East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1911-11-17
NO. ~
LONGVIEW.

Mrs John Josey was a visitor in our
| village last week.
Mr.. Frank MCGOWAN sojourned with
us a few days this week.
Col. Tom Wood paid our village his
csual weekly visit Tuesday
The farmers in our section are about
through gathering their crops,
Mr.. VIM. Belts, of Maben, is build
ing nice house for Mr. Tein Davis.
4 We regret to report that Mr.. Frank
Shropshire's condition is not improved
| Mr.. Dutch Upchurch and dwife of Sea-
/ rift, Miss, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. @.
r. Sanders, this week.
We have had some nice weather for
killing hogs and we have had ''hog
killing time" recently.
Miss Maggie Shurden of the Cotton
neighborhood is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lewis Pennell this week.
Mr.. I. E. Veazy, who holds posi-
| ton with railroad in Alabama, is vis-
iting home folks this week.
Mr.. Beall and Hon, Ii. A. Beattie
were in our village Wednesday writing
up fire Insurance for some of our mer-
chants.
Judge Outlaw held court here Mon
day. Our newly elected constable was
In harness and worked like an old hand
at the business.
We nave had four or five carloads of
brick distributed liz our ..town recently.
Ihls means good water as most of these
brick are intended for cisterns.
Mr.. r. L. Bell boarded the |. G. cars
Monday for Starkville on business:
something unusual for him as he yener-
ally travels by private conveyance.
MIR, j, 2. McManus, one of our bet =
and and most honored Confederate vets
eIars went to Starkville Tuesday to look
after his pension. He returned looking
we'll pleased.
The matter of floating $4,000 bonds
Tor the purpose OF erecting the Agri.
cultural High School viii come up at
he next regular luoeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mr.. j. L. Seitz has put IN a gas plant
for the purpose of lighting Els Store.
which makes a fine display of his SlO,-
900 stock, This helps to give our viii
lage city appearance at night.
Presiding Eldar Thomas of the NJ. Z,
Church preached AN evcelient sermon
here Sunday night On acccurt of the
church not being completed services
were neld at the residence OF Mrs l.
McCann's,
Mrs, Clay Pool, wife of our popular
station agent lett Tuesday for two
weeks visit to relative in West Tennes-
see. She Will be missed by the entire
community, ana especially in the Meth
odist Sunday School.
Our marshal John Cumnlins, has ac-
cepted position with the j, .. r. X.
20. and has moved to Water Valley,
and our Mayor. G w. johnson is teadn-
ing school up on Trimcane, so we have
things our own way and are keeping
perfect order.
Tho Piono2r Co. has moved into our
county down on Cypress, Creek with
their hickory lumber niil aud are about
ready to run, They uuloaded u carload
of mules last week and carried them
down to their CHmp and from the looks
of their outfit and the modern raachiu-
cry, they will soon be doing u big busi-
ness. Longview is always ready to
welcome and encourage such enter
prises when they locate in our vicinity.
ALMOST A FIRE Wednesday about
noon the alarm OF fire was given ard
our citizens were called to the steam
gin of Mr. w. ii. n. .Seitz where the
fire had broken out. In a few. moments
as"bucket brigade" of about thirty men
was organized and in line, while Others
worked with will moving bales of cot
ton. Mr.. John Hall, VINO did effective
work was overcome by heat and fame
but after he succeeded ii getting out 10
to fresh air was soon revived, IL was a
close call and required prompt ana he-
roic work to save the plant from COM
plete destruction. The damage will not
exceed 500 90.