The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-09-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


M. and Mrs. j. b. Warner III
Laurel, visited the a. =. S. Monday.
Prepared cane juice is about 10 sup.
plant grape iuics as a delicious sum
mer drink.
The hard rain Sunday beat out
much cotton and the staple viii be
badly damaged.
Miss Lucille Preston, who has been
on visit "a Miss Myre DnBose, has
returned 10 her home 10 Alabama.
Miss Nanny b. Harris, teacher
OF Laurel, was badly hurt by pulling
heavy wordrobe over on herself
Prof Rice IS boarding AZ Hon.
Warren Walters lie is lucky to find
such "A nice home.
Early frosts are predicted by the
Weather Bureau. cold spell Isl 10
follow the rains in the S Outhern States
Misses Eva Jordan and Matte
Welborn have returned from visit
to Asheyllle, N. G.
Mrs. Prof Cooper and child, 81
University OF Alabama, are the guests
OF her sister, Mrs E. B. WitherspoOn.
Miss Louise Walters left Tuesday
for HattlesburR, where she will teach I
In the Woman's College.
Capt Dick Williams brought us IN /
last Tuesday another supply ut I
delicious pears.
The Truck Growers Association in 4
Laurel is tiourishing like a green bay f
tree Why cannot the farmers around f
Ellisyille also organizeY
We had q very hard rain SUNDAY.
but the trolly line track stood 10 like +
settled road-bed and the cars made
regular schedule time
Messrs Oliver Tate, Of Laurel, and
Clarence Hailes, Of Moselle, spent
few hours 10 Ellisvile Monday, en-
route to enter the A. & NJ.
Col b. f. Fridge disbanded hir
Sons Of Rest Club last Tuesday fos
the winter Or at least he adjourn
cd until next summer.
Did you ever read better or
paper than the Jones County
News this week2 Then have your
friends subscribe.
The trolly line has placed some
seats at the Pack corner
for the convenience Of those waiting
for the cars.
We are this week having the
equiuoxtial gale, but it will soon
pass away and cooler weather set in.
II now begins to feel like fall.
The Jones County News is now
turning out some extra fine and /
tasty job printing. Send as your
orders and we guarantee satisfaction
Mr. Forest Taylor says the rains
we are having will not beat out cot
ton, 10 any extent, for after the first
shower the locks seem to get fixed in
the bolls.
Mrs. Il. b. Witherspoon and child
re nreturned last week from Virginia
where they spent some time with her
father, Mr.. j. S. Gibson, Of Rock
bridge Baths, Va.
MIR. Ward Speed spent Wednesday
with his sister Mrs. Welborn Devall,
and left Wednesday night for Memp-
his Tenn, where he will study medi-
cine.
There is big money in raising
scuppernongs grapes for sale to wine
makers. They bring from 81 to So
per bushel and 300 To 400 bushels per
acre can be made without work.
Owing t. the drought, there will
not be any more cotton made in our I
county than last year, but farmers |
win get better price for theirstaple |
The price will be around 10 cents |
before spring.
We have had this week some of the
heaviest rainfalls in years, and they
have been general over the State and
South Reports from ali sections are
that cotton has been beat out ANA
badly damaged.
We notice that land owners along
the trolly line are clearing OF their
property fronting the railroad, by
cutting out the underground Before
many years 1t will be one continuous
town from Laurel TO Ellisville.
Capt. j. c. Griffin of Laurel, lelt
Tuesday for Fort Worth, Texas,
where he was called on account Of the
serious Illness of his brother, Mr.. S.
w. Griffin. MIR. Griffin is desperate
" III from the effects Of appendicitis.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar y. Cunning,
OF jackson, are rejoicing over the
coming OF fine baby boy. The
little fellow will bear the name Of
Harvey Dade, for his father and
grandfather.
DR.. O'Donnell, of Hattiesburg, was
In Laurel last week, and his friends
say he is squarely in the race for
Congress from this district. The Docs
tor made splendid member of the
State Senate, and is almost Jones
County man.