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June 3, 18U5 -
Rpads. -and their^Maintenance was^ublishedT^Overseers were named.
The May 10 is sue wJiad,Adiscussed the problem of slow maiI^e live r y dovm'^th^^Warr^ive’i*''-bnce^a'^eek^ and passing,.,.of.JLt, on the same evening to Pearlineton^'Shieldsborough and Pass Christian.''
^Ho.f els vere advertising at 'Gainesville and Shieldsborpugh.
October *+, I8U5 -
Rapid growth of Gainesville caused suggestion that a "Hoolct'& Laddered.u be formed there of volunteers.
October 25, l8*+5 -
Mention was made of 50 to 60' barrels of Oranges being gathered in Hancock County for sale, indicating cut-over timber lands did offer good agricultural prospects.
Nov. 29, 18^5 -
In similar agricultural value review and search for use of cut-over lands, mention is made of Tobacco raising on 2-J- acres of 2500 pounds offered at 28^ per pound in New Orleans; Sugar Cane with 21 joints to the stalk; Sweet Potatoes near Bay St. Louis raising three weighing l8£ Its.
Dec. 6, I8W5 -
Ifion'j^*?T6hri^Hen d epsoh atPassf Christian urging Nov. W that "Atlantic & Pacific Railway" be constructed which would aid local ar e a‘"prbduc t s.
Candidate for U. S. Senate Alex G. McNutt set a tough travel schedule for himself with speaches at -
-.-Shield sb or ough	December 11
-Pass Chr-i-stian-	"	12'
Mississ±ppiwCity	"	13’
3iloxi-.--:,.	"	15 (Monday)
F-ast. PasQ.agoula,.	"	16
Dec. 20, 181+5 -
New editors of "Advocate" are - C. E. ^veritt
T. D. Harper
Slow mail delivery from Jackson and New Orleans again reviewed. Jan. 17, 18^6 -
Proposed clearing snags and bars in Pearl River to permit steamboats drawing 18 to 20 inches to pass from Gainesville to Jackson, Miss., at most seasons at poss5ble cost of $5,000.


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