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LOCAL H/UTENINGS! ~.V:~ a-—understood I« «*»*«*«* » *?'«>« i stork than t mt carne >v . . j. , Blount, and ilia stock covers the • whole field of general merchandise. —19s2in | . . to the editor of The Progress, written . _ , , ' . from Brandon, states tli*t i>e is de-! tnined at home on a count of sickness! Mrs. O.-S. Wlllet, professional nur Hattiesburg; Miss. A letter from Dan Mayers, directed in his family. FIRE INSURANCE, GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE. GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE. GASTON. in view of the approaching holi days the Hattiesburg Jewelry Cmpauy have brought on a mammoth stock of pretty things especially adapted for presents. Two of The Progress' mo?t valua bio men failed, cn account of sickm to report for duty today, nod we m usk of our readers' indulgent* for any shortcoming* in the paper. Kohlman &: Co,, of Mobile, Ala., wil ship you 48 full halt-pints of "Ohi Coon Rye," the best on the market at ibe price, for $7.50, delivered at tout station. no-16-6 The cool weather hs had no effect in stopping the demand foJ» real . es tate, as there _was unusual activity noticeable at ull the agencies today— Ferguson's, Moore's and Carter & KenDedv's. FIRE INSURANCE, GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE. GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE. GASTON. The Citizens Bank, are pleased accounts There is to say, had several large placed with it yesterday, no nee talking, for mcli pninstakinsg and urbanitv as ono euconntera there will always favorably impress people and are hound to win. Remember that in sitting for piet at Pitts' -studio, you got from 1 to 0 different positions without charge. tires extra nov IT (it While his partner, ,T. L. Magrndor. i» taking a much needed rest, at Staf tord Springs, accomp; nied by his in teresting little family, Mr. Logan is creditably meeting tho heavy fall premire, selling bill after bill complete household outfits of furni* 'I'bOO^acb i J. F. Moore. ! I i or tnro. Two new residences, ef.cb, on River Avenene Terms easy. Nov. 13 1 wk. B. C. Blount, chant of Collins, a prominent nicv was in the city yes terday to meet sotno traveliing tor tho purpose of looking their samples and laying in fall bill, having disposed already one complete fall stock this season to men through ano! hei oi date. FIRE INSURANCE. GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE. GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE, GASTON. I K. E. Lee, the well known Hat tiesburg architect, furnished the plans for the new bank buildin to be errected at Wiggins and Colum bia respectively, in congratulation Mr. Leo we cannot refrain from sav. ing along with it, "Hunah for Ha tiesburg. that ar< i) For a nice rigor e J. H. Ellerbe's stabk to ap Nov 16 6 r. N. B. Blount makes a sweeping change iu his advertisement, and toys being the ''subject fer d doih 1 enssion," and we will <ay right here thnt this is going to he a mighty pop ular subject during the next six 1 weeks. The attention of children and mothers is especially directed to tln^jt advertisement. I For the Ux-et panel photo-', at only |3 per dozen, go to Pitts' Studio. , ! j ( A happy adlition to Hattiesburg 1 society is the Culture Club, the ob jeots of which arc art, needle work. I mtiaic and literature. The clnh was; novl7 6 t I he Culture Club. beautifully entertained at the home of Mrs. Rush on Wedneeay last, fro n 3 to 5 p. m. Mrs. Rusli was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Crawford and the evening v.as a most, delightful one. The mombeis piesent \>ero Mesdnmes Rush, Crawford, Colliis, Thomnsson, Foote, Stapleton, a"d :i visitor in the person of Miss Linie i*niith. A daitify tiirre course lunch eon was served in tho riiningroon . whicli wa* beautifully decomted witli rons and fern*. Mrs. Crawford wu? made President, and Mrs. Collins Vice-president eff the club. The no\t meeting will be* held at the heme of Mis. Collins on Main tlieet. YELLOW P»m REMEDY FOR WITH Coughs, Colds, Huarfcnesft and many Iroucbial ituubus which come on at this season. This medicine will nd only cure a cold and cough, but it will relieve soainess. a tickling soma■ tlon|of the throat at 1 ight, and makes tho patient rest. Our Guarantee . Four doses of ''YELLOW PiNE REMEDY" for coughs will do more good than a w hole bottle of any other cough syrnp. Price 25,cents ajbottle. Tucker* Greer Drug Co, 'f Proclamation Issued n Mr. W. W. Maspengale