The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1920-05-06
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom All Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

SdIutTeu anu dlLeT reviewing the I'LL
ferent phases of the work decided to
band themselves together to solve the
many problems they are meeting as
housekeepers. A home demonstration
club was organized, with Miss Lucille
Terrell as president and Mrs. l.. l.
Winborn as secretary.
Byhalia.-Prof. H. v. Harris and
his wife, who have held positions with
the Byhalia high school as principal
and teacher of the eighth and ninth
grades, respectively, have asked the
board of trustees to release them, so
that they might accept similar posi-
tons with the school at Isola, Hum
phreys county.
Ripley-The board of trustees OF
the Tippah County Agricultural High
School has named Prof. ]. c. Trus-
sell of Olive Branch principal of the
school in this county. His wife is also
to be member of the faculty.
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Meridian.-The fifteenth annual con
vention OF the Mississippi State Bar
Association opened at the city hall
auditorium In Meridian with large
number of lawyers present from all
parts of the state.
Oxford.--Chief Deputy u. s. Marshal
C. E. Sisk, accompanied by Sheriff ].
C. Hartsfield and Deputy B. X. Col
Inns. raided a large still twenty miles
southeast of Oxford, located near
Paris.
Wesson. Monday was day of con-
tinual rain While all this is going on
the farmers and business men are idle.
yet satisfied that no harm has yet
been done in this immediate vicinity.
Meridian.-Circuit court judges and
chancellors OF Mississippi met here
for the purpose of perfecting uniform
rules OF practice and procedure in the
courts over which they preside.
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Meridian. Memorial services for
the Confederate dead, under the aus
pieces Of Winnie Davis and Col. HI. M.
Street chapters, U. d. c., were held at
the courthouse.
Ellisville.-A revival meeting began
in the Baptist church here Sunday.
Natchez.-The new Hill City Can
ming Company will be in operation
about the 1st.
Iuka.-Reports from practically all
the farmers In Tishomingo show that
they are far behind with their crops.
Very little cotton and corn has been
planted here.
Greenwood. Miss M. E. Spence, who
has been manager of the Postal Teie.
graph Company here for the past two
years, has been transferred to Deca-
tur, Ala.
Corinth.- Arrangements are being
made by the stockholders to rebuild
the dam recently washed away at
Waukomis lake and again stock 1t with
fine fish.
Merigold.-The third annual conven-
ton of colored Sunday school workers
opened here under favorable auspices.
Delegates from eleven counties were
present.
Albany.-Judge A. J. Mcintyre, OF
Bonneville, Miss, closed threeday
session OF the Union county chancery
court.
Blue Mountain.--Blue Mountain Col
Iege will increase the annual salaries
of it's teachers for the coming session
because of the high cost of living.
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Greenwood.-A. check for S101 was
sent to w. S. Parks, of New Albany.
Miss, for relief of the tornado suffer
ers of Ingomar and vicinity.
Crystal Springs.-At a meeting OF
the board of trustees of the Crystal
Springs high school teachers were
elected for the ensuing school term.
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Agricultural College.-The Arkan
sas Club, composed of young men from
! the state Of Arkansas, enjoyed an elab-
crate banquet here.
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Macon.-Prof. G. U. Moore Of Ma
rion. Ala, has been elected superin-
tendent of the city schools for the sea-
son of 1s20-21.
Macon.-For the first time since his
| election Judge T. p. Guyto2. chancel.
lor for this district, convened couro In
Macon.
enatobia.-Circuit court here spent
the day in receiving pleas from those
charged with moonshining.
Starkville.-The hog industry has
been one of importance = this sec
tion for several weeks, shipiE enss hav'
ing gone to St Louis and other places.
The advance in the hog market s@rnd'
lated farmers and others to dispose OF
| what surplus they had on hand and
obtain a good price for same.
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