The Tupelo journal., 1905-09-22

ficers are hereby instructed to issue
health certificates in accordance with
above form, as the Marine Hospital In
spectors will be instructed by Surgeon
G. B. Young, who hes charge of train
inspection, not to honor any other form
of certificate after Monday, Sept. 18,
at 6 pm. J. f. HUNTER,
Secretary.
Col Russell, vice-presideEt of the
Mobile and Ohio, writes the State Rail-
road Commission that the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City road would
not stand by the rates on lumber to
Memphis from Houston, Okolona and
Corinth that he had agreed to put IN,
and that for that reason the Southern
should not be held for overcharges. His
agreement was that the Mobile, jack
son and Kansas City was to get cents,
the Mobile and Ohio 3 cents and the
Southern 81 cents. The Mobile, jack
son and Kansas City having declined to
enter into the agreement, the rate was
never established, wherefore the South
ern should not be held liable for over
charges.
The board of supervisors of Lowndes
held in Columbus on October to de-
eide upon ways and means of bettering
all thoroughfares in that section. AS
the different avenues throughout the
county now stand. they are in much
better shape and condition than those
usually found throughout the State,
but still there is much room for needed
improvement
The attention of Gov. Vardaman hav-
ing been called to the fact that county
school book agencies are making the
requirement that when old books are
presented for exchange they must con-
tain certificate from the teacher IN
whose school the book was formerly
used that such books were actually
used subsequent to March, 1904, the
governor holds that the agencies have
no right to exact such requirement,
the contracts between the publishers
and the State containing no clause on
this subject.
James Hale, perhaps the Oldest white
citizen of Marshall county, died near
Holly Springs, aged 50 years. He had
enjoyed good health up to few weeks
ago, and then was not confined to his
bed. While at dinner one day last
week he remarked that he had lived
long enough and was ready to die. Be-
tween 4 and o'clock he went to his
room and laid down on the bed, and at
o'clock was discovered dead.
Capt. f. G. Robertson, aged 66 years,
died at Corinth last week. He served
in Wheeler's Cavalry, was captured at
Murfreesboro, Tenn, and spent two
years in prison at Fort Delaware. He
was man of sterling worth and strong
personality, living at all times con-
sistent Christian life.
Cotton picking is general in Adams
county, but none of the crop can be
taken to the Natchez market on account
of the quarantine. 1t is expected that
when the bars are let down there will
be small-sized rush of the staple to
market.
Seeing the great need of protecting
game against automatic and repeating
shotguns, the board of supervisors OF
Clay county has barred the use of these
guns in the pursuit of game, under
heavy penalty.
In Tallahatchie county two young
boys, named Brady and Earned, were
fooling with gun, supposed to be un-
loaded, when Earned playfully pointed
the weapon at Brady and pulled the
trigger, literally blowing the top OF
Brady's head Off. Brady and Earned
were cousins.
The governor has appointed r. 7.
Allen as circuit clerk of Montgomery
county, vice ]. S. Cameron, deceased
Because of quarantine restrictions,
the meeting of the State Board of
Pharmaceutical Examiners has been
postponed till Nov. at jackson.
In response to the call of the Railroad
Commission for a reportof accidents on
it's line during the past two years the
Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad re-
ports to June 30, 1904, killed and 80
injured; to June 30, 1905, there were
killed and S4 injured.
Mart Perry, of Monroe, marketed 800
bushels of pears readily at sl.0O per
bushel
A great deal is being written and
said just now about the G. o. ID. system
of selling whisky in Mississippi. 1t
has come to pass that the wholesale
whisky dealers of other States have
found loophole in the interstate law
through which they are enabled to ship
their goods to any express Office in the
State, collect on delivery. The ship
per may then send an agent to the town,
or he may secure the services of local
agent, to dispose of the goods.
Construction work has been resumed
on the new Delta Southern Railway
from Greenwood to Belxoni, and the
contractors expect to complete the line
by the first Of next year.
The governor has offered reward of
$3.50 for the arrest of the murderer Of
Henry Applin of Wayne county. The
assassination took place Sept. IL.
Bert Fields, a 15-year-old white boy
of Natchez, was playing with loaded
revolver when the hammer raised and
fell, exploding the cartridge, the ball
entering his breast just above the
heart, causing almost instant death.
During severe thunderstorm at
Shuqulak lastaweek, Mrs. George Lock
ley was killed by lightning which
passed down stove pipe in the kitchen