The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-01-25

on the Illinois Central railroad, was
gutted by fire.
Natchez.-Inspector Of the inter
state commerce commission are exam
lining the physical property Of the Y.
& M. V.railway.
Neutrality-suspicious. are being per
fected for entertaining 600 visitors at
the Baptist church here Sunday at
what will be called homecoming day.
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Bolton.-There were 1889 bales Of
cotton ginned in Kinds county, from
the crop Of 1915 prior to January 1,
1917. as compared with 1873 bales
ginned to January 1, 1916.
| Corinth.-L. w. Murphy, civil engi-
neer Of the Corinth-to-the-G Gulf high
way, states that more than half the
road had been graded between Corinth
and the Prentiss county line.
Biloxi.-Committees were appointed
and other plans made for big carni-
val and mardi gras in Biloxi on Febru-
airy 20 at a meeting of the Biloxi Car
nival association in the city hall.
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Decatur.-The Bank of Decatur and
the Merchants Bank and Trust Co., of
Jackson, purchased the $4,000 bond
issue of beat 1 Newton county, for
! which they gave premium of $500.
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Toccopola-There are perhaps fewer
prisoners in the Lafayette county Jail
at the present time than at any SINH
lar season for number of years, be-
ing only nine prisoners in "durance
vile."
Houlka.-The Houlka Farm Loan as
sociation with As men and women
members met and perfected the organ
ization and received many applica-
tions. The amount of $4,000 was ap-
Piled for.
Hattiesburg.-M Malaria caused more |
Illness during 1916 than all other dis
eases combined in Forrest county, ac-
cording to a report by DR.. Robert DON
a'd, health officer for Forrest county |
AMI the city OF Hattiesburg.
Vicksburg-The finding of a coal |
deposit, or something in the nature of |
a coal deposit, on the Y. & NJ v. prop
erty north of the city, has awakened |
great and renewed interest in the min
eral possibilities of this section.
Starkville.-Rev. G. H. Thompson,
presiding elder of the Meridian dis
trict, succeeding Rev. ]. T. Leggett,
who was moved to Brookhaven, an
nounces the new schedule for the first
quarterly conference of the district
Tylertown.-The initial meeting of
the WalthaH County Farm lian associ-
alton was held here. Great enthusiasm
was demonstrated by the rs Walthall
county farmers who were present, and
IS eager for membership joined.
Hattiesburg hundred employees
at the Bond Lumber company's plant
at Bond, Miss, near here, are on strike
for higher wages. Owners of the mill
in conference with the employees an
nounce they expected to settle the con-
troversies and resume operations in
few days.
Houlka-The stockholders Of the
Bank of Houkla met and elected R. E.
Atwell, ]. c. Beasley, ], If. Cobb, w.
H. Griffin, o. NJ. Harrill and G. w.
Stubblefeld as directors for 1917. o.
M. Harrill, W. w. Griffin and R. E. At
well were chosen president, vice presi-
dent and cashier.
Hazlehurst-The cold weather has
not killed the cabbage plants already
planted in the fields. 1t is claimed that
the plants brought from places in
South and North Carolina are able to
stand much more cold than plants
raised here. But the plants here are
full of sap and it is feared that they
have been killed
NatcheZ The record kill OF hogs |
for the season was made at a local
packing plant for the week just ended. |
the number being 2,1O0. Shipments
came from every section in Mississippi
and many points in Louisiana In
cluded in the lot were number of CO.
operative shipments, for which prices
above the market were paid.
Senatobia.-P B. Founders, Senate,
bias new marshal, has passed the
word down the line that the "lid" is
going on; and that all the so-calIed
"blue laws" that ever have been placed
upon the statute books of the town are
going to be enforced. No restaurants
drug stores, or other places Of busi- ;
ness with soft drink stand open on |
Sunday for any purpose. /
Meridian-Many improvements will :
be recommended in the fire depart
nent, according to facts that have be-
come known since the selection Of Off
GERS has become back number. The
department needs fully 5000 feet of
nose and it is understood that Fire
Chief Powell will recommend to Mayor
that two new automobile
rucks be purchased and tractor !,
placed under the old hook and ladder =
Natchez.-Intense feeling has been
Iroused here by the supposed assas-
ination of R. P. Gibson, prominent q
voung planter of Adams county, who u
vas found dead in the doorway of his 0
plantation home, eighteen miles from :
1atchez.