The Southern herald., 1919-10-24
LIBERTY, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1919
MISSISSIPPI
Happenings You
Are Interested In


Lambert-Constant rains have re
suited in in serious damage to the cot.
ton crop.
Meridian.-The Fifth Street Meth,
dist church was badly damaged by fire
of an unknown origin.
Booneville.-The sheriff's office is
getting ready to begin the collection Of
taxes for the current year.
Como, Disaster marks crop reports
from this territory because of the con-
tlnued rain and hot weather.
Como.-An ice plant is the latest ad-
dition to Como's rapidly expanding in
dustrial and business section.
Blue Mountain-In spite of the sign
ing of the armistice, Tippah boys are
still enljsting for military service.
Starkville.-The dairy club organiza-
tlon was organized recently at the A.
and NJ. college for the ensuing year.
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Starkville.- plans have been
completed for the script" dance, which
Is to be given at the A. and M, college
on October 81.
Greenwood-Th Greenwood post Of
the American legion, to be known as
post 30, was organized at the chamber
of commerce.
Scooba-Much interest is centering
around the new bank of Scooba which
will be known as the Merchants and
Farmers bank
New Albany Union county ed
ucational association held its first
meeting for the present school year in
he courthouse here.
Ellisville.-The Jones county board
Of supervisors has fixed the assessment
Of property at about two mills increase
over JHdl VI last year,
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Yazoo City-Good, rich delta land
continues to attract big and little in.
vestors, and there seems to be no indi.
cation of the interest tagging
Magnolia. receiver and credit
DIS of the White cotton mills, South
McComb, have received an offer Of
B270,OO0 cash for the mills property.
Vicksburg Frederick Gordon Speed,
grand secretary of the grand lodge of
Masons in Mississippi for the last
eight years, died at his home in this
city.
Louisvllle-A party of citizens in
the county are making preparations to
organize banking institution here
under the name of the Louisville home
bank.
Blue Mountain-The Chalybeate camp
of the Woodmen of the World, situated
In the upper end of this county, Sun
day, October 26, will hold double un-
yelling.
Jackson.-Warren county has ap-
proved the issue of $50O,OOO in bonds
for building good roads by vote Of
over 900 affirmative to eight in the
negative.
Crystal Springs The greatest vege
table industry for which this section
is famous throughout the country is
beginning to assume shape for next
seasons OPERATIONS.
Verona.-The series Of heavy rains
has retarded cotton picking in this sec
tion. The farmers of Verona are hust
lers and usually keep close up with
gathering the open cotton.
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Agricultural College.-Two foreign
countries and sixteen states are rep
resented in the 1341 students who
have enrolled in the Mississippi A
and NJ. College for the session of 1919
1920.
Hattiesburg. Daughters o.
the Confederacy gave complimentary
reception to the local Confederate vet
erans, of whom there are about 100 il
Forrest county, and half Of whom wer'
present.
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New Albany civic league ant
new century club of New Albany hav'
launched campaign for funds will
which to build cottage on the groun'
Of the state tuberculosis sanitarium a
Magee.
Natchez.-The Lone Star Trail assc
citation which is promoting highwa,
from San Diego, Cal, to Jacksonville
Fla, is actively behind the movemen
to bridge the Mississippi river a
Natchez.
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Sardis.-At a recent meeting Of th