The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-09-18
OUR MOSELLE LETTER

Moselle, Miss, Sept. l6.-Agair
another week has found us kept away
from the CITY by the Leaf, by bust
ness call. Hence our news items will
necessarily be brief.
All true good citizens love their
country, their government and their
citizens. Some love their government
better, or before their country, and
others the citizens ahead of all. 1t is
right that we should cherish the well
fare of all the citizen, the government
and the country. But we should love
each in its proper relation to the
other. The citizens should come first
in our affection. To rightfully and
benefcently love the citizenship re-
quires both knowledge and courage.
Sometimes we can sincerely feel we
are showing a true love for the indi-
vidual citizen by placing one in office
because of our love for the individual
when, in reality, we may be doing an
injury to the individual citizenship in
general. Surely we are, should we
place the individual in position
where what we know his every weak
ness is, would be the most often temp.
ted. For often it is thus that man
we love is brought to most terrible
ruin to himself and family and cor
responding punishment upon our gov
eminent and country. Our govern
mert is a little better than we are,
because we naturally vote for men as
rule just little better than we are
ourselves. We will practice that
which we will not preach, and indulge
habits we condemn in one we would
elevate to Office. So in justice to our
country, our government, our citizen
ship and the individual office seeker,
be he partisan, foe or friend-aye,
more so il he be our friend-let us
weigh well all things in the scale of
true love before casting a ballot at
any election.
DR.. j. G. Butler and family spent
Che week with Mrs. Buffers parents,
Mr. Ben Groves family, at Hebron,
returning Saturday, with the excep-
ton of Groves Butler, who remained
with his grandparents for few days.
DR.. Buffers many friends regret to
know that he is threatened with APP
pendicitis, and trust he will escape
the necessity of an operation.
w. w. Hood is actively pushing his
candidacy for Circuit Clerk, reinforc-
ed by the earnest and untiring efforts
of his many friends over the county.
Among his many qualifications for
the Office to which he aspires, w. w.
is sober, unassuming and temperate
in all things. We believe we will ex-
change our Hood for the Clerkship
toga.
A society event of extreme interest
is the announcement of the coming
marriage of Miss Leila May Davis
and Mr.. Cleveland Johnson, most
popular young couple of our town.
The cards announce that the nuptials
will be solemnized on the 10Th of this
month, at the Baptist church. Miss
Davis is the eldest daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. J. j. Davis. and of charm
ing personality, beautiful of feature
and lovely in character and womanly
grace. Mr.. Johnson is one of our
youngest and most enterprising bust
ness men and an active churchman.
Rev. Carley filed the pulpit Sunday
at the Methodist church for Rev. Mum
ger, the acting pastor, both OF whom
reside in Ellisville. Bro. Carley was
pastor here last year and is loved by
all our good people Messrs. Hol-
comb and Cook were Hattiesburg Wis
tors Saturday. Reeves, Virgil and
Van Hood are anon Moselle's quota
who have re-entered the A. n. S. at
Ellisville. Mr.. w. M. Redding, our
city marshal, was called to Hatties-
burg Monday by the sickness of his
baby, who is with his father in-la s
family, Mr.. A. B. Norman. Mrs. w.
e. Cook and children were Hatties-
burg visitors Monday. The South
bound local freight engine ran over a
derail switch last evening and turned
over, necessltating the use OF wreck
er. Fortunately, no one was hurt and