The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-04


gone 70 New Orleans. where they win
embark on an English ship carrying
var horses and mules to France.
West recently shipped a carload Of
butter to Chicago. II is said this was
the largest amount ever shipped at
one time from Mississippi The car
was well labeled "Grown-in-Missis.
sippi"
A tragedy occurred at Russell, u
miles east Of Meridian, recently, when
two little negro boys, eight and ten
years. sons Of Bill Pringle, were run
over and killed by a Southern passen.
ger train.
Work on Laurels new school build
ing to take the place Of the old Cen
trail school, began May 81 The struc-
ture must be ready for occupancy by
September Is. The new building viii
cost $4,000.
The only negro normal school in
the state Of Mississippi will be held
at NatcheE, beginning June IA and
lasting for four weeks. The normal
win be in charge OF J. H. Owings. su-
perintendent Of the city schools Of
Natchez. About 800 from over the
state are expected.
James Roselle, a citizen Of Green
Vile, died as the result OF an Gmputa-
ton Of the arm. More than two
months ago as Mr.. Roselle was leav-
ing his store for home in the evening,
he was held up by a robber and shot
in the arm. The arm was later am
putated, but the infection from the
inflamed arm reached the body With
fatal results.
Nine Of the 1915 law graduates Of
the University of Mississippi were ad-
mitted to the state bar May &c before
Chancellor J. G. McGowen Of the Third
chancery court district Of Mississippi
at Oxford. There are 20 graduates
and each Of them is entitled to be ad-
mitted to the bar upon the successful
completion Of the final examinations
in the law department Of the univer
sity.
During an electric thunder and rain
storm at Greenville May n, lightning
struck the spire Of st. Joseph's church
and set fire to the building. After
heroic efforts the building was saved
with damage of $500. St. Joseph's
Is one Of the handsomest churches In
the state. St Matthews Colored
Methodist Church, a brick structure,
was also considerably damaged by
lightning. The rainfall was more
than two inches in a few hours.
John Ware, 80 years old, son Of Mrs. !
R. A. Ware of Belzoni and two ne
groes, George Anderson and Willie |
Mitchell, were struck by lightning and /
instantly killed May rs during hard |
wind and rainstorm on the farm Of
w. C. Gillespy, on SKY Lake, about
six miles north OF the town. The men
had run into a cotton house when the
storm came up. Stephenson Archer,
Jr.. who was with Mr.. Ware. was
stricken down also, but soon revived.
The storm vas terrific in Belzoni and
north.
Thomas Burke. negro, a resident OF
died May 81 at the age Of
los. He is believed to have been the
oldest men in the county.
The preliminary survey Of the va
zoo & Southwestern railway, between
Yazoo City and Carthage, has been
and the surveying party has
to Yazoo City to make maps
and drawings from their field notes
R. H. Douthal. secretary Of the Yazoc
Club, viii go to work at
once to secure deeds to the rights OF
way. II these can be secured prompt
", the work Of actual construction Of
The road will speedily follow. The line
runs in a generally westerly direction
going through Benton, crossing the
Big Black river near Vaughan, on the
Illinois Central railway, and on east
through Camden. in Madison county.
hence due east to Carthage. The PEG
pie Of the latter place have secured
he rights Of way all the way through
county and through Leake to
Carthage. The new route will tap
very rich section and win supply trans.
1ortation facilities which have long
been needed IN the development Of ter
-itory rich in timber and agriculture
Miss Louis CroWell Of the Yalobusha
4. H. s. faculty, Oakland. has been ap
,ointed county agent in charge Of girls
tanning clubs. Miss Crowell Is now
at work in this county and re-
,orts the girls enthusiastic over this
work.