The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01

Natchez-Contract for the con
struction of the building of the $15O,OOS
plant of the National Box company
here have been let.
Starkville.-One of the most highly
respected citizens and Confederate
veterans, Judge w. H. Reynolds, is
dead at his home here.
Clarksdale.-Quon Jung, a China
man Of this city proved himself to be
a loyal American citizen when he sub
scribed for a $500 Liberty Bond.
decentralization county won the
first prize for its exhibit at the state
fair. with keen competition from Lee,
which won second. Yazoo won third
McComb City.-Henry Carruth of
this place has returned from, his
grandmother's at Auburn, where she
celebrated her one hundredth birth
day.
Natchez.-Chas. Dixon Of New Har-
mony, Ind, a member of the supply
company of the 152d infantry, who died
at Camp Shelby at Hattiesburg, was
buried here.
Bay st. Louisa party OF five from
Harrison county were tried on a charge
of hunting in Hancock county without
the proper licenses, and were fined 81
each and costs.
Natchez-By an unanimous vote the
proposition to replace the present fire
fighting equipment or Natchez with
motor apparatus was carried in the
special municipal election.
Greenville.-K.. H. Ashley sold one
bale Of cotton here that brought him
net $3S2.5O, besides the seed. The cot
ton was Hager's long staple, weighed
785 pounds and brought so cents a
pound.
Hazlehurst.-Webb Buckley shot and
killed Will Slater at the home of Joe
Smith in this city. A single-barrel
shot gun was used by Buckley. Buck
ley is a son-in-law of Smith. The cause
Of the killing is said to be jealously.
Grenville.-Assistan U. s. Engineer
e. c. Tolliver and others of the corps
Of government engineers were in
Greenfield making arrangements for
the actual work and the new concrete
landing on the river front, and for the
new revetment work
Baldwyn.-The Baldwin auxiliary
Of the Red Cross Society, organized
three month ago, now has 200 mem
bers, and has sent 410 articles, consist
ing Of mufflers, socks, comfort bags,
pajamas and hospital garments, to
Tupelo, for the use of our soldiers in
France.
Purvis. Exhibits by the Lamar
county boys corn club made here un-
der the supervision of County Agent
]. w. Overstreet, reflected credit on
the boys who contested for the prizes
awarded by County Supt. Of Eduea-
ton A. Q. Broadus, and by the Lamar
county board of supervisors.
Brookhaven-Louis Cohn, assignee
of the defunct Commercial Bank and
Trust Company of this city, which fail
ed in January, 1914. has $4,000 in cash
and assignments of deposit on hand to |
go toward the payment of the eighth |
10 per cent dividend, which requires
an amount of $4,000 to make.
Greenville.-Severals stores in Green
vile have been robbed recently, the
burglars entering through skylights.
The pcdice cleverly trapped the sky
light theft in a clothing store. He
proved to be Jack French, II years
old, and news butch on the Southern
railway coming into Greenville on an
evening train.
Toccopola.-The body Of Daniel
Brown, an aged negro inmate Of the
Lafayette county home for the poor
was found in the Market pasture a
few miles south. of Oxford, by another
negro, who, seeing vultures lighting
in the pasture, went to investigate and
found the dead body.
Magnolia. more Magnolia
boys have joined the army, neither Of
whom is old enough to be drafted for
service. They are Jewell E. Pierce.
son Of DR.. A. T. Pierce, and ]. G. Ma
gee, son Of Joe E. Magee. They en-
listed in the ambulance corps Of the
army and left for New York
Kosciusko.-The boys pig club of
Attala county held its first annual ex-
hibition here The club is less than
one year old and has an enrolment of
85 members, boys line years old. All
Of the boys own at least one regis
tered pig.
Through the efforts Of Mrs.
9. M. Lake, director for the woman's |
department Of the South Mississippi I
'air, a large part of the display of the {
girls canning clubs has been donated c
Is a Christmas fund for the soldiers. Q
other exhibits have been I
donated for the same purpose.
Cleveland.=The record price here q
or one bale Of cotton was made when 7
& Thomas sold bale weigh i
ng 7S0 pounds to Humphreys & Co. T
or 1870 per pound, bringingefor the y
,otton alone s38025. Allowing $50 for I
he seed, the bale brings $430.25. Q