvements,
or undesirable features.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
THE GOOD ROADS
EXPERT LEAVES

Mr.. and Mrs C, T. Harrison left
Yesterday for Newark, Ark, where
MIR Harrison will deliver an address
hafore the Arkansas Good Roads Move
ment Convention. Mr. Harrison Is
with the Government, and has charge
of rbe Object Lesson Road, which is
\ being built here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Wheat easy one
fonrth cent lower to shade up. FRO
visions strong, five cents lower TO sew
en- and half up.
New ODrleans, Aug. 25.-On untaV-
orable crop reports from interior COT
TON advanced and at noon prices were
twantv to twenty-five points up
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
POLICE GET CLUE TO
THE MISSING PAINTING.

Paris, aug. 25.-M Drieux. the eX-
amining magistrate conducting the in
quiry into the disappearance of Leon
ardo Da Vincis great painting Mona
Lisa" is at last in possession OF a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
Interprld Auiator Finishes
Record-B Breaking Flight

New York, Aug. 25.-With worlds
record for long distance aeroplane
fight broken Harry N Atwood, in
trepid and ambitious aviator, crossed
the New York City line at 2:1S just
twenty-five minutes after his departure
from Nyack on the last lap of flight
from ST. Louis, from whence he start
ed twelve days ago. He circled city
crossing Grants tomb at 2:22.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
CARRIER Gets Contract For Building
Normal School,; Total $178,0OO

mechanics will be given preference in
doing the work, as Mr.. CARRIER stated
he would favor the local workmen.
He further stated that in letting sub
contracts, everything being equal, he
would likewise favor the local bidders.
These subcontracts for material will
mean much to those securing them and
will require the employing of addi-
tional workmen where the local con-
tractors are successful.
The buildings are 10 be completed
by August the first, 1912, and ten
months of labor will be required for
the erection. Those ten months of en-
ployment to large force of workers
and the payroll derived therefrom,
and the many indirect ways in which
the work will effect the business in
terests of Hattiesburg is confidently
expected to cause the city to take on
renewed air of prosperity of last
ing nature.
arrangement TOT Niis
Before considering the bids yester-
day afternoon the trustees had devot-
ed a large portion of the day to ad-
iusting matters in regard to the con
struction of the railroad spur by the
Mississippi railroad company and the
extension of the water mains to the
college, site by the city. Both of these
matters were finally adjusted to the
entire satisfaction of all interests con
5 cerned. The railroad company will
5 proceed at once to build 1900 feet o
e spur track to the college site, ant
= erect depot at the junction, all with
a out cost to the college. A happy sc
e luton of the water problem was mad
Il and a question settled that promise
d at one time to become tangled. Th
h plan was suggested and adopted tina
l. the city add 40 feet to the standpip
l. at the city waterworks. giving suff
ii cient pressure for all purposes at the
l. Normal School and the college to pa
st for the erection of the addition to tn
+. standpipe. This can be done at co
is siderably less cost than the erection
is water tank at the college ground
The college in turn agrees to contra
e. for the city water for a period of te
in years The work of extending Il
se water mains will commence at ono
re Nearly all of the contractors wi
IT. were in the city yesterday and a m
a jority of the members of the board
d; trustees have returned to their home
e. The building committee which is col
or posed of DIR. Lowery, H. L. McClesl
*. and r. P Scott, and President Smi
m of the college will be frequent visito
Oh to the city during the erection of t
on college buildings, President Smi
in will doubtless take up his residen
in in Hattiesburg early next year and
re- come a citizen of the town, and in
1t dentally a splendid addition to t
nd citizenship.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25
rs Grand Army Veterans
Reported Killed In Wreck

track near bridge which spans Cana
da,gua outlet in the village OF Man
ohester this afternoon. 1t is reported
that twenty-five people were killed.
fifty injured.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

(Dy dS6UCFU'U" ~. cl,i
Rochester, n. Y, Aug 20 ne ,nn Gn
cago to Buffalo train on the ,,,sning Eng
,,a,,ay northbound, with reeuFhine
crand Army Veterans JumpeO
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

wife She declared Carter, who farm
erly worked on the Spraggin's farm,
had attacked her Officers went to
Carter's home and arrested him. He
was turned over to a constable, but on
the way to Jail escaped. When it be-
came known that the negro was free,
farmers of the neighborhood organized
an all-night search but the negro was
not found.
Pulled From Under Car.
This afternoon Highley Henry, ne
gro ianitor noticed d strange negro
riding under d box cal near the Okla
homa Central railway. With the aid
of two other negroes who had armed
themselves, Che ueGro janitor pulled
| Carter from bsnGath HE car. He was
taken to the HlDiu sfreet of Purcell
where a great crcEd had gathered.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

Nyach, NeE York, Aug. 25.-Atwood
started II l:b3 on the last leg Of his
record breasang fight to New York.
Rain througa ut morning had DELAYED
an earlier 8 taway. Atwood passed
Tarrytown ID ee minutes later Pass
ed Iryia<tph at 2:09; passed Yunk-
ers q ss7 y, 80
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

- - - - - - - - y - :" =" - y :" y y
|: Architect, r. II. Hunt. :
:. Contractor, |. c. CARRIER. ::
:. Cost of buildings, $178,5e1.oo. ::
(. Work commences in about thir-. !;
: ty Gays. Z"
:: Date of compIetion,s August, I, =
!: 1912.
!: Number of men to be employed :
!: approximately 1875.
Z: Contracts yet to be let amount =
:. ing to probably $5o,ooo.oo. :
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

the Singer building at 2;S3. He was
then within mile of Governors Is
land
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

New York. Aug. 25.-Atwood passed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
YOUNG M'MILLAN
 VERY HARD HITTER

R. L. Alexander of Decatur sends The Aae-Herald the following interesting story of a baseball player who seems certain to rise in the profession:
 T. s. McMillan of Ulmers, known among the boys and the baseball fans as Tom my" is captain of the University of South Carolina baseball team for the sea- son of 1912 McNIillan entered the uni versity in the fall of 1908, and played during the season of 1909 1910 and the sea son just closed 1911. He has been in every gabe of baseball played by the varsity since that time and has played sensa tional1y at shortstop.
 Tommy has some" battiAg average for the year. He was at bat 42 times and got 2l hits for total of 35 bases, mak- ing his average 300.
 Last summer he played with Charlotte and set the leagiie afire with his heavy hitting and food fielding. With the Char lotte club he plays in the outfield. and will again don Hornet. uniform at the close of the present session of the uni versity He is a junior and hard stu dent
 Carolina plays. In fast college company and Tommy will make them good. cap- tain. A. H. Williams, who was elected manager, will start on the schedule for next year at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
TEAMS MEET IN DOUBLE
 HEADER AT RICKWOOD TODAY

ical department of the Birmingham public schools, recognized the need of just such an organization, and organized the Cram mar School league. There was a senior and junior division, with divisions of the north, south, east and west in each league. After about 100 games had been played 1t was decided that the team of the Martin school should meet that of the Powell school, and the North Birming- ham boys those of the Powell. The semi- finals were played off last week.
 There has been intense interest among the schools in the league, and it is ex- pected that over 1000 enthusiastic little fans will be present to see the games. Tickets have been sent to all the schools of the league and Coach Messer is expect ing large crowd
 The games will be played at Redwood Field as the Barons are out of town.
 The Grammar School league has been an unusual success during the current season. and Coach Messer intends making it yearly affair. The games today are the closing events of the most successful athletic season that the Birmingham pub lie schools have ever had. J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29

The continuation of the years athletics in the grammar schools of Birmingham will come this afternoon when the teams of the junior and senior divisions of the Grammar School league will meet in a double header at Redwood Field.
 The teams of the Martin school and the Powell school will play for the cham pionship of the junior division of the league, while the North Birmingham team and the senior team of the Powell school will meet to decide the senior champion ship.
 The first game will be called promptly at 2:45, and everything will be carried out in "big league" style. Coach Messer, to whose untiring efforts the success of the league Is due, will umpire both games, and Dr. Phillips will throw the first ball It is needless to say that there will be vociferous cheers, whether the dignified doctor succeeds in locating the platter or not.
 Something of the nature of the Cram mar School league will be of interest to fans. At the beginning of the baseball season Coach Messer, director of the phys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
SPORTING NEWS
 AND LIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

Within the past week the hitting of the Barons has fallen off 6 percentage points, which is practically nothing. The team is now hitting .23s. This goes to prove that were Molesworth and Mcbride hitting around 275, where both, judging from previous records, should be, the Barons would compose the swatting club of the league. fa;
 The team has shown a wonderful ability to make runs, having scored 4.02 per game. Four runs should win the average game in the Southern or any other league In which there Is good pitching. The team has smashed out an average of TIT hits per game. On an average, therefore, the Barons have scored a run for every 1.90 hits. This is far better than the average of the league. The base running has not been as good as 1t might. The team has stolen 5s bases in S9 games. or 1.5l bases per game
 McCsilvray is leading in hitting with an average of .31s. McGilvray has been slurnping for the past 10 days, but in pra ctical1y each game of that period he has managed to get at least one hit' This has kept him well above the 300 mark Elliott's hitting during the past week was very fine. At the present time his average is 295. Yantz, who has also done excellent work at the bat in run getting and base stealing, follows with an average of .27o- John son has hit the ball hard in the few games in which he has played.
 McGilvray leads in number of hits, 45, Marcan following with 3s. and Phelan with 36.
 Phelan and Marcan are tied for the honor of being the run getter of the club, each having scored 21 times. Me Bride and McGilvray follow with 19. while Elliott and Molesworth are third with 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
BIG POLO TOURNAMENT WILL
 COMMENCE WEDNESDAY NEXT

New York, May 2S.-With only two days intervening before a quartet of British cavalry officers will ride on the Meadowbrook Hunt clubs polo grounds at Hampstead Plains L. l.. to meet the American holders of the in ternational polo trophy, the months of preparation for the greatest polo match the world has ever seen are practically complete. The superlative is warrant ed for not since the game began in Persia 2000 years ago have as many dollars and people backed contest of this sort Notwithstanding there has been some criticism of the prod igal expense to which the American players have. gone to provide for the cream of the polo ponies from the world over, even the English players are backed by a popular subscription fund of $50O00 in addition to what heavy expenses the individual players assume in coming here to try to take away the cup.
 From all reports interest in the e match extends to four continents-to England and all her colonies in every part of the world, but especialy ID India, where most of the chalienging players nave been 1diHous III iii' regimental games and to the western states of our own country and even South America if for no other reason that no ponies have been brought rom these sections
 The players admit that the ponies play more than half the game.
 Tn two months practice in New Jer- sey, L. l., the visiting players have pc come well known and their piayine form has been keenly followed in the practice games. The Americans, III. cluding the Waterburys, Harry rayns Whitnev and Devereaux are idols tt followers of the game. The British tean probably will be made up of Capt. Les Lie. Lieutenant Edwards. Captain liar dress Lloyd and Captain Wilson. Th' Meadowbrook field has been surround ed with stands to accommodate thous anus of spectators and boxes have beer sold as high as $200 each. The ricf
 veIyety turf has been cultivated, trim