The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-01-16
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amount, and Sardis is the first town
between Memphis and Grenada to re-
ceive the service.
Tupelo-Mrs. Josephine Armstrong
died at the residence of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. G. Milan. Mrs. Arm
strong was in her seventy-seventh
year She had been Ill for almost
year. She was the daughter of the
late DR.. Charles Bessonett and Eliza
beth Swift Bessonett, and was born
at Richmond, Miss.
Hattiesburg.- notwithstanding the
fact that Mississippi's campaign to
raise $150,000 for the Armenians and
Syrians has been postponed until Feb.
$40, Forrest county conducted the
drive as originally scheduled, Jan. IL
10. The county's quota is $4,000, and
it is expected that this amount will
be secured in the early days OF the
drive.
Yazoo City.-In the further develop
ment of the cooperative shipment or
live stock from Yazoo City, it is
planned by the county demonstration
to have regular days for shipping.
From Yazoo City shipments will be
made on the first Monday and Tues
day after the first Monday of each
month Regular shipments will also
be made from Bentonia.
Co1,,,,b,,a Con u PillupS who
| for number of years commanded the
Mississippi National Guard, and who
us widely known in military circles
throughout the state, died at his home
here, his death following long i'll
ness Gen. Billups, who was sixty-nine
years old, was prominent in financial
as we'll as in military circles, having
for many years past been member
| of the board of directors of the Column
bus National Bank.
Guntown-The stockholders Of the
Bank of Guntown held their annual
meeting recently. The statement
showed the bank to be in a healthy
and prosperous condition The net
earnings were more than 20 per cent.
The regular five per cent semi-annual
dividend was declared and an extra
dividend of two per cent. A 10 per
cent salary bonus was paid to the Off
GERS and employees as recognition OF
their efficient work during 1918.
Meridian-Farmers are jubllant over
the recent snowfall, and declare that
the snow deposits needed lime and
softens the earth. The year of snow
| fall is generally followed by bumper
| crop, farmers say. In addition to aid
ing the soil, farmers say that crop de-
stroying Insects have been killed and
they hope the boil weevil has suffered
along with the others.
Columb@.-Joe Pace, charged with
| desertion from Camp Beauregard, was
carried to Camp Shelby by Sheriff Jno
! Williams of Lowndes county, under
order from the war department at
Washington. Pace is a white man, and
it is alleged deserted from camp last
July just before his command sailed
| for France. He succeeded in eluding
| the officers for weeks, but was arrest
| ed in this city after lively chase.
Jackson.-The directors and trus
tees of the Mississippi Baptist hospital
have taken a long step in the right di-
rection, as generally considered, in
their choice of a superintendent for
that important and growing institu-
| ton. The man selected is DR.. Robert
! S. Curry, citizen of Jackson since 1910
in which year he was appointed by
| Gov. Noel as superintendent of the
state blind institute, where he succeed
ed DIR. w. S. Sims, who had resigned
Wneu the time came for selection of
spperiutgudent for the present quad
ranaium Or. Curry declined to be an
( auolicau' for reappointment and after
serving IN a special capacity with the
! United States public health service re-
tired i'll order to take ur private prac-
tice. Dr. Curry is considered wei fit
ted for the responsible post which has
been rendered him and which he has
accepted
There were 1896 cases Of influ-
enza reported to the state board of
health by about two-thirds of the ply
sicians during October, when the dis
ease was in epidemic form, according
to DR.. w. S. feathers, executive Off
Ger. OF this number S4,373 cases We're
reported among whites and 1888
cases among the colored population.
DR.. feathers estimates that about
one-third of the physicians Of the
state did not report on the return post
cards furnished by the state board of
health, and that several hundred cases
did not come under physicians care,
He estimates the total number of cases
around 100000,
Calhoun City. DR.. B. N. Webb,
recently of Calhoun City, but resi-