The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29
Mississippi State News
The Weather and the Crops.
Rural Delivery Routes,

~ Rural Delivery Routes.
e M 9iop report Is Congressman E. s. Gambler, Jr.
III ~ aiisSissippi OF the First Mississippi District, who
800 mas achieved the distinction u
- ~ inc week securing more rural free deliver,
ther WITH nnos = routes for his constituents than 81
Ithoush thar wsr n other members of the State delega
showers over tbe oon combined, has made another
trail portions Of the RAID on the p~ostofice department.
st rainfall reported and captured a free delivery routs
Is Of an inch at from Aberdeen to Central Grove, in
Monroe county, making q total Of
: almost Ideal for seven routes now going from Aber-
generally made deem.
hough In many sec.
. n xreat demand Educational Bulletin.
all open on hill Prot. H. L. Whitfield, State So.
southern and east perintendent of education, is prepar.
ng Is nearing com ing the second of his series Of edu.
- - crop having %cational bulletins for publication
,sa,s. Soauuon and expects to have it in readiness
rec wsshs % Ca = : for distribution within the next few
ow lands elsewhere weeks. The bulletin will contain a
very fast and gath. number of valuable contributions
he'd, but as picking from foremost educators, and will
to keep pace with deal especially with the country
ain and wind storm school system of the State.
future would prove
the large amount Of Election Of Penttentiary officers.
ton. Gins are run Two weeks hence the board of con-
" IN nearly all sec troll of the penitentiary will elect the
officers for the ensuing two years
49,. 80 mpn een and it is stated that there will be a
also vialalng VIA va number of applicants for warden
nv moor The nro. and travelling sergeant, the two best
Or the greater Dor. offices at the disposal Of the board,
becoming quite Sc The several camp ~sergeants are not
localities it is diff, elected till the December meeting.
IF for family use, as CT.
are falling. W. " S'"ess q e'a'"S'
- State Revenue Agent Adams has
y improvement. Instituted suit against the Delta De.
general freight %velopment Company for back taxes
emit of the Gulf & amounting to nearly 100000. He
IN states that the alleges that the company has not
lg the plans and been returning liens on land sold to
the 100000 i'm the assessors of the counties wherein
on the Gulfport the lands are located and calls for a
as soon settlement.
~ steps are COM nu.r.i.u T.. I'D
is q now n;er Two more handsome portraits
, length tha con- have been added to the State collec-
II Is made ahao. ton in the Hall of Fame at the new
The growing hJs;. capitol, one of Ohio r. Singleton,
who, for many years, represented the
- State in the congress of the United
Veterans States, and the other of James T.
enry has received Harrison, one of the most distin-
L. Mckay, COM guished lawyers of Northeast Missis-
ssissippi division, sippi for a great number of years.
Confederate Vet ne.r---.
nnual reunion Of n, N". WV"
will he called to J. R. Phillips, of Lee county,
ahont Novanber thought he would have a little fun
ia n ba announood with the rural free delivery carrier.
law ar ca There He passed just ahead and carefully
in The State turned down the mail boxes along
dance j. nxnactad the route. The carrier reported the
= incident. Phillips was arrested,
ttlesnake. and was tried at Aberdeen by the
lesnake seen in the Federal Court last week. He was
rs killed at Quit fined 1925 and costs.
by Mr.. Tom ~ a.,zo,ps a,rninu Shaw.
who lives just out r.. -,
The reptile meas N aPPeaianGe u t"o NUS
r. had aleven nj last week has thrown that town
or sto+os +ho+ a.. into a fever of excitement against
heon L;lIod IN his the saloon keepers of the place. The
M tho nrma boys were hardly II years of age, yet
= they were reeling in drunkenness.
. Journals. They belonged to the best families
ate Power expects OF the Town.
e and senate jour- Bond issue Authorized.
rtment reports in Tho y,zoo DoI+o r oroo poord hos
tne Puoht authorized the issuance of $4,000
WiIlln lle neAs of 50-year 4 per cent bonds. The
wing u oeeh received people of the district have spent
ia NC maoe ehis about $4,000, 900 for protection.
There is 81, 10000 in outstanding
Factory. bonds. 1t is estimated that it will
ick Comnanv was require $500, 900 more to finish the
X with . capital stupendous work of levying the
and will at once lazoo delta.
of a plant on To Be Built at Once.
VichsptFg rqad, The material for the new railroad
tne city, Two station to be erected at Yazoo City is
anus are promised on the ground. Plans are in the
sues lr te hands Of the contractors and the
aileauy peeh Pui- building will be commenced at once.
-- #..- ALL ,L.~ :. tIn-~ .##.&
Granted.
!. ru.n.os Feaore county did not have to 60
sLan'eu = 20. away from home to float the $4,000
= "nlsa 10 - of bonds for the new courthouse.
ounI ~ = The Lehore County Bank took the
on was presented, "'"'' =
,y and the COVER Nine After One ONCE
ing circumstances John H. McBee, late Circuit Court
clerk of Holmes county, died last
Nc Imported. week; Inele are INV" nne "sptA"A
and T.. R. Smith = 'o OA'~ -
lie last week from como'na'''" 'o"'e'" A. ~'s0
!. These gentle A gin warehouse ana compress
them about 100 company with a capital of $4,000,
the cotton fields has been organized in Lexington by
local capitalists.
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