The Jones County news., 1915-09-16
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The Satsuma orange bushes around
town did not bear this year.
The drought killed out most OF the
atrawberry plants last summer.
See In another column notice of a
bond issue for Myrick school.
Money is getting more plentiful
now that cotton Is being marketed.
Jake l,ews has trimmed up the
shade trees on the court house square.
The flower yards of our town are
lovely this fall, and especially roses.
The grand jury In Laurel Is on ho,
trail after the blind tigers that infest
the city.
The Ruffin Mercantile Co. is the
Leading cotton buyers in South Mis-
sissippi,
Last Monday was the hottest day
and most oppressive weather of the
whole summer.
Mr. Joe Harrington gave our friend
Todd bunch of eight fine pears, all
grown on one limb.
Our popular young friend John
Ward has gone to Oxford, Miss, to
complete his studies.
Wards Pharmacy now has one OF
the largest stocks OF school supplies
in South Mississippi.
Mr.. d. A. Shows, a successful far.
mer of Mosele r. J, was in town to-
day and called at our office.
II you don't believe tha Il rohibition
prohibits, visit Ellisvillse ~ never
see sign OF liquor in our~fsi.s.
In some portions of Louisiana cat
tie are being killed by dipping, the
arsenic baths being too strong.
The camp Of the Wassau Lumber
Co. will be moved to point three
miles east OF the present location.
While there is black-leg among cat
tie in neighbvring counties, our stock
keeps healthy and in fine condition.
Miss Rivers Eddins, a Bay Springs
girl, attempted to commit suicide by
taking carbolic acid. Her life was
saved.
There has been an advance OF 8I per
thousand in the Southern lumber ma r.
ket on special cuttings and railroad
In spite OF the dry weather, Mr.
Joo Cough has . splenid fall garden.
Joe Cough makes = success of what
ever be undertakes.
Our EIlisville merchants say busi-
ness is improving all the while, and
they look for good trade the COM
ing fall and winter.
The Jones County News is now pre-
pared to turn out the most upro-date
job printing. aud eli work sent US is
executed with dispatch.
Prof. Hubbard says he thinks our
A. II. S. will have all the students it
can accommodate. New pupils are
coming in oil the while.
Major s. A. Jonas, author OF nThe
Note" and the Oldest Ed
itor in our State, died Sunday at his
homo In Aberdeen, Miss.
There is a big new enterprise
probably for Ellisville, and which
will give the town . great boost and
add largely to its population.
Mr.. M. B. McSwain says 1t ia high
ly profitable to raise velvet bean seed
for sale Ia Jones county. And moth
Ing improves land like them.
The Board OF Supervisors OF Forrest
county reduced the levy OF / 1-2 and
2 mills in the county for the year 1915
as compared with that OF 1914.
Mr. Ring says he will probably
move to North Carolina next year,
unless our people want him again to
look after the tobacco business.
Mr.. M. B. McSwain was In town
with q colt that weighed over
|, 100 pounds at 28 months old, which
be largely raised on carpet grass.
The greatest danger now Is that
farmers will next year turn into cot
sontots and plant their front yards
and house-tops in the 1eecy staple.
The banks will loan farmers money
,n their cotton this fail at six per
,ent. 1t will pay you to hold, ~ the
'rop will be four million bales short.
Soso, hustling town on the q. & s.
!. railroad, is now lighted by electric
ty, and the curfew on the lights 10 |
,ot sounded until 10 O'Clock At night.
Read the attractive shoe advertise |
nent OF The Leader of Laurel, In our
PAPER today. 1t gives you some
faiued information about buying !,
hoes.
Mr.. Turnipseed has had made new
Dad With handsome picture of our
ID. 5. on the cover. Prot. Hubbard |
ays his school highly appreciates
his nice compliment.
You now never hear politics men
Toned, and every one seems content |
nth the result Of the election. Our
,eople ara now turning their Atten- |
ion 70 material matters.
Last Sunday Mr.. J. J. Gross left his |
automobile on one OF the principal |
'treets OF Laurel, and on his return |
ound the upholstered cushions cut to |
'ieces with . dnil knife.
Mrs. ]. D. Boxtel who has been on
"a extended visit to her son In Salt !!
lake City, 10 expected homo Sunday, |
drs- bOxtel has . score of friends In |
who welcome her back.
Mosquitoes are worse now than in
nanv years. There 10 some cause for
his. and we suggest that our Mayor
lave = search made in back yards Of
for stagnant water.
Cotton futures for March are sell |
nR In New Orlerns at 1l.57 and spots
re worth 1920. Didn't the News tell |
arrners the truth about cotton? II will |
'e worth around Is cents BY spring.