The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27
MERIDIAN, MISS.

NNNNfN the election for bond issue of $75,0oo for good roads has been carried by the peo- pie of beat 3 in this county. Govern ment aid to the amount of $35,O00 is to he added to this amount, according to J. w. McBeath, chairman of the state highway commission, as soon as the reads to be paved can be determined upon by the road commissioners. A great deal of opposition to the issue developed and the result of the election is consid- cred a great victory by the good roads followers.
 Sheriff-elect John M. Martin, who takes charge of the office in this county Jan uary 1, has announced the appointment of A. E. McGee, member of the police force at present, as. jailer, and J. H. Wells, w. C. Moore and F. M. Woods as deputies
 Joseph Lloyd. young son of MT. and Mrs John A. Lloyd. while out hunting yesterday. was shot in the lower part or the body by members of another huntins party of boys It, appears that the boys W ho did the shooting used pistols and were some distance from young Lloyd at the time The latter, who had killed rabbit. held it high over his head so that the other hunting party could see It, when they began shooting( it is said at the rabbit held by the boy. Lloyd dropped to the ground to escape oein@ hit. but the firing continued and one bullet struck him. No arrests have been made It is thought the wound received by Lloyd is not serious.
 For the first time in the history Of Me ridian Christmas caroling by a large ruu,ber of citizens was feature of the day. Songs were sung on the city hall square along the streets and at the va rious hospitals The caroling was ar ranged by the ladies of the Meridian Federated clubs and was participated in by hundreds of singers.
 Another feature of Christmas day, staged by Shriners of Hamasa temple, who played santa Claus to the children of the Mississippi Widows and Orphans home The children were the recipients of many presents, including toys, nuts and fruits.
 In the afternoon of Christmas day Mt Barton Queen City lodge, No. 1S, Knights of Pythias conducted a community Christmas tree for about 300 children of the city who otherwise might have been deprived of such a pleasure The dis tribution of toys. fruits and nuts took place at the Pythian building and was one of the most interesting events of Christmas day.
 Anputation of the left leg was found necessary following the injury of Joseph Hyndes, assistant yardmaster in the Southern railway yards. here late yester- day, when he was hit by a switch engine Mr Hyndes, it appears, stepped from one track out of the way of an approach ing train on to another track and was hit by the engine that he did not see in time to avoid. He fell in such way as to get his left leg under wheel and it was so badly crushed that it could not be saved He also suffered other in iuries but not of a serious nature. and it is reported from the hospital that he will recover He has been in continuous employment of the road here for IS years.
 Mrs. Macie Creel is suffering from the effects of pistol bullet in the calf of her leg Officers who investigated the case say that Mrs. Creel handed a pistol which she thought she had unloaded to Homer Ponder. who wanted the weapon for a night watchman. In taking hold Of the pistol as it was handed to him, Fender is alleged to have playfully point ed it at the same time pulling the trigger. An explosion followed and the cartridge that Mrs Greet had overlooked was dis charged, inflicting painful but not se- rious injury.
 largest wholesale houses in Mississippi have presented each of their employees with d check covering one months sal ary, In the letter accompanying the check each employe was told that the same policy of rewarding merit would be made permanent for each year in the future