The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-10-18
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

securing sufficient men for section
crews.
Lambert.-The Lambert Red Cross
chapter shipped a large supply Of
goods to headquarters at New
Orleans.
Soldwater--S. y. WOoten, Mrs. G.
X. Avant and Miss Metra Hawkins
have organized a Red Cross branch
at Moore's school.
Jaclxson-Sixty automobiles were
destroyed in a fire that broke out
here in the Hines Auto company's
TuIcanizing department.
Crystal Springs. Charlie Girls
ler, of the Methodist church of Brook
haven, assumed charge of the Method
ist revival services here.
EllisvilIe-Tbirty negroes left Jones
county for Camp Pike, Ark. This is
the first contingent of the negro draft
to be sent from this county.
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Biloxi.-The National Nut Growers
association in annual convention here,
having opened with delegates present
principally from Southern states.
Hattiesburg. than $475,OOO
worth of Liberty Bonds have been
purchased by the soldiers at Camp
Shelby since the opening of the cam
paign at the camp.
Natchez.-The drive to secure the
1897, 900 allotment for the Liberty
loan assigned to Natchez and Adams
county has started here with every
Indication Of success.
Biloxi-A bond issue of $4,000 has
been authorized by the mayor and
board OF aldermen to be used for the
streets and opening others in the
Back Bay region Of Biloxi.
Jackson.-Active efforts in Missis-
sippi to raise 100000, the states
share Of the Y. M. C. A. war work
fund, are under way with Leroy
Percy, of Greenville, in charge OF the
plans.
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Greenville.-The Delta Light and
Traction company has received sew
era1 new cars for the Greenville street
railway, which were put in service.
The new cars were the Irish green
colors and are neat, comfortable and
comodious.
Columbus Through the efforts of
Mrs. NJ NJ. Green, secretary of the
American Red Cross society for the
Columbus district, a local Red Cross
chapter has been organized at the
Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College in this city.
Blue Mountain.-Lowrey Memorial
Baptist church has called DR.. R; A.
KimbFough, Of Vicksburg, Miss, TO
be its pastor, to succeed DR.. w. E..
Farr, who resigned recently to accept
the pastorate Of Baptist church in
the Mississippi Delta.
]. S. Koonce, 95, Torrance Miss.
died at Baptist Memorial Hospital,
Memphis, from injuries received in
a mill accident at Torrance several
days ago. His clothing was caught in
the shafting. Koonce suffered broken
arms and internal injuries.
Hattiesburg. = The Hattiesburg
American, the afternoon newspaper
succeeding the Hattiesburg Herald,
made its initial appearance. The
American is owned by a stock COM
pany Of local interests and is edited
and managed by Howard S. Williams.
Charleston Friends of T. G. James
are in receipt Of telegraphic advices
from him that his young boar, Scis-
sors, won the championship in the ju-
nior yearling class and won the grand
championship of the Duroc breed at
the International hog show in prog
ress at Omaha, Neb.
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Hattiesburg.-By a unanimous vote
the members of the Parents and
Teachers Association of Hattiesburg
at five separate meetings held in the
five schools Of the city voted to ask
the voters to hold an election to pass
on authorizing a special levy for the
schools Of Hattiesburg.
Crystal Springs.-The city clerk
has been instructed to Graw up notes
for five years time, to be signed by
property owners whose property has
concrete sidewalks abutting thereon
If they refuse to sign the street com.
missioner will be instructed to pro-
cceed to take up the walks in front
OF the property.
Canton.-A soldier named T. L. Lun
dy on his way to Lexington, jumped
off of train No. and had his right
leg crushed below the knee. It seem:
he had cut another soldier pretty bad
" at the camp in Jackson and was try
Ing to make his way to Lexington. HI
was sent to Jackson to the hospital
where he died.
Pass. Christian.-A plan has beer
/ launched hers to convert the neutral
ground on the beach front, between
! the highway and the water line Of
! Mississippi sound. into park about si1
. miles in length.
Biloxi.-Reports brought here By
. Cant. William Bayley of Chandelier
: salovd ora IN the effect that during the