The north Mississippi herald., 1920-01-23
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Mr.. Hammer Collins made trip
to Memphis today.
Mr.. John Wagner is suffering
from an attack Of lumbago.
Mr.. Carson Hughes has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Oakland.
Mr.. Carlyle Kuykendall made his
regular trip to Memphis, Sunday.
| DR.. Cy Shipp, state sanitary in
spection officer spent Sunday with
relatives in the city.
The public roads leading into
Water Valley are in bad condition,
| the worst for years.
Mrs. J. B. Atkinson and children
are visiting relatives and friends in
Kosciusko this week.
| Farmers are selling wood cut
stove-length at $12 per cord. The
wood is green at that.
Carpenters are busy this week put
ting a new roof on Mr.. c. I. VIII
liams' residence on Main street.
Donovan Barber, who is attending
the excellent school at Taylor, Miss,
spent Wednesday with his father in
this city.
Mrs. A. w. Moss and little son
are spending the week in Green
wood, the guests of DR.. and Mrs. L.
H. Smith and family.
Mr.. L. B. Murphy, one of the live
wire, progressive farmers of this
community, made a business trip to
Memphis, Wednesday.
See Miss Hannah at Ham,
ner's and hear the latest of all
music-Edison, and others.
Phone 81.
Misses Jewel Gamble and Katie
Mcmahon, of Oxford, spent Sunday
in the city the pleasant guests of
Miss Annie Mae McNamee.
Mr. Homer Wood, of Evansville,
Ind, is spending a couple of weeks
here with his father, Mr.. R. N. Wood
and other relatives and friends.
Billie Williams the colored engine
hostler after 81 years of service for
the l. C. Railroad Co., has been re-
tired and placed on the pension list.
Father Joseph has had the old
cupola removed from st. Patrick s
Church, and erected the large
wooden cross where the cupola
originally was placed.
Mr.. o. T. Hammer is having cases
and racks built in the north side OF
his furniture store room and when
completed will put in a stock of
heavy and shelf hardware.
Rev. E. T. Mobberly, pastor OF
the Baptist Church at Lexington,
Miss, for the past five years, was IL
visitor in the city Wednesday, and
preached in the Baptist Church that
evening.
Mr.. Hugh Woods, who is now
| locomotive engineer running from
| Vicksburg to Shreveport, came
Sunday and visited relatives and
friends here until the folio wing
Wednesday.
Mr.. Joe Wilson, of New Albany.
has purchased the Cobb farm near
Banner and will erect heading and
stave mill on the farm. Mr.. Will
son and family are moving on the
farm this week.
Mr.. Sam Moore purchased the old
frame Episcopalian Church building
at the corner of Main and Clay
streets, consideration $4,000
Workmen are busily engaged this
week in razing the building.
Mr.. Danny Mcmillan, round
house foreman of the Y. & M. V. at
Vicksburg, came Monday and Is
spending the week in the city with
his father and other relatives and
friends.
The petition for pardon for George
Goodwin was presented to the Par
don Board at their regular January
session and after considering the
same the Board placed Mr.. Good
wins name on the meritorious list
for final action at their April meet
ing.
Rev. J. E. Hobson, Messrs. r. F.
Kimmons, H. M. Baddley, A. w.
Moss, Charles Moss and Harry
Jolley represented the Water Valley
Presbyterian Church at meeting
of Laymen of North Mississippi
Presbytery held at Grenada, Thurs
day. All report most enjoyable
and profitable session.
Mayor John w. Tarver, who
has been ill for the past two weeks,
went to Chicago Monday for the
purpose of undergoing an opera
ton Owing to an epidemic of "fu'
raging in Chicago, Mayor Tarver
returned home Wednesday and later
will go back for the operation.
Mr.. W, H. Harvey, the progressive
and hustling proprietor of the Wat
er Valley Ice Plant, this week is
busily engaged in installing new
30-ton capacity water tank at the
plant The new tank and other
improvements under way means the
expenditure of approximately s10,-
600
Rev. j. R. G. Hewlett, of Water
Valley, spent several days here the
first of the week, looking after busi
ness interests. While here, Mr..
Hewlett let the contract for build
| inc of his residenea on North Sa-