Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
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News Of Mississippi
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Charleston Furniture Store and Resi-.
dences LeVeled by Blazes.
HAS $4,000 FiRE.

CharleSt0n.-On6 OF the most QlSaS'
trous fires that has ever visited this
place hit the southeast corner of
Court Square, completely destroying
the large two-story brick building Oc-
cupied by the McMullen Furniture
company on the first floor and the
handsome office apartments on the
second floor.
There is no clue as to the origin
of the fire, which had gained such
Roadway when discovered by the night
Waterman that no effort possible
could save the building or any part
of the large stock carried by the
McMullen Company, the loss in stock
amounting to $65,O0O, while the build
ing could not be replaced with less
than $4,000. From the McMullen
building the flames swept on to the
adjacent building occupied by the
Weinstein Mercantile Company, a
large department store, completely
destroying stock Of goods valued
at $4,000 The entire building hous,
ing this business was also destroyed.
Earlier in the night the home of
Ben Gordon was destroyed, the fire
originating in a defective flue.
Holly Srrings.-The Holly Springs
chamber of commerce passed resolu-
tions strongly indorsing the work OF
Home Economics Agent Miss Katye
Partridge and of the county demonstra-
ton agent, J. M. Thomson, in this
county, and deplored the fact that the
board of supervisors of this county
had decided to terminate that work at
the end of the present employment
and ordered that he chamber of com.
merce urgently request the board to
reconsider its action and continue these
important departments.
Newhebron.- At Old Hebron church
a mile and a half from here, on De
cember 20, double wedding anniver-
sary will be celebrated in which the
participants commemorate double
wedding which occurred fifty years
ago that night, the brides being sis
tiers, and the groomsmen bearing the
relationship to each other of uncle
and nephew. The principals are Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Longino, Of Silver
Creek and Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dale,
residing near this place.
$685."
Jamestown Misses Wedgewood and
Smith lectured and gave demonstra-
lions at the school on diet and care
of sick and infants. Assisted by Miss
Barrett, they have been making a
thorough canvass of Jamestown in
the interest of the Rockefeller survey.
Dr. Wild will bring an engineer and
he will advise DR.. Longino the health
physician here, as to the drainage Of
the town, which he expects to have
completed before summer.
Blue Mountain.-The Delta Epsilon
club, one of the most seloct social or,
CARNATIONS Of Blue Mountain college,
has pledged the following young la,
dies as new members for this session
Miss Mary Reed Pegues, Tupelo,
Miss; Miss Joyce Vernon, Kiowa,
Okla; Miss Ruby Thomas, Tupelo,
Miss; Miss May Hall, New Albany,
Miss; Miss Ruth Allen, Rogers, Tu-
pelo, Miss, and Miss Ruby Collins,
Lewisburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg. than half a
hundred men, representing industries
whose capital totals approximately
$25, 100000 and whose working force
is about 1000 people, met in Hatties-
burg to attend the safety meeting
conducted under the auspices of the
safety and Industrial relations depart
ment Of the Southern Pine Associa,
ton, New Orleans.
Jackson governor suspended
the sentence of one year in the peni.
Tertiary imposed on w H. Wood.
former superintendent of education OF
Harrison county. The suspension is
until Jan. q to allow opportunity for
the pardon board to pass on. the case
Wood was convicted of misappropriat-
ing public funds.
Scooba.-The Presbyterian Ladies
Aid bazaar closed here and netted
considerably over 5000. The money
will be used in church and mission
work.
Moss Point-Work will commence
within a few days on the building OF
two bridges over Rhodes bayou, which
flows through the heart of Moss Point.
Scooba.-A carload of fine cows, e.
longing to Joe Craner and ellis Hut
Crimson, were brought in and sold to
stock dealer in Meridian.
Hattiesburg.-A grant Of divorce to
Mrs. A. @. Shedd, wife of the former
sheriff of Lamar county, with refusal
of a divorce for Mr.. Shedd and spe-
cific court instruction. that he could
not legally marry again, was one OF
the unusual cases disposed OF at the
special December. term Of chancery
court.