The Neshoba Democrat., 1920-08-12
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


county, Aug. 13 has been set as the
day when all business and farming
will be stopped and when every able
bodied man in the county will don oy-
erals and work the roads Of the coun,
ty. The mass meeting Monday was
called Monday to get some action on
the roads, which are notoriously bad.
The board of supervisors was called
in and reported that they were help
less on account of the scarcity of la
Dor, and then the "road day" was de-
cided upon.
Blue Mountain.-Because of the
great increase in the volume of traf.
fic over the G., M. & N. Railroad since
its recent Mobile, Ala, to Jackson,
Tenn, the railway has found 1T neces-
sary to lease number of locomotives
. for this division from the Illinois Cen.
trail, using these engines on passenger
runs. The entire equipment of the
G., M. & N, it is understood, is being
taxed to its limit by the unprecedented
amount of business now being handled
by the line.
Blue Mountain.-While In Rome re-
Gently On her way to Paris, where she
is studying French and literature, Miss
Mary Ruth Whittle of this place had
the pleasure of a presentation to the
Pope.
Jackson, Miss. A. Ramey, agricul-
tural statistician for the United
States bureau Of crop estimate, reports
very substantial improvement in the
condition Of the Mississippi cotton
crop.
Blue Mountain.-An old-fashione6
singing school, intended to promote
community, singing, began at Dean.
town, on the outskirts of Blue Noun
tain, on Aug. and will continue II
days.
StarkviIle. race for treasurer
of Oktibbeha county was finished with
Morris Cohen the winner by a plural.
ity OF 29 votes over his nearest oppo.
nent.
Senatobias ALL kinds OF crops have
made splendid progress the past week.
! The boil weevil has not appeared as
rapidly as was thought few weeks
ago.
ct. IN rr,.o -; -. .rd Mice T2ac.
sic Evers were married at the brides
home in Sunflower county, six miles
east OF this place,
ed sweet potatoes are shipping them
daily to the out of town merchants
and receiving very satisfactory returns
for the shipments.
Meridian.-Farmers report crop
prospects Nm Alabama the best in
years. Corn is maturing fast and the
crop is abundant.
Water valley.-John G. Chapman,
an aged Confederate veteran, died at
his home after long illness, at the
age Of II years.
sssas
Greenville--Miss Kathryn s. San
ford of Covington, Tenn, and III. r..
Written Of Htllhouse were united in
marriage.
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Blue Mountain. After remaining in
active many weeks, real estate here is
beginning to resume It's former ac-
tivity.
,Baldwyn.--Tn the municipal election
held here, Hon. H. S. Phillips defeated
his opponent, w. A. Stocks.
Greenville.-At the regular monthly
meeting of the Washington county
board OF supervisors an order was
passed authorizing. the purchase Of
bloodhounds to be trained and kept
under the charge of the sheriff, to be
used to capture criminals.
Crystal Springs. - A campaign
launched here by the finance commit,
tee of the new $4,000 Methodist
CuuTCll, INV uuu0I OOuA % VI SoAosAu
tion, resulted in a net gain Of $1,000,
according to a report submitted to the
building committee.
| Crystal Springs.-On account of the
prohibitive price of mine-run coal,
/ Superintendent Williams, OF the mu.
niciDal power plant uses slabs pur-
chased from nearby sawmills with a
saving to the plant of about $500 per
month.
Jackson. The Mississippi Railroad
Commission assembled for the regular
August session. with George r. Ed
wards OF McCool. president; VIM. B.
Wilson of Corinth and M. G. Morgan
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