The Semi-weekly leader., 1909-10-09

county sept. 10.
A large meeting Of the farmers and |
business men of Lincoln county was held |
at Brookhaven to discuss methods for |
fighting the boil weevil and for crop
Investigation. Resolutions were adopted |
calling on the board Of supervisors to
appropriate 5000 to be supplemented by
$500 from the government to employ two
demonstrators in this county to induce |
the farmers to more generally adopt the |
methods of crop diversiication and COM
batting the boil weevil which the govern
ment tests have found most effective.
The Chester Baptist Association, COM
posed of thirty-six churches in OktibIeha
and Choctaw counties, convened at Long
view The letters and delegates from
the various churches reported the denom-
nation in a high state of prosperity.
1t is very probable that President Taft
will stop at least twenty minutes at
the A. and M. College to deliver an ao
dress to the 500 students in attendance
President Hardy and deputation Of
prominent citizens are in. correspondence
with the presidents secretary.
DR.. B. w. Sherrod, president of the
State Colored Anti-Tuberculosis League,
with headquarters in Meridian, is arous-
ing much interest in the fight among his
race for the eradication of the white
plague.
A bale of cotton bringing fraction
less than $120 at Clarksdale proves at
least the continued prevalence of the
law of compensation, in that the short
age in the quantity of the staple is
amply atoned for by the good prices il
is bringing.
j. R. Anderson has just finished gatE-
ering his corn crop, and the best acre,
measured up by County Superintendent
of Education Claude Bennett, produced
1913 bushels. Had it not been for
wind and rain storm which struck it in
July, when it was in full silk and tassel,
it would have gone up to 100 bushels
per acre.
As one of the results of Gov. Noel's
visit to Washington during the latter
part of August, representative of the
United States forestry bureau, has been
sent to investigate forest conditions in
Mississippi, in cooperation with state
experts.
The merchants and other business men
of Ellisville have arranged to have
trade day and horse-swappers' convention
on Oct. 16. All the merchants will give
special reduced prices on everything sold
on that day.
Two thousand people assembled in
Rosehill, Jasper county, and held an en-
thusiastic meeting in the interest of the
building of the Mississippi Western rail-
way, which is proposed to run from
Meridian to Natchez.
The interest among Washington coun-
! ty poultry fanciers, who are making
preparations for the big poultry show to
be held here on Oct II to 16 in connec-
tion with the Delta Fair, is intense Ar
rangements have been made to accommo
date 1000 birds in welllighted and ven
tilated building erected on the fair
grounds for that purpose.
The opening day of the Tri-County
Fair at Tupelo brought together about
| 1000 people, who came to witness the
i first exhibition. Exhibits of farm prod
4 ucts far exceeded the expectations of the
projectors and the display Of cattle was
good.
The grandest sale of cotton in the del
Ia country took place last week on the
plantation Of r. G. Garnett, one of the
largest planters of Sunfower county. Mr..
Garnett displayed eighty-fiye bales of his
best cotton, and had present cotton buy
ers from Memphis, New Orleans, Yazoo
City, Greenwood and Indianola, to class
and bid on the lot as a whole. b 2, Fail
ings, who represents Humphreys & Co.
at Indianola, got the goods, paying Mr..
Garnett the round sum of $4,000.
AT the State meeting to be held in
December at Jackson, president of the
State Farmers Union will he elected.
The Lafayette County Farmers Union
has passed resolutions recommending the
work Of the present State president, G.
r. Hightower, and recommending him
/ for reelection. President Hightower's
home is in Lafayette county
| On the charge Of numbering her hus-
band on the farm Of N. B. Parker, lass
summer, Mrs. w. L. Embry was jointly
| indicted with Jesse Scott, by the grand
jury Of Sunfower county.
The school Of instruction for the Free
and Accepted Masons was held at New
Albany and public entertainment was
given by the order at the courthouse.
Grand Master w. NJ Clifton delivered an
instructive, able and eloquent address on
the origin and history of Masonry. This
school of instruction was conducted by
Grand Lecturer a. N. Hicks.
6. .B. Merrill s Bros lumber plant at
Lake burned The planer, commissary,
ice plant and yard, containing 5000, 900
feet Of lumber, were completely de-
stroyed.
sure sign
1 PostInistress Do you know that
handsome young man stopping up at
the Eagle house7 Well here's a let