The Jones County news., 1920-10-07
Notes of Interest
From HI Parts
Of Mississippi

tile ensuing year
Meridian.-Pe Petitions asking for an
election for the building Of 100000
city auditorium were presented to the
city council.
hka.-The farmers Of Tishomingo
county are being urged by the mer-
chants and others to grow more feed
and. less cotton.
Newton.-The faculty Of the Newton
public school, which has just closed
successful session here, will serve at
the coming session.
s,s
Hattiesburg The city campaign In
behxff Of the. South Mississippi Meth
odist Hospital has already gone over
the amount promised.
- fdka.-Continnou rain in this sec
ton for the past 80 days has caused
quite delay, in the construction OF
new roads contracted for.
Waynesboro.-A special term OF the
chancery court was convened here
with Special Chancellor Dave Faith
cree Of Quitman presiding.
Tunica.-Rey. E. Nash Boyle Of
Clarksdale deliYered the commence
ment sermon to the graduating class
of Tunica Agricultural High School.
Jackson.-The Mississippi Highway
Commission met at the old capitol and
spent a busy day allotting federal
funds available for road construction
work.
shannon.-one of the finest car
loads of hogs that has ever been
shipped from this section was forward
ed to the National Stock Yards, East
st. Louis
Jackson Ten moonshine stills in
one week in two counties in Mississip.
pi-that:is the record Of E. s Chap
man and Claude B. Allen, federal pro-
hibition agents.
Kosciusko. The United States civil
service commission will hold an exam
ination for clerks on June II, 1920,
in this city, to fill vacancies in the
Kosciusko office.
Yazoo City.-The Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company has Just
completed stretching two additional
pairs Of wires for toll lines between
hsre and Jackson, !.
Canton-The ladies' Of the Method
list Church Of Canton and vicinity held
rift shop here, selling eatables and
things to wear About $3.50 will be
realized from the sale.
canton.-The Farmers Gin Co. has
been incorporated by w w Cunning
ham 0. B. Noble, ]. NJ. Maxwell, S.
G. Loeb, F. H. Parker and T. II. San
didge with a capital stock of $4,000.
Ellisville.- The prospects for good
cotton crop in this section are bad.
The cool weather and the rains have
multiplied the boll weevils and they
are doing serious damage to the cot
ton.
-AtAN
occurred in Leflore county during this
year. 1920, up to May II, has totaled
1878 inches. For the same period
during 1919 the precipitation was 24.SO
inches.
Natchez.-S Sunday marked the SSrd
birthday Of Mayor w G. Benbrook Of
Natchez. Mayor Benbrook is now
serving his 32d year as municipal head
of the city and has held office contin-
uously the entire period.
Canton. The short course for the
instruction Of boys and girls in all OF
the activities fostered through demon
stration agents began at Camden
where the Madison County Agricult'
ural High School is located.
Jackson-As a means of stimulat'
ing community life and democracy in
Mississippi, three days in June will
be observed as "Neighbors Days" and
they are thus officially designated in
a proclamation by Gov. Lee NJ Russell.
New Albany.-The good people OF
the town of Ingomar are to be con
graduated for their beautiful come
back spirit as displayed in the rebuild
ing OF homes and business houses SO
recently destroyed by the terrible cy
clone which swept the county on the
morning Of April 20.
Macon -Noxubee county has for
many years been recognized as a good
live stock county and in recent years
considerable attention has been gaen
to that industry With the advent Of
the creamery came an awakened in
terest in the Jersey COW until now
there are some Of the finest pure-bred
Jersey herds to be found in the stats
here.
Jackson-Th shipby-truck caravan
promoted by local auto dealers and the
board Of trade left Jackson on south