The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-08-04

Noo @h3"bsiS AuNALCdu IV0SuCu uOI1lc
from Bowling Green, KY, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Harthcock
made visit to Hammond, La, Sun
day.
A. M. and James Moore, Of Eds
vile, took in the Farmers Institute,
Monday.
JAS. W. Ashcraft came over from
West Point, Tuesday, on a visit to
his people.
Esq. j. V. Spell, Of Eulogy, and
Justice c. ]. Spell, of Ebenezer, were
here on business Monday.
Fl. c. Herring and J. Wilmington,
of the Oregon neighborhood, attended
several meetings here Monday.
Joel Gulledge and W. A. Eubank,
OF Bowling Green, patronized the
Farmers Institute here Monday.
Hon. E. F. Noel left Thursday on
the ii o'clock train for St. Louis, to
view the sights displayed at the
Worlds Fair.
The municipal election of Durant,
Tuesday, resulted in the election of
Col. ]. G. Hamilton, mayor, and R. B.
Jenkins city marshal.
W. W. Lunsford left yesterday for
Aberdeen, where he will represent
the Holmes County Camp Of U. C. ".
at the State Reunion.
TT. Durham, Of Mahrud, during his
sojourn at Owens Well the past week
took a day off and attended the
Farmers Institute here Monday.
At the close Of the Farmers Insti-
tute on Monday, Prof. Hutchinson
requested Senator Elmore to take the
chair while the Institute went into
an election of officers. The election
resulted in Mr.. C. L. Lundy being
elected president, and Mr.. T. w..
Porter being elected secretary.
These officers were chosen SO that
the authorities at the college might
have some one to correspond with
in references to Institutes and other
matters which may arise.
The Farmers Institute convened
here under the auspices of Prof. WI.
Hutchinson, director Of the expert
ment station, and DR.. ]. C. Robert.
veterinary surgeon at the A. & NJ.
College at Starkville, Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Parham Williams,
our efficient chancery clerk, called
the Institute to order and introduced
Prof. Hutchinson to good audience
of experienced farmers, who paid
close attention and seemed interested
in the presentation of his subjects.
His subject of preserving hill lands
and keeping them from being washed
into gullys through scientific ditching,
made an impression that we believe
will result in great good. There is
no doubt but these lectures will find
Judgement in most Of our ambitious
farmers, who are taking advantage
of new, improved and scientific meth
DDS.
The single-horse ice wagon fur
nished a few Of our people with ex-
citement Friday morning Of last
week. Ed Bethel, who delivers the
ice, was making bis morning round,
and on arriving in front Of DR.. Shep-
herds residence, took the doctors
order of ice out Of the wagon and
carried it into the house, leaving the
horse and wagon, as usual, standing
without being hitched. During the
drivers absence a two-horse wagon
loaded with coal was driving BY. The
ice wagon horse on hearing the coal
wagon, turned to see what was COM
ing, and on beholding the coal team
and driver got frightened, and ran
up Carrollton street as far as the lit
tile foot bridge that spans the ditch
leading to Terrystone, where he
struck its south end railing, which he
knocked off and landed with the
wagon in the middle Of the ditch.
But for DR.. ]. R. Watson and his son,
J. s. Watson, being near by, the horse
would have drowned. They asked q
negro to wade into the mud and
water and release the horse from the
wagon, which being still badly fright
ened, ran off again as soon as he was
free from the wagon and out Of the
ditch. The horse, after considerable
more running, was finally captured
and returned to the ice factory.