Warts i that his proclamation i issued to ,h. effect th.t the cast , t ^ covere ^ b v the expansive roof . ■ , , , . . .. • above it is to be closed out in time tor liim to move into new quarters January 1 . To figure this down to | its literal meaning it tells that goods are going to be slaughtered, as he , savs he figures it that it will be . ! cheaper to do this than to hold them I back for higher prices ai d have to i move them. Massengale is right and j the public is profiting by hi3 decision. WANTED O: e young lady night operator at -.elephone exchange. Ha tiesburg Enterprise. Nov. Id, tf of Mr. M. J McGrath, proprietor of the Dixie Marble Works of this city, leaves todnv for Columbia, Marion countv, whc-Ta h. ! ns soured the con i tract fer the rtene work on the now j ; Pearl River Punk building of that place, tlie object being to start to work immediately upon the job. j Mr. McGrath is encountering nr j J at \ oflffered agninst him on job? of this i ... „ , . . ... . " in( T wnich tells of nig facilities aim difficulty in meeting the competition skill, and The Progress congratulates ; him upon his recent brilliautv ietories i , strong competition that he has, in & each ca«e, had to meet. j in securing the contracts over the For photographic work in the most approved style of the art go to the novl7-6t t'itts Studio. Try a gallon of Kohlman & Co.'s "Old Coon Rye," pi ice $2 00, delivered at vonr station, all charges prepaid Addres- Kohlman & Co , Mobile, Ala j is i 1 [ ''The Land o' lotfou" Junker & Corcoran's magnificent ; production, 'The Lan d 'o CMton, I r hat comes to the Auditorium Friday, November 20, like tiis ''Old Home stead" and "Sag Habor," appeals to the gsnsral public tastes. It deals naturally with life as it is among the J J 0 i-kisscd hills of Kentucky, where ! the scene* are laid. There in no clap j j trap or ar'itioiil elements in the play, is ] ft i- a mirror of human nature that ; is grapheally pictured. Being a mel ! odrr.mi. of course there are exciting inedents, villainy and pathetic scenes, i but tbpr are relieved by wholesome i coraecl Tl so the play possesses light ! and shadow in various fonns. The I company is a largo and competent one i and the scenery is new and pictur esque. The company carries abso lutely every piece of scenery vised in , , 7 . 1 . .a Fresh Qvsters on Shell For all kinds of nice fresh oysters and fruits call on T). S. Pairon 1015 Main street P. & L R. crossing. Phone 171. Nov. 3. lmo. I Simpkins Still Not Satisfied About Bnrtz * 'Kitin' * Him up "Kong in the Progrist." Y< -tordav just after The Progress bad gone to preps, and of cour-e too !ate in that issue to make any meu r ion of ihe occurrence, there came a negro hoy to this office bearing a note across the back of which appeared these words: "Mistur 1. f. bnrtz, asqnare, iu iHer keer nv tiier Progrist hattisburg, Mississippy." )'U(*d to le out at the d the note was laid on his d -sk by one of the office boys, and the gro lold to go back and tell the utleui-iu that it would be given at utiou as When Burt/ came the no e was 1 Bartz i timo, : 1 t Q le' m as Mr Bnrtz came in. I i tnn( j p( j fj j in by Mercer Richardson, |- v j , 0 pound it difficult to choke hack , , ,, ,, ! ibe laughter occasioned by _ tFie cln j nigra j by on the back, knowing notli ( : g of iliy t-ciiousness of the inside. Bnrtz, after looking for a while 1 at the address with more of disgust than an air of one who felt honored I at being made tiiu recipient of a note, h«,*iu un nnrciuviutd way, opened if lul ling it to ccutniu this message: Mister hurtz—Ef you air tfier rei that 3 porter nv ther Progrist whnt rit tlmr notis erbont roe pettiu in town berhine gintry's dog sho, I drap ytr this noat ter let yer no that yer no er n ity little erbout th 3 r nattnr uv :i pe?n ! e wbut's bin raised in rlier six teenth dcstrij', bercaze thay don't no sich er thing cz beiu uv too lair, an* . efynair ter keep up this stile uv per varikatiu, then yer kin tell ther per 'priurUr ter jes' skracli mi name I offer in ther snbbskripshnn bookp. I f yer don't lac' this matter uv fae' stile uv mi expiessin uv mi er pityuu yei'H find me in town at Per 1 1(0 if ff»TWTTTT*TTTM l The Uogan-Magruder Furniture Company ■kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ai m ^ ■ 3 f P 3 ◄ s to C 3 ll special attention to their new and com plete line of genuine Smyrna and Moquet Rugs, -4 ■M -M < ji -4 4 To their Book Cases and China Closets, To their Sideboards and Buffets, To their Leather and Wicker Chairs, To their Complete Line of Trunks. r4' 3 3 it 3 j! ■3 i ◄ iiRt It will pay you to see our goods, for they are ail sold under our guarantee, and our prices have sounded the Rock Bottom. ■J-4 m 1 -i M 3 13 TUs Locan-Maaruder Furniture Go •> 5 mmHHD lAKki^kikki iikkAL^i\£jkA£I£A£il iAAA A if! rtrtc kb We will examine your teeth Free a?,d Tell Vou in Advance Just what your work will cost. Good sei Teetii Guaranteed ..