The Lexington advertiser., 1920-01-16
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Workmen began yesterday to tear down
! the Arlington Hotel building. The south
portion of the building, on A. Z. Swim
ney's lot, will not be torn down for
number of months. Percy Freeman, col
ored has moved his barber shop into that
| part of the building.
Mrs. Crowder arrived Wednesday even
Jig from Yazoo City on visit to rela-
tives and friends in the Liberty Chapel
neighborhood.
Oscar Ingold made a business trtp to
Yazoo City yesterday.
W. w. Ammons, of Emory, was here
yesterday on business.
W. NJ. Hester, of Acona, greeted Lex
ington friends yesterday.
Sharkey F. .Swinney, the hustliDg CEN
sus enumerator, has completed the york
of enumeration in wards1 and 2 Of Lex"
ineton and is working in ward this
week Sc "a
]. e. Harthcock, Of EbeneIer, was here
yesterday on business.
A carload Of corn shipped TO Lexington
but refused by 'consigHee was~bought by
J. N, Hall who turned it over to John K.
Rhyme to SELL, 1t was good corn and
found ready takers.
Rev. M. E. Scott, of Black Hawk and
Rev. W. R. Goudelock and daughter, Miss
Raymoth, of Acona, were visitors to Lex
ington yesterday. .......
New lot of mules and horses
Just received. Prices right.
Walton & Thurmond
One of the business men in the Missis-
sippi house of representatives is John M.
Howard, of Holmes county, who holds
heavy planting interests at Howard, Mis-
sssippi, on the edge of the Yazoo delta
and mercantile interests in Durant Mr..
Howard thinks a great deal about affairs
of state and will very probably prove one
of the conservative but strong men of
the present egislature.-Jsckson Clarion
Ledger.
Mrs.fyS. G. KERN visited Greenwood
yesterday.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. g. s. Beall, Jr. visited
relatives and friends at Durant the fore
part of the week. "
Gov. Bilbo on Tuesday granted pardons
to two negroes from Holmes county serv-
ing sentences for life for murder-Ed-
mund Hill and Jim Gibson.
Morris Lewis and W. X. Gwin attended
to business at Greenwood yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mines left Monday for
Arkansas to make their home in the
future.
Mrs. A. L. Shackelford Of Memphis,
Tenn, has accepted the position of ma
tron at the Holmes County Community
Hospital and will take charge at once.
Rev. f. 7. Mobberly will conduct SER
vices at Brozville next Sunday afternoon
See Herman Bros. before
purchasing your feed stuff. |
They have what you want.
Assistant County Farm Demonstration
Agent A. ]. Kirby went to Franklin yes
terday to supervise terracing about 100 |
acres of land for Maj. J. M. Powers. |
He has just completed terracing ITS !,
acres for Ki Harrington.
Mrs Nj. s. Rogers arrived from West :
evening on a visit to relatives !
and friends.
Senator Noel wants to save money
in the state thousands of dol
ars new expended each year in having
engthy deeds of trust placed on record /,
With this end in view he has framed
)ill setting forth a short form of trust
Iced with the provision that it be adoped
or uniform use in the state. The form
IS framed by Senator Noel will enable
hancery clerks to have partly printed
looks for the recording Of all instruments
f this character, and this will materially
educe filing fees.--Jackson News.
E. F. Rhea is enjoying a visit from
lis mother, who arrived from Memphis
Mr.. and Mrs. }. II. Slater of Beachton,
H.. are here on an extended visit to A.
'itchford and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kier are receiving
congratulations of friends over the ar
ival at the Community Hospital last
light of a ten pound boy.
P. H. Murphy returned this morning
rom trip to Columbus and other points.
2. A. Davis made a trip to Tchula this
morning
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Alexander, of Van
ouver. British Columbia, arrived yes
erday evening on visit to Mr. Alex
nder's brother, j. NJ. Alexander, and
amily. There is decided difference be-
ween the winter temperature of British
Columbia and Mississippi, and they will
doubtless enjoy the change, ..,.
Just received a carload Of
mules at w. G. Pope's stable.
Decatur Times: Tom McMulen, who
S with the drainage surveyors in Ne
hoba county, tells US that the famous
,uzzard was killed by the boys of the
urveyng party near the Newton county
inc one day last week, The buzzard was
yery old and the bell was fastened around
lis neck with copper wire. He has
been seen at various places in this and
,ther states during the past 40 years.
FELTON, Tate, of Goodman, il spending
he week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". r. Tate.
c. A. Hobbs, of Adsir, is visiting rela-
ives and friends in the city.