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I sill i mu' nuuilt; tijftn r/»- floord in* I Cs/wjres, ' j eoThlt;* I'own «l‘ r«l n arlt;l^« I ormthe i ~~~ j'*'the i !Tr«»m die Meivdiun uunaticol- J ^ W. T. Withers, may be regarded | lfi| ,1 of | as the father of the uew Edward^ J trjj lUh ami to h*3 foresight ami public spirit ' hi and i much of the rapid growth of the town is co attributed. lie* owned the territory on f*d which the the town is built, besides sev- j th r tj,e | eral large contiguous plantations. There *n Vest !? 1,0 how much an intelligent and *blilenil minded owner of a town site can by aid the development of his town. On the other hand there is no telling how has much a short-sighted, contracted and in- grasping owner of town lots can retard *P r of its growth. As examples of the first, I hii •une have in my mind now three gentlemen* motion viz: Col. Withers, of Edwards; Col. dijGarland, of .Summit, and Hew Mr. Whit- tin worth, (now gathered to his fathers.) of lt;n .t$. Brookhaven. Each of these contributed ** vastly to the growth of his town and made fortunes too. Col. Withers has presented 80 acres of land to the trustees of a col- ei the ored college near Edwards, and I learn The there is soon to be established upon it a tbs, college for colored youth.an Practical cremationista: The Mexican ittil
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The Weekly Clarion
Jackson, Mississippi, US
Thu, Jun 25, 1874
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