The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1920-12-18
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Neuos Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections of ftheState
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success ful. The Parent-Teacher AS
sociation is actively and systematical
ly at work collecting money and
books fer the library The proce eds
of the box supper went to the cause
Sherman.-Postoffiee Inspector NJ
A. Clark visited the postcffice here.
After carefully checking the office
records he pronounced the office O..
K, and paid high compliment to
the postmaster, in stating that the
office records were so well kept that
there was no use for insps ctors to
make frequent visits to Sherman.
Jackson.-Lieut. Bellanger Of the
French field artillery, now in this
country as mining engineer, arrived
here for a visit to capt. Curtis Green,
a war comrade. Lieut.. Bellanger was
assigned to the 140th field artillery in
France during the war as French
liaison officer, representing the gen.
eral staff of the French army.
Jackson.-Dr. Joseph w. Hough,
the oldest citizen and medical prac-
titioner of this city. died here at the
Joseph w. Hough Home for Working
Girls, of which he was the founder.
He had suffered many years with a
leaking heart valve. DR.. Hough
would have been SO years of age
Dec. 20.
Marks.-lMrs. Ben Trotter Of Wi
mona, delivered a mastery address OF
"Citizenship" before the Cotefie Clut
at their recent meeting. She urged
all women to inform themselves O
the modus operandi Of the ballot ant
to vote with intelligence and profoun:
desire to better political conditions.
Hazlehurst.- W. w. Graves o
the First Methodist church, preache'
hi; farewell sermon to his congrega
tion here His recent promotion t.
the position of presiding elder in tn
Hattiesburg district causes his re
moval from Hazlehurst after tw
years of service in this place.
Meridian.-Th police here were nc
titled to keep close watchout TO
burglars who entered a store at En-
terprise and made away with larg
amount Of valuable merchandise.
Blue Mountain.-Fo the first tim
in ONE years. shelled ccrn was SOLE
IN the local market at 81 bushel. Th'
crop in this county will measure VI
favorably with that Of last year.
Jackson.-Dr. T. J. Bailey Of Jack
son was re-eleced superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon Leaoue of Mississippi
for the seventh time at the annual
meeting of directors here.
Hattieshurg.-M Mrs. Maude Il. Var
nado. superintendent Of the South Mis-
sissippi Infirmary, was elected presi-
dent of the Business Women's Club
of Hattiesburg.
Meridian. n.-Carols will be sung on
Christmas afternoon at the homes OF
invalids and elderly people by the
Girls Reserves Of Oakland Heights
school.
Scooha.-The home of Mrs. Mary
Land was destroyed by fire. Mrs.
Land had built a fire and falling sparks
caught on some dead vines on the
roof.
Senatorial The contract for working
the roads of the Fourth supervisors
district of the county was 1T by the
board of supervisors at $64 per mile.
Blue Mountain.-C Congressman-elect
B. G. Lowrey, of this place, has ac-
cepted the Craftsmanship Of the Near
East relief work for Tippah county.
Parks Chapel.-Wallace S. Moffitt,
residing near here, and Miss Mildred
Barger of Chalybeate, were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony,
Meridian.-The anniversary of JET.
ferson Davis birth was observed at
the public schools with appropriate
exercises at the high school.
Ashland.-The work Of reorganiza-
ton of home amonstrat'on clubs has
heon very active in Benton county for
he past several weeks.
Greenwood.-G M. Strickling, 81
years OLD. died at his home at Cotton
and Gibbs. Death was due to pa
ralysis.
Mitchsll.-Miss Willard Fryer and
PAYNE Shackelford were united in
marriage near this place.
yaiden.-According to a request
through a petit on the board of supor-
yisnra Of Carroll county have ordered
a sreclsl election over the county Cor
Dec. Y on the question as TO whether
Or not the farm demonstration and
hcma economies agents should be re-
taiaed
Jackson Official announcement is
made by Secretary Enel OF ths Mis-
sisslnpi Travellers Association that "a
earcd nee ting will b held az
sa,ehrz. December is. Mewb"rs are
uFgs ntly requested to attend.