The Jones County news., 1914-05-07

Mrs, $. S. Montgomery has return
ed home after an extended visit to
ier daughters at Terry Miss.
| Mr.. Dave Collins left Tuesday night
FOR a business trip 70 oklahoma
Mrs. John Con has returned from
oxford, Miss. where she attended
the Synodical.
Mr.. Darden, OF Amiston, Ala, was
greeting his Ellisville friends on last
Saturday.
Miss Olive Carter attended the
state Teachers Association held in
Jackson last week.
Miss Rosalle LeCand spont tho
latter part Of last week with her par
ents in Ocean Springs.
Mrs. Leon Runneis has been visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Nal.
fered Parker
Quite large crowd OF our farmers
were in town Monday. They report
crops as doing nicely, with excellent
stands Of cern.
A stand is being erected on the
court house aud the W. o. w. band
viii furnish our citizens music Ia the
evenings.
An ipter-lockipg station IS being put
up where the trolly line crosses the
North Eastern railway.
Among the city school teacher
who attended the State Teachers As.
sociation Of jackson was Miss Olive
Carter who reports having greatly
enjoyed the sessions.
DR.. Heidelburg, Of Shubuta, spent
Monday night with II. c. Garter.
j. +. Bufkin, a live wire merchant
of Waynesboro, was in our city this
week.
The trolly line is making prompt
and regular schedules now and every
\ thing moves like cloch-work.
A large tract OF land on the trolly
line, this side OF Cicero Farrell :
house, win be cut up into lots sand
lcpld.
New citizens are moving into Ellis
Vile all the while, and many more
would como here could they rent
| homes
We understand that the Government
has taken In hand the recent destruc-
tion Of dipping vats In our county.
There is no question about the cot
ton acreage In our county being con
siderably increased this year. Farm
ers say they cannot depend on side
crops for money to pay taxes and
other expenses.
1t will not be long before work will
start on the new A. II. s. building.
It will be the handsomest on the
grounds. This Will put $4,000 in
circulation, and II our citizens vote
sewerage bonds we ought to have
easy times in Ellisyllle the coming
summer.
Col. Fridge says he once raised
corn at three cents per bushel, by
planting 1t after Irish potatoes
Several important deals are on foot
for central real estate In Ellisville.
Prices are advancing all the while.
Mr.. Miles Hardy spent a few days
this week with Captain and Mrs
Hardy.
Mrs. w. J. Pack Is ID Meridian
this week attending the U. D. G.
State Convention. Mrs. Pack repre-
sented the Jefferson DAVIS Chapter.
| The A. II. S. Baseball team defeat
ed the Laurel team last Tuesday
afternoon. The score was eight to-
one.
| A partyof our distinguished citi-
zens, headed by Judge Kelly, went
fishing last week. But strange to
remark, every man had different
story to tell about their luck. From
what we can gather, that crowd did
most Of their fishing around farm
ers hen-roosts at night. "
The charming Miss Meta Collins
is at home now, and warmly welcom-
ed by her many friends. She will
remain in Ellisville during vacation
of her music school.
Wards Pharmacy has had 5wo
large electric fans installed. Others
of our hustling business houses will
follow suit. We must give the Lau
rel Light and Railway Co. all the
| patronage we can.
The fig crop was killed by cold
weather, and the second crop never
amounts TO much.