The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-03-20
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Jackson.-Farmers in this vicinity
were able to make some headway with
work in the fields during the last
week, three days of warm sunshine
having dried the soil and made plow
ing possible In the truck farming dis.
trict the farmers have been exceed
ingly busy trying to make up for lost
time. With weather ordinarily favor
able, and no more cold spells, the
truckers believe that crops will not be
far behind the normal.
oldwater-Norfleet Callicott, the
only Coldwater boy wounded during
the war, is visiting his mother. Young
Callicott was struck in the top of the
head by piece of shell while serving
as member of a gun crew. He was
in the hospital for a month as result
of the wound, but later returned to
active duty. He says the army sur
geons did wonderful work and he is
well pleased with the treatment he re-
ceived at their hands.
Greenwood. = Mississippi bankers
held series of group meetings that
proved about the most interesting of
any meetings of the kind that have
ever been held in Mississippi. These
meetings are held for the purpose of
bringing together the bankers, the
farmers and other business men Of
the different sections of the state for
the discussion of matters that are OF
vital concern to all of them.
Crystal Springs.-Astor Farmer, the
! six-year-old boy OF Cyrus Farmer of
this city, finding two loaded shells in
a dresser drawer and, with a knife,
took the contents out and placed the
powder on the fireplace. Then, strik'
ing a match, dropped it in the powder.
An explosion followed, while the
child's face was down over the pow
der He sustained severe burns all
over his face and eyes.
Biloxi-A degree team headed by
Exalted Ruler John P. Sullivan and
other officials and members Of the
New Orleans Lodge of Elks initiated a
class of eighty-four candidates here
last week in the presence of several
hundred members of the local and 9th
er coast lodges. An excellent program
was carried out, including a parade,
reception and banquet.
Grenada-W B. Hoffa, chairman of
the Grenada Business League, has re-
ceived a communication from the com.
manding officer, Lieut.. J. A. Murphrey,
of Payne Field, in regard to a landing
station at Grenada, which states that
be is desirous of making a permanent
landing station here as it is about half
way between Park and Payne Fields.
Greenville.-The destruction by Sun
days cyclone on Lakeside plantation,
the C. A. Heeb place, and the j. B.
Sinai place, near Grace, south Of
Greenville, is almost complete, hardly
a tenant house or barn being left
standing, while many were injured and
a large number of mules were killed
ashington.-Recess appointments
announced at the White House includ-
ed the reappointment of Bruce Alex
ander of Bonneville, to be United
States marshal for the Northern Dis
trict of Mississippi, and Floyd Loper
of Lake, Miss, to be United States
marshal for the Southern District
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Blue Mountain.-Booth Lowery, OF
the school of expression in Blue Noun
tain College, has closed contra
with DR.. w. F. Bond, state superin
tendent of education of Mississippi, to
deliver a course of lectures at the
State Summer Normals of N'9F'" 81
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