The Jones County news., 1915-02-11
Mississippi.

pose Senator John Sharp Williams, i
is now said.
Owing to the prevalence of rsbbiei
in the State, all dogs not muzzled ar,
ordered to be shot.
A negro near Hatuesburg disarm
ed county constable, took his re.
volver and escaped.
A white child, only one day old
was found on store gallery of Mr..
Ross Collins at Canton.
Mrs Bertha Gillard, who with her
infant died at Meridian Sunday night
was buried at Hickory.
Four men are held in Jackson In
connection with safe blowings at Nun.
roe and Shreveport, La.
Hon Pat Harrison, in supporting
the immigration bill in the House,
made very able speech.
Seven men and women were arrest
ed in jackson in connection with re-
cent post office robberies.
At dance and card party given
by negro at Summit, one negro
was killed and three wounded.
The horse of Oswald Kernagan, OF
Hattiesburg, ran away, fell and broke
its neck, and Oswald was badly hurt.
The sl5, 900 bonds for the building
OF the Agricultural School at Har-
mony in Clarke county, have been
sold. N.
An ordinance providing for q $780,
600 bond issue to maintain State
Fair at jackson was unanimously
adopted,
Gov. Brewer last week pardoned 25
convicts, all negroes, who we're sen-
tence more to collect fines than mete
out justice.
Twelve men have offered themselves
At Jackson for Pellagra test. They
will be inoculated with germs and
then cured.
AT Bass6eld a small son OF Elijah
Lee accidentally and fatally shot his
nine-year-old sister, with whom he
was playing.
In bitter attack against Senator
Stone Senator Vardaman defended
his own stand in opposing the ship
purchase bill.
The CornerDrug Store at Hatties-
burg, one of the best known establish
ments in that city, has gone into the
hands of a receiver.
Christv Russ, 2O-year-old boy who
went to Liverpool on cattle ship,
says he has seen enough signs of the
war to know 1t is hell. M
At Hazelhurst, Mrs. 7. A. 'Easley
was given verdict of $25,C00 against
a railroad for the death of her hus,
band, who was brakeman.
Reports from Hattiesburg are that
the lumber out lock is good. There
is much inquiry for yellow pine and
some orders are placed.
A negro near Natchez, attacked a
en-year-old white girl. The child
saved herself from violence by re-
markable presence of mind.
Bread has gone up in Hatticsburg. |
Merchants now receive rs instead OF
80 loaves for 81, and the size OF the
loaf is cut from IA to 13 ounces.
The Supervisors of Lauderdale
County have very wisely turned down
an appropriation of $500 for the bene-
fit of the San Francisco Exposition.
A negro desperate attacked Mr.. J
E. Payne at Newton, whom he had
attempted to arrest. The negro was
finally made prisoner and locked up.
Ed Johnson, negro employed in
the J. j. Newman lumber mill at
was struck by flying
piece of lumber in the stomach and
killed instantly.
A shoe seven feet long was made
in Gulfport, to be used by the Epi-
scopal church when they will present
the play of sThe Old Woman Who
Lives in Shoe"
The State Prison Commission will
establish two lime rock crushers, one
In upper and one in lower part of the
State, with convict labor, lime to be
sold to farmers at cost.
Last week crop of 1923 bales of
cotton were sold at Clarksdale for
II cents, the buyer paying freight
and compress charges. For some
time since cotton has been bringing
IL cents at Clarksdale.
Last Friday Gov. Brewer, on re-
of the Kinds county
Board of Supervisors. pnrdoned 46
legro misdemeanor convicts. The
Board was unwilling to expend $1,000
demanded by the sanitary inspector.
Samuel E. Flanagan. for 25 years
with the New Orleans and