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ted suicide by cutting his throat.
George Parnell young white man,
was found frozen to death near Scooba.
| The progressive citizens of Magno-
liza met and organized a business
league.
A new bank is being organized in
Gulfport, to be known as the Bank of
Gulfpolt-
| The annual conference of South Mis-
sissippi ministers will be held in Hat
tiesburg this week.
The spring term of federal court
will convene at Biloxi the third Mon
day in February.
The sale of Stanton Hall near
Natchez, has been confirmed by Chan
cellor R. w. Cturer.
A. R. Taylor of Bentonia, owner OF
Egypt plantation, sold out to Geo. w.
Killebrew of Nashville.
A. S. Yerger was arrested at ViCks-
burg, charged with the embezzlement
Of large sum of money.
Owing to the weather conditions at
Friars Point the January term of the
circuit court was postponed
The citizens of the second district
of Monroe county voted to issue s40,-
600 worth of good roads bonds.
A big land sale was consummated
near Okolona by w. A. Houston, when
he sold tract comprising $50 acres.
A movement is now being waged by
which YaZoo county will be able to
boast a canning club demonstration.
The high price of flour and other
bakers materials has caused the clos
ing of the Hattiesburg steam bakery.
The county treasurer at Waynes-
boro has received $4,000 from the
sale of additional good roads bonds.
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state auditor and prominent in Missis-
sippi politics, were inferred at Aber-
deem.
The embargo against cotton which
was put on by both congresses at
Clarksdale several weeks ago was
raised.
Lumber manufacturers at Laurel are
anticipating visit on February s. Of
of nearly one hundred retail lumber
dealers.
The jury in the case Of Ben Gunnels,
tried at Brookhaven for murder of Will
Kyzar. Dec. 10, returned verdict OF
not guilty.
An effort will be made to secure
bond issue for the establishment of
municipal ice plant in connection with
the Meridian waterworSs.
Eight persons narrowly escaped
death at a grade crossing at Hatties-
burg when Gulf, Mobile & Northern
freight train crashed into two wag-
ons.
S. B. Street. Jr., president of the
chamber Of Lowndes county, has been
| named the delegate to the Meridian
highway association meeting at Alton,
ILL.,, early in February.
The bank of Woodland, under the
direction of L. B. Bays and j. T.
Thomas, will soon distribute to the
Woodland Poultry club two hens and
a cockerel for each member.
The sidewalks of Capitol street
must not be INSTRUCTED by any form of
signs, bicycle racks, peanut stands,
garbage cans or movable objects, &C.
cording to recent orders from the CON-
missioners.
A very remarkable incident took
place In Hattiesburg at the Gen. r. e.
Lee memorial exercises at the giving
| of the Crosses Of Honor These cross'
es were pinned on the veterans by
their granddaughters.
|
Lost for "a hours in the swamps,
| without food except couple of ham
sandwiches, and a cold, drizzly rain
falling, was the experience which be-
fell R. D. Macarthur, prominent con-
tractor of Meridian, and his young son.
|
Judge d. M. Miller has called Off
the special session of the Copiah coun-
ty circuit court that was to have con-
yened on Monday, Feb. 5. The reason
given is that the farmers are late in
starting their crops, owing to the con-
tinued bad weather.
| The entertainment committee OF the
Progressive club at Clarksdale held a
meeting at the office of the secretary
and named Wednesday Ian. 81, as the
date for the annual meeting and ban
quet.
Two pure-bred Hereford bulls have
been purchased by the Moore Hag-
gerty lumber company, to head their
herd at Kenmore.