The Jones County news., 1913-12-04
Local News
of
Interest

weekend in jackson.
PIof. j. r. Hutcheson spent
Thanksgiving in Columbus.
Miss Elma MCGOWAN visited Easta-
bu ,hie last SUNDAY.
Miss Aaaude Gallaspv was the guest
of Miss Eaton, at Taylorsville, the
past week.
Miss Rosa'ie Leland aud Miss
Olive Carter Visited the Laurel
schools last Friday.
Mrs. j. P. Myers and Miss Jose
phine, OF New Orleans, spent Sa,ur-
day and Sunday in F'lisville. !
Prof, Watson of the A. Ell. s., went
to his home at Seminary for the
holidays.
Mr.. Joe B. Cough has. straw ry
blooms. 1t the mild weather holds he
will ha them ripe by Christmas.
Several real estate deals we e
recently made in Ellisvill, and de-
sirable property went dirt cheap.
Owing to the dry weather, bird
hun .ars did not meet with much sue
cess Thanksgiving day.
Our country friends oe ay sub
script'ons to the Jones County News
with wood, chickens, eggs cr c fl ~
produce at market price.
Last Saturday we had an inch and
half of rainfall and the streets
loccntly covered With fr h dirt were
perfect loblolly.
Mrs. Veach, of our town, has straw
berries that viii 10 ipe N few days
What q pity our faz ne vorls not
: ow berries for market.
A Laurel woman, who does not
weigh over l. pounds, is The mot ar
of triplets, three fine boys, and they
all strong and healthy.
The tax payers OF Jones county aae
Indignant over learning ,@t every
year $3.50 of the school money they
pay is used to educa Dell- negro es.
A carnival band from Lat J came
Ellisville Monday az TOO 4 n few
tunes on our ST. et5. They didn't t
!. ~ sssss aaauch isnpreesion On this ( rssxa.
Cos ~ sli12n = AT WI lerspoon,
OF Meridian, the vuest of his
brother Rav. e. b. Wlthe. spoon for
Thanksgiving.
Prof. r. G. Cooper, OF the Univen
sity OF Alabama, spent the Thanks
eriefx,, :. I,,l;5ox. r,;+t IT. so..,;1xx
ihc i me of Raw. e. B. Wi he spoon.
Messrs. Peck & Collins are doing a
very large law practice and is
-csognized as one Of the strongest
legal firms in Missl ssippl.
A nice residence, with two acres of
land attGched, near the business
section of our towu, sold last week to
party from the country for only 500.
Mr.. JeH Ande4 on is advertising
some very valuable property in Ellis
vile for sale. 1t is daisy little
farm on the trolly line and will
rapidly advance in value.
MRS. J. w. Collins returned from
the Hospital at attiesburg Saturday,
to the delight OF her many friends.
She is fast recovering from the
severe operation she underwent.
The brilliant Miss Meta Collins,
who Is In charge OF the music depart
nent of the school ~ Picayune, came
on visit to her family Saturday,
$3.50 Eur@~w
The Hand house, opposite Major
Pstsis, was last week sold to Rev.
Mr.. Csrisy. Re did not buy the lot
on which the barn il located, paying
q. 100 for this nice property.
The Laurel Light and Railway Co.
will equip the front room Of the house
they bought OF NJ. Roddock az =
waiting and reading room for patrons
OF their line.
Judge Johnson resumed holding
court at Hatties5urg Monday. This
gives Mr.. Arnold an opportunity to
csteh up with several important cases
he ha1 for court .here when 1t con-
xans.
Tho A. Fl. s. Basket Ball team de-
fested Mississippi College in both |
games. The score CT Wednesdays |
game was 81 to IL and of Thursdays
game 10 to all infavor of the A. Fl. |
S.
A gentleman whose business brings
rx-
ers, say they have more money than |
before the boil weevil appeared, but |
are not spending it. He says hey |
are fast recovering from that blight
and raising other and more profitable
money crops than the aeecy staple.
Besides, they are growing all their
supplies at home and keep out OF
debt.