The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-30

TO Qeatn.
Authentic reports from the cotton
growing sections south of this place esti-
mate the damage to the cotton crop as
a very material one, as result of the
heavy equinoctial storm of the 21st.
Much of the staple was blown out of the
bolls, the plants blown down and broken
off, and the crop reduced to perhaps
fifth of bale to the acre.
Prof f. R. Lloyd, director of Farm
crs Institute from A. and NJ. College,
and r. S. Wilson, state agent of farm
demonstration work of the agricultural
department at Washington, with others,
are holding series of very interesting
institutes in Holmes county. The large
attendance and interest manifested in
these meetings indicates a deep interest
on the part of the farmers.
The state Sunday school superintend-
cnts' institute of both Mississippi Meth
odist conferences held a three days ses-
sion at Meridian. About one hundred
superintendent from different parts of
the state were in attendance.
Reports from all over the county are
to the effect that the members of the
Lowndes County Boys Corn Club have
reached the harvest period and are ready
to gather their specimens and compete
for the prize.
On the 30th of this month there will
be big dinner, and Senator McLaurin
and other noted speakers will address
the people, at Shuqulak.
The men who are charged with the
responsibility of developing the section
of country along the Pearl river valley
which is traversed by the New Orleans
Great Northern railroad are going stead
lily on with the task, and while it is
still early in the day to do more than
speculate and plan, they are going quiet
ly and persistently along in the process
of making a great railway line. They are
sure of their territory, which is one of
the most favored in the lower part of
the state, and, taken in connection with
that in Louisiana, which the railroad
company has done so much to develop,
they are content to work and wait.
Sheriff r. j. Harding, of Kinds county
has made his final settlement with Au
ditor Smith, which shows that he has
paid in taxes during the year amounting
to SOL ,72ss9, probably the largest
amount of taxes ever collected in one
year in this Or any other county in the
state.
Industrious efforts are being made by
Fl. B. Barbee, president of the Grenada
Fair and Live Stock association, and
j. S. King, secretary, to make the fair
to be held Oct. 26, 81 and 2S a great sue
cess. The fair district embraces all ad
joining counties, as we'll as several 9th
ers, and it appears that every county in
the district is to be we'll represented.
The grounds of the Alcorn Count,
Fair association, adjoining Corinth, are
completed and are a credit to the mar
agement. The fair will open Oct 6, and
continue four days.
Strong circumstantial evidence cor
roborates the almost general belief that
j. w. Smith, the farmer whose mangled
body was found partially buried beneath
brush and fresh dirt ten miles south of
Columbus near his plantation, was as.
sassinated by negroes, who are known to
have held bitter enmity towards him.
The Lafayette county camp, No. 1852,
of the Confederate veterans, has de.
cided to have an old-fashioned barbecue
and reunion here on Thursday, Nov. 25.
The board of supervisors of Washing.
ton county has fixed the tax levy for
the coming year at Z mills on the dollar,
which includes a special tax for road
and bridge purposes.
The suit of Mrs. Kate Laurent ct al.
vs. c. R. Smith, for damages in the sum
of $4,000 for the killing of E. A. Laur.
ent, will not come up at the September
term of circuit court at Columbus. AT
conference of attorneys representing
both defendant and plaintiffs, continu.
ance was agreed upon.
The total assessment of all lands in
Lauderdalc county, including the CITY of
Meridian, amounts to $S,O23, ,1O4, or an
increase over the year 1906 of $S72.5O4
that being the year in which the last
land assessment was made, amounting
to $715o,GoO.