$3 0() 2'2k Gold Crown ..... Biidge work. poreelaiu crown. Fice Gold Fillings . Fine silver Fillings |)U. II. B BARTLETT, N A TI ON A L 1) E NTAL PA It LORS cor. canal and camp st., Entrance 1( 6 ■ amp st. Lady Attendants. - Louisiana. n V s^5 { . 3 00 3 < 0 l $ 3 00 SA 1 00 BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALITY 50 ^an\ i, New Orleans nov. 16 2m HAISNA & KALMBACH » 9 • Manufacturers of Iron Beds. Capacity 125 Beds per day. Twelvo Different Designs. Sell to Dealers Only. - • - • 2903 to 2923 Front Street. Louisiana. 2904 to 2916 Tchoupitoulas Street. New Orleans , nov.16 6m to kin.s Lovitt & Ivomperny', gittuu uv a snack, a I haven't had a square meal in 13 weeks. Yores for biznis, BILLY SIMPKINS. ! ! But The reading of tho note pot Bnrtz to Btndying, and it was evident that he was not a litt'o perturbed. BuMz is a strategist if lie is any-! .i- . , ir „, ir ' (A , | thing, and as'i g \ 1 • iiand him a dollar I 10 started out in j search o f Simpkins, remarking as he j wont down the steps, ''I can cure all 1 of Simpkm's ills with this lie went by Dozer s, invested in a bottle j of Bitter Apple Bitters, and from there on to Perkins', where Simpkins] —* *"«= —• i""-"*? 1 :° and in this way got a renewal of Sunp-I kin's subscription for another year, j and had pledged to him his everlast . . , . • ,, A „ , :|i mg friendship a 1 gi ' . When Bnrtz returned to r he office i lie remarked : "I made it all right j witli him. Simpkins is all right if ! one just knows how to take him." | The last seen of Simpkins was at 11 , i a j o'clock today down at tho tent ring ing knives wiith liis bottle of Bitter Apple Bitters sticking nearly half out of his hack hip pocket. What Did The a I Owl See? A Pike County Girl : Under the above beading the Mag nolia Gazette pavs the tribute below j to Miss Jane LeBlano of Chattawa. ; Pike county, Mississippi: A Pike county girl has recently achieved distinction in New York City as a musical composer, a recent composition of hers entitled the "Gala Prade" having attracted the attention of tho musical world be cause of its unusual merit and the youth of its authoress, yho is none other thau Miss Jaen LeBlano, a daughj ter of the well known Pike county citzen, Capt. A. LeBlauc, of Clmt tawa. Gala ( ( tho Commenting upon Mar;h" the New York World, accom panying its review with an excellent halftone likeness of the taleuted girl, has the follow ng 10 say : ''Although Miss LeBlano is only seventeen yeais old, she has gained no little note in her native state as a devotee of music. She modestlv credits all her talent to tho plantation melodies that tickled her ears when she was a mere slip cf a girl in pina fores on her father's place in the country. On the little gir these negro melodiees made a depp fmpiee Bion and she says now that they wore her first inspiration in the line of composing. While *he was still in her girlhood the family moved to the Hollies, a fine old plantation at Chattawa. Miss. There she liver! until two years ago, when her father came to this city to live. During the years that were spent on the plantation in Mississippi little Miss Jane was a diligent stu dent of mnsic. These old negro mel odies followed her, and when she was twelve years old she com; 6 sed one which had no little merit about it. The negro servants saDg it to the girl oomposer, and they were the most kindly critics. For sevearl years Miss LeBlanc was a pupil at rhe convent of Sr. Mary's, near her home in Mississippi, and made such rapid progress that it w&s decided to bring her to this city for more advanoed instruction in manic.* h.. t < §«.1 - AMENDMENT To the Charter of the Mississippi Naval Stores Ccmpany. Be it hereby known that Sec. 4 of ! the charter of the Mississippi Naval ! Stores Company domiciled at Hat ti'-sburg, Perry County. Miss., which «ai-* charter was approved by the.Gov | ernor on the 28ih day of May, 1903 • and being duly on record in the 2 nd j district, Perrv County, j corporation Record, pages 73 to 76 in 1 elusive, i 3 hereby amended so as to ment shall be in force and effect from j after its approval by the Govern- j or, to wit: Ftec- 4. '-The Capital stock ot the] ! intn 8hnre8 of jiqo. 00 each. Upon a j majority vote of three-fourths of the stock, t he corporation may sell or dis pose of its entirety and may dissolve or relinquish the' franchise, and in ^at event it is dissolved by law, the j property and effects shall be dealt Miss., in In ! with as provided by law." | Nov 16 wkly 3t you never can tell wn?t a •. onian ■win ® jCXt." " I can."' " Well, tvfcat ' * Talk." 'That's it—A woman tv.lt talk and teii tie: ,-iends of the wonderful cures made by John ton's Sarsaparilla and the proprietors have to , 'hank thousands of good noble women in this i country for having made Johnston's SARSAPA j HaZ.f.A ('luart bottles' famous. " ! . W.LDOUGLASI I i | «• $400 : j ; ii ^350 w/k m #300 aJNIOM MADE m : i .CREATE ST, WLD 0 U 6 LA 5 makes moreo^ando^shoes THAN ANY OTHER TWO MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD. * ■ / Vir ,ale t xclu.-lvely l y . . IV. 15. ULOTTNT . . 511 Main Street, Hattiesburc. Miss. f roll SALE. IT \T T if I Du Will cut 5,000 fi. per acre. Nicely blocked and immediately on railroad. 16 1-4 acres nice land near city lim its with five bouses that rent for |30. per month, price $i800. Several farms Several nice houses 40 to 200 acres. in b^sfc part of city, pricer from $ 1,000 Residence lots in all parts to 15,000. of the city. Business lots that cannot be equalled by any real estate people in Hattiesburg. CARTER & KENNEDY, HATTIESBURG, MISS. Phone f5. Norman Buildiof, I t i. :is- .... if 4»<5 Y 1 L j 1 v ; 'i I ■ The Panic is Coming. N I || * The panic is coming, not to this land of sunshine, peace and plenty, but to the North, East and West. Let the money markets of Wall stieet bottle up, but who knows it in this land filled with virgin natural resources, going at prices not equalled for yeat a. And now that our president has taken hold of the Panama canal question with a firm in to flow into hand and its construction will be begun m a few months, money will b Mississippi in such volumes as were never witnessed before. Millions of dollars above What are bmgains now will bo the average amount of money will be in circulation. small fortunes then. Ye who are waiting for the panic to come to buy you a home are Most of the dropping your candy just like you have dropped it in the days gone by. desirable property here is in the hands of people who are able to ride a t n year's panic through, and will de it, too, for well they foresee the bright future of the magic little ! city in the shadow of the pines. Bargains are just as plentifu 1 at T. M. Ferguson's as ever before, hut It takes more money, the profits are greater, and the chances of making money are belter than Do not be deceived by the panic cry and then pay $1500 next year for ever before. Good bargains are going t-very day by the Thos, M. what yon can get now for $ 1200 . Ferguson real estate route. For special bargains apply to 8 J. M. GATLIN, i Head Salesman at Thos. M. Ferguson's e Hattiesburg, Miss. i ' 1 1 I; t t Mobile, Ala., AtKoblman & Co.'s, you can get a ca-e of four full quarts j of whiekv for |3 00 , a case of tight full pints for S 3 50 . or twelve full quarts to the case for |s 50. or twenty four full pints for |9 00 —delivered at any sta ; tlon. all chaigts paid. no 16 6 t i . L9B*Cr* j ; i MCMILLAN BROS. CO. I i Southern Copper Woi ■ 'rurpiMUinc Stills | M aiiiifuct i Ooinult * Ii it < \t i uuors K 1 ai wnj s () in for rt: p.r(J r* j' i-Mii 'iliinit . in i in- < i [*■> vy woi i: lobilr r. b •S T 1 LI-* I A J (' Ht.Vi urnli on\ 3 i • <» mi Standard Rotary Sew ing Machines, Go Carts and Rocking Chairs. | A /; ii $ Just Received, a NiCe Lot A * We can supply all your wants in the have a tine stock consisting of the latest m attractive in appearance and lowest in easy payments. • 1 I Cash price A Hattiesburg Furniture Co. V $ J. G. N4P1ER, Manager. f.-blO t. MorOugue lllilK. Main r Our Announcement fa Havmg made arrange ments with several <>f tie largest factories of country, we now have on band most of the best makes of fei 0 7 ■ W f § > il I m lEi i Xi . At a Pianos and Organs IfT ttim 1 _ 11 iic i»:v u sold in the country, which we will sell on the { J- O A Most Reasonable Terms Low ric s Pot slftle. and at the very We also have a full line of Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise. # Just drop in or. us any old time J. L. ROBERTS MUSIC GOMfflNy ( Incorporated) 119 IFIROHSTT STREET. nov*-im ■